I concur; here's a year-point-five-old Skype interview that I believe used in-box mics. Maybe Cheryl can chime in here.
http://fauxpress.blogspot.com/2007/06/cheryl-colan-sings-rendering-song.html Not too bad. Am sure it's even better now. Then, I have (and had for that recording) FIOS connection. I use Audio Hijack Pro or Conference Recorder to take Skype audio. Probably Conference Recorder since it's integrated into the Skype app. If I'm not mistaken, I referred to the linked-to piece from bordercollieaudtralianshepherd to set mine up. Jan On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:22 PM, bordercollieaustralianshepherd < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides a decent mic there is a need to work with your firewall from > what it sounds (no pun) like. > > A lot of great info can be found on the > http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/ & The Conversations Network's > forums. http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/forum/ mentioned on the > site belowwhich is probably where I first discovered this if not on > this list or another. > > The following video has information that's been a "Must watch video" > I've recommended often. Covers system & Skype preference settings. > > Hope this helps > > "....From Doug Kaye's Weblog http://www.blogarithms.com/ > > Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video > > > After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at > The Conversations Network, we're now saying a resounding Yes! Paul > Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers > all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype > recordings. http://tr.im/dkaye_skype ..." > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Brainstorming a bit. > > > > Seems to me that you might - via a desktop sharing application and > Audacity > > (or whatever you're using to record audio on your computer) - be able to > > approach both 'live recording' and 'quality' together. Don't know if > desktop > > sharing would have the same kind of audio compression / latency as > Skype. > > Might be interesting to find out. > > > > Tried Gmail's audio / video chat recently and the audio quality was > pretty > > darned good. None of the Skype echo or weird digital hash > hesitations. If > > may be that Verdi and I both have good connections. I have FIOS. > > > > Maybe iChat or any other video conference app in combination with > CamTwist > > (Google it), playing back the pre-recorded video in the chat window > so you > > can sync the audio performance to the vid. > > > > What OS do each of you have? > > > > If the double-ender strategy appeals and you're bound and determined > to use > > better-quality mics, I should think you wouldn't need 'recorders', > but only > > a free recording application like Audacity, and a preamp or other bit of > > hardware to put between the mics and the computer, in order to get > the mic > > signal where it needs to be to be 'heard' by the computer. > > > > Because of your post, I broke out a Shure FP-11 mic to line amp (new > from > > Ebay for $135) and hooked it up with a dynamic headset mic and it's > working > > okay - with a bit more hiss than I'd prefer - but still much better > than the > > on-board MacBook Pro mic and associated computer noise well in the > > foreground of the background. > > > > Podcasters would be well placed to tell you which USB mics would get > you the > > quality you need. I'm certain there are 'good' USB mics out there > for well > > less than $100 a piece. > > > > You can certainly pick up a Shure SM57 or two used for less than > $100 each. > > The Shure mic you later mention - the SM7B - for sure isn't in the > budget > > you describe. The SM57's should be plenty good enough for the web, > with the > > added benefit of rejecting most ambient room noise (like echo, > > refrigerators, air conditioners, traffic and the neighbors' argument). > > > > Another idea is that one or both of you may have a video camera > handy to use > > as a mic, attached and recorded to the computer via fireware or USB. > There > > IS the some time problem of camera noise associated with recording audio > > with inboard mics on video cameras, but it's usually not THAT much of a > > problem for lo-budge web purposes. > > > > Toward the lo-budget side, you can always write the story so that > one (or > > both) of the characer's voice(s) are supposed to be 'futzed' - e.g., > EQ'd so > > they sound as if they're on a telephone. > > > > Call me if you want, and I'll walk you through some more ideas. > 862-571-5334 > > Better these discussions held in real time. Texting possibilities > without > > knowing precisely what you have / want is not an efficient use of > our time > > :) > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Richard Amirault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dom" > > > (snip) > > > > The video portion will utilize voice-over while our content plays > > > > beneath. We may also use animation or puppets along with our voices. > > > > Anyway, you can see that it would be less than ideal to have the > > > > voices at different qualities. Are there any tools for recording two > > > > audio streams live from two separate locations that don't involve > > > > thousands of dollars of audio equipment? Thanks folks! > > > > > > > As suggested a "double ender" will work just fine. How "low cost" > it is > > > depends on what your definition of "cost" is. You will need quality > > > recorders. A pair of Zoom H-2s will work great. Do not use > anything like a > > > "digital voice recorder" from Olympus or Sony. > > > > > > I'm not sure about the video aspect of this. Will you both need > to see the > > > video to comment on it? I would think that this may be a problem. > You both > > > need to see the same thing at the same time. > > > > > > Richard Amirault > > > Boston, MA, USA > > > http://n1jdu.org > > > http://bostonfandom.org > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jan McLaughlin > > Production Sound Mixer > > air = 862-571-5334 > > aim = janofsound > > skype = janmclaughlin > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Jan McLaughlin Production Sound Mixer air = 862-571-5334 aim = janofsound skype = janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
