Cleaner Music In Videos
This video discusses how to record directly recorded music of studio quality for your videos, rather than relying on open-air mic recording.
In this video, I said I would reference certain material in this description. The following is that information:
Example video of something better done with direct sound to avoid distraction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBDttz…
My software lineup (Windows):
Audio recording and editing:
Audacity: http://audacity.sf.net/
Video editing, resizing, track de-muxing:
VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org/
Video Editing and Assembly:
VirtualDub (see above)
…and…
Camtasia Studio http://www.techsmith.com/
Final conversions to YouTube format:
AVS Video Converter (part of AVS Video Tools): http://www.avsmedia.com/
All of these tasks can be done in many different editing packages. I chose
this lineup because it’s the most efficient for me. Your tastes may
differ. I certainly realise Camtasia Studio is not inexpensive–but it’s
also not entirely required. I was doing this strictly in VirtualDub before I got CS, and VDub is free. It just requires some calculating, whereas CS
is drag-n-drop and saves oodles of time.
Equipment required for 2 outputs to 2 amps plus a computer:
1) Two 2F to 1M 1/4″ stereo splitters.
2) One 2M to 1F 1/4″ stereo splitter.
3) Three 1M to 1M 1/4″ stereo cables.
4) One 1/4″ to 1/8″ converter
5) Sound card/integrated sound with line in.
In the above, M is male, F is female.
If you only have one output, or you have 1/8″ already, modify to suit.
Just make sure you’re using stereo components.
