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One of the top recommendations from the post is to use a dynamic USB mic connected straight to your computer btw. Not too complicated I hope. One takeaway throu

by nickjj 6y ago

One of the top recommendations from the post is to use a dynamic USB mic connected straight to your computer btw. Not too complicated I hope. One takeaway through out the post is less is more for the gear / processing side of things. Do you have any recommended audio comparisons using the airpods where you know a ton of post-processing hasn't been applied to the recording? After a quick look on the internet a few recordings I heard left a lot to be desired. For example https://www.soundguys.com/apple-airpods-pro-vs-airpods-2-27213/ https://www.soundguys.com/apple-airpods-pro-vs-airpods-2-272... (half way down), the recordings have a huge amount of line noise, static and it kind of sounds like the voice is getting garbled a bit. A couple others I found on YouTube had at least the same amount of background hiss. Maybe they're ok for occasional Zoom calls but based on what I heard I wouldn't use them for any type of semi-professional recordings (youtube, live streaming, podcasts, etc.).

Slow_Hand 6y ago
You're right. A dynamic USB mic is a solid and simple choice. Nothing wrong with that. I don't have any resources for comparing the audio of airpods. Just personal experience and observation of other people's usage. Not sure where the line noise would be coming from. Perhaps there's some RF or electrical noise that's being picked up from the computer. Computers can be super-noisy and introduce all kinds of RF and electrical interference, not to mention fan noise. Short of being far away from your computer or isolating it in a cabinet/faraday cage I'm not sure of the best way to prevent certain devices from picking up this noise. I can only cover it up or remove it after the fact. Also, I was a little hasty in my statements. I was picturing this tutorial more on the spectrum of audio for Zoom calls and casual correspondence. If you're producing a professional video or something of high-production quality AirPods are not going to be ideal. I don't mean to discount your work. That's my mistake.
- nickjj 6y ago
  No problem, thanks for the suggestions. Yeah it's a bit more suited towards getting professional sounding audio (or least a few notches above casual Zoom calls), but would work for anyone doing Zoom calls regularly in case they wanted to up their quality without breaking the bank or going off the deep end in hardware.

by nickjj 6y ago

Slow_Hand 6y ago

You're right. A dynamic USB mic is a solid and simple choice. Nothing wrong with that. I don't have any resources for comparing the audio of airpods. Just personal experience and observation of other people's usage. Not sure where the line noise would be coming from. Perhaps there's some RF or electrical noise that's being picked up from the computer. Computers can be super-noisy and introduce all kinds of RF and electrical interference, not to mention fan noise. Short of being far away from your computer or isolating it in a cabinet/faraday cage I'm not sure of the best way to prevent certain devices from picking up this noise. I can only cover it up or remove it after the fact. Also, I was a little hasty in my statements. I was picturing this tutorial more on the spectrum of audio for Zoom calls and casual correspondence. If you're producing a professional video or something of high-production quality AirPods are not going to be ideal. I don't mean to discount your work. That's my mistake.

nickjj 6y ago
No problem, thanks for the suggestions. Yeah it's a bit more suited towards getting professional sounding audio (or least a few notches above casual Zoom calls), but would work for anyone doing Zoom calls regularly in case they wanted to up their quality without breaking the bank or going off the deep end in hardware.