Todd
10-25-2009, 02:49 AM
Hi all,
This is a video i made for a friend over at Foro Flamenco. (Doitsun)
It basically demonstrates how the room you record in affects the sound.
As well as the distance from the microphone.
I use only the camcorder built-in microphone for this demonstration.
I start out in my bathroom, to let you hear what an untreated, ringy, boxy room sounds like, and how it clouds articulation, and makes the recording sound "amateur'ish"
Then i move into my studio room, which is a bigger room, treated with absorbent Foam on the walls and ceiling.
I then add some EQ and reverb which i explain in the video.
All this to basically demonstrate that, mics, preamps, soundcards, software will not help you much, if the room you record in is not treated with something. This is not expensive to do, and will give you a more articulate and fuller sound, without upgrading your mics, camera, etc.
Hopefully this might help you understand how to make your recordings sound a bit better.
The link to the video is below. Its a bit big at 20 megs, but i think its worth a watch if you're curious about improving your Video/Audio results.
http://michaelk101.com/todd/toddmp3/Roomtest.wmv
This is a video i made for a friend over at Foro Flamenco. (Doitsun)
It basically demonstrates how the room you record in affects the sound.
As well as the distance from the microphone.
I use only the camcorder built-in microphone for this demonstration.
I start out in my bathroom, to let you hear what an untreated, ringy, boxy room sounds like, and how it clouds articulation, and makes the recording sound "amateur'ish"
Then i move into my studio room, which is a bigger room, treated with absorbent Foam on the walls and ceiling.
I then add some EQ and reverb which i explain in the video.
All this to basically demonstrate that, mics, preamps, soundcards, software will not help you much, if the room you record in is not treated with something. This is not expensive to do, and will give you a more articulate and fuller sound, without upgrading your mics, camera, etc.
Hopefully this might help you understand how to make your recordings sound a bit better.
The link to the video is below. Its a bit big at 20 megs, but i think its worth a watch if you're curious about improving your Video/Audio results.
http://michaelk101.com/todd/toddmp3/Roomtest.wmv