0548 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Clicks

2022.07.02 – 0548 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Clicks Clicks Seemingly inexplicable clicks and bumps on a recording can often be traced to handling noise from the microphone.  In a studio put the mic on mount and simply don’t touch it.Hand-held mics should be gripped firmly but not tightly and fingers should be kept still, as any movement can often be picked up as handling noise. So if you have a ring on your microphone hand, remove it, as mics are particularly susceptible to the small scraping sounds that a ring might make. Also remove any bracelets. Take up any excess slack in the mic cable by looping it around your hand.  Some outdoor mic can be fitted with an extra handle (a pistol grip) to reduce handling noise. Clicks or bumps on the recording can also be caused by the lead going into the mic – or the recording unit - being bumped against another object (such as furniture), or if the connections (where the lead goes into the mic or into the recorder) is knocked or pulled. It is difficult to edit these noises out as they are often within the recording. Advanced studio sound problems(From: Broadcast Journalism: Techniques of Radio and Television News (Stewart, Alexander; Routledge 2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.