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 Record your Best Vocals on that humble i5

 In the event the following suggested steps worked on your setup(s), maybe you could pay to

Unlike Audio, the range of tweaking options for your microphone is somewhat more limited on an ordinary Laptop.
* Do not use any Audio Boost in Advanced Microphone Properties as this generates some distortion at each increment.
* Do not use Headset option and use the mouthpiece for recording!

Microphone Optimisation - Asus Vivobook | SonicMaster Laptop Series
Microphone Optimisation - Asus ROG STRIX Series
Microphone Optimisation - DELL Inspiron Laptop Series

Optimizing the Microphone setup on an Asus Vivobook | SonicMaster series machine with i5 processor

Optimizing the Microphone on an Asus ROG STRIX machine, not as refined ironically as the lower spec Vivobook.

DELL Inspiron 15000 Microphone configuration to 48000 hz


MaxxAudio Pro Configuration Settings