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It depends on how much you are willing to spend. The more you spend the better your audio will be.  Best of luck.  ... View more

@i.jimean A lot of times I will do it in bite sized chunks and edit it together in a video editor.  ... View more

Hi All,   Here is my own recording setup.   Being a Sound Engineer, and teaching about sound engineering, all recordings tend to take place in my recording studio.   My wife does all the camera and video work. She uses a Canon EOS 70D. The lights are Yongnuo YN300 Air, which are relatively cheap, but work very well for our purposes set to their brightest setting.   The Mic is an Audio Technica 4033A (on a boom stand, left of picture) and is my favourite VO mic. I've also used the Sennheiser EW100 wireless system which sounds great as well. The microphone goes through a dedicated mic Pre-amp, from the Pre-amp into the Motu 828 Mark 3 Audio Interface, and from there into the computer. I recently purchased a Rode NTG2 Shotgun mic as we plan on recording outside the studio too, so a shotgun mic will be more suitable for this.   The Canon is featured in these photographs (with the YN300 lights switched on and off) so the quality of these demo photos is not good enough to use in any courses, but just to give you an idea of our set-up. The lights are used to light my face evenly, rather than to change the atmosphere of the whole room.   If anyone has any questions I'm more than happy to answer them.   With lights Without lights ... View more

You're welcome @BryanT . Best of luck.  ... View more

Hi @BryanT    What is an Audio Interface An Audio Interface converts the signal from your mic into digital so it can be recorded into your audio or video software. They commonly connect through your computer via a USB cable. You can also listen back to what you've recorded through the interface using headphones or speakers connected to the interface. Here's quite a nice one, that I use to teach beginner sound engineering students:  https://www.thomann.de/ie/focusrite_scarlett_solo_3rd_gen.htm   The Zoom H4N is a little different, being both a hand-held recorder and an audio interface, and it has microphones built into it. I can't comment on its quality as I've never used one, however reviews tend to be favourable.   How to synch audio and video  Before you do a take, you clap your hands in front of the camera (think movie clapper-boards) this creates a spike in the audio that is visible in your audio editing software. Then you find the part of the video where you clapped your hands and line up the "spike" with that. It can be a little fiddly at first, but you quickly get used to it.   When I have some free time (I hope in the next few days) I will plug my Rode NTG2 into the Audio Interface that I gave you a link for, and I'll record myself, so you can have a listen to what it sounds like with no processing at all. When I've done it I can send it to you via WeTransfer so you can hear the quality (I will need your email address to do that).    I hope all of that makes sense, Cheers, Liam ... View more

Hi again Bryan The reason for buying a new mic is we're planning to record both outdoors and in other spaces away from our acoustically-treated studio. I want a shotgun mic because of its focussed pick-up pattern. In other words it's more focussed on what's directly in front of it and less so to sounds coming from the sides. After a lot of research I opted for the Rode NTG2 which cost €200.   First order of business was to do a benchmark test. I set the NTG2 up side by side with an AT4033A (€400) which is one of my favourite VO microphones, and as I expected, the 4033A sounds much better. However I applied some processing to the NTG2 and managed to make it sound quite similar to the 4033A. What's worth noting here is the 4033A picks up more of the fan noise from the laptop nearby than the NTG2 did. This exercise shows me that I have a very usable mic.   Next I did a distance test. I recorded myself speaking at 12 inches, 18 inches and 24 inches away. The sound (tone) remained consistent at all 3 distances (this is good) albeit I could hear room sound creeping in at 24 inches. Conclusion: The NTG2 is a very decent sounding mic for the price, and I see myself using it a lot in the future.   The Rode NTG2 requires an XLR mic cable, there's no option for a USB. Also it's a condenser mic and requires 48v phantom power to work. You'll need an audio interface or recorder of some sort that supplies phantom power. It does have the option of 1 AA battery, but bear in mind that only supplies 1.5v whereas phantom power supplies 48v, so this may decrease its quality (I've not tried it with a battery, and personally I wouldn't use it with one).   I'd recommend if you're buying it that you buy yourself an audio interface, which will set you back about €100. I'm more than happy to suggest a good one if you're interested. You'll also need a mic lead and mic stand. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions I'm more than happy to answer. Best of luck Liam ... View more

Hi @BryanT . New shotgun mic due to arrive on 7th of May (3 weeks after I ordered it) I'll get back to you when I have had time to test it. ... View more

Hi @BryanT  I'm buying a new a shotgun mic in the next couple of weeks, more than happy to report back on what one I bought and how it sounds if you want? Best of luck.  ... View more

@ElhadiMohamed  Kdenlive and Openshot are 2 free video editors that come to mind at the moment.    Best of luck.  ... View more

Hi @IoannaSarafi  Have a look on YouTube. I typed in "mic for yoga classes " and got loads of hits from online yoga teachers sharing their experiences with various microphones.  Best of luck.  ... View more

@StephenRWar158  Have a look into shotgun microphones. They are designed to pick up sound from a distance and so are out of the way of the camera.  ... View more

@KylePew  Thank you for the link. Zoomit looks great. I'm going to download and test it. I've got a feeling this will save me a lot of time in post production.  Cheers. Liam  ... View more

@KylePew  Can you zoom in and out in OBS? ... View more

@tariquea99  I tend to do zooming when editing. I find it easier and more accurate.  ... View more

@Michael Mickey  Wow. Well done turning your life around.  Best of luck.  ... View more

Belated Christmas greetings to you too @LawrenceMMiller . I've learnt a lot from your posts.  ... View more

Hi @Rita_SSantos  Microsoft Support has an article on how to add or record audio in PPT. I don't use PPT but the instructions seem straightforward.  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-add-and-record-audio-eeac1757-5f20-4379-95f2-0d0cd151d5b8 Hopefully the link works.  ... View more

Thank you @Lili . Just a slow start to the month for me then. ... View more

Hi @Lili . Can you confirm for me, when you refer to "Fixed Price Promotions " are you referring to the "Deals Program" and the "Marketing Boost Program" ? I have ticked everything on the "Manage Promotional Agreements" page but haven't had any sales since the 2nd November and wondering if it's related.    Cheers  Liam  ... View more

This has happened to me as well. ... View more

"Which lights did you purchase?" Hi. The lights we bought are, Yonguo YN 300 Air. We know very little about lights so please don't take this as a recommendation.  We tried them out yesterday and they are an improvement on what we had before. I wouldn't say that the difference is night and day, but we're happy with the result.  ... View more

My wife films my headshots for me and uses a Canon 70d. We've just bought a couple of lights and hoping to try them out tomorrow. Curious  to see how big a difference they make.  ... View more

Yes, there's a problem with the q and a. There' a thread somewhere with other instructors having the same problem. Hopefully it'll be fixed soon. ... View more