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Originally Posted by E Baxter Put  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. |
I was going to mention this. Some voice actors are fairly 'animated' (bad pun intended). They like to have a little room. Also, depending on the sensitivity of the mic you might want some space to avoid overloading the capsule if they scream.