When to Accept a Low Recording Level

When to Accept a Low Recording Level

If it’s your microphone and you control the preamp — never.

If it’s your guest and you control the preamp — never.

If it’s an internet guest and you do NOT feel confident that they can follow your directions as you walk them through their computer settings to turn up the mic level — you may want to accept a low recording level. But not if it’s TOO Low. If it’s REALLY low then you have no choice but to walk them through raising the level. Have fun!

And BTW, this pertains mainly to folks using Windows machines. If they have a Mac it’s actually not that difficult to direct them to System Preferences, Sound, and the Input level slider.

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