I usually use the VRP 7 app on my iPhone to record and then use Audacity do some really basic editing. I recently purchased a Blue Yeti and am experiencing some serious issues with audio quality. I am using Audacity 2.0.6 on windows 7.
Editing wise I only ever remove noise, normalize and then apply a EQ curve. However when I record with the Blue Yeti there is a consistent metallic whir during times when I am not talking and when I am talking there is an occasional robotic quality. Whilst the quality of the sound of my voice is a lot better I just have no idea how to get past these issues.
These are the settings of mode and gain that I have been using to record. http://imgur.com/PrUJQjj
These are the settings I use for noise removal in Audacity. http://imgur.com/YdOTqNN
These are the normalization settings that I use in Audacity. http://imgur.com/xu6HCMC
This is the EQ curve that I apply in Audacity. http://imgur.com/IBbvJUY
Here is a short sample of raw audio (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/z9vkqs5jc73rbg6/raw.wav) and then the same audio (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/95h376usfh7250c/afteredit.wav) after I apply my normal clueless editing process.
Here is a longer sample of my ambient sound with the editing applied (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a9q1dqvoqzqj29t/silenceprocessed.wav) and a longer sample of vocals with the editing applied (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/q4ge2z9t9v2x7tj/voiceprocess.wav).
In this sample the problem is really evident. http://www.mediafire.com/listen/w4k3nn52dci76kf/ohdear.mp3
If anyone can offer any advice I would really appreciate it. For full information I should say that I really only want to record basic vocals and there is not a lot a whole that I can do about my environment. At the moment the Yeti is positioned on my desk about half a metre from my desktop.
Thank you in advance for all and any assistance that you are able to give me. It is really apprenticed.