Uzbekistan state university of world languages english language faculty №2 Course paper Theme: General principiles of vowel formation

Microphone and sound recording
It is very important to choose the right type of microphone in order to get a good recording. There is no need to save on a microphone, since the presence of extraneous noise is difficult to correct without distorting the useful signal. Noises are the result of: an incorrectly chosen type of microphone, poor quality of the microphone (sensitivity,signal-to-noise ratio) and lack of wind protection (in the case of recording in a studio - protection from the explosive consonants of the vocalist). Also, noise can be the result of incorrect recording techniques, recording sound in a room with poor acoustics, poor soundproofing of the room from external noise. All this can be corrected by available means. Today, at a fairly affordable price, you can buy high-quality stereo microphones. Stereo recording compares favorably with mono recordings because when picking up sound from two microphones, greater realism is achieved, and hence the quality of sound recording. Stereo microphones are mostly condenser microphones and are designed for indoor recording. However, nothing prevents you from using stereo microphones for sound recording outside.
For this you need:
1) Recording device (laptop).
2) Phantom power supply
3) Amplifier + switching wires, wind protection.
The main problem is that the high cost is often much more than the cost of the highest quality stereo microphone. There is an alternative solution - portable stereo recorders such as the zoom h4n. They are convenient in that they have their own power supply, memory cards and allow you to record sound with a sampling rate of up to 96000.
Everyone likes their own microphone, so in this case you should rely only on your own taste.
When recording sound (be it musical or not), it is worth considering that along with the right microphone for sound recording in the home, its correct location relative to the sound source is just as important. Of course, this is not the end of the mics themselves. The choice of microphone depends not only on the location of the recording, but also on what needs to be recorded. So, different microphones are better suited for recording different musical instruments and sound sources (vocals, drum kit, orchestra, etc.).
As for the sound recording technique, there is also a direct dependence on what sound the person prefers to record, and on what instrument will be recorded. This way you can achieve the effect of proximity by placing the microphone directly in front of the vocalist. It is possible to record a guitar with different recording techniques, obtaining slightly different timbres of one recorded instrument.
If it is necessary to record sounds in nature, then in 90% of cases narrowly directed microphones (gun microphones) are best suited, which also require a good wind protection system. Binaural recordings are recordings that are made by two microphones placed in a model of a human head, or rather, in the auricles.
Due to the characteristic reflection of sound, the minimal difference between the recordings from the right and left ears - very natural recordings are achieved. Listening to binaural recordings in headphones often gives the impression of the complete presence of the sound source in the room. However, this recording method has its own problems - phase distortions that will appear when converting stereo to mono (which can certainly happen when the recording / composition is further used by the listener / consumer).