Ed Shway

A reflection shield is a set of foam-backed panels behind and around a microphone. On a narration desk,...

A wired USB lavalier keeps the microphone on your clothing while the laptop records the voice. That arrangement...

Camera audio improves when the microphone points toward the person speaking and sits close enough to capture a...

A fixed desk or lectern gives a microphone one advantage. The speaker’s mouth has a repeatable location. A...

If several people speak around one laptop, a built-in microphone at one end of the room may make...

A VHS tape cannot plug straight into a laptop. You need a working VCR and an analog video...

Saving a cassette to a laptop takes as long as the tape plays, because the computer records the...

A turntable cartridge sends a signal that is too small and differently equalized for a normal line input...

A buzz or hum from a laptop, USB audio device and powered speakers can take more than one...

A workstation that runs without a monitor still needs the computer to believe a display is connected. An...