Microphone Problems When Recording
Hiss, hum, echo, a quiet voice — most audio problems in video and audio recordings come from the microphone: its type, distance to the speaker, settings and the room. This section covers the most common microphone problems when recording: why they happen, how to fix the sound in a finished recording and how to avoid defects next time.
How to Remove Microphone Hiss and Hum
Where hiss, hum and whistling come from and how to remove them from a recording and avoid them while recording
How to Remove Echo from Video and Audio
Why the voice sounds hollow and how to remove echo online, in a video editor and while recording
How to Fix Bad Audio in Video and Recordings
What audio defects there are, what can and can’t be fixed, and how to avoid bad audio
What’s Your Problem?
- You hear “shhh” or a hum — read how to remove microphone hiss and hum.
- The voice sounds hollow, like in an empty room — read how to remove echo from video and audio.
- The voice is quiet, distant or jumps in volume — read how to fix bad audio in video and recordings.
- There’s street or appliance noise — use background noise removal.
- You need to clean an audio file — remove background noise from audio.