Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp002.mac.com ([17.158.232.237] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5024436 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:04:07 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MKO00M8NNFMA2B0@nk11p03mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:11:47 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8626,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-04-03_05:2013-04-03,2013-04-03,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1302030000 definitions=main-1304030121 Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Voice over booths From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:11:45 -0500 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) The iso booths are good solutions for noisy environments, but not always = necessary. What are your VO needs, and in what kind of environment will you be = recording? You might not need anything any more complicated than = something like this: http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/portaboothArticle.htm There are several versions of this concept available. And there are also several microphones that record voice very well, and = reject off-axis sounds, so that you don't need a perfect environment to = record in. Shure SM7 and an Electro Voice RE20 are de facto standards = in radio stations throughout the world in rooms with computer monitors = and less than perfect acoustics. They're also dynamic mics, which mean = they don't need phantom power, and are less prone to plosive overloads.