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TIP 4: Know the microphone and equipment you’re using ”Read the user guides for your equipment – if you’ve lost the hard copies, you can usually find a soft copy online. They not only give you user-friendly instructions, but you will learn a bit of audio theory and sound tech information that can make your recording sound even better. Some microphones look similar but they can be very different in design.

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Lilith says: ”Sound treatment can be a fun experiment. Place absorbent materials in your space and see how it changes the sound. If it helps, you can arrange it to be more permanent, and then make it look more visually appealing using fabric or curtains.”

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TIP 5: Bring the source of the sound closer to the microphone ”A common problem in recording is people performing at the wrong angle or distance from the ideal axis point of the mic. Too far from the mic and a voice will sound thin with background noise; too close, and the voice will sound boomy and might distort. Check also that the angle is right. If you are ’on-axis’, the mic will sound the loudest. Again, some mics have different pick-up areas so check online user guides for tips on mic technique for your particular mic.

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DYK? Dead Quiet Lilith says: ”The opposite of a reflective room is a ’dead’ room, where there is so much absorbent material in the space that there is nothing for the soundwaves to reflect off. Some recording studios are specifically designed to have a ’dead’ room, to be able to add artificial reflections (reverbs and delays) later.”

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