027 - Unpowered Mics (aka Dynamic Mics)

Unpowered mics (otherwise known as Dynamic mics) are a great choice for podcasters without access to a sound proof studio. Find out why. I recommend Samson Q2U dynamic microphone Audio Technica AT2005 dynamic microphone Audio Technica ATR2100x dynamic microphone But check them out yourself before buying. See other reviews elsewhere, please!! PRODUCTION NOTES Mic: Samson Q2U Mic position: Handheld (bad, bad, idea especially for a Q2U which picks up hand sounds - but circumstances forced me!) Recording Device: Zoom H6 Digital Recorder Recording Software: Audacity Recording location: Sitting on my bed. Recording format: 24 bit WAV file Sample rate: 44100Hz Editing app: Audacity Sound Treatment: Auphonic Productions at Auphonic.com Auphonic.com settings [to output as a 16bit mono WAV file]: Adaptive Leveler (on), Loudness Normalization (Loudness Target -19 LUFS ), Filtering (on), Noise and Hum Reduction (Reduction Amount: Auto), Sample rate: 44.1kHz I uploaded the resulting WAV file to Anchor.fm to host the file and added the music from their free music stock. Anchor automatically converts the WAV file into a 128kbps .m4a file Episode art created in Canva