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Orestes Mita · January 25th, 2006, 09:40 PM

Does anyone know how its possible to record indoors and reducing the echo as much as possible?

David Ennis · January 25th, 2006, 09:56 PM

If possible, choosing an interior that doesn't have a lot of echo is a good place to start. Steps can be taken to reduce the echo in a room also. It is a common practice to hang blankets in the room.

It is crucial to use a directional microphone, and to have it less than two feet from the mouth of the person speaking. It is not possilbe to get good results with a camcorder's built in microphone from the distance you usually shoot video from.

What do you have for equipment?

Marco Leavitt · January 26th, 2006, 07:58 AM

If you do a search, you'll find a lot written about that. First thing, never use a shotgun in a reverberant space. Use a good hypercardiod as close as possible. Blankets can be really helpful, but you need a lot of them. Hanging does a lot more than putting them on the floor.

January 25th, 2006, 09:40 PM	#1
Orestes Mita New Boot Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8	Recording audio indoors? Does anyone know how its possible to record indoors and reducing the echo as much as possible?

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David Ennis Fred Retread Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 1,227	If possible, choosing an interior that doesn't have a lot of echo is a good place to start. Steps can be taken to reduce the echo in a room also. It is a common practice to hang blankets in the room. It is crucial to use a directional microphone, and to have it less than two feet from the mouth of the person speaking. It is not possilbe to get good results with a camcorder's built in microphone from the distance you usually shoot video from. What do you have for equipment? __________________ "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence..." - Calvin Coolidge "My brain is wired to want to know how other things are wired." - Me

January 26th, 2006, 07:58 AM	#3
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	If you do a search, you'll find a lot written about that. First thing, never use a shotgun in a reverberant space. Use a good hypercardiod as close as possible. Blankets can be really helpful, but you need a lot of them. Hanging does a lot more than putting them on the floor.