Where should I position my microphone for streaming?

Simply put your thumb on your lips and place the microphone at the end of your pinky to ensure proper placement every time. You may notice, even with your microphone at a proper distance, your recordings still suffer from “plosives” or popping sounds caused by “p” and “t” sounds.

How do I stop my mic from peaking?

Use of Compressor Filter The use of a Compressor filter can be a practical approach to avoid distortion such as peaking. As the name indicates, the compressor acts to compress the sound by lowering the input sound volume and avoid distortions such as peaking to a maximum level.

Does OBS have an audio limiter?

In plain English, the limiter filter in OBS prevents your microphone from sounding bad when you get too loud.

How far should a microphone be from your mouth for streaming?

about 6-12 inches
A good rule of thumb is to have the mic positioned about 6-12 inches away from your mouth. As you get closer to the mic, an increase in low frequency response can occur, causing your voice to be overly bassy.

How close should a streaming mic be?

For optimal results, your condenser or dynamic microphone should be approximately 4 to 12 inches away from your face. If the microphone is too close, it will pick up too much of the low-frequency sounds in your voice.

Is Blue Yeti overkill?

The Blue Yeti is widely regarded as the best microphone for normal people looking for great sounding audio. It may be a bit overkill if you’re just using it for video calls but if you’re looking for a mic that can do it all, it’s hard to go too wrong with the Yeti.

Why does my mic need so much gain?

A microphone will output what is known as “mic level” signals, which are specified, nominally, between −60 dBu and −40 dBu. We need gain to boost these mic level signals up to line level so that microphones can be compatible with other professional audio equipment.

What does peaking your mic mean?

This is distortion caused by speaking or screaming too loudly for the poor, sensitive microphone. The wave form goes vertically right out of the box.