Recording Audio

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I'm going to be doing some audio recording for a project of mine but all I have is a Logitech headset. Overall it works pretty good but I can end up with a little hiss or it may pick up a little background noise.

I wondering what you guys use and if there's a solution out there to get really really good audio quality without breaking the bank.
 


You need to dampen the room as best you can (to block outside noise and to get the cleanest audio initially). There are also lots of "noise and hiss reduction" plug-ins for the endless amount of recording software out there (for post-production).

Some are much better than others (they basically analize the audio to determine the higher frequencies of the noise and reduce it, and you can adjust the threshold as you like)

high end pro stuff would be:
Waves | Plugins | X-Noise
 
Depending on what you're doing, you may want to just charge forward and get it done.

One of my best selling info products had .mp3 courses tied to it that was me basically reading some extra material into a $20 Logitech usb microphone. I used Audacity to mix in an upbeat music intro/outro and called it a day.

I don't remember specifics, but I know I sold at least a few thousand of those courses over the course of 4 or 5 months before selling the whole thing off to work on other projects. Not ONCE did anyone complain about the minor audio issues (a little popping, hiss, etc.) and lots of people wrote me emails telling me that they listened to them repeatedly while in their car or on their mp3 players, etc.

Basically, if its going to be a pain (and/or more expensive than you want to pay) to make it "truly" professional then do the best you can with what you have and get it out there. As long as the audio isn't absolutely terrible, I guarantee no one is going to complain - especially if the content is good.
 
The content is going to be good, but I also believe in putting out a professional quality product. Would I want to listen to myself through a hissing mic?

I'm considering a better mic, like [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VA464S/"]Amazon.com: Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone: Musical Instruments[/ame] and [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002CZW0Y"]Amazon.com: Nady MPF-6 6-Inch Clamp On Microphone Pop Filter: Musical Instruments[/ame].
 
Get a dynamic microphone and a cheap mixing board. I got my stuff from BSD but lots of people sell the stuff. Look for the mixing board to have a USB output and it is easier to work with. Download Audacity and start rocking.
 
Rage9 said:
The content is going to be good, but I also believe in putting out a professional quality product. Would I want to listen to myself through a hissing mic?

I'm considering a better mic, like Amazon.com: Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone: Musical Instruments and Amazon.com: Nady MPF-6 6-Inch Clamp On Microphone Pop Filter: Musical Instruments.
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If you grab those, I'd be interested to know how they worked out for you.

And I'm definitely not saying to put out crap audio that no one would be able to understand. Definitely do the best that you can. But also take into consideration the thousands of "seminar recording" products that sell for hundreds of dollars where the audio isn't exactly top-notch.

Your biggest critic will always be yourself in product development - that's normal for anyone that wants to put out quality.
 
Dare Devil said:
Depending on what you're doing, you may want to just charge forward and get it done.

One of my best selling info products had .mp3 courses tied to it that was me basically reading some extra material into a $20 Logitech usb microphone. I used Audacity to mix in an upbeat music intro/outro and called it a day.

I don't remember specifics, but I know I sold at least a few thousand of those courses over the course of 4 or 5 months before selling the whole thing off to work on other projects. Not ONCE did anyone complain about the minor audio issues (a little popping, hiss, etc.) and lots of people wrote me emails telling me that they listened to them repeatedly while in their car or on their mp3 players, etc.

Basically, if its going to be a pain (and/or more expensive than you want to pay) to make it "truly" professional then do the best you can with what you have and get it out there. As long as the audio isn't absolutely terrible, I guarantee no one is going to complain - especially if the content is good.
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Review Copy plz. thx.
 
Dare Devil said:
If you grab those, I'd be interested to know how they worked out for you.

And I'm definitely not saying to put out crap audio that no one would be able to understand. Definitely do the best that you can. But also take into consideration the thousands of "seminar recording" products that sell for hundreds of dollars where the audio isn't exactly top-notch.

Your biggest critic will always be yourself in product development - that's normal for anyone that wants to put out quality.
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They are now on order, I'm a little impatient and was hoping I'd get a little more feedback, but I'll make sure to post a review of how well they work.
 
ghetto trick: record inside your closet.

the clothes surrounding you will dampen outside noises and help the mic pick up your voice better.
 
Dare Devil said:
If you grab those, I'd be interested to know how they worked out for you.

And I'm definitely not saying to put out crap audio that no one would be able to understand. Definitely do the best that you can. But also take into consideration the thousands of "seminar recording" products that sell for hundreds of dollars where the audio isn't exactly top-notch.

Your biggest critic will always be yourself in product development - that's normal for anyone that wants to put out quality.
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Did 5 screen-casts tonight, all I can say is the Blue Yeti + pop filter is fucking awesome. The settings on the Yeti allow you to change from what directions it picks up audio, so using the Cardioid setting it picks up mostly the audio from head on. It really helps reduce any unwanted noise.

With only a little tweaking in Camtasia (using volume leveling) the audio is pretty damn good.

This is defiantly the way to go if you want to do screen-casts, or pod-casts, or record dialog.
 
Came in here with the intention of mentioning the blue yeti, but I see you already got it. It's a good mic.
 
If you don't have a quiet place and a sweet mic, most software has noise reduction built in. Basically you just record the room noise first for a few seconds before you record your thing, then use the room noise sample as reference for the noise reduction, and it will go remove that sound from the track. It won't do any miracles but it works pretty well within reason. I use Adobe Audition.
 
Rage9 said:
I'm going to be doing some audio recording for a project of mine but all I have is a Logitech headset. Overall it works pretty good but I can end up with a little hiss or it may pick up a little background noise.

I wondering what you guys use and if there's a solution out there to get really really good audio quality without breaking the bank.
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If you want to try and take the audio you record and mix it to get rid off the hiss and the white noise. Any sequencer will do and just use the EQ that is provided with it. Try to cut anywhere between 4-8khz. Same with the white noise.
 
victory1 said:
I want to record audio and vedio could any one suggest me.
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Good luck, bro.
 
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