I didn't have this issue with the accent challenge, but on the same day I recorded it, I had to throw out a vocal take because of it.

Basically, for no reason whatsoever, at random intervals, the mic will simply not pick up sound for half a second or so. This has occurred in a number of things I've recorded, and there's absolutely no way to fix it other than to completely do a retake.

I have a feeling it's not so much the fault of the microphone (my lovely Nady USB 1-C), but the system I'm using, which is a shame because it's the only one I can record from.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

The vocals, by the way, were for an instrumental track I begged  mandoandy for like back in November I think, and I've been sitting on it all this time and I feel really bad for not coming through with anything to make it worth his time. ._. I need to get this done.