Rejection- not professional quality equipment
I don't know how my equipment isn't professional. I used a Beringer XM8500 microphone with a Yamaha MG10XUF mixing board. I recorded it with Audacity. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZxFd7UFFFSaviSpxeFWMaL5TrhMphtS/view?usp=sharing
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Hello Levi!
Thank you for reaching out here and sharing your audio with us.
I was reviewing it and, without having any experience with either that mic or mixing board, I believe there are some issues on the recording that can generate that feeling of having "unprofessional equipment", although I will let you know what might be going on right now.
In the recording, your voice sounds too close to the mic, this causes lots of air to go straight to the Mic's diaphragm and create those sounds present throughout the read, which are basically that, an excess of air going straight to the mic, similar as the phenomenon known as plosives, but in this case, it is happening on many more letters and not only on the Ps or Bs.
Your best approach at the moment is to record further from the mic, and use a Pop filter or a foam cap if you have one for that Mic.
On the other hand, the volume is too low for our standards, we recommend normalizing at -3dBs Peak, so please try doing that for the next recording as well. Just so you know, a higher volume usually reveals more or different issues, so keep that in mind.
If it is okay with you, maybe we could give that a try? record further from the mic and share it here in that same manner so I can keep helping you out with your sound :)
Kind regards,
Daniel
Thanks!