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the z9 neo-byzantine the right features on a budget with a large windowed side panel 5 included fans and the excellent interior layout with super simple cable management get it now link in description below alright computer on hello Jerry what do we have for email alright it's video time so audio is half the story when it comes to video as you just saw in this opening sequence you can beautifully use sound to guide the viewer through the visually silent storyline and I would normally say that if you have good video but crappy audio that kind of sucks both ways but if you have good audio but crappy video then that might pass just like what camera lenses it's good to know which microphone to use in what situation for most vocal recordings a condenser microphone is the most popular it helps to deliver a broadcast type of sound that is full of range it's clear and natural my go-to mics for voiceovers are the Audio Technica 2035 and aeg c31 for two highly praised condenser microphones that handle high sound pressure levels really well so it's excellent for vocals and acoustics my main tip here is to let the microphone do most of the work for you don't color the audio with some filters effects and presets if you have to apply only slight compression curves so boosting a little bit in the lowering region if you want a little extra body in the bass do the same thing with the treble if you want extra detail but don't do it and the ruin the original character of the microphone and this recording the best way to visualize audio treatment is let's say you can over process an image to a point where it no longer looks attractive it looks very fake in whatever the same applies to audio you can over process something that it no longer sounds good most people are really looking forward to the natural sounding things and or specially vocal recordings unless of course you're going for some type of effect that applies perfectly well to what you're trying to portray however keep things natural and you'll be golden next up is a shotgun or a boom microphone that has earned its reputation for directional recording it's light enough to position any way you like it on a simple microphone stand or on top the camera and you want it to be just off frame but close on a few subject to pick up a proper audio now I've been recording myself on camera with the boom microphone which is just a frame and it's granted me so much flexibility when I'm on camera because I'm allowed to move around my office no problem and I can do all the recordings off the desk which is so much more versatile and then there's the rode videomic pro this is also another shotgun microphone that is very versatile it is a much improved step up from any built-in camera microphone so there's one microphone that I would always take with me is the rode videomic pro for on-camera audio because it's reliable you can do interviews as long as you have a close enough range you can do ambient sounds and given the wind film that's built in it's fine for outdoors and the last piece of the puzzle is the lavalier microphone or the laughs now unfortunately most wireless systems are quite pricey but this is one of the best ways to capture on person audio we are using son Heiser system whenever all other solutions are not optimal so for location interviews and when I need to move around the scene while still being able to capture audio now all these microphones use XLR inputs so we need an audio interface I've been using the scarlett 2i2 for several years it is an affordable stationary illusion with good preamps for the mics and even a headphone amplifier in there which isn't the best but it's good for monitoring what you're recording but getting a field recorder with XLR inputs as the most versatile solution since your you won't be restricted to being so close to the computer into that scarlett 2i2 desktop audio interface you can literally use the field recorders anywhere you are in the world it's all battery powered and this gives you so much flexibility and the last few things to cover is watch your levels it is very difficult to recover peaked audio so lower your amplification at the source and boost in post avoid recording wind or breath directly into the microphone so you can get a wind foam or a dead cat a little foam thing that protects it from capturing all the wind noise it's highly beneficial and also position the microphone on an angle so it doesn't pick up your exhales also watch the power requirement of a microphone if something doesn't sound right to you make sure your audio interface is passing enough voltage to your microphone or phantom power and keep in mind that dynamic microphones do not require phantom power and so that is the story of audio from our side I hope you enjoyed gives you a little bit of clarification on the different microphone solutions for whatever situation and will hear you in next audio