Room Reflections

If you’re recording podcasts indoors, the sound coming out of your mouth will enter the microphone directly, and in addition the sound coming out of your mouth will bounce off the walls, etc. and THEN go into the microphone.

The sounds that bounce off the walls and then into the microphone are called room reflections.

These reflections can make your recording sound like you’re in a hallway or gymnasium.

To reduce the amount of room reflections you can use various absorbing materials around the room like rugs, curtains, soft furniture, acoustic foam on the walls, etc.

It also helps to speak very close to the microphone.

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