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Please, please, PLEASE do not try to do a radio show using laptop speakers. It will sound God-awful whenever you turn on your mic. You don't need high quality studio headphones like we have at York, even a pair of EarPods will do you just fine, but make sure you have some. Be aware that if you are using an external USB microphone, the direct monitoring port on the microphone may not also pass you audio from webstudio.

Please, please, PLEASE do not try to do a radio show using laptop speakers. It will sound God-awful whenever you turn on your mic. You don't need high quality studio headphones like we have at York, even a pair of EarPods will do you just fine, but make sure you have some. Be aware that if you are using an external USB microphone, the direct monitoring port on the microphone may not also pass you audio from webstudio.

Also, do not use Bluetooth headphones, unless you have no other option. Not only does Bluetooth introduce a delay which can throw all your timings off, the quality of Bluetooth microphones on computers is, for lack of a better word, total crap. A pair of Bluetooths is better than nothing at all, but anything hard-wired will almost always be better.

Also, do not use Bluetooth headphones, unless you have no other option. Not only does Bluetooth introduce a delay which can throw all your timings off (fun fact: it takes longer for sound to go from your laptop to your AirPods than for data to go from London to York - no, really!), the quality of Bluetooth microphones on computers is, for lack of a better word, total crap. A pair of Bluetooths is better than nothing at all, but anything hard-wired will almost always be better.

== Microphone ==

== Microphone ==

The tricky one. Take a look at our [[Working From Home Resources/Microphone Recommendations|microphone recommendations]] page and choose one that fits your budget. You don't need to splash out on a mic if you're only doing one show a week, as even an EarPod mic will sound ''okay'', but do think about it if you want to get more serious about making radio from home. There are best practices about how to setup your microphone and get the most out of equipment available to you on our [[Working From Home Resources/Microphone Technique|Microphone Technique]] page, this may also help you decide on what type of microphone may be best for you should you wish to purchase one.

The tricky one. Take a look at our [[Working From Home Resources/Microphone Recommendations|microphone recommendations]] page and choose one that fits your budget. You don't need to splash out on a mic if you're only doing one show a week, as even an EarPod mic will sound ''okay'', but do think about it if you want to get more serious about making radio from home. There are best practices about how to setup your microphone and get the most out of equipment available to you on our [[Working From Home Resources/Microphone Technique|Microphone Technique]] page, this may also help you decide on what type of microphone may be best for you should you wish to purchase one.