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Getting Rid Of "Echo"?

I currently have an Audio Technica ATR2500 USB microphone on a boom stand that places it in front of my dual monitor setup. I have noticed a echo in recordings and  can actually hear it a bit just by talking towards monitors. My desk is currently sitting in the corner of a room and I recently put up 12 pieces of soundproofing foam to help but it hasn't seemed to do anything :/ Would anyone possibly know how to get rid of this problem? I tried placing my microphone above my monitors but my voice still "bounces" off the monitors and I also put my microphone directly next to a panel of foam but that didn't work either. I can provide pictures of my setup if need be, also I think I can scrounge up an audio clip so you can hear what I'm talking about. Thanks for the help :) --Heller

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Put it closer to your mouth than it already is, and lower the mic gain? That would at least mitigate it as much as possible...

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headphones..... at least when recording.

By monitors, I'm pretty sure OP means the screens that he looks at, not monitor speakers...

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Put it closer to your mouth than it already is, and lower the mic gain? That would at least mitigate it as much as possible...

I can do that but I need to get a pop filter, I used to use a thick wool sock but that muffles the recordings, and with a normal pop filter I'm afraid it would still let the sound bounce back into the mic :/

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By monitors, I'm pretty sure OP means the screens that he looks at, not monitor speakers...

^^^ Yes I mean PC Screens , I do wear headphones though :P

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Sounds like you could use an isolator. There are small ones too that can be rigged on the boom.

 That would work but yeah, too big , also my mic stand is a cheapo $15 so I doubt it could support the weight :P

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 That would work but yeah, too big , also my mci stand is a cheapo $15 so I doubt it could support the weight :P

At least do a proof of concept setup by holding something with dampening properties right behind the mic. Like a thick shirt or something. :)

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