{"id":18326,"date":"2025-02-10T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=18326"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:14:07","slug":"boom-mic-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/10\/boom-mic-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Proper Boom Mic Techniques\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. The services described in this article are still available through the Research Data and Design Commons (RDDC).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When creating a video project that requires audio, one of the best pieces of equipment to utilize is a boom microphone. It allows any producer to obtain clear audio without having any microphones visually appear within a video recording. This video will provide some examples of proper boom mic techniques and explain how to get the best recordings possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 71.25%;\"><iframe id=\"kaltura_player\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"Multimedia Tips &amp; Tricks - Proper Boom Mic Techniques\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2358381\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/57659783?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_0tswhf5a&amp;config%5Bprovider%5D=%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%221_l105pper%22%7D&amp;config%5Bplayback%5D=%7B%22startTime%22%3A0%7D\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the Student Multimedia Design Center (SMDC) in the Morris Library, you can obtain boom microphones to assist in the audio recording aspects of any multimedia project. Stop by and check out what equipment and services the SMDC has to offer!<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Credits:<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All audio and video were created either in-house by Kyle Kreiger, or obtained through pixabay.com, pexels.com or freemusicarchive.org.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. 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