Notes on Analog Radio Recording, Scripting and Journalism. The Recording Environment Consider the recording environment. If its an interview take precautions to minimize background noise unless the background helps set up the mood for the piece. Even so its usually better to record the atmosphere sound separately and incoorporate it later in the studio. Its not always possible or even desirable to record in a perfectly "dry" recording environment (like a studio). Look for a corner of a room away from the crowd or a couch that will absorb sound. Go outdoors or to the basement. Sometime the intimacy of recording in a stationary car with your mic nice and tight works well. Be particularly careful of air-conditioners. Try to have them turned off. Position your mike away from the unwanted sound source and make sure when you have completed the interview to record at least 60 seconds of the unwanted sound to use later in the edit/mix phase. Its called atmosphere a...