* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070317 23:49]: > Mark Grieveson wrote: > . >>> I listened to a podcast recently (The Linux Action Show) and they >>> were discussing this issue. It turns out that they use another >>> recording device, then use audacity to mix the their recording and >>> create the finished podcast. They say if they try to use audacity >>> to do the recording directly, they get feedback.
Within the past year, several new approaches have become available for podcasting. For example: -> an inexpensive, high-quality microphone which has a built-in USB interface -> several inexpensive flash-memory recorders with broadcast-grade microphone inputs (XLR connector with phantom power) -> at least one inexpensive CD recorder -> several good, inexpensive voice processors which provide XLR input, phantom power (for broadcast-grade condenser microphones), studio-grade microphone preamplifier, noise gate, and compressor; some even provide limiters Check out a broadcast supply outfit such as www.bswusa.com. Very few podcasters really know what they are doing regarding audio processing; most simply have found something which works for them (not always well) and are blind leaders of the blind. A salesman for a broadcast supplier typically is a better source for advice. You can avoid many pitfalls by using a stand-alone recorder which saves digital output to flash memory or a hard drive. After recording, use the computer and audacity for editing, conversion to mp3, and uploading to the web. For a microphone, one of the very best solutions is an omnidirectional (not cardioid) headworn microphone which picks up sound from the side of the mouth, about an inch from the lips. This approach increases the signal-to-noise ratio, so that you get a decent recording despite room noise (computer, air-conditioner, etc.) and noise from passing trucks, lawnmowers, etc. Studio-type microphones such as the EV-20, SM-7, and the thousand-dollar-plus Neumann condensers do not work well unless you are in a sound-isolated studio. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
