Aug 11

How to Get Better Sound Quality for Your Videos

Video may be appealing for its visuals, but it's SOUND that can make or break its success.

Doubt me? Watch a video with beautifully crafted visuals ... and then add an irritating sound track. Scratches, crackles, major echoes, intruding noises drowning out the speaker or narrator. Think back on ye old record player and overused warped albums or 45s you had as a kid or, if you're not old enough to remember that, think of nails slowing clawing down a blackboard. Still before your time? How about ANY unwanted noise when you're just trying to sleep?

Pick your poison. Anyway you look at it (no pun intended, really), videos are annoying as all get-out if the sound is poor.

Fortunately, there are a few easy things you can do to mitigate muffled, echoey, or problem spaces when you're making your own videos. Pros will have all sorts of solutions, but when you're on your own, I think you'll find these pretty straightforward, inexpensive, and easy to implement.

Good, clean sound means that your audio is clear and easily understood, without annoying distractions like bad echoes, planes flying overhead, or your kid screaming at his brother in the next room.

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Laura's Quick Tips

Get a mic! Tabletop, camera-top, boom, or lapel ... it'll make a world of difference.
Treat your space to reduce those echoes. Start with a rug on your bare floor.
When you can't beat 'em ... go elsewhere. Or wait for the intrusion to pass.

Are you having trouble getting good sound in your home or office? Or while you're on the road? Maybe I can suggest a few things to help. Click below for a free 15 minute consult!