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AT2020 USB, boost problem

I've had this mic for about 1-2 months. we switched from Skype to Teamspeak and my friends always complain that i sound like shit because the microphone boosts then volume to extreme levels, and we did test it. i sounded fucking horrible. there was a lot of static and basically it was so loud and bad ,that i kept cutting out.

 

is this a problem with team speak or the mic? i'm using the USB version of the Mic, my microphone boost has not been activated at all. i've messed around with teamSpeak quite a bit but nothing changes.

i cant turn my self down too much because then people wont be able to hear me

 

can anyone help me to fix this problem? any settings i should change? any softwares u recommend?

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See if changing setting in windows helps.  

bottom right on the speaker icon, right click it. Next go to recording devices > "Your recording device here" > properties.

I cant remember what tabs will be there just see if can mess around with those to make it work.

EDIT: I wouldn't recommend downloading any additional software to "fix" it. 

 

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See if changing setting in windows helps.  

bottom right on the speaker icon, right click it. Next go to recording devices > "Your recording device here" > properties.

I cant remember what tabs will be there just see if can mess around with those to make it work.

EDIT: I wouldn't recommend downloading any additional software to "fix" it. 

i just did this.

TeamSpeak options has an advanced section under capture. one option was "Automatic Voice Gain". and it was On. 

that might have been it but fuck my life why does team speak leave that ticked as default. fucking assholes

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why does team speak leave that ticked as default. fucking assholes

 

Because they don't expect the common user to have a $100 microphone?  :huh:

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Because they don't expect the common user to have a $100 microphone?  :huh:$

yeah but still. my friend has a modmic. $45. its not the price of the mic or the quality of it. its just a shit setting to have as default.

btw still dunno if my problem is fixed, havent really been on team speak much 

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i just did this.

TeamSpeak options has an advanced section under capture. one option was "Automatic Voice Gain". and it was On. 

that might have been it but fuck my life why does team speak leave that ticked as default. fucking assholes

 

Holy fuck, what a bunch of assfucks for doing that. I can't believe it. Having such a box checked in my software would be worse than getting called a manchild by a Feminist!!!!!!!

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yeah but still. my friend has a modmic. $45. its not the price of the mic or the quality of it. its just a shit setting to have as default.

btw still dunno if my problem is fixed, havent really been on team speak much 

Quite alot of people use it, but on the other hand alot of people don't use it because it doesn't work for their setup. the AT2020 is a Large diagram condesner, which causes it to be very sensitive.  It causes them to pick up background noise much easier, but allows for more detailed voice overs. 

 

 
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