Tip #115 – Three Must-Know Podcasting Microphone Tips
Tip #115 – Three Must-Know Podcasting Microphone Tips (Adapted from Andy Williams Affleck, author of Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac)
Many podcasts suffer from poor quality in the audio. The proper use of a microphone can greatly enhance your podcasts. Here are three top tips for maximizing the effectiveness of any microphone:
1. Don’t put the mike too close to your mouth: Position it a few inches away so you do not breathe directly into it. This helps prevent “plosives,” or popping sounds, generated by the letter P, and helps reduce S sounds.
2. Angle the mike: If possible, point the microphone down toward your mouth from above to reduce plosives, nasal tones, and lip-smacking sounds.
3. Use a windscreen: If you can get a mike with a windscreen–a foam shield that covers the mike — it helps a great deal in preventing wind noise when outside. Some people swear by a variation made by stretching a piece of nylon pantyhose over a hoop placed in front of the mike.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Good post! I plan to move into this stuff after I’m done with school, as most of it is time consuming. It’s a great post to reference back to. My blog needs more time to gain in popularity anyway.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I started Podcasting about a year ago and it is more exciting than blogging. I love podcasting maybe because i love music so much and radio programs when i was still a kid.