The audio effect in our playback was maddening, plus we knew the A/C could not be running when the mics were sizzling or the take would be worthless.
My neighbor Barry plus I have been doing a horror podcast for just over a year now, plus I finally assume we are finding our groove! Our listener base is still small, but it keeps growing so we decided that if we are entirely taking this seriously we need real mics. So far we have just been recording into our iPhone, because smartphones have entirely amazing mics in them. So we got some semi-professional recording rigs, set up a makeshift studio, plus right away observed the problem — the mics were picking up the air conditioning system unit in the background. It was the central Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C plan for the house, which is not located anywhere near our studio, but we could still hear it. The air conditioning system 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 we 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 temperature control while we were recording, but with both of us crammed into 1 small room with all that equipment, it got sizzling entirely fast. The people I was with and I even tried recording late at night, when the air conditioning system didn’t need to run as much, but that didn’t labor either. The people I was with and I decided to make an investment, plus bought a small, portable air conditioning system unit that was reputed to be whisper-quiet, so we could turn off the central Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C plus run this 1 in the studio.