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Alright, I like doing voice recordings from time to time, and so I have a great Logitech desktop mic. Cost about 30 dollars, uses USB feed, and recordings sound almost studio quality with no background interference.
However, I was hoping to use my microphone in Team Fortress 2, and when testing the mic in the voice options, it just sounded TERRIBLE. My voice, even when right in the mic's face, sounded quiet and echoing, with loud droning in the background dominating everything, even the sound of a neighbor's dog (which was barely audible to ME) being heard in the mic's playback.
Now, I know that live-stream and recording must have a reduction in quality, but nothing THIS extreme, especially not when background noise is pretty much eliminated in recordings.
One thing I'm wondering about it, is the fact that this microphone has it's own built-in driver for recording, no installation necessary. It COULD be that TF2 isn't trying to use this driver. This is also made apparent by the fact that the microphone has an on/off button, and yet I can still hear input from the mic in TF2 when the mic has been shut off.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do? I can hardly stand what I'm hearing, so I can only imagine what an annoyance it would be to others.
However, I was hoping to use my microphone in Team Fortress 2, and when testing the mic in the voice options, it just sounded TERRIBLE. My voice, even when right in the mic's face, sounded quiet and echoing, with loud droning in the background dominating everything, even the sound of a neighbor's dog (which was barely audible to ME) being heard in the mic's playback.
Now, I know that live-stream and recording must have a reduction in quality, but nothing THIS extreme, especially not when background noise is pretty much eliminated in recordings.
One thing I'm wondering about it, is the fact that this microphone has it's own built-in driver for recording, no installation necessary. It COULD be that TF2 isn't trying to use this driver. This is also made apparent by the fact that the microphone has an on/off button, and yet I can still hear input from the mic in TF2 when the mic has been shut off.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do? I can hardly stand what I'm hearing, so I can only imagine what an annoyance it would be to others.