We’re going to take a look at some simple and free ways to improve your audio productions from the start of the process.

So you would like to do a podcast, but you’re really not sure how to make it sound good. If you have a USB microphone I can give you a set of quick and simple tips to reducing the noise and making everything sound better. These tips will work for all types of mics but people who are using USB mics have a tendency to miss things and small mistakes as they happen because they are unable to monitor the audio as they speak.

Pop:

Occur when a burst of air hits the microphone diaphram, usually at the beginning of a P word, like Podcasting. Most people puff their P’s, which means they exhale a lot of air at the beginning of the P sound. To avoid getting this pop on your audio track move the microphone away from the direct stream of the air. The best and simplest trick i have seen is to point the mic directly at the tip of you nose, and talk into the base of the mic. This way most of the sound can be recorded but there is no air directly puffing onto the mic. Read the rest of this entry »