Return-Path: Received: from cri.crishdesign.com ([198.57.142.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5024607 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:42:17 +0200 Received: from 106-72-agavebb-nm.abq.nm.agavebb.net ([199.21.106.72]:51809 helo=[192.168.0.8]) by cri.crishdesign.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQsm-0008OP-Bd for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:49:56 -0600 From: Chris Meyer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7F4632B5-06DF-45B0-BEFE-92869F6E5080" Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Voice over booths Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:49:57 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <32799AA5-459B-47F9-9BE3-6A74411410F9@crishdesign.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cri.crishdesign.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cri.crishdesign.com: authenticated_id: chris@crishdesign.com --Apple-Mail=_7F4632B5-06DF-45B0-BEFE-92869F6E5080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 In addition to a mic's off-axis rejection, I can't put enough emphasis = on the usefulness of a good "voice channel" mic preamp that, among other = things, has a downward expander/noise gate to kill sound in between = sentences. It takes a little bit of fiddling to set up, to make sure = it's not truncating trailing-off words or bouncing along on the noise = floor, but otherwise I consider it a secret weapon. But back to the original request: Are you looking at a portable sound = booth because the environment is just too noisy? Or do you merely need = to tame a not-too-bad environment, which can be done by moving equipment = on the other sides of walls or putting them in enclosures, a few sound = deadening panels to knock down the liveliness of a room, and maybe a mic = screen like the Mud Guard to cut down further on off-axis noise and = reflections? - Chris ________________________________________________ Chris Meyer | Crish Design http://www.crishdesign.com On Apr 3, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > The iso booths are good solutions for noisy environments, but not = always necessary. >=20 > 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: >=20 > http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/portaboothArticle.htm >=20 > There are several versions of this concept available. >=20 > 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. >=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to --Apple-Mail=_7F4632B5-06DF-45B0-BEFE-92869F6E5080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 In = addition to a mic's off-axis rejection, I can't put enough emphasis on = the usefulness of a good "voice channel" mic preamp that, among other = things, has a downward expander/noise gate to kill sound in between = sentences. It takes a little bit of fiddling to set up, to make sure = it's not truncating trailing-off words or bouncing along on the noise = floor, but otherwise I consider it a secret = weapon.

But back to the original request: Are you = looking at a portable sound booth because the environment is just too = noisy? Or do you merely need to tame a not-too-bad environment, which = can be done by moving equipment on the other sides of walls or putting = them in enclosures, a few sound deadening panels to knock down the = liveliness of a room, and maybe a mic screen like the Mud Guard to cut = down further on off-axis noise and = reflections?

- Chris

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On Apr 3, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Jim Curtis wrote:

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.

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