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What is it with podcasters' giant microphones? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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That's something I noticed a while ago: all podcasters have those huge microphones in front of them - sometimes with a gigantic boom - that wouldn't look out of place on 1950s TV. But unlike in the 1950s, they're not trying to hide them, no no: the more visible, the bigger, the better.

I can't figure out the point of that prop. If I did a podcast, I'd try to unclutter the shot myself.

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[–] 7 points 21 hours ago

It's all about appearance. Studio equipment is expensive, so it looks more professional.

Large diaphragm condenser microphones are really good at getting a lot of detail in the sound from everything that happens in the room. They sound really great, more crisp and detailed than dynamic microphones.

However.... Is that really what you want or need to capture people talking? That's rhetorical. It's not.

The best way to record a voice is actually to have a microphone near the mouth to get the closest you can get to the source of the sound. A smaller directional microphone can also be directed straight at the mouth so it doesn't capture all kinds of noise from around the room.

A headset would make the most sense from an audio perspective, but then you look like a call center employee instead of a cOnTent CreatOr.

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