Audio Setup

We send our guests a professional audio kit and walk them through easy setup. 

Setting up with the Shure MV7 Microphone

Thanks for being a guest on One80. We look forward to hearing your story and sharing it with our listeners! Here are some simple instructions for setting up. Our remote studio is Descript. We will send you an email link to join the studio, that is very similar to Zoom.

Make sure to star the email that came from Descript/One80 so you can access it at recording time.

Internet

The best is wired instead of Wifi. If you can be at a computer/laptop that you can ethernet wire to the modem, that’s going to be the best internet. If that isn’t an option, go to https://www.speedtest.net/ and run a speed test on your internet Wifi. Descript needs at least 10 mbps upload and download in order for internet to not be spotty. Keep Descript as the focused tab; close out all other tabs, applications or browsers so your internet doesn’t “throttle” between things. And don’t keep any other tabs open during the interview. Nothing else causes a bad connection as much as throttling.Put your phone on airplane mode so it doesn’t ring or buzz during the interview. 

Location

If you can, it’s best to be in a room where there are textiles to absorb sound and not a lot of windows, which will cause an echo. You can put a pillow on your lap or behind your laptop for more sound absorption. You also should pay attention to ambient noises you’ve never noticed before, like a fridge or fan. They will cause a very loud hum in a the final recording! Turn off things that tend to make noise. You also want to make sure that the background is not ugly, like a door; we are being recorded video and audio. Bookshelves are always a nice backdrop. If you find that you don’t have a suitable location with a pretty background AND good internet, no problem! We can green screen you.

Computer/Laptop

It’s best to restart your computer before the recording. It’s also good to connect it to power. Audio/Video uses a lot of battery.  

Microphone Stand

The microphone stand has three feet that need to pop out and lock in place. Then you screw the microphone on. 

Microphone

Now is time to plug in your microphone. To connect the microphone to the laptop/computer, use the USB or USB-c adapter plug. 

Next is volume on the microphone. Look at the green dots or orange dots. The green ones are the output volume for headphones that you aren’t using. If you see orange dots, select the microphone/headphone icon at the plus sign and the colors will change to green. Make sure not all the green dots are selected or your volume will peak and be too loud. With your finger touching the plus sign, slide your finger towards the minus sign until all but two dots are green. (Just take it two down from all the way up). Next is the orange dots. That is what you hear in the headphones, so turn it all the way down. 

Micropohone placement is important. You want the microphone to be positioned diagonally from your face, lower than your chin, about two handwidths away. Keep it slightly out of view of your camera.

Webcam

The Wix webcam clips to the middle top of your laptop/computer. It plugs into your computer. Select the power button, turn the knob to open the shutter. Play with the circle button to pick the color of light you like and the +/- to select the intensity. 

Entering Descript Remote Studio

The remote studio is almost as easy as a Zoom session. Open the email from Descript/One80, “join session”. Once you’ve opened the email you can close the email tab. Give permission for your computer to access the microphone and webcam. 

Setup Room in Descript

Don’t enter the session yet. You will need to select the microphone and the webcam, otherwise it will go back to computer audio and video, so select Shure MV7 and Wix. Uncheck the box that you are wearing headphones. Look at where you appear on camera and situate yourself and your background accordingly. Add your name and then join the session. We’ll be saying hi, answering questions, praying together before we start recording. When the host presses record, the show is on. 

It usually takes 60 minutes to record a One80. We edit the interview down to no longer than 40 minutes. We press stop and we’re good to go.

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