It was easy enough to turn off the thermostat while the two of us were recording, but with both of us crammed into 1 small room with all that equipment, it got hot really fast
My buddy Barry plus I have been doing a horror podcast for just over a year now, plus I finally think the two of us are finding our groove, then our listener base is still small, but it keeps growing so the two of us decided that if the two of us are really taking this seriously the two of us need real mics. So far the two of us have just been recording into our iPhone, because smartphones have really amazing mics in them. So the two of us got some semi-professional recording rigs, set up a makeshift studio, plus instantly observed the complication — the mics were picking up the air conditioner in the background. It was the central Heating plus A/C system for the house, which is not situated anywhere near our studio, but the two of us could still hear it. The air conditioner was old, plus the vents rattled, so it wasn’t so much that you could hear the A/C running, but it made everything vibrate ever so slightly. The audio effect in our playback was maddening, plus the two of us knew the A/C could not be running when the mics were sizzling or the take would be worthless. It was easy enough to turn off the thermostat while the two of us were recording, but with both of us crammed into 1 small room with all that equipment, it got hot really fast. The two of us even tried recording late at night, when the didn’t need to run as much, but that didn’t work either. The two of us decided to make an investment, plus purchased a small, portable air conditioner that was reputed to be whisper-quiet, so the two of us could turn off the central Heating plus A/C plus run this 1 in the studio.