This really is a product of countless testing on trying to get my USB mic to work. I tested by doing a wide variety of things to amuse myself instead of going “Testing. 1, 2, 3.” I ended up having a whole *.wav compilation of wacky voices, melodies of Mochi’s “theme song” that goes with the tune of Macho Man, and playing instrumentals of songs and attempting, I dare say, to sing.

After several tries with the USB mic, I ended up using my gaming headset which DOES work, and is what I normally use with my Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead escapades. By Audacifying the raw recording with reverbs and noise reduction because Mochi (the cat) was in the background. I can’t really describe how irritated I was at this point with trying to get my sound devices to work, but it “worked”.

But, I have to say that even though the recording quality is low with it coming from a gaming headset, by adding two reverbs and a small noise filter in Audacity I’m okay with the following test. The only thing I could imagine that needs correction is my weak vocal cords. (But hey, I don’t think of myself as a singer but rather a musician.)