Loud family :(

[Romanful]

My pc is in the same room that my family likes being in and shouting a lot. I have a turtle beaches earforce x12, and I have turned Boost to 0 added a double black foam thing on the mic, but you can still hear them loud and clear.

So I think I'm getting a new mic for Christmas, and I was thinking a blue snowball, what should I get? ( oh, and I do YouTube gaming commentary)

 

[Greg_L]

Tell them to shut the hell up or move to a different room. Any mic is gonna pick up a bunch of background noise in the same room with you.

 

[Romanful]

Alas, I've tried both.

 

[Romanful]

I usually just record late at night or early in the morning, when nobody will disturb me

 

[Greg_L]

So you can't set up in a spare bedroom or garage or something where no one will be shouting at someone else?

 

[Romanful]

It is the family computer, so I can't move it anywhere. I am also saving up for a laptop too, though.

 

[Greg_L]

That's probably your best bet. The mic isn't your problem, your loud family is.

 

[RAMI]

Yeah, don't waste your money on a new mic (unless you just want a better mic). You can put concrete around your mic, if it still picks up your voice, it will pick up everything in the room as well.

 

[mjbphotos]

Concrete around the feet of the family (and a nearby river) might help!

 

[Chili]

Concrete around the feet of the family (and a nearby river) might help!

Never let love get in the way of a good recording, right??

The late-night recording is a good bet. That's what I usually do.

 

[mjbphotos]

I just wait until my wife goes out. Getting the dog and traffic and neighbors to be quiet is another story.

 

[moresound]

Man cave / recording space ..... enough said.

 

[Jonesey9]

Spare bedroom?

For YOUR SOLE USE?

 

[supercolio]

What exactly are you recording?

Just ask them nicely to be quiet. Or strap some acoustic foam around them.

 

[TexMex Mustache]

Late night recording is a good alternative BUT it can get a little noisy if you are singing loud/playing instruments. I had this problem when my setup was in a corner of my living room, off to the side where I thought it would be alright to set up shop, it wasn't so I moved it into my garage, and now in the cold winter, I have a new battle: either turn off the heater and put on my parka and freeze, or sound dampen the furnace.