Bloggers out there often times are recording themselves in a room.. all alone. One aspect of videos that I cannot stress enough is solid audio. Your viewers are more likely to sit through a crappy shower curtain backdrop than they are to willing to suffer through screeching peaks or inaudible words. You can get a lavalier microphone to plug into a Zoom H1 for around $20 these days. They’re good enough to get the job done. I would know, I use them from time to time for OTech videos. If you want to keep your setup to a minimum and cut back on as many costs as possible, how about recording directly into your external recorder? Booming a microphone from below might be easier but can totally ruin a shot. Booming the mic from above is going to give you nice sound but, wait.. that’s right, you’re alone. No boom operator. A simple and really inexpensive solution (cheaper than light stands) that I blogged about back last summer is a mic stand with a 1/4″ thread adaptor. Mic stands typically have a 5/8″ male thread, while photo and video gear commonly houses a 1/4″ female thread.

I wanted to breathe some new life into this old video as we used this technique today in the studio and it worked- wonderfully! Hope this helps someone out!

Mic Stand Adapters

Microphone Boom Stand