Return-Path: Received: from exprod6og115.obsmtp.com ([64.18.1.35] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5025094 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:12:43 +0200 Received: from outbound-smtp-1.corp.adobe.com ([192.150.11.134]) by exprod6ob115.postini.com ([64.18.5.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUVz/hzH2VETuRy1rr1FMccr8GdEjg7+g@postini.com; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:20:26 PDT Received: from inner-relay-4.eur.adobe.com (inner-relay-4.adobe.com [193.104.215.14]) by outbound-smtp-1.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id r344HC1v028106 for ; Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:17:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nacas02.corp.adobe.com (nacas02.corp.adobe.com [10.8.189.100]) by inner-relay-4.eur.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id r344KLcF013903 for ; Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:20:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nambx09.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.47]) by nacas02.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.100]) with mapi; Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:20:20 -0700 From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:20:19 -0700 Subject: RE: [AE] After Effects Technology Preview Thread-Topic: [AE] After Effects Technology Preview Thread-Index: Ac4w60/RhxL6waN1T6ifX4EGoKNgiwAAEzhg Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D3994CF64D6nambx09corpad_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D3994CF64D6nambx09corpad_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here are the details from me: http://adobe.ly/XqOTlE Of course, I'll be updating that in a moment to point to Chris and Trish's = write-up. From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= Chris Meyer Sent: Wednesday, 03 April 2013 21:17 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] After Effects Technology Preview Adobe has just gone "live" with a series of NAB sneak peeks for their audio= and video tools: http://www.adobe.com/go/nab_reveal We discuss some of our favorite new features in the pipeline for After Effe= cts: http://provideocoalition.com/cmg_keyframes/story/after-effects-technology-p= review enjoy - Chris ________________________________________________ Chris Meyer | Crish Design http://www.crishdesign.com On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Chris Meyer wrote: In addition to a mic's off-axis rejection, I can't put enough emphasis on t= he 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 c= onsider 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 othe= r sides of walls or putting them in enclosures, a few sound deadening panel= s to knock down the liveliness of a room, and maybe a mic screen like the M= ud 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 ne= cessary. What are your VO needs, and in what kind of environment will you be recordi= ng? 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 rej= ect 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 s= tations throughout the world in rooms with computer monitors and less than = perfect acoustics. They're also dynamic mics, which mean they don't need p= hantom power, and are less prone to plosive overloads. +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to > --_000_B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D3994CF64D6nambx09corpad_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Adobe has just gone "live" with a series of NAB sne= ak peeks for their audio and video tools:

 

 

<= p class=3DMsoNormal>We discuss some of our favorite new features in the pip= eline for After Effects:

 

 

On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Chris Meyer w= rote:



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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, t= o 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 boo= th 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 ot= her sides of walls or putting them in enclosures, a few sound deadening pan= els 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 ar= e good solutions for noisy environments, but not always necessary.

W= hat are your VO needs, and in what kind of environment will you be recordin= g?   You might not need anything any more complicated than someth= ing like this:

http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/portaboothArticl= e.htm

There are several versions of this concept available.
<= br>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 rec= ord in.  Shure SM7 and an Electro Voice RE20 are de facto standards in= radio stations throughout the world in rooms with computer monitors and le= ss 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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