Homebrewed Music

Four more mic comparison clips, this time including large and small diaphragm mics and a wide range of prices.

Most mic comparisons I find on the web use different performances for each mic. In my experience, most mics are lot more similar than most performances, so this tutorial shows how to reduce the outside variables in mic (and other electronic gear) comparisons.

In my last blog entry I described the process for merging audio and video recorded on two different devices, for instance, replacing the audio in a Flip Mino HD video with audio recorded on a Zoom H2. This is a very handy technique, and can give great audio quality in the final video, but sometimes [...]

I have a lot of fun with Flip Mino HD camcorder. I’ve already done a few music videos with it and in my opinion the audio is far behind the quality of the video. Of course, even with expensive video equipment, having the mic on the camera keeps it some distance from the subject. Having [...]