Recording and Editing Audio at Home
Below you'll find some tips and guides for making audio content away from campus. There are some really simple and easy things that you can do to really improve the quality of your audio - even if it's being recorded on your phone!
Recording Audio At home
See below our selection of top tips to help you get the best out of recording audio at home!
A guide to some at home equipment & apps for you to download and use for recording better quality audio.
Tips for Recording Audio at Home
Watch this video to learn more about using your mobile phone to record audio. Using a few simple techniques you could increase the quality of your phone audio recordings.
POSITION OF YOUR MICROPHONE
If you are using a microphone, make sure it is pointing towards where the source of the audio is.
use earphone mic
When recording speech, plug your headphones into the device to use the in-built microphone. This will help improve the quality of your audio.
REDUCE DISTRACTIONS
Avoid typing on your keyboard, clicking your mouse - touching your computer in general whilst recording. These noises will sound particularly loud and are distracting to listeners.
USE A BLANKET!
Recording under a blanket with your microphone can improve the quality of your audio! This is because the blanket reduces reverberation from your surroundings.
Microphone Distance
A good rule of thumb is to be around 6-12 inches away from the microphone when speaking.
reduce noise
Switch off any appliances you don't need whilst recording to reduce background noise. E.g. Computer hum, electric fan.
Take a look at our guide to editing audio with Adobe Audition