Hearing what you’re recording

I’ve had a few people recently asking me for help while recording. A common concern is that they can’t hear what they’re recording at the time they’re recording it.

Usually when you record from any source (such as a USB mic), whether or not you hear what’s coming in from the source is determined by the settings of whatever software you are using to record it.

For example, if you were using Audacity on the Mac, you’d need to go Preferences, then tick Software Playthrough. Once you do this, as soon as you hit record, you’ll hear all the sound that your chosen input source can pick up.

Samson C01U microphone – a tour

Another microphone tour – this time it’s the Samson C01U studio condenser USB microphone:

Shure SM58 microphone – usage tips video

Another video of yours truly this time explaining the ins and outs of the Shure SM58:

How I use Skype in my podcasts

Here’s a video I did today while I was preparing for recording part of episode 55 of the Internet Marketing podcast. Enjoy!