Recorded vocals with poor quality...........

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When I record myself on my microphone the waves of the audio are uneven so the overall quality of the track sounds severely unprofessional. What would be an inexpensive way for my recordings to sound decent at the least? It sounds like I need to get some kind of compressor/limiter to ensure that the recording is even but I am not sure. I am currently using audacity to record my verses and cool edit pro to track it. The main track with music is produced with Fruity loops.
 
It's a Heil Pr-30 dynamic studio mic I think. I was initally going for a condenser mic but the dude told me this was a condenser. The retail was about $240.00
 
Try a compressor plug-in on the vocal track after it is recorded and during mixdown...
 
Having the "waves being uneven" has absolutely nothing to do with it "sounding severely unprofessional."

The mic is fine. We have no idea about the preamp (any mic is only going to sound as good as the preamp driving it) or the talent in front of it (the absolute most important part).
 
Proper mic technique and a good performance will come through with even a half-assed mic.

If the performance is uneven, it's not the mics fault. (or the preamp, audacity, etc...)
 
The quality of the preamp is not likely to be the culprit. I'm guessing you are pretty new to both sides of the process; the singing and the recording. Even sounding vocals start with vocals that are sung evenly, and/or picked up evenly by the mic. Then if there is still a couple of spots that are too loud or soft you can do some editing or volume curve automation to get them closer. Finally, compression is what brings it into the zone, if necessary or desired.
 
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