Sound cracks when singing.

[AdmiralEbay]

I am really new to the recording world. I have an awesome PC, and I purchased a very nice 2 channel preamp and a Shure SM57 microphone. I have used Cool Edit, and Quartz Audio. However, I can not get vocals to sound good. If I sing with any force, it cracks, almost as if you turned your radio up really loud. If I get further away from the mic, it's not loud enough to pick it up. What am I doing wrong here? This is really starting to frustrate me. I just need to know how to record a descent sound without sounding like I'm on a telephone. I'm not really sure, I mean, do the recordings sound bad when they it professionally, and then they edit the cuts to make them sound rich and good? Help!

 

[Sangram]

I am really new to the recording world. I have an awesome PC, and I purchased a very nice 2 channel preamp and a Shure SM57 microphone. I have used Cool Edit, and Quartz Audio. However, I can not get vocals to sound good. If I sing with any force, it cracks, almost as if you turned your radio up really loud. If I get further away from the mic, it's not loud enough to pick it up. What am I doing wrong here? This is really starting to frustrate me. I just need to know how to record a descent sound without sounding like I'm on a telephone. I'm not really sure, I mean, do the recordings sound bad when they it professionally, and then they edit the cuts to make them sound rich and good? Help!

What soundcard are you using after the preamp?

 

[Leeking]

what nice preamp do you have?

what is your soundcard?

how to you connect everything together?

how to you set the settings of your preamp?