 A how-to guide on making the most of your wired microphone. Hello everyone, I'm Bridget Brown, the video producer and director at Alabama Extension. When creating a low-budget video, a wired microphone is your best friend. Not only does it deliver quality audio, but it is substantially less expensive than a wireless microphone system. Unfortunately, when you use a wired microphone, you sacrifice your subject's mobility and camera placements become limited. Today I'm going to show you how to make the most of your wired microphone by recording your audio on a separate device and then syncing both the audio and video together in post-production. Let's begin! First, set up the device that will record video as you would in a typical shoot. Next, you will plug your microphone into an additional recording device. A phone or smaller device is ideal because it will fit into your subject's pocket and hidden from view while recording. Now, press record on each device. Have someone stand so they can be seen in the frame of both cameras and clap their hands once. Have the screen facing away from your subject's body to avoid accidentally turning off the recording and have your subject place the device into their pocket. Film as you would a typical shoot, but make sure to have someone clap each time you stop your recording and then start again. Before you begin editing, you will need to sync up the recorded audio with the video. Today we will be using the same footage we used to create this tutorial. Begin by selecting the clip of your video recording and placing it in the timeline. On the top right corner of your timeline, you will see an arrow next to settings. Drag the arrow to the right to stretch out your video clip. With the play head at the beginning of the timeline, press play. Stop when you see the hands clap. Now, use the left and right arrow keys to find the exact spot the hands meet. Hover your mouse over the beginning of the clip until an arrow appears. Click and drag the clip to the play head where the hands meet. The clip will snap into place. Repeat this step with the clip you used to record audio. In order to accurately sync your clips, it is crucial that you drag the beginning of the clip to the exact same spot in your video. Right click on the clip of your video recording and choose detach audio. Select the audio and delete. Right click on the audio clip in your timeline and choose detach audio. Drag the audio clip so it fits directly under your video recording. Select the video from the audio recording and delete. Now, play the clip. When creating a low budget video, a wired microphone is your best friend. Not only does it deliver quality, your audio should now be synced with your video. For ease of editing, export each sync clip. Once you export the clip, you can bring the clip back into your editing program and start editing. By following this tutorial, your subject can now stand here, here, or here without sacrificing your video's audio. So get creative, think big, and don't let the tools you have limit the potential of your next video. I'm Bridget Brown and thank you for watching this tutorial on how to make the most of your wired microphone.