Audio Class: Field Production:

Wind and Noise

Wind

• Cause: The slightest breeze can cause massive low frequency noise or "rumble". Can also be cause by talent "P-popping" or breathing into microphone.
• Cure: Use a foam "Windscreen" (or "Pop Filter") on each affected microphone.

Noise

• Types of noise: Airborne and Electrical
• Airborne: (You can hear it with your ears) Use a more directional microphone and/or move closer to the source.
• Electrical: (You can hear it only through the recording system.) Isolate by listening to individual microphones. Move cables away from other cables (particularly power or lighting cables.) Epxeriment with swapping cables, disconnect and reconnect connectors.

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