Audio equipment – why bother with external microphones?

Get a Good Microphone because the audio quality is really important. Even if your computer comes with a microphone, and your mobile records a decent quality, it might not be the best one to use. Audio quality is the most important element of any multimedia content.

A producer friend told me that when shooting video, audio quality is the most important and that even if the video quality is great, but the audio is bad, it ruins the whole thing. The same applies to any content developed for learning.

Just put yourself in the shoes of learners and imagine listening for hours to scratchy, noisy audio. It is tiring and distracting. Good-quality sound doesn’t distract from the content, it welcomes learners and allows to enjoy listening and learning. Therefore, I recommend putting some effort into preparing your recording station and also buying a high-quality microphone.

I have a separate post about preparing your home recording station. In this post, I will tell you about the equipment that will give you better sound – affordable external microphones.

I was looking for a budget solution for my home studio and for any on the fly recording sessions. I shopped around and asked some friends from sound and music industry for suggestions. Below is the list of decent, but affordable microphones – a combination of my own findings and suggestions from experts.