anyways, im havin some mic problems wit my PG58. im not usin an audio interface, im usin an adapter thats connects to the back of my computer. just listen to this and you can tell what the problem is...


http://www.soundclick.com/lyricallymarlo
click the blue "Music" link

labeled "mic problems"

what problem are you talking about besides the buzz?

thats exactly what i am talking about.

Sounds like room noise. What environment were you recording in?

took a while to reply. d:
but yeah, im just in a living room, pretty big. do you think moving to a smaller room will help? how about a pop filter?

Room size doesn't matter. A pop filter will not affect background noise, it only guards against plosives ("p" words, etc.).

What you need to focus on is acoustic isolation. The mic should only be picking up the sound of your voice (or instrument or whatever). If there is outside noise coming in, you need to find a way to quiet it down. If your computer or any equipment that makes any audible sound is in the room with the mic, try to block that sound, either by removing it from the room, or possibly by putting something in front of it.

There's plenty of discussion on numerous techniques for acoustic isolation, mic technique, and noise removal. I'm sure the topic has been discussed elsewhere in this forum; you may want to browse around. But feel free to keep asking questions.

Well, I'm using an .. XLR cable I believe it's called, with an (adapter?) connected to the back of my soundcard, the thing is I don't wanna buy an audio interface for 150$ to clear that sound.. could the soundcard be doing that?

Nevermind, you answered that question. ^
What can I use to block out sound?

Blocking sound leaking in from outside is sometimes hard to do, and potentially expensive. For the computer, just put something in front of it or around it. When recording, get the mic as far away from it as you can, and point it away from the computer.