Audio issues during recording

[dylanmichaelmus]

Hi everyone, 

I'm on a ASUS Republic of Gamers laptop, running Windows 10 Home, version 22H2; Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.50 GHz. I've started trying to record a weekly podcast over zoom using (2) wireless lavalier microphones, one for me and one for my guest. Each episode runs about an hour and a few minutes long. After a few attempts, I've gotten the same issue: crackling audio on one of the microphones. In testing before recording, the audio is fine, but after everything is recorded and the file renders down to audio and video components, one microphone is garbled and muffled while the other is fine. Any insight or tips on how to fix this, so I don't keep wasting time in the future recording episodes of things I can't use? I've currently got my settings on "Zoom Background Noise Removal", should I try "personalized audio isolation"? HELP!!