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E Baxter Put · 1st December 2009

I have done recording for animated TV shows for the past 15 years. The actors usually stay away from the mic because they like to gesture when recording. Most of them act out the scene and move their arms around a lot. I just try to get it sounding as good as possible depending on what they are doing. The use of a U87 is because it is a studio standard. A lot of times the actor will record lines in many different studios, so using a standard mic is useful to get the same tone.

1st December 2009	#26
E Baxter Put Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 102	I have done recording for animated TV shows for the past 15 years. The actors usually stay away from the mic because they like to gesture when recording. Most of them act out the scene and move their arms around a lot. I just try to get it sounding as good as possible depending on what they are doing. The use of a U87 is because it is a studio standard. A lot of times the actor will record lines in many different studios, so using a standard mic is useful to get the same tone.