[Hidden-tech] improved audio for videos

[Allen Cohen]

Hello all,

I am working with a client, editing his educational videos.  He is using 
a Dell laptop and Camtasia to record screens, which he sometimes 
simultaneously narrates or adds narration later.  His audio is 
inconsistent.  Sometimes there are a lot of "pops" and the levels can be 
quite different.  I am using Camtasia to edit the videos, so the sound 
level is pretty easy to adjust, but the pops require way too much time.

In a previous life I was involved with professional sound and am aware 
of mixing consoles with built in metering.  I am looking for a 
relatively inexpensive solution to the problems mentioned above, 
probably a microphone with a screen in front of it and maybe a very 
small microphone interface that has some controls and a built in meter.  
I am open to other suggestions as well.  All suggestions are welcome and 
appreciated.

Thank you,
Allen Cohen, MAT
(802) 380-2182