I sound like I'm in a tunnel, can I fix with a filter?

So, I went out and bought the bad microphone for recording voice over... which I realize only now that it is too late to bring back. I have a snowball with a pop-House filter in front of her, but I always sound like I'm in a tunnel... or a really small, narrow office (go figure!). I've been playing with compression, but I don't know anything about audio, so I do not know how even describe my problem and even fewer understand how to fix it. Hoping someone can identify this 'tunnel' healthy for me and school me in the appropriate treatments to use, assuming that there is a.

Here is a short clip of my voice on

https://DL.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40199349/clip.MP3

Thanks for the help!

First of all, no filters will solve this problem.

Second, I suspect that it is just that you are a bit far from the microphone in an untreated room.  Work close to the microphone as you can (without getting a cavernous proximity effect) and hang some heavy upholstery fabric behind you (and perhaps a bit on the side, but not all the way around) when you register.

It is not a substitute for proper acoustic treatment, but I think you'll find that helps.

(Boring... side anecdotal when working on stories in hotel rooms, etc., it is not uncommon that even big-name reporters to record their voice with a sleeping bag draped over their heads.)

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