Reduce Outside Noise When Recording at Home

Video Transcript

"Hi! This Is Shana Bethune on behalf of Expert Village and I am going to talk to you about how to reduce outside noise. Wherever you record, there is going to be noise coming in from outside like sirens, people yelling in the street or cars driving by so be really aware of cutting that noise down to make sure your recording is perfect. When you are using a good mic, you are going to pick up all sorts of noises even like neighbors conversations three doors down. So don't trust your ears, because the mic can hear better than you can. Plan the time that you record carefully. Do it at a time when you know there aren't going to be neighbors walking around upstairs in the morning, getting ready for work or people watching TV at night because all those things are going to show up in the recording. No matter how thick the floor is. You are going to pick up noise coming through the floor if you are not careful. Make sure you shut all of your windows because even sounds coming from distant rooms can be picked up in your recording. The mic gets very hot but that is something that you are just going to have to live with for the recording. Fans also make a lot of noise so make sure you shut off all of your fans. If it is winter time even if its too cold, you have to shut off all of your heat because that can make a lot of noise. As a compromise you can get a very small fan or small heater that you can turn on between tapes. Even though blocking out all outside noise can make you a little uncomfortable, it is going to be worth it so that you don't have any sort of interference. Shutting all the windows might not block all of the outside noise but it will be much better than if you didn't do it at all. "