How a Recording Room Changes What a Good Mic Picks Up
How a Recording Room Changes What a Good Mic Picks Up
The microphone captures reflections and background sounds along with the voice.
Hard walls and desks reflect speech with a short delay. Moving the speaker and microphone away from reflective surfaces can reduce the hollow tone that shows up in a small room.
Noise reduction can help with steady fan or ventilation sound, but strong filtering can also affect consonants. Changes to position can improve the source before any filter is applied.
Record the same sentence in several spots and keep the input level comparable. Listen through headphones for room tone between words and for the clarity of quiet syllables.
