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Thanks for letting me know that it wasn't using the soundcard, and for the tip about the other recording devices.

I disabled the other recording devices and tried recording again. Still having the hiss.

Thanks both of you for the replies, much appreciated. kozikowski, yep that's the mic I have. And the donut was a chocolate raised with sprinkles. Maybe the audio gods prefer jelly-filled? I've got the Instrument volume down all the way on the mic. I'm only recording vocals (speaking, not singing). I...

Hello - I will preface this by noting I don't really know what I'm doing... I'm recording audio for short (3-5 minute) video tutorials. I'm having a consistent problem with hiss on my recording. I don't think it's from any noise in my environment, because it doesn't show on the mic meter in Audacity...