Peaking around -6db / -8db but friends say I sound low
I’m trying to figure this one out and I need help from experienced people.
I have a Shure MV7 (OG) and used to use it via USB, but I’ve been having more frequent issues lately with it like disconnecting randomly, so I decided to go XLR.
I got a Focusrite Scarlett Solo Gen 4, and I set up the mic gain around 85-90%
What happens is, even though I see the microphone peak around -8db and -6db (and sometimes even -3.4db) my friends still say that I sound far away from the microphone when in a discord call.
I’ve disabled stuff like exclusive use in the windows mic settings as well as disabling auto gain on discord.
Still, my friends sometimes say that I sound distant from the microphone if I lean back a little bit (fist of distance basically) and I’m not with my mouth extremely close to the microphone.
But if I listen to myself on a OBS recording (granted, with filters in use), I sound fine in my opinion.
I need to ask: Is the Scarlett Solo just too weak for the MV7? Do I need to buy a preamp for it?
Is it user error on my end (buying the wrong interface) or normal for the microphone and I just need to adjust?
Any tips are appreciated, I really need to figure this one out