Radio Stations: Setting Up Microphones for Interview

Video Transcript

"So now we're going to talk about some basic how to broadcast using a microphone type techniques. So, come on over to the board, let's take a look. Thing one, get the mic near you before you go on the mic. And why that is, is that you can, folks at home will hear the squeaks in this mic stand if you moved your mic stand around while you're broadcasting. So get close to your mic. The other thing is, I've been told, don't talk directly into the mic, as that will cause your P's to sound rather pronounced. So don't do that. So talk at an angle to the mic. Alright, when you're ready, turn yourself on and turn yourself up. Now, always watch your levels, especially closely when you're on the mic. Because, if you don't you can end up up here whoa, and people at home will hear you sounding really, really clipped or really bad sound quality. So don't do that, it's probably not even good for our board, so. On our board we've determined that we want to have people peaking, that is the peak of the needles on the meters, should be about vertical. So again, set yourself up, before you turn your channel on. Turn it on, turn it up, and watch your meters a lot. That's really critical. And again, we're a low tech station here. I'm sure modern people have all digital gear and some kind of thing that watches out for that, we don't. Another thing to know is, when you're on the mic you can't hear through the speakers. Most boards will disable the speakers when you go on the mic. Which is a good thing because otherwise you'd be getting feedback through the microphone speaker system and that would be bad. So, that's the mics. Most important thing, turn it off when you're done so people don't hear your discussions, your private discussions after you think you're off the mic."