6. Room Reverberations and Why They're More Damaging to your Podcast Than You Think

Clean Cut Audio | The Science of Sound and the Art of Great Podcast Audio

I've said it over and over and over again, your audio is mainly defined by your microphone technique and your recording environment. Last week we recorded mic technique, so here we are with the environment! Reverberations are caused when a sound (ie. your voice) bounces off your walls over and over again, hundreds of times a second, and each time it bounces off the wall, you hear that instance of the sound, and again milliseconds later when it bounces back, and milliseconds later when it bounces back again, etc. True, smaller rooms will create a shorter reverb tail, but it doesn't necessarily create less reverb. And a pillow might absorb SOME sound, but it's neither dense enough, deep enough, or voluminous enough to really make any kind of audible difference. So where do we go from here? Really think about investing some money into your room. It's easy to dream about spending $450 on a brand new Shure SM7b, but I promise if you only had $450 to spend, I'd buy a Shure SM58 for $100 and invest $350 into treating your environment. You'll spend the same amount of money, and you'll sound WAY better with the $100 mic in a great sounding room. Read the full description at www.cleancutaudio.com/podcast/6 Links: My YouTube Video on Reverberations What is Reverberation? Relay.fm Haas Effect Frequency Range of the Human Voice Wavelengths in our Room Noise Reduction Coefficient Charts Room Modes My YouTube Video on Phasing Room EQ Wizard Closing Song: Broad by David Cutter http://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic For more info, or to ask any questions, check out my website and reach out to [email protected]