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Re: What was the most recent upgrade you made to your AV setup?
I recently bought the El Gato Facecam Pro. Worth every penny. So easy to use. I love it.
Re: What was the most recent upgrade you made to your AV setup?
I just bought Sony zv1 camera and some lighting and a green screen to improve the quality of my videos
Re: What was the most recent upgrade you made to your AV setup?
I have not made any upgrades to my AV recently. The quality is good and I use the NCH software for Audio clean up, Video recording, Still photo editing and Video editing. I find it is very effective, inexpensive and very easy to use.
Re: What was the most recent upgrade you made to your AV setup?
Got myself a Lumina 4k webcam. It has AI features and the video quality is really good. Before this, I was using a logitech c920 and it always did a great job, but I wanted a better webcam resolution. My entire tech stack is 4k so the change made sense.
Re: What are your top tips and best practices for reducing background noise?
A good microphone, pillows and blankets, recording at a quiet time of day and running noise reduction on the footage when editing.
Re: What are your top tips and best practices for reducing background noise?
I let my dogs come into the office I record in. But they know when the door is closed they can only come in if they are absolutely quiet. My Sheepdog has no problem following this rule, unless I sneeze. Sneezing sets her off. But if I sneeze I would likely reshoot that section anyway. My Jack Russell is having a harder time following that rule but if he can snuggle at the door and catch some sun rays he is content. The office I use is in a far corner of the house and is very quiet. Now if I could train m chickens......
(Yes I live rural!)
Re: What are your top tips and best practices for reducing background noise?
I use a hardware expander/gate, but you can do the same thing with software. I like the hardware option because it can save a step in or even eliminate the need for audio editing.
By the way, a noise gate mutes a signal if it falls below a set threshold. For example, you can set the gate to block background noise from an air conditioner. However, when you speak while the air conditioner is running, its noise will still be recorded. This is where an expander comes in, as it can reduce the volume of the air conditioner noise.
Re: What are your top tips and best practices for reducing background noise?
The DBX 286s pre-amp (usually paired with a Scarlett 2i2 interface) is awesome and relatively low cost if you can't be bothered messing around with software after recording and/or if you want to eliminate background noise in live meetings or streams.
You'll need a decent microphone with it as others have commented.