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RE: selecting a microphone (and then straying off topic)
Subject:RE: selecting a microphone (and then straying off topic) From:"Sarah Blake" <Sarah -dot- Blake -at- microfocus -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:54:15 -0000
> Microphone technique is also critical. If the microphone is too close
to
> your mouth, your breathing will mess up the sound, anbdebrythng
> wllsoundlkethis. If voices or music are too far from the mike, or if
the
> room has nothing but bare walls, the result will be indistinct, or
> perhaps sound like you are in a barrel. If there is ambient noise,
> you'll pick that up unless your mike is directional.
In fact, I'd say that mike technique is more important than mike
quality, once you get past the really cheap end of the market.
I used to voiceover a lot of demos for my last employer. I found that
offices are basically no use for recording in (too bare, too much
ambient noise); I used to work at home for my 'recording days', which
improved the sound quality no end. Keep the mike a couple of inches
away from and below your mouth, so you're not breathing on it, and once
you've found the best position, keep absolutely still until you've
finished recording to avoid any variation in the sound quality.
S.
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