Since I've joined LingQ as a Spanish tutor, I've started creating lessons for students to share in the LingQ library. I'm really enjoying it! I write my own things, or try to find some interesting short and long articles about Science & Technology, Environment, Health, etc. Then I record them in two versions, the first one in normal/natural native speed for advanced learners, and the other in a slower speed for intermediate learners.
So, what's the matter with the microphone? Well, I tried to record my first lesson with a Logitech headsets with microphone, the one I use for conversations through Skype, but I hated the sound quality and the noise created! Then, for the first 10 or 12 lessons I used the built-in webcam microphone. The sound was better (there was less noise), but I was really disappointed with the sound quality!
Of course I'm not a sound expert, but I'm quite picky about sound & image quality. So after some research, I decided to buy a studio quality condenser microphone with its mic stand, shockmount unit, antipop filter and so on! It's really great! I've just recorded my last 4 or 5 lessons with it and I'm delighted!! Now I'm just trying to learn a bit of sound processing with Audacity and Sound Forge just to make the best of it!! I hope you'll enjoy my Spanish lessons, especially the new ones recorded with this great microphone!!
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Hello Albert!
I think it is great to buy professional mic to record lessons. I also want to buy one for recording my Russian lessons.
I envy learners of Spanish ;)
hahaha! Thank you Cakypa!
I was really disappointed with the regular mic in the headsets.
There a big difference now! Even though I'm not an audio expert, the normal recording, with just a noise reduction and some basic equalization sounds really great compared with the other one. I'm really happy with my new microphone!! I even thought of recording again the firts lessons... maybe one day!!
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