My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
Lesson 1 from: Audio Production: Record Better AudioTomas George
My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
Lesson 1 from: Audio Production: Record Better AudioTomas George
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1. My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
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My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
03:58 2Microphones for Video and Filmmakers
04:35 3Different Microphones and their uses
07:56 4Microphone Accessories
04:41 5Boom Operating Tips
03:21 6Microphone Accessories to Reduce Wind Noise
01:58 7Audio Interfaces and Examples
06:06 8Headphones and Monitors
01:46Room Treatment Tips
06:17 10Room Treatment Example
01:09 11My Recommended Audio Travel Gear
06:15 12Introduction to Audacity
00:45 13Audio Recording Setup in Audacity
03:49 14How to Record Audio in Audacity
02:54 15Playback, Zoom, Undo + Saving in Audacity
04:15 16How to Export Audio out of Audacity
03:37 17Audacity's Essential Audio Editing Tools
08:07 18Removing Silence, Splitting + Joining Clips
03:17 19Audacity's Essential Key Command or Keyboard Shortcuts
03:06 20Removing Background Noise Introduction
02:48 21Audacity's Noise Gate Effect
12:29 22Audacity's Noise Reduction Effect
11:15 23Introduction to Mixing and Processing Audio in Audacity
02:32 24A Brief Look at the Filter Curve or EQ Effect
10:35 25A Brief Look at Compression and the Normalize Effect
11:21 26Setting up an Effects Macro in Audacity
03:23 27Outboard Gear - The DBX 286s
05:26 28Thanks and Bye
00:12Lesson Info
My Recommended Budget Audio Recording Setup
Hi and welcome to this lecture. I'm going to show you what equipment you can use to get high quality audio on the budget. So you'll notice here, I've got a few different pieces of equipment. I've got this microphone which is a Sha sm 58. I also just applied this foam cover. The Sha SM 58 does have a built in pops shield for live performance. But at home, it is best really to try and get the best quality audio at source. Having a pop shield is a better option, but a foam cover like this can still do a great job against some of those plosive sounds which is a blast of air you can get from certain words, these foam covers as well only cost a few dollars. Ok. Moving on. We also have this box here. This is an audio interface. This allows you to record this microphone into the computer. The one I recommend here is the focus, right? Two I two, this has two inputs and it is really great. If you're starting out, it's quite inexpensive around about $100 and allows you to record your audio into y...
our computer and also you can hook up your monitors or your speakers via this audio interface as well. There's also a solo version which has one microphone preamp. So you can just plug in one microphone, which is even more inexpensive if you want to save even more money if you do want to record more than one microphone. Though I do recommend getting the two input version, which is called the focus, right? Scarlet two I two. Another thing you'll notice is this microphone desk stand. These are great if you want to do podcasts or voiceover work at home and these are around about $20. The next thing we've got here is an XL R cable to connect this microphone into the audio interface. An XL R cable will cost you around about $10. And the next you will need is a pair of speakers to monitor your audio or a pair of headphones or earphones. Also, if you want to save even more money, you can probably get all of their second hand for under $150. 1 more thing to mention is if you do want to record this audio, you will need a computer or a laptop with some audio recording software. So this microphone actually is an analog signal and we need to convert it to a digital signal with this audio interface and then we need to record it in a laptop or computer. So just be aware that you will need to record this with either a laptop or a computer. If you don't have a computer or a laptop that you can use, there are two alternatives. One is you can get an audio interface that records onto your phone or tablet or two is you can use a handy recorder such as this one here, which is the Zoom H Five that actually records onto an SD card. So you don't need a laptop or computer. You can plug the microphone directly in one of these inputs and then record onto an SD card. We'll go over handy recorders in more detail later on. So you may not think this equipment is the most inexpensive. However, it will give you the best quality audio at source for this price point. I do recommend having a look at this microphone, this sha sm 58 or a similar dynamic microphone and also this audio interface, the focus, right? Scarlet two I two or if you just want to record one, input the solo. When mixing your audio, I recommend using a pair of speakers or high quality headphones. However, when recording, I do recommend checking your audio to make sure it's not distorting or that there's too much background sound. So for this, a cheap pair of earphones can get you started for recording, but I don't recommend this for mixing. So just to show you what you can achieve with this equipment, I have been recording this entire lecture with this microphone and audio interface. I'm sure you can hear that sounds pretty decent. There are other alternatives to the setup including a USB microphone, which is at a similar price and doesn't actually require an audio interface. However, I do feel having a separate microphone and audio interface gives you more options. For example, you can use this microphone in other situations such as location recording or even on stage, having a separate audio interface also means you can upgrade your microphone or even use a different microphone such as a shotgun microphone, which you'd be looking at later on. So thank you for watching this lecture. I hope you found some useful information in the next few lectures. We're going to go into even more detail about microphones and audio interfaces.
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