Capture high-quality sound

Step-by-step

2023-03-23 -

1 Skimmer info

Import our clips into a new project. To identify each clip go to the View menu and turn on ‘Skimmer Info’. A label appears when you move the cursor over a clip.

2 iphone mic

Drag the ‘iphone Mic’ clip into the timeline and play it. The subject’s voice is being picked up by the iphone’s mic but it’s being drowned out by the waves and wind.

3 Gun mic

Attaching a Joby Wavo Plus to our iphone improved the quality. The directional mic listens to the subject in front of the camera but picks up less of the wave sounds.

4 Reduce rumble

Add the ‘Wavo Plus’ clip. The voice sounds clearer but we still hear rumbling wind sounds. Click on the Noise Reduction icon. Tick ‘Reduce background noise’.

5 Adjust amount

This Reduce tool does a good job of lessening the wind rumble but it makes the voice a bit sharp. Experiment with the slider to get a compromise.

6 Low levels

The combination of the Joby Wavo Plus gun mic and the noise reduction filter makes the voice sound better, until the subject walks away from the mic…

7 Wireless

To pick up the voice from a greater distance, we clip a Smallrig transmitter to the subject and attach the receiver to our iphone. The wind shield reduces rumble.

8 Louder!

The wireless mic does a great job of picking up his voice regardless of distance. To give it a bit more of a boost click the Volume icon above the viewer, then ‘Auto’.