{"id":8287,"date":"2012-07-11T17:02:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T22:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:36:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:36:57","slug":"audio-for-videomaking-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/audio-for-videomaking-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Audio: What You Need to Know About Audio for Video Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>HOW TO GET GOOD AUDIO FOR YOUR VIDEO<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/microphone-and-audio-board.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7990  aligncenter\" title=\"microphone on the mixing desk\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/microphone-and-audio-board-300x201.jpg?resize=384%2C257\" alt=\"video audio\" width=\"384\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/microphone-and-audio-board.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/microphone-and-audio-board.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/microphone-and-audio-board.jpg?w=423&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality audio for your video is absolutely ESSENTIAL.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Viewers are more forgiving of a crummy video image than they are of bad audio. If the sound on your video is bad, people simply WILL NOT WATCH! Sad but true, and I&#8217;ve seen it a million times.<\/p>\n<p>If you improve the audio quality of your videos, they will be more watchable and you will achieve greater success.<\/p>\n<p>But how do you make sure to\u00a0get good audio? Quality audio in video production brings up a lot of questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What kind of microphones should I use?<\/li>\n<li>What are the pros and cons of different types of microphones?<\/li>\n<li>How do I use a microphone for best results?<\/li>\n<li>Do I need to spend extra on a wireless microphone?<\/li>\n<li>Can I just use the microphone attached to my camcorder?<\/li>\n<li>What about music for my video?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Getting good quality audio does not have to be hard, nor does it require expensive microphones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although expensive mics are nice. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>But more than expensive microphones, you need to know how to use them correctly.\u00a0 Microphones\u00a0 have different pickup patterns, strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>Simple things, like making sure you record in a quiet place, make a big difference.\u00a0 So, It&#8217;s not that hard, but it is critical to get right. Like I said at the top of the page, if your video has poor quality audio, people will not be willing to suffer through it and watch.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t expect to just clean up bad audio in post-production either, that&#8217;s never a good idea.\u00a0 Post-production is for mixing your elements together and creating a story, not for correcting mistakes, although that can happen too.<\/p>\n<p>The links to the posts below will explain different aspects of audio as it relates to video making. Explore these posts for a big boost in your ability to create videos with quality audio.<\/p>\n<h3>AUDIO ARTICLES AND TUTORIALS<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8349 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/video-editing-4-waveform-cu-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"video audio waveform image\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/video-editing-4-waveform-cu.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/video-editing-4-waveform-cu.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/video-editing-4-waveform-cu.jpg?w=425&amp;ssl=1 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/a-guide-for-choosing-and-using-microphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> A Guide for Choosing Microphones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"easy audido using camcorder mic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/video-production\/audio-for-video-using-your-camcorder-mic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy Audio for Video: Can I use my camcorder mic?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"wireless mics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/video-equipment\/audio-for-video-wireless-microphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All About Wireless Microphones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/the-importance-of-sound-in-film-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coming Up With a Dynamite Soundtrack for Your Movie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/mackie-802-vlz3-8-channel-audio-mixer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mackie Audio Mixer Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/sony-emc44b-lavalier-microphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review of Sony ECM 44B Lavalier Mic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/customized-music-scores-for-your-video-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get a Custom Score for Your Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/audio-for-video-how-microphone-adapters-can-rescue-your-video-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Adapter Cables With Your Microphone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/video-production-using-royalty-free-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Royalty Free Music in Video Production<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want people to watch your video, then you have to get quality sound.  Bad audio can ruin and otherwise great video!  Here are tips for improving your sound when making videos.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,2732],"tags":[2607,2081,2082,2083,1894,167,2648,2085],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/audio.png?fit=1150%2C1150&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8287"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19433,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287\/revisions\/19433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}