why and what can I do?

[pneumatology]

I don't know what to do here. It doesn't seem too much to ask. All I wanted to do was record myself playing my acoustic guitar and singing, I've even come to not mind a certain degree of backgroundy dullness to the sound (on the guitar) its still better than audio tape, but why oh why can it not take my vocals? I might not be the best singer and it is a bit of a mix of growls and shrieks and some normal singing, but it just seems even loud normal singing won't have it. I've repositioned myself away from the mike in multiple ways but no good. Any such clues? Would a better mike solve it and where could I get the thing I need?

[pauljones52]

Hi I dont think I can help, but for the benifit of other members can you list what equipment you are using so they can come up with some suggestions.

Thanks, matt

[raintheory]

For starters, you probably don't want to let the recorder adjust recording levels automatically (AGC). Regardless of what recorder you are using, setting the record levels to manual will surely make a difference.

As Matt J stated, please post what you are using to record. Mics as well as recorder, etc.

Depending on the recorder, you may also be able to set the mic-sensitivity to low, which will also help out if things seem too loud even with record levels set to manual.