Skip the Hummus

I read an article in Publishers Weekly magazine yesterday, titled "Into the Studio", about the process of recording an audio book. It was an interesting article, but I was particularly taken with the story of Kathy Lee Gifford's stomach. Apparently, the microphone in the studio is highly sensitive and can pick up "jaw clicks, breath, the rustle of paper, and pretty much everything that emanates the {the actors}" bodies." Too much information? Nah...they went on to tell the story of Kathy Lee Gifford and how she had eaten hummus before one of her recording sessions and her stomach was gurgling something fierce. They used a "trick of the trade" and put a pillow under her shirt to muffle the sound. It doesn't sound so glamorous anymore does it? I am going to be paying extra attention next time I listen to an audio book!