I was tasked to make a simple sound booth this week in Tech Ed. We were given instructions on How to Make Your Own Sound Booth for Better Voice Overs from eLearning Brothers, which creates a rather spiffy looking sound booth (if not quite small). As I was in quite a pinch for time, I sought the simplest solution: a blanket over my head!
I tested it out to make sure it worked, then went ahead and recorded the podcast from my previous post.
If I were to bring podcasting into my LLC, I would take the time to build some portable sound booths like the eLearning Brothers have suggested above. I love the idea of kids being able to take them outside and around the school.
In that vein, I would want a few microphones that are also portable, wireless, and that fit the library budget.
I found a couple options that I think I would pursue:
2. Blue Yeti USB Condenser Microphone
These were found on discoverpods.com, in an article by Brian Benton titled 30 of the Best Podcast Microphones (For Any Budget).
Hi Katrina,
I was really surprised to hear the difference in your two recordings! It was clear that the blanket did make a difference. How neat! In your first recording, there is a tapping sound, kind of like a metronome, which disappeared completely in your second recording with the blanket over your head.
You mention that you would like to create a portable sound booth for your school, which I think is a great idea. Do you think that you could get students involved with the project as well? Perhaps you could create one as a model and have students try to come up with their own as part of a makerspace challenge!
Oh I would 100% get students to make the portable sound booths. Delegation in the name of education 😉