So, i bought 2 microphones from Amazon. The first two were "Used, like new" condition. These are only cheap $20 mics, but still shouldn't have distortion like this. I forgot to return the first one on time, so i still have it, and the 2nd one i returned. Then i bought a brand new, cheap mic:
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/www.amazon.com/Professional-Broadcasting-Recording-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B00XJF53PK
Came brand new in the box, but it still has distortion:
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/youtu.be/UekLVedQkzA
My girlfriend has a microphone that she uses on the same model computer, but there is no distortion:
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/www.amazon.com/Professional-Condenser-Microphone-Recording-ZaxSound/dp/B017SQ8MN0/
And here's a video without that distortion (using my girlfriends mic):
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/www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLwkY_Vsymg
The big difference between the two mics are that mine have all had unpluggable XLR cables, where her's doesnt, her cable is built right into the mic. Anybody have any idea what could be causing this? I dont think all three microphones are broken.
Edit: I have a cheap linux laptop, and i recorded a quick audio file, and i got no distortion, so its the computer, not the microphone, but it still doesnt make sense why 1 mic will have distortion while the others dont. Audio recorded on laptop:
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/drive.google.com/file/d/0B-3bGtscrcNDeUNNZmQ4OS1ocFU/view?usp=sharing
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Came brand new in the box, but it still has distortion:
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My girlfriend has a microphone that she uses on the same model computer, but there is no distortion:
http

And here's a video without that distortion (using my girlfriends mic):
https

The big difference between the two mics are that mine have all had unpluggable XLR cables, where her's doesnt, her cable is built right into the mic. Anybody have any idea what could be causing this? I dont think all three microphones are broken.
Edit: I have a cheap linux laptop, and i recorded a quick audio file, and i got no distortion, so its the computer, not the microphone, but it still doesnt make sense why 1 mic will have distortion while the others dont. Audio recorded on laptop:
https
