Podcast voice recording on Garage Band

I'm trying to use garageband for a podcast but my voice sounds like l'm in a tunnel. How can I change that? I'm using logitech earphones with speaker micro which work very well for skype but sounds different (not as good) on garage band. Any ideas for me anyone?

Make sure that all the audio effects are off. Click on the little i symbol in the bottom right corner and then edit near the top. It is probably reverb or an echo, those are near the bottom right again. Left side of each one there is a little rectangle that is blue if it is on. Click it to turn it off. Hope this helps!

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