04-10-2013, 04:16 PM
the_poochies wrote:
... I know that the Mac comes with a built-in mic, but I wanted something that doesn't sound like it's coming from a built-in mic. ...
If this is a one-time deal, where you supply an audio file you recorded, there are ways to cheat.
For example, my Late '08's mic is located behind the left speaker grill. If I put my mouth fairly close to the left speaker the recording's quality is much better.
I've made a few quick 'n dirty screencasts for an online class I'm taking. Because the screencasts need to include audio from an app I'm pretending I know how to use (hah!), I can't have the Mac also record from another source easily such as the mic, mic input or USB mic.
So what I did was use my iPhone 4's included voice app. The mic's located down low, with the speakers. Recording my voiceover while speaking close to the iPhone's butt I get a clean and clear recording that sounds better than what my MBP alone can achieve.
I take the audio recording from iTunes (after syncing the phone) and dump that into iMovie along with my screencast movie. It's really kludgey to do it this way (and yes I know iMovie has a voiceover function) but the class i almost over, and I have a fine voice recording.