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Valicious
Aug 16, 2010
I have paralyzed vocal chords, and this makes my voice sound like a raspy whisper when talking over a mic. (Think the bastard love child of Gollum and Darth Vader). This makes talking with friends, playing games, anything using a mic really hard.
I need help finding some type on hardware or software that can help clear up that raspiness in real-time. I'd obviously prefer to have a free or low-cost solution (being disabled in a wheelchair makes funds kinda tight), but I'm determined to find a way to make this work no matter what.

I'm not sure what other info to give to start, but don't hesitate to ask. I'm really hoping you guys can help me.

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Valicious
Aug 16, 2010

underage at the vape shop posted:

Can you afford an arm that gets the mic real close to your face? Like what you see singers/radio presenters doing? Getting it closer and cutting down on gain will improve sound quality a lot, and get rid of a lot of background/keyboard noise. From there, you can boost input a bit, and if you use discord, your friends can set your individual volume high. From there you could get a decent, lower end condenser like a gomic or similar.

Alternatively, I think the modmic is really good, and attaches to your headphones for the same effect. You have to tie the cable to your headphone cable though.

In my opinion, if money is tight, and sound quality is important to you, set a little aside and get something nice.

Getting a mic really close to my face makes things worse. When I talk, there is excess air coming out my mouth due to my vocal chords being paralyzed far apart. While undetectable when talking in person, a mic picks up on it.

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