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Is there a way to reduce any mechanical sounds from an audio recording?

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Hello there. Recently, I've started out Youtube and I keep getting comments saying "You're keyboard is too loud!". I keep trying to fix it. I've read a lot of forums on how to fix this but none of them have worked.

 

My microphone is an AT2020 XLR with a Blue Icicle and my keyboard is a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 (Cherry MX blue switches). My microphone has a shockmount and a pop filter with a normal On Stage desk microphone stand. My desk is a pull out tray sort of desk and it has my keyboard, mouse and microphone on it. I have put a towel under my keyboard because I heard it decreases echo if you have a hollow desk but it seems like it does nothing in recording (but I did hear a drastic difference). I have tried to put my microphone to the lowest gain option (on the Blue Icicle) but then I'd have to talk louder, but I don't like talking loud. I've tried talking into the microphone but then my neck would start hurting.

 

I've been thinking about buying a different stand (like a boom arm stand) so that I can talk directly to the microphone and I'm thinking it would decrease the vibration (if I would put it on a different part of my desk) from the keyboard typing.

 

Also, I don't want to eliminate the switch completely but kind of like this video

 

Can anyone help?

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Turn the mic 180°

 

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best thing to do is tell them to fuck off, tons of people complain, but even more people like it :)

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a simple EQ would fix that.

 

late edit - Audacity has a pretty neat EQ, and Gate built in, if you don't like the ones that come with it there's literally thousands of free VSTs that'll do the job in a pleasing way

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Reduce the mic sensitivity on whatever program you are using. Also blues are the absolute loudest (and IMO most annoying) switch ever. Switching to reds or preferably brown will most likely solve your problem.

 

If you are super serious you can get a boom arm and put it in front of your mouth.

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