Few issues mess up a call like mic echo — it’s incredibly distracting. Thankfully, you can usually fix it in a few seconds.

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The Mic Mini consists of a receiver and one or two transmitters with built-in microphones ... you can record backup audio at 6db lower than the main track to avoid any clipping issues.

Don't rely on the wimpy microphone built into your phone or laptop ... Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home ...