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Good reply As was pointed out, putting a complicated question out to a group may reap more and better answers that just one recipient. For example, I know nothing about recording music, but a fair amount (20 years worth) about editing voice tracks. Someday someone may need some help on that...

China mics Like espresso makers, kitchen appliances, cheap tablets and lots of other things, unless the US company is on site watching quality-control carefully, the quality varies dramatically from mic to mic of the same model #. Worst offenders are importers who slap their name on a mic and...

I have been doing radio/voicework/audiobook work for a lotta years. Some time ago, I did the audio for a training video at a mental institution (!) in Texas...in the basketball court/stage area. To kill room noise they had three panels about the size of screen doors, covered with carpet. They...

As others say, get good audio first, then sync with the video. There are quite a few hand-held digital recorders with decent built-in mics. And having a mic closer than 10 feet should sound a lot better. Make a sharp noise with something seen in the video and then mute the original camera...

I do voice recording...radio shows, audio books, etc. I do not record music. I have classic ElectroVoice studio mics needing phantom power and also nice dynamic AKGs for handheld use. I also have Blue Yeti USB mic. The trick is, aside from recording environments, your voice may sound better...

I guess a lot depends on how many instruments need to be recorded and how much space they require. Years ago the Texas Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (the state asylum!) was court-ordered to produce a training video on why it was so darned important when staff was changing...

Pulling it way slowly before turning off was standard practice at every radio station I ever work in.

Mics are like shoes...you gotta try them on to see what fits. If you have a full-service store that can help, you are in luck! Otherwise, you can spend a lot of $$$ based on specs or suggestions and not get what you need. Perhaps a person at a "music shoppe" can listen to you or a recording...

Interesting question. I work in audio for radio, but not mixing music. There are so many variables, such as how do you expect the music to be heard? FM radio? The compression between what is pushed through a transmitter versus listening to an LP, 45, MP3, FLAC is considerable. Not to mention...

I don't do music, I do pre-recorded one hour talk radio each week which pays well. After the latest mess-up with some attempt to clean out files, I bought a decent compact-sized W10 PC with 8 GB of RAM and a terrabyte HD with HDMI out and a ton of USB ports, including USB 3.0. A refurb from a...

Been a while since I used R2R, but the drive bands on the take-up reel always seemed to get loose with age. Would that mess up the sensors?

It's like photography... Not to worry. In my world the "fauxtographers" never learn to shoot manually and then end up with bad wedding shots when the lighting is a challenge. Many pros know to shoot manually, as they know how the camera will work. Same with mixing. Some computer programming...

Possibility: You are hearing the live audio. But you may be recording the audio at some (accidental?) low sampling rate?

I always find the "worked last time I used it" to be funny. Can't they plug it in, try it, and then say "tested and working?'

Too far way! Your solution to place a mic 15 feet away is not a great idea. Years ago, when I did a series of audiobooks, I had the same problem. Try putting something in front of the computer or to the sides. Even an open cardboard box may help, as long as it does not impede air...

voice over Watch out for pc fan and hard drive noise. Find a mic to put in the zoom and then transfer the pc.

Now that the inteface has changed (thanks Apple) some mics and interfaces for the old connection are cheap. I got the Tascam mic (same as is built in to their recorder) for $20 on eBay.

I have a dual mic lavalier rig that ends in one plug...but it is the kind that works on iPhones, etc. I want to also use it on my standard digital recorders with a standard 3.5mm (?) mini plug..the one that looks like a small stereo earbud male plug. I keep finding plenty of the reverse...TO...

Nope. The mixer takes analog mics and mixes them and sends the signal to the PC via USB port. Do you already have two USB mics? If not, I'd move in another direction.

I only do editing for commercial radio broadcast, but if I read you right, the link that is missing is recording the final MIDI output as a WAV file? If that is correct, I believe there are some tricks you use with Audition to have it record your computer output. I'd do a search for that as...