Okay, thanks very much for your help!
I have Audacity now, and it defaults with a Project rate of 44100 Hz, so I'll try recording at that (and at higher numbers) and see what happens. In the game, I've turned Mic Boost off, but I don't know where to find "Line In" for an input channel. If the input channel is found in the "record" options and under the Sound Card (where it says "Input"), then the only options I have are "Default" and "Master Volume," with Channels 1 and 2 on. This is for the integrated recording software on my computer, though, not my microphone. I have time to check out if I'll see "Line In" tomorrow under the Microphone. If that's not where the recording input channel is supposed to be, though, could you point me there?
I've found the recording level too (in the Record Tab of Sound Control, just like you said!), so it looks like all I need to do is test out in Audacity and look for clipping! I'll make another post tomorrow about the results. Thanks for your time!
Edit: Okay, I don't know if double posting is bad, so I'll just update from my previous post.
Basically, everything works like a charm now! I set the microphone level to 100, and also changed the number of active sound devices (only my microphone is active now, and I don't hear any more feedback, so I'm guessing the other devices I left on before were causing that), plus testing Audacity for clipping-basically, I just have to make sure the mic isn't too close to me, and I should be fine! Thanks for your awesome help!
I have Audacity now, and it defaults with a Project rate of 44100 Hz, so I'll try recording at that (and at higher numbers) and see what happens. In the game, I've turned Mic Boost off, but I don't know where to find "Line In" for an input channel. If the input channel is found in the "record" options and under the Sound Card (where it says "Input"), then the only options I have are "Default" and "Master Volume," with Channels 1 and 2 on. This is for the integrated recording software on my computer, though, not my microphone. I have time to check out if I'll see "Line In" tomorrow under the Microphone. If that's not where the recording input channel is supposed to be, though, could you point me there?
I've found the recording level too (in the Record Tab of Sound Control, just like you said!), so it looks like all I need to do is test out in Audacity and look for clipping! I'll make another post tomorrow about the results. Thanks for your time!
Edit: Okay, I don't know if double posting is bad, so I'll just update from my previous post.
Basically, everything works like a charm now! I set the microphone level to 100, and also changed the number of active sound devices (only my microphone is active now, and I don't hear any more feedback, so I'm guessing the other devices I left on before were causing that), plus testing Audacity for clipping-basically, I just have to make sure the mic isn't too close to me, and I should be fine! Thanks for your awesome help!