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  • When to use an external microphone or recorder to make your podcasts

    davidtlewesdavidtlewes
    I'm curious what you think about using an app to clean up the sound from the iPhone mic. After hearing about it on an AppleInsider podcast I tried using the Spire app and was quite impressed (for an amateur) at how it made my voice sound. I make short videos for small numbers of our customers. Till now I've used an Audio Technica AT2020 USB mic with a pop screen. I've also worked at changing the position to greatly soften the "esses" in the recording. Any ideas for apps that will clean up your voice from the existing mic? 

    Separately, I have a general question about microphones. People generally tout a nice desk top or boom mounted mic, yet if you watch TV the hosts all use lavaliere mics and they sound fine. What gives?
    BBC Sound designer here! Lavalier mics actually do sound quite a lot worse than standard studio mics when you hear them side by side. Lav mics are quite susceptible to clothing noise and have a restricted frequency response so can sound a bit muffled compared to standard mics. Also you can't get an ideal mic placement with a lav mic (you ideally want it in front of the mouth rather than on your chest) so you also lose high frequencies that way. I have had a few clients come to me with radio interviews recorded on lav mics and it's pretty impossible to get them up to the quality we're used to for radio.
    chasmcgWerks

  • Creator of Mac startup & iPhone camera sounds talks Apple sound history

    davidtlewesdavidtlewes
    Slight clarification here from a fellow sound designer. On the original CNBC clip, and also in his interview on the "Welcome To Macintosh" podcast, Jim says that the Mac and iPhone camera sound was not a slowed down recording of his AE-1 but just a slow shutter speed on the camera (at normal playback speed). Probably only me who cares but…!
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  • When to use an external microphone or recorder to make your podcasts

    davidtlewesdavidtlewes

    chasm said:
    Ooh I think I need one of those Zoom iQ6 units.
    I have one that I keep with me for when I don't have my main recording rig to hand i.e. if I accidentally come across some interesting sounds outside work. They're great but very susceptible to wind noise, including if you move the phone quickly indoors. I highly recommend also getting a fluffy windshield e.g. the Rycote (link below). I find it almost unusable without one. Also you need to have your phone in Airplane mode or you get the cell tower interference on the recording. Even with these caveats it's a great little thing and I highly recommend it.

    https://www.amazon.com/Rycote-Mini-Windjammer-Zoom-4n/dp/B00BMSX2GI/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?keywords=zoom+h4n+mini+windjammer&qid=1555829046&s=gateway&sr=8-2-fkmrnull
    chasm