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Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

Lavalier microphone

Clip-on mic that sits close to the mouth and records a clean voice

A small microphone that clips to a lapel a few inches below the chin, so speech comes through clearly even in a room with echo. Wired versions run straight into a phone or a recorder. Wireless ones sit on a belt pack and leave a speaker's hands free to move around a stage. Video makers buy one first, because bad audio is the fault no software fixes afterwards.

Who backs it

Sorted by strength of stance

  • Seth GodinDoes it

    Author · Seth's Blog, published daily

    Every venue gets the same request: a wireless lavalier, clipped to a tie, on a belt pack, and not an earpiece. He says he cannot do a good job on a wired, handheld or podium mic. He also travels with his own Countryman-style mic and offers it if the venue prefers.

    Source: seths.blog: Seth Godin's Rider
  • Tiago ForteDoes it

    Productivity writer · Building a Second Brain

    Midway through filming his documentary he switched to a wired lapel mic running straight into the phone, a 16-foot double-headed PoP voice cable he describes as impossible to mess up. Before that he ran a Rode SmartLav+ into a separate recorder. Audio is the one thing software cannot repair later, he writes.

    Source: fortelabs.com: My Complete Gear Kit for Filming a Personal Documentary

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