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Originally Posted by powe6563
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Second, I've been using an Electret Condenser Microphone from Sony. Model # ECM-MS907. I can't seem to ever get the levels just right for recording vocals. If I Set it to where most of the song sounds good then the higher/louder parts are maxing out the mic and sound distorted. If I set the mic levels lower to prevent maxing it out, then the rest of the song is too low. Any Ideas how to get the levels better. I just plug it directly into the mic input on my soundcard. Should I plug it into my guitar amp and then run my amp to the sound card?
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That mic is a stereo mic with a stereo jack. If you're sound card mic input is not a stereo jack, then you may be shorting one side and introducing some extra distortion. I don't know that for sure, but just a thought.
It sounds like you need some compression. You may want to use a mixer or stereo pre-amp with built in compression, or process the track with a compression effect/plug-in. Compression is commonly used on vocals, along with a little eq to help smooth out the lower and higher energy parts of a track.
Peace,
Rico