tips for voiceover noob needed

[iluvatar]

Originally Posted by seanmccoy

Interesting. How do you mult a phantom-powered mic?

Live sound guys do this all the time when sending mic signal to analog FOH and monitor consoles. Use a transformer-isolated splitter and only provide phantom from one of the preamps. You might be able to get away with just using a regular mult/y-cable instead of the splitter, but that depends on the designs of the particular preamps you're using, and how the two react with each other.

-Dan.

[Dog_Chao_Chao]

Originally Posted by andychamp

Distressor's input to the different voices. (BTW: 10:1 opto mode, detHPin, audioHPin, 2-3 dB gain reduction)
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Try taking that audioHP in. I think you should want all the bass freq you can get, even if you have to cut it after. If you´re getting too much low freq. try increasing the distance between the mic an inch or 2.

I´ve been doing VO for 4 years now, along with comercial VOs. I get a different "speaker"/narrator almost every week.
I think I already tried a lot of different options. Here are my findings..IMHO

1- I prefer not to compress when tracking. Usually, when doing so, I end up with greater parasite noises. Guy turning page, throat, feet moving, mic stand..its not like singing. People tend to make more noise....You can also choose wich compressor and how to use better after tracking. Peacefully!

2- I prefer to leave a huge amount of headroom free. This way Ill have more "room" for squeezing the hell out of it later. It seems to sound better also this way, to digital anyway.

3- I use At4047. 414uls, 421. Preamps: api, vintagedesigns, oram seem to work nice too, or a sytek for a cleaner path. Converters are apogee rosetta200. Compressors: distressors, RNCs, VD c1, but, plugins work fine. I think I use plugins more often! Sorry slutz...But whats important is to match it right with the voice. I can now predict pretty good wich will sound better for each people.

4- The trick is: a - a dry room, not to small ( I often use my control room!), b- a good mic match and a good preamp match. I find that VOs is an area were preamps do really make a big difference soundwise. C- a great professional speaking into it. Compress a bit ( like 6-8dbs, fast atack and fast realese) and limit a lot, the most you can and then just a bit back. Equing can be tricky. i like cutting some ommf ( 150-220 hz area, depending on the voice) and sometimes push a bit of 10-12khz, if it doesnt get too sibilant. Done


By the way, I want to get a dynamic mic for VO. I really dont like the 421 for this job very often.

SM7b or EV-re20?

Thanks

[Yoda117]

Originally Posted by Dog_Chao_Chao

By the way, I want to get a dynamic mic for VO. I really dont like the 421 for this job very often.

SM7b or EV-re20?

Thanks

I'd take the Shure over the EV in this case. It's personal preference, but the RE-20 just hasn't been doing it for me lately.

If I may offer a third suggestion, RE-27. When using a dynamic mic, I'm preferring that over your other two choices.

[jowillie]

dynamic mic for VO.

Or even a Heil PR-40.....
VO Mic Test

[danijel]

Originally Posted by jowillie

Or even a Heil PR-40.....
VO Mic Test

i never could hear any sound from this site (i tried from two different computers, i have latest flash, firefox and IE). does it work for the rest of you?

[Brent Hahn]

Working for me -- MacBook/OS10.4.1/Safari. And a nice opportunity to hear a bunch of the inexpensive LCDs I'd read about but never actually heard. Now that I have, I wouldn't buy any of them. Thought the RE20 sounded good, though, at least on that particular guy.