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Originally Posted by feck  Regarding needing a proper room, what about an iso booth? My 3x5 Whisper Room is pretty damn dead. Any reasons not to use that? |
Clients paying for VO aren't teenager bands or your average R&R pals, but corporate people (usually well dressed and that includes ladies on a suit) and they expect a professional facility throughout. Let's not forget they're paying 100/hr besides whatever the VO talent charges.
That means they expect a nice looking and tidy place with a comfortable lounge, clean toilets, design furniture etc etc.
As for the booth, it's not enough for it to sound properly, it also has to be decently sized, well iluminated and comfortable enough so that it allows the VO talent to relax and feel free from constraint, so he/she can thus concentrate in doing his/her job. Clean air, ventilation and a constant temperature and humidity are as important as the sound, remember the session might span to several hours.
Therefore the air conditioning has to be top notch as it will be running during the sessions, and guess what kind of totally silent aircon caters to that?
There's no other way than to have the studio professionally designed and built, from acoustics, to aircon, to overall appearence.
If you don't provide it all, the studio next door will.
(That's why I said before that gear doesnt matter. It certainly does, but it's taken for granted and the last piece on the chain.)