If you have more than two microphones and will be recording to a 2-channel recorder, then you’ll need a mixer to mix the source audio to 2 channels. For recording a class, there is no need for a mixer. However, when directly micing instruments for bhajans one will have more than 2 mics.
I usually have [...]
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At O’Reilly.com they have published part 2 of the Digital Home Recording Tips .
In the first half of this article, I answered one of the most common questions in recording, “How do I get rid of background noise?” I shared some simple ways to capture clean audio to begin with, so you don’t have [...]
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Choosing the right microphone is probably the most significant way to improve the quality of your recording. I will cover the microphones I use for my own recordings and the reason behind using them.
First some basic terminology. There is a great article on microhones on Wikipedia.
There are two basic types of microphones. Dynamic and [...]
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I have been using the Marantz PMD660 Handheld CompactFlash Recorder ($450) for about a year now to record classes and bhajans. It is a little bit larger than the new crop of portable recorders, but that size comes with some features that are lacking in nearly all recorders I’ve seen.
First, what I like about the [...]
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At O’Reilly.com they are doing a piece on Digital Home Recording. What is needed to make a great recording in your own home and how to sound professional.
One of the most common questions posed by beginning and intermediate recordists is “How do I get rid of background noise in my recording?” It’s all too easy [...]
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