Do you not have lights?
The official reason is I lose the traffic noises. It’s too late to catch all the people coming home from work. The original object of the test is to contrast the tight, noise canceling headset with a “normal” broad, sloppy microphone. The unofficial reason is I’m spoiled rotten and refuse to do anything without blue sky sunshine and a temperature of 72F (22.2C).
From a line in Steve Martin’s “LA Story.”
Koz
Oh and which microphone SHOULD I be aiming for at a later point?
Given you get the environment sorted, there’s nothing wrong with the one you got.
Check how the closet works before you start writing checks to Amazon.
Koz
Thanks, brat. 
“Let me get this straight. You want me to do TV Weather in a city that doesn’t have weather.”
Fritz Coleman
Greetings,
I finally had the time to do the voice test from my current room that you asked for.
Number 1 is the microphone on the stand that came with it, not quite the centre of the room but certainly outside and away from my box and with me just holding the pop filter.
Number 2 is back inside the box but in a slightly different position (higher and a bit closer) and without the music stand and tablet in front. I deduced that perhaps there was some splash back from the tablet. For now I have it atop the box though it is a little harder to read (obviously), even with my laser enhanced eyes. heh. If this makes the difference, though, I shall think of another solution to keep it away from the microphone until everything moves into the closet.
Cheers.
My immediate preference is outside the box. The voice is more open and natural and much of the boom goes away. I would have zero trouble listing to a story in that voice. That’s how I remember my borrowed Snowball used to sound. Now if you can figure out how to get rid of the background fan noise, you got it licked.
Put a well-ventilated box around the computer.
The boom is coming from the incomplete sound absorbing character of your box. Whatever you did still sounds like talking in a box. It’s only partially effective.
Koz
The input gain is still very low.
I think the distance is still so far that the mic catches all reflections unproportionally high in comparison to the direct sound.
Has the snow ball a built in highpass filter that can be turned on?
I like the “idea” of the box, but I don’t think that the current box design is helping you. There is definitely more boominess in the recording inside the box.
What is the box made of?
Professional “portable booths” are often made with an “open” construction so as to NOT create a resonant chamber.
As Robert commented, the recording level is very low.
Thanks for the feedback.
And drat! Hehe
As far as I know there is no software associated with the Snowball, tis just plug n’ play except for the three directional switches.
The box is one of those rigid, lidded plastic containers which I filled out with mattress topping.
I did up the input to 6 from 5 and I’m definitely closer in that second test and the microphone is further out of the box. It still didn’t sound good, though? 
I’m trying to push up the schedule of the move into the closet (don’t say it 
) but I’m not sure how soon that will be.
The fan you heard was because the Snowball was much closer to the (very quiet) laptop.
Right, who is coming over to help me move furniture? Koz?
Oh and check out the new logo and header page for my business page.
http://www.facebook.com/WalkersWords
Cheers.
The goal is not to put little pieces of paper tape with marking pen on the knobs like a friend of mine used to do. It’s to do whatever is necessary to make the red Audacity recording meters flash well and make blue waves the right size.
http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/Audacity1_record.jpg
Yours will not be as well behaved as this, but this is a perfect live recording. The red meters jump up between -6 to -10. If the meters are not large enough to see clearly, you can make them larger by clicking on the right-hand edge and pulling sideways. Highly recommended. Yes, you do have to watch them while you’re recording.
After you record something at the right level, the blue waves will peak around 50% or so (that’s the equivalent of -6dB on the flashing meters.)
If you record too low, then the normally low background noise in the system will start to compete with your voice (ffffffffffff). If you record too loud, the digital system will “run out of numbers” to assign to your voice and the sound will become crunchy, evil and distorted — usually permanently.
Koz
Got it.
I was watching those meters as you had told me last time. In fact, I was watching them in horror at how much traffic noise they were picking up!
So, about that furniture moving? 
Cheers.
The move has begun.
https://www.facebook.com/ian.m.walker/media_set?set=a.10152406596961411.1073741859.641111410&type=1
Cheers.
Can you see that if you’re not Facebook Enhanced? It says the content is off-line.
Koz
Odd, it is set to global so anybody can see it.
Or are you saying you’re not on FB at all (and how can you be a real person if you’re not! )?
I thought you were able to see my previous pictures?
I thought you were able to see my previous pictures?
I did. That’s why I think there’s something wrong.
Koz
Here you go then.
I got most of the emptying done today, the tall chest of drawers, shelving unit and miscellaneous debris.
Just the two shelves to empty and then my clothes to move once I sort out some donation items from my other closets so there is room.
I left the stepladder and vacuum cleaner in to give a better sense of scale.
Cheers.
Final two.
I got the first of the two packs I need of the Auralex you advised. That should be enough for the door, some on the walls and ceiling.
I also have some left-over carpet from a recent re-carpeting so I intend to cover the floor with that.
Cheers.
Leave all the winter clothing in there. That’s two walls you don’t have to process.
Koz
Really? Hmm, all right, thanks, I shall consider that.
Cheers.