[Hidden-tech] Home Recording Studio on the Cheap?

[Will Loving]

The best mike that I¹m aware of for voice reproduction is the Œlegendary¹
Heil PR 40, widely used in radio station and other media production
settings. Amazon has it for $320 plus you¹ll need a spider mount. It is
extremely low noise, has great rear rejection (keeping out unwanted sounds
from behind it) and wonderful, resonant natural voice reproduction.

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/pr40/

If you are working in a noisy environment, you may need to control sound by
using a mike that has a tighter pickup pattern. Using Œnoise suppression¹
after the fact will just degrade the recording, you want to avoid it in the
first place if you can. The problem with a narrow pattern is that
positioning and/or Œmike technique¹ become more critical. If your
interviewee moves around a lot, that can be a problem. A lapel or headset
mike like a Countryman might be better suited.

I¹ve not done recorded calls but my understanding is that there is an
inexpensive Skype utility that will give you a recording of the call. Skype
is generally quite clear and is widely used for podcasting as is the mike
mentioned above.

Will

Will Loving, President
Dedication Technologies, Inc.


on 6/30/10 12:06 PM, David Farkas at david at farkas.com wrote:

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> Hi Audio Mavens...
> 
> I'm working with an online radio site and we're talking about what it would
> take for those of us recording interviews for our shows to improve the sound
> quality. 
> 
> Obvious issues are a better mic without breaking the back. And, noise
> suppression / control. Creating a quiet room is not an option. Any info or
> resources you can suggest would be helpful.
> 
> Some questions:
> * Are there noise canceling mics that would work for this? 
> * Is there a software 'mixing board.'
> * 
> * Is there software for noise suppression in real time? (room and outside
> background noise)
> * 
> * Ideas for the best sound quality for someone calling me to be interviewed...
> is Skype better than landline?
> * what is the basic set up I would need for recording at home?
> * 
> * Other options / ideas?
> Anything you can give me would be helpful. Right now I'm either calling into a
> conference line, using TalkShoe or I can call the person I'm interviewing
> directly and use AudioAcrobat to record. So anything will be an improvement.
> 
> Thanx.
> David


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