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New videographers often overlook one crucial piece of equipment – the microphone. And no wonder they do. It’s almost impossible to find a decent camcorder for sale for less than $1,000.00 with an external mic jack. Newer camcorders have built-in stereo microphones instead, which promise great sound. But the microphone on your camcorder is probably [...]

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Betsey Weber and Matt Pierce of TechSmith (the makers of Camtasia) have done an excellent short comparison of several microphones for screencasting, including a lapel mic, freestanding USB mics, a headset, and even a webcam. Matt reads the same short passage from Alice in Wonderland with each microphone. The entire screencast lasts less than two [...]

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USB microphones give consistently better audio quality to podcasts and screencasts. So what sort of USB microphone should you use? I’ve been very pleased with my Samson C01U USB Microphone Earlier this year, Samson introduced a new version, which incorporates a switch for both multidirectional and unidirectional recording. This is a great feature when you [...]

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