There are many ways for you to create some live sound in your home, especially if you are thinking of establishing your own recording studio right inside your room, your recreational room, or even your garage. While you can make use of very professional speakers, mixers, and the best sound source, you can also add on to these a condenser microphone. This type of microphone is very effective in producing live sounds because it is very sensitive to even the tiniest sound that may not even be audible to the human ear. Because of this, this microphone is able to work even if you are working at the lowest volume.

There are a number of things that you need to know about a condenser microphone, so that you will also understand how it is able to give you the live sound that you want in your home. You have to know that this kind of microphone uses a capacitor. Although all microphones are known to work under the basic principle of having a diaphragm that receives music or audio and then converts this into an electrical signal, with the condenser mics, the diaphragm is placed in such a manner that it also acts as the capacitor. With this, the space between the plates inside the microphone is altered by the vibrations that are generated through the diaphragm. As a result, an Continue Reading...

“I plan to buy myself a microphone. What kind do you recommend for me?” Well, what are you going to use it for? If you plan to use your new mic on the stage for amplification you need to check out “dynamic-cardioid” mics, such as the Shure SM58 or the Shure Beta 58A. These are two of the most popular and effective stage mics available, but there are many more. Just go to your music store and ask about “dynamic-cardioid” mics. These mics are specifically designed for stage work. They have excellent sound, cause little feedback from speakers and are very tough (resistant to damage), and they usually run between $100 and $300. (The Shure SM58 costs $100. or less, and is excellent for stage work.)

Most of the mics I’m discussing can also be found on Ebay at reduced prices.

If you plan to use your mic just for recording you’d be wise to look at “condenser” mics such as the Rode NTG-2 or the AKG C 2000 B. These are just two popular, but Continue Reading...

Transcribe: Quality of the voice recordings for documenting it into a transcript is of paramount importance. It can be a daunting task for a transcriber to transcribe audio which has background noise or disturbances. The skills of an expert transcriber will however prevail, and in spite of the background noise, the transcripts will have the accuracy, because a professional transcriber has processed it, but the extra time taken by the transcriber will escalate the cost of the transcripts.

Therefore quality audio recordings, free from background noise or disturbances can make the task of the transcriber easier and the costs of transcriptions affordable. The recording of the audio, whether it is done outdoor or indoor has to be of the highest quality, and for that to happen the recording equipment plays an important part in generating quality audio recordings.

There are multiple brands of microphones used for recording audio such as, Audio-Technical, Sampson, Shire, and Rode, however what matters most is the ability of the microphones to reproduce the voice accurately without distortions. The microphones with a unidirectional cardioid pattern should be the ideal choice for recording Continue Reading...