How to Help Your Remote Guests Shine. Radio is a busy business and sometimes hosts must process guests with a level of assembly-line speed that doesn’t always allow for the kind of attention to detail that can make the difference between a quality broadcast and a tune-out. Many interviews on radio sound like there was … Continue reading "MWD’s new article in Talkers magazine: “How to Help Your Remote Guests Shine”"
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That “boing!” sound from your spring-loaded mic stand bothering you?
Originally published in Talkers. That “boing!” sound from your spring-loaded mic stand bothering you? “Freedom Feens” co-host Michael W. Dean has a quick solution (see photo): “Wrap a scarf around the springs of a microphone scissor arm to prevent ‘boing!’ sounds from leaking into the mic when you move it. Plus it looks totally rock … Continue reading "That “boing!” sound from your spring-loaded mic stand bothering you?"
Read MoreBest cheap mic for using with a video camera
Will vastly improve your audio. I used this on my last two DVDs. The Audio-Technica ATR-35S Lavalier Microphone. $19 on Amazon. You’ll also probably want to get a 3.5mm Stereo Male to 3.5mm Mono Female Adapter. It doesn’t produce stereo sound (you don’t WANT stereo sound for dialogue in a movie, even Hollywood records talking … Continue reading "Best cheap mic for using with a video camera"
Read MoreReview: The Incredibly Good (and Affordable) Audio-Technica AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic Mic
Originally published on Talkers magazine, January 7, 2014 By Michael W. Dean The Freedom Feens Genesis Communications Network Co-Host CASPER, WY — Remember that toy advertised on TV in the 1970s called “Mr. Microphone?” It was a cheap plastic mic with a built-in low-power FM transmitter. You could project a tinny rendition of your voice … Continue reading "Review: The Incredibly Good (and Affordable) Audio-Technica AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic Mic"
Read MoreAudio examples of four radio mics – Creamy Radio Audio microphone shootout
I was doing a short part for a promo for my friends Ed and Ethan, and decided to have some fun with it. All four mics are through a Presonus Studio Channel Tube-Pre Amp / Compressor / Parametric EQ unit. You can get it on Amazon, HERE. Mixer is a a Behringer XENYX X2442USB Premium … Continue reading "Audio examples of four radio mics – Creamy Radio Audio microphone shootout"
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