{"id":90,"date":"2020-04-28T23:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T23:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichevisuals.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2021-04-22T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:53:25","slug":"how-to-get-clean-audio-in-video-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichevisuals.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/28\/how-to-get-clean-audio-in-video-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Production -How to get Clean Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Video Production and video content will be more important now than ever.\u00a0 Every business owner will be looking to reach their potential client virtually.\u00a0 Often this is done through video conferencing but when scheduling conflicts arise, many will be relying on filmed content.\u00a0 As a professional videographer, I try to emphasize the value of professional video production.\u00a0 The quality of video is a must of course but it is the quality of audio that separates amateur video content from professional video content. \u00a0 In this article, I will talk about how you achieve that professional sounding audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose the Right Microphone for Video Production <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing to consider is the choice of the microphone.\u00a0 More specifically, the location of the microphone is really the key in producing high quality sound.\u00a0 The closer the microphone is to the subject the clearer the sound will be.\u00a0 A recorded sound source has a signal to noise ratio.\u00a0 The signal in our case is the speech of the human subject, while the noise are the sounds of room fans, crowds in the backgrounds, wind outside, and the echo of the voice created by the speaking subject.\u00a0 Good microphones have higher signal to noise ratio.\u00a0 However, even very high end microphones will pick up noise if the room is not quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite choice of microphones are lavalier (and often wireless) microphones for any film or video productions.  When I film an interview I can clip the mic about 6 inches from the mouth so the speaking sound is well recorded.  Most lavaliers have what is known as an omni pick up pattern which means they pick up signals equally well from all directions.  This means that a lavalier microphone can be clipped upside down and it will still sound clean.  Another popular choice for recording speech in film and video production is a shotgun microphone.  The pick up pattern for a shotgun microphone is very narrow which means that the microphone has to be pointed directly at the speaker.  However the narrow pick up pattern reduced the noise by eliminating sounds that are not in focus (or pointed at with the mic). It is important to remember that the shotgun microphone needs to be placed as close as possible to the speaker to pick up good sound.  Although, I personally prefer a good lavalier mic, there are instances where the shotgun mic actually works better.  For example, when there are multiple speakers talking over each other, multiple lavalier mics can interfere with each one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a Sennheiser lavalier wireless mic I use in my video production<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Learn Post-Production Audio Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once audio is recorded using a well positioned microphone, more work is needed in film or video post production.\u00a0 As a professional videographer, most of my video editing work is done in Adobe Premiere software.\u00a0 However, I like to migrate my audio work to a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).\u00a0 DAWs are programs designed for musicians to produce their work.\u00a0 These programs offer flexibility that simply Premiere and other video edit programs do not.\u00a0 In this article I will not go in depth why DAWs are better for audio, but instead focus on a few key components of audio mixing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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