podcasting and voiceover mic comparison opinions please.

[Jason Zaloga]

Ty,
I just got some equipment and I have a few more questions.
I did get some foam for the walls and I tried covering the window and glass with heavy duty blankets.
It’s probably not the best professional solution but I have to try with what I have, so for me it seems to work. I covered my computer tower to dampen the humming fan sounds, that also helped. But now I have a hum coming from my ViewSonic monitor that I never heard before. Here is the question. I think I bought the wrong style mic because the mic is picking up the hum from the monitor, so I think. It’s very faint but it is there. I also was wondering since I have to record while typing, how can I record without the keyboard and mouse click sounds. I was told it would help if I got a different style mic, one that only records in one direction. I played with the settings both on the mixer and headphones but since this is my first time it’s hard to hear the difference with and without the headphones on. I just want a reasonable level of quality. I get that this is not a professional setup and I should expect non-professional results but I guess I’m looking for the best with what I have. Any help or ideas you can give me?

Thanks.

Apple based recording.
Recording with Adobe Audition
Recording with ScreenFlow

– Rode studio boom arm
– Alesis MultiMix 4 4-Channel Audio Mixer with USB Connector
– 1/4 to 1/4 Monster cables
– M-Audio AV40 studio monitors
– Audio Technica AT2035 mic with Rode mic cable
– Sennheiser HD 280

[Ty Ford]

Hello Jason,

The AT2035 mic is directional, but I would not suspect that it would be deaf to keyboard fingering, or for that matter would any directional mic.

It might be better with a headworn mic. Like a Countryman B6, because it’s closer to your mouth (and therefore hears less of what’s around you.) I can’t guarantee it’ll not hear the keyboard.

Maybe there’s a quieter keyboard!

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Jason Zaloga]

ok thanks