According to Mainstream Media, Chicago. One of the most often-overlooked details on a live stream is the most important: audio. An audience will stay with you through buffering, frame drops, and low-resolution video feeds, but if your audio drops out, then your audience leaves along with it.

So how do you pick the right microphone for live streaming? There are several mic options to choose from depending on your streaming environment. 

On this episode, Christian Karasiewicz and Jim Fuhs sit down with Marc Muhlberger to discuss picking the right microphone when you are live streaming. 

Summary:

Learn what got Marc started with live streaming 

Why is audio important for live video? Shouldn’t the video be the #1 

Types of microphones (condsener, omni-directional, etc)

• Condenser
• Keep outside of the screen
• Cardioid - great for courses, videos
• Dynamic 
• Keep it near
• May need: Cloudlifter or Triton Fethead
• USB

Beginner

• Marantz MPM1000-U - needs a stand
• Rode Podmic
• Rode Wireless Go - if moving around a lot
• Audio interface - Beringer or Scarlett

Intermediate

• Shure SM7B
• Rode Procaster
• Rode NTG-3
• Audio interface - Rodecaster Pro or Zoom H6 or Zoom H8

Can you share 3 situations and the type of microphone someone would want to use?

• Interview
• Microphone
• Rode Podmic (use a pair) - aim at person talking
• Rode NTG-3
• Rode Wireless Go
• Headset: bio-dynamic DT77 Pro
• Audio interface: Rodecaster Pro
• Playing musical instruments / singing
• Microphone:
• AKG 414
• Pick the right microphone for the instrument
• Headset:
• Audio interface:
• Online courses
• Microphone
• If you like the way you sound or look, you will go live more often
• Rode NTG-3 ($700 - 750 USD)
• Use a Cardioid pattern - picks up your voice and reduces background noise.
• Point the side that doesn’t pick up sound towards the noise.
• Outside of a studio

What are some tips that you would give regarding setting up your live stream studio?

• Find a room that is quiet
• Take a look at the angles. Avoid talking into a corner.
• Put up sound dampening material (a blanket even works).
• Put the microphone as close to your mouth.
• Get a good audio interface if you want separate.
• For video - Canon SL/1 ($150) or Canon SL/3 or Canon m series. 

How to connect with Marc

• www.content-creation-studio-setup.com
• www.content-creation-studio-setup.com/checklist

Thank you for joining us for episode 38 of the Launch Your Live podcast where we discussed how to pick the right microphone for live streaming with Marc Muhlberger.

For more information, head to https://launchyour.live/ep38. We will see you all on a future episode.

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