Record clean speech on location, one skill at a time
A hands-on course for camera operators, producers and streaming teams. Learn microphone choice, mixer setup, monitoring and backup recording through real interview, panel and small event scenarios.
Practice built around real venues and real speakers
Each module pairs a short explanation with exercises you can repeat on your own kit. The aim is a routine you trust when a venue is noisy, a guest is late or the schedule is tight.
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Six working modules
The course moves from microphones to mixers, sound checks, remote guests, backup recording and room noise. Each module builds on the one before, so skills stack in the order a shoot needs them.
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Venue scenarios
Exercises use interviews, panels and small events in typical rooms: meeting halls, offices and hotel suites. You plan for the space as it is, including its echo, hum and awkward power.
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Headphone listening
You train your ears as well as your hands. Monitoring drills teach you to hear clipping, handling noise and a failing signal before the speaker has finished a sentence.
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Taught by practitioners
Instructors record and mix audio for interviews, documentary shoots, panels and streams. Their examples come from working days, including what went wrong and how the session was saved.
Six modules from microphone to final recording
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Microphone Selection and Placement
Compare lavalier, shotgun and handheld microphones and decide which suits the speaker and the shot. You practise placement on clothing and on stands until speech is clear and consistent.
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Mixer Setup and Monitoring
Learn to set gain, routing and headphone monitoring on a field mixer. The module focuses on safe, steady levels, so a loud laugh or a quiet guest does not catch you out.
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Sound Checks for Interviews and Panels
Build a repeatable sound check for speakers on interviews and panels. You find problems early, ask for what you need politely and record clear room tone before the session starts.
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Remote Guest Audio
Bring a remote speaker into a live stream or recording with audio you can use. You also set up a simple return feed so the guest can hear the room.
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Backup Recording Plans
Plan a second recording path so a dropped signal or a full card does not end the session. You compare options and choose one that fits your kit and crew size.
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Reducing Avoidable Room Noise
Spot echo, hum and background noise in a venue before you record. You learn quick, low-cost changes to the room and to mic position that make a clear difference.
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Principles that shape every session we teach
Audio problems rarely announce themselves until the recording is already running. The way we teach is shaped by that fact. Every principle here comes from the daily work of recording speech in rooms nobody designed for it, and each one turns up in the exercises.
Clarity
Clarity applies to the sound and to the instruction. We aim for speech that is easy to follow, and we explain each setting in plain words with the reason behind it. When you know why a level or placement works, you can repeat it in a different room without notes.
Preparation
Preparation is where most recordings are won. We teach you to arrive early, look at the room, ask about speakers and formats, and test the chain before anyone sits down. Our exercises reward a short checklist and a calm sound check over late fixes.
Practical craft
Craft grows through repetition with real equipment. Learners handle microphones, mixers and headphones rather than watching slides. Instructors correct small habits such as cable strain, loose clips and rushed gain settings, because those details separate dependable audio from audio that needs rescuing.
Send us a message
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- (401) 414-3201
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