Technology

This is the microphone which we used to record our voiceover and the various audio clips we needed for our the construction of our radio advert. The microphone made it easy and simple for our group to record the voice over rather than using the microphone on the computer; which would have meant recording in the noisy media room with shaky quality and an audible background hiss. I've learnt how to use this piece of equipment as well as the optimum conditions for recording, such as the distance you have to be from the microphone, how loud and clear you have to speak, and the location in which you record. A small room is best as to reduce reverb, with no background noise to detract from the main voice. 


Using this microphone we recorded our commentary for our evaluation. Because each member of our group has to vocally contribute to the commentary, using the microphone meant that we could each go and record our individual segments at the same time, editing the order of the voices when we uploaded the audio onto the computer. If we had used the microphone on the computer it would've meant that we would all have to speak one after the other to avoid background noise, and would have made the process much more difficult to complete.  Utilizing this piece of technology really made our commentary straightforward and uncomplicated to record and upload.

Shona