by: Tom Johnson

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:50:32 +0000

Yah, sorry about the sound. I learned a lot by editing that file. First lesson: when distant audience members ask questions, and those audience members are not using a microphone, you’re going to have to do a lot of post-production work. Because basically, the question is so quiet you can’t hear a thing. But then the speaker picks up on that question.

Someone suggested that I raise the volume of the participant’s question. When I did that, it sounded like Niagara Falls with all the white noise.

Another person suggested I voice over the question. When I did that, it sounded really strange. I left them both in for comparison purposes.

Also, I basically chopped out about 10 audience questions, and just maintained the flow of the speaker. Miraculously, in many places you can’t even tell.

I also cut out about 50 uhms and uhs, clearings of the throat, long pauses, etc.

In the future, I’ll have to use a lapel mic and an audience microphone to record the event. That or just have the speaker repeat the question (which sounds somewhat lame).

Thanks anyway for listening.

Tom

by: Scott Abel

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:10:39 +0000

Thanks for sharing this podcast file. We, as podcasters, have to learn a little more about being sound engineers before these files will be as valuable as they can be. The volume on this fle was all over the place making it difficult to listen to. But, the information was interesting and useful.

Thanks again for making this file available.

Scott Abel, Content Management Strategist, The Content Wrangler, Inc.
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