Yes I am the author.
So that’s one problem out of the way. A lot of ACX’s publication management has to do with the juggling act between the performer and the “Rights Holder.” You are the Rights-Holder—we assume.
I lined a big cardboard box with egg crate foam and the mic is inside.
Don’t go crazy yet! That should have worked. I don’t hear any odd performance or voice errors, so I don’t think you’re too close to the microphone, and the blue waves on the timeline came out just about right.
foam
Foam or cardboard? Only the cardboard works. Can you put the foam egg carton on the table (empty) and blow it away with your breath? Wrong stuff. You need the heavier gray cardboard. I’ve done that with the cardboard. That does work.
There is another, similar technique. You can get furniture moving pads at a large hardware store and try that.
More a bit later.
Koz