Mike Issue

[isadora]

HI Just wanna know how to settle this mike issue
I always have muffling voice in the recording if my speaker/interview using a mike to speak especially it is indoors
How can I prevent this.

 

[XsenseX]

We must first know what are you using to record with

 

[Bamboopictures]

HI Just wanna know how to settle this mike issue
I always have muffling voice in the recording if my speaker/interview using a mike to speak especially it is indoors
How can I prevent this.

Are you describing a situation where you are recording a guy using a PA system/loudspeaker through the air with your camera's onboard mic? If so, don't! Get a line feed from the PA system's mixer into your camcorder's mic input. (line-to-mic attenuator required for most consumer camcorders) If your camera does not have a line/mic input, plug the auxiliary line-out from the mixer into a zoom recorder or your iPhone. Then replace the echoey/muffled audio track with this direct line recording in post.

 

[isadora]

Are you describing a situation where you are recording a guy using a PA system/loudspeaker through the air with your camera's onboard mic? If so, don't! Get a line feed from the PA system's mixer into your camcorder's mic input. (line-to-mic attenuator required for most consumer camcorders) If your camera does not have a line/mic input, plug the auxiliary line-out from the mixer into a zoom recorder or your iPhone. Then replace the echoey/muffled audio track with this direct line recording in post.

Ok the 1st one I understand ,
for the 2nd one , meaning I will replace the sound later when editing?
What if I dunt have that prevlg., I only can use the my mike from my camera..how I can improve the sound then?
Thank You for the reply...

 

[Bamboopictures]

The short answer: you can't get good sound from an onboard mic unless you' re standing 4 ft from your talent.

 

[hamanoshun]

Sound quality is actually dependent on the pre-amps of your recorder, in this case, the pre-amp of your camera, which is not very good. If you're using on-camera mics, for most there'll be auto-gain, means it will bring up the sensitivity of the pre-amp, but the downside here is pretty much the same as increasing the ISO of a DSLR, the higher you go, the more sensitive the pre-amp, the more noise.

At the very least you should have a hotshoe shotgun mic to get rid of most of the noise and have the pickup directed at the source. The recorder option should only be considered if you have access to one or have provision for one. A mixer board at the location is a bigger plus.

I think the issue here is with your pickup of the sound source, not so much the recording.