why when i use audacity it doesnt sound that great?

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why when i use audacity it doesnt sound that great?

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i have cheap mic so that could be it. or do you guys no any tricks or things i need to make my recordings sound some what clean.
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Well, don't be expecting studio quality with a $2 mic and a crappy sound card. I guess we need to know more about your setup
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my set up consists of the mic that comes with the computer and the sound card came with it too....not sure if it helped but what do you recommend i do with out spending a ton of money
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well, what does it sound like? is it just clipping? if so, try keeping the microphone further away. maybe post a clip so we can diagnose where the problem is coming from?
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how do you post a clip?
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you'll need to have someplace to host it. there's a sticky in this thread explaining how to do that with angelfire, there's also sites like http://www.yousendit.com that you can use real quick for free
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where would i send it if i were on http://www.yousendit.com?
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You could send it to yourself and post the link you get in the email
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just send it to yourself. it will give you the link to paste here
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ok
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does that link work?
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that sounded fantastic with the exception of the clipping. how close is the microphone from the guitar when recording this? i would also turn down the microphone in the windows volume control panel
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you think so....the mic is fairly close.....should i put the mic up higher and further away
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it just sounds like its lacking some juice or something
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