Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f172.google.com ([209.85.192.172] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5027081 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:53:07 +0200 Received: by mail-pd0-f172.google.com with SMTP id 5so2029786pdd.3 for ; Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to :to:references:message-id:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=qvrTn0hcxeAQQSY+JhhXrG0/WcMIYDjMoMELcmWpioA=; b=MIibQGGhx4gDw37/5IvXlpLWR2C4WpGvgrTbpGKnCIVPYzG9UdM8foHOrCl2PP3mra yjDYI/Y3uoyWBt1LiNcnpTgLYxm2+gcm/LVJboy7HCMzW0T14Y0Iw2fkA3jDjWMRMAk7 0DtxMgg8iNBdRxdQiJZkXsDQnhb+uVgWxsV8QRpj2d8ALdIzrdpeNyXZOb/kTudwYbCa rq4QzSEXdMCx86O7Qza0VFxveWH1Ff9L/xObXvuMyY/dFKYRjN/QeLsCHs+bXj3k9/Vs Er5nmrzNQdH26abaYjhua2qUeSDWfiJiCAbxk7ZACm9O9IprRfCB9pkgqX9+7MXCq8js GkEA== X-Received: by 10.68.203.136 with SMTP id kq8mr6198385pbc.41.1365170449963; Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:49 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.239] (c-50-131-59-130.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [50.131.59.130]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id xl10sm16135859pac.15.2013.04.05.07.00.48 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Phil Spitler Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_65493483-208A-4C2C-8039-E815F86A70E6" Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Voice over booths Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 17:08:08 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <9F410AA9-0F01-4D95-8212-1BF2D9844EC3@bonfirelabs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnD8a1ZkdGungJgS+7yLXcCuuNntizkWgFxdN0fzs8aTELlgMvpd3kLqHU5beDvO2UP874z --Apple-Mail=_65493483-208A-4C2C-8039-E815F86A70E6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks for all the info guys. Cheers. Phil Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 m : 415.571.3139 Website | Facebook | LinkedIn On Apr 4, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Michael Powers wrote: > Our engineer recommended these solutions: > =20 > http://www.seelectronics.com/reflexion-filter-pro=20 > or cheaper version > http://www.seelectronics.com/project-studio-reflexion-filter > =20 > =20 > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of Chris Meyer > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:50 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Voice over booths > =20 > 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. > =20 > 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? > =20 > - Chris >=20 > ________________________________________________ > Chris Meyer | Crish Design > http://www.crishdesign.com >=20 >=20 > =20 > On Apr 3, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: >=20 >=20 > 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 > =20 --Apple-Mail=_65493483-208A-4C2C-8039-E815F86A70E6 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Thanks for all the info = guys.

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On Apr 4, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Michael Powers wrote:

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