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Use the following techniques when recording vocals in your home studio.

Invest in good microphone:

In the long run, it will be worth it to invest a little money into a nice condenser microphone. There is no better way to capture clear, high quality vocals than using a high quality microphone! Generally, the cost of a good microphone starts at around $90 and goes up.

Pop Filter:

Having a pop filter is very important when capturing a great vocal performance. A pop filter is basically a screen that filters out all of the heavy “P”, “H”, and breathing sounds that otherwise distort the recording. Pop filters are pretty cheap. You can get a decent one for around $20. If you don’t have the money or time to get a pop filter before your next recording, you can make a homemade pop filter. Simply wear a handkerchief that covers your mouth. You don’t want it so thick and tight that it muffles your voice and effects how you talk, but just enough so it catches those unwanted pops and cracks.

Find Your Distance:

Every microphone is different. To get the best recording out of your microphone, be sure to play around and test it out for awhile before committing to a final recording. Some microphones are very sensitive whereas others require you to be very close to the mic. Find a comfortable distance from your microphone that gives a good volume level of recording, clear vocals, and no pops or distortion. Use this distance as your marking point every time you record so all of your tracks will have equal vocal quality!

Location:

When recording, you don’t want to be in a huge room or a room with background noise. When recording at home, or just not in a studio, the most commonly used type of room to record in is a smaller, quiet, and closed room. This assures that there is no background noise or extra feedback from the surroundings.

Overdubbing, Ad-Libs, and Simple Effects:

Think about the last good movie you saw. I mean the really good one. Chances are that movie had a great soundtrack; that’s how those things works. A great soundtrack makes a good movie that much better. The same goes for your video. Your sound makes all the difference. That soundtrack is like a marketing campaign for the movie or video; it makes the viewer remember it.

The success of any video is dependent upon its sound quality. You may have never realized this before, but take a moment to think about it. The ultimate goal of any video marketing campaign is to promote its subject so well that it increases sales, recognition, and eventually brand value. A lot of effort goes into the directing and presentation; and this includes the sound.

This is especially true of videos used for online advertising. Those videos are usually short and must grab the viewer’s attention immediately; before they click away to the next screen. Dialogue can help grab a viewer’s attention, assuming that the language is right for the viewer, but music can often do the job all on its own, especially if it is done right.

Good audio plays a very important role in whether a video marketing campaign is successful or not. Thus, any little imperfection in the sound can ruin the whole thing. Corporate or training videos use both audio and visual strategies. They should match perfectly; they should be well synchronized with no hiccups. A great jingle can make all the difference.

It is essential to team with a professional production company to create videos of superior quality. Professional videos can have a profound impact on your audience. The sound or audio aspect of a video really should be handled by experienced professionals with the right skill set.

Many people do go ahead and create their own videos and publish them on various websites. Then they suffer the consequences which include bad reviews, negative publicity and even ridicule. Viewers are not patient or even tolerant; they do not want to waste their time watching poor quality videos and they will let everyone know. Save yourself the pain and hire a respected production company. It will be well worth your money.

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“Good Morning David, did you sleep well?”