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What Does Bad Audio Sound Like?
What do people mean when they say "Bad Audio" well I made some. You will hear where some strategies DO create bad audio and others (using your phone may not be horrible).
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Table of Contents01:30 Focusrite Studio Makeover
03:31 Defining what Bad Audio Sounds Like
03:54 Built-in Camera Mic
04:42 Built-in Laptop Mic
05:36 Recording into Voicememo on My iPhone
06:12 Samson Q2U in the Bathroom
07:29 Using Blankets
08:09 Dave in His Closet
09:01 Blue Yeti in the Bathroom
10:34 Blue Yeti under Blankets
11:01 Blue Yeti in the Closet
12:26 Blue Yeti on a Desk
12:55 Q2U in the Closet
14:31 Trying to Clean Bad Audio
16:16 Do Portable Audio Booths Work?
20:15 Noise Gate Example
21:56 EQ Settings to Try
24:59 EQ Examples
26:38 Podcast Rewind
29:44 Some Light Reading
31:30 March Question of the Month
32:02 schoolofpodcasting.com/725
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