Blue Yeti USB microphone's sound not enough "sharp"?

VK0218

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I bought a Blue Yeti USB microphone about 1 week ago. That's sounds very good after a little rework in Adobe Audition, but I think that's not enough sharp. I don't have pop filter, or any accessory. What can I do with this problem?

I use Audacity, and I record the sound in Cardio mode.

My system, if you need:
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Radeon HD6950 2GB
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz
Realtek HD Audio

Thanks for the replies.
 
Have you made sure you balanced the gain and the computer volume? With mine it didn't sound very good I had to turn the Gain down to around the G on the dial and around 75% on the computer before it sounded pretty good. I could still do more with fine tuning by trying to get the gain slightly higher and the volume slightly lower to get a balanced recording settings but It sounds fine.
 
By sharp do you mean lacking in treble? If so, I would recommend using noise reduction followed by an eq with the highs boosted a little bit. Make sure you don't have a DeEsser applied or an eq with the highs crushed (to reduce noise) since this will make it sound less crisp. If there is too much noise, when you remove it, some of the frequencies from your voice will also be removed which can result in a thin or muffled sound. Pop filters are nice as a precaution because they make the sound more even and remove those harsh "p"s and "t"s, when air is quickly expelled from your mouth towards the mic.
 
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