The second reading we were assigned for this week was more focused on the topic of sound. However, instead of talking about the the structure and perspective, it talked about the recording and mixing.

I noticed that a lot of this topic was pretty much a summary of what I studied last year in my Live Production course, as well as grabbed elements from year 12 physics, and so I was able to quickly skim through. But there were some elements of it that were pretty new to me. In sound last year, we focused more on the mixing of audio, rather than actually recording it. And so what really interested me was the sections on microphones (when I say it like that, I realize how boring of a person I actually am). In my slightly younger years, when I was given basic assignments that involved filming, it bothered me how amateur my finished product came out. I noticed that even though the visuals were… decent, what really made it seem so basic was the quality of the sound. At the time, all that was available to me was the dodgy built in microphone for the camera, but I figured that if I were to get a basic microphone for future assignments, it would significantly increase the quality of the overall video. The only problem was that I didn’t know which types to get.

After reading this chapter, I had a better understanding of the differences between dynamic and condenser microphones. Basically, the main message that I took from it was that dynamic microphones are rugged but durable, whereas condenser microphones are more fragile, but have a wider frequency response, and depending on what type they are, they can be unidirectional, bidirectional, or omnidirectional.

There is so much more that I got out of this weeks reading, but I am way past the 250 work mark. And so unfortunately, this is where I must conclude.