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Voiceover Mic recommendations?
Hello everyone!
I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz |
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I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm
familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz Tough to beat an RE20. Phil Brown |
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"Phil Brown" wrote in message
... Tough to beat an RE20. Phil Brown Yup. |
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The EV RE-27 is a newer version of the RE-20 that has more extended high
frequency response and a little more output. I actually prefer it to the RE-20, but it's a personal thing. A lot depends on the voice of the person doing the actual VO. I've used the Shure SM-7 many times, and it's been a standard VO mike for years as well. It has more proximity effect than the RE-20, and I think you need to EQ it slightly for best results, but again, that depends a lot on the specific voice involved. I've seen a lot of VO booths at LA post houses that use the venerable Sennheiser 416 short shotgun, but you can make a good point that the mike's far from flat, and designed more to pull out good dialog from difficult locations. Nonetheless, it's used for many, many network promos and TV narration sessions. A lot of the Neumann variations (U89, TLM-103) can be used for VO with terrific results, too. I know at least one show on the air now that's using the mid-priced Rode mikes with good results for lots of VO, and they sound surprisingly good for this application. --MFW |
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On Sun, 9 May 2004 16:58:12 -0400, kooz wrote
(in message ) : Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz Schoeps cmc641, with the expensiver teardrop pop filter. Regards, Ty |
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Have the RE20 and SM7 both good mics but the RE20 has a smoother response
and doesn't demonstrate the proximity effect seen by the SM7. Not to mention the fact its a dynamic mic with built-in pop filter. Extremely versatile "kooz" wrote in message om... Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz |
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On Sun, 9 May 2004 16:58:12 -0400, kooz wrote (in message ) : Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz Schoeps cmc641, with the expensiver teardrop pop filter. Regards, Ty Or the CMH641 which comes with an even expensiver filter built right into the microphone and you won't need a Cut filter to use with voice. Richard H. Kuschel "I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty |
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"Michael Drainer" wrote in message
m... Have the RE20 and SM7 both good mics but the RE20 has a smoother response and doesn't demonstrate the proximity effect seen by the SM7. Not to mention the fact its a dynamic mic with built-in pop filter. Extremely versatile I've always preferred the SM7 to the RE20. The proximity effect is very useful, when you have professional talent that knows how to use that quality. The roll-off and mid-range bump EQ is also useful. Of course, some voices will find the RE20 more complementary. Steve King |
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Not to
mention the fact its a dynamic mic with built-in pop filter. Extremely versatile. So why does it offer an accessory pop filter? Is the built-in one any good? "kooz" wrote in message om... Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz |
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Its a marketing feature...just something else for them to sell.
The built-in pop filter is more than adequate. In fact, visit any major radio studio and they probably have several RE20s with out the accessory pop filter. "Matt" wrote in message om... Not to mention the fact its a dynamic mic with built-in pop filter. Extremely versatile. So why does it offer an accessory pop filter? Is the built-in one any good? "kooz" wrote in message om... Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz |
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"Michael" wrote in message m... Its a marketing feature...just something else for them to sell. The built-in pop filter is more than adequate. In fact, visit any major radio studio and they probably have several RE20s with out the accessory pop filter. They are often used to stop people "eating" the mic though. TonyP. |
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"Michael" wrote in message m... Its a marketing feature...just something else for them to sell. The built-in pop filter is more than adequate. In fact, visit any major radio studio and they probably have several RE20s with out the accessory pop filter. They are often used to stop people "eating" the mic though. TonyP. |
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(kooz) wrote in message . com...
Hello everyone! I'll be in the market shortly for a mic. It's primary use (initially, anyway) will be to record male narration, but I'd also like it to function nicely as an all-purpose mic that will see some music recording. I'm thinking along the lines of a LDC or a Ribbon. I'm familiar with the RE20, the 414, the U87 and 89. I'd appreciate some suggestions for me to evaluate before I buy. Thanks in advance -kooz Probably the most common mics used today for VO are the RE20, the Neumann U87, the Neumann TLM 103 and the Sennheiser MKH416 short shotgun. Here's a link to Donald James Productions, a voiceover guy with a nice collection of mics, and some downloadable demos. Might be worth a visit: http://www.voice-overs.net/ Regards, Karl Winkler Sennheiser http://www.sennheiserusa.com |
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