VO-BB - A VO Family

Recording in 48 and converting to 44.1 seems like a needless step.

For my clients, there is no conversion as the requirement is 48/24, which is standard for television and video. For radio stuff, 4 ...

Say for instance the copy is over written and they need to cut script. This is when you stay quiet

Spot on.

Point made..

I've used Dierdre's technique of asking a question about the copy rather than saying "I have a suggestion" or "you messed up." Not often, as I usually deal with br ...

I made a special trip to Vintage King to trial a Gefell UMT70s and walked out without it.

I enjoy going to VK but I can't tell what something is going to sound like from their testing booth. They'r ...

The last mic I tested was a Gefell UMT70s FET. I swore if my 416 ever broke down I would buy that Gefell. Just perfect. It cut like the 416, but wasn't as harsh on the ears over extended periods of li ...

I thought the OC18 sounded really bad. It is very harsh. Especially with his ch and h sounds. And the sibilance...gross.

It isn't as smooth and natural as that Gefell.

The Gefell sounds signif ...

Do share your experience with us, Jack!

You know I will. IF I LIVE.

Since I just bought a new iMac in the mistaken belief that my "dead" one was "all the way dead" instead of just "mostly dead," I now have two working machines. I think I ...

A lot of terrific advice. One more thing: often, the CD or whoever will ask, "is there anything else you'd like to try?" I think it's good to say yes and give them something different. (Not ...

I record everything at 48 kHz/24 bit. Most jobs require aiff or WAV files at those same settings (completely uncompressed), though a good 30% or so are fine with high-quality mp3s (48/24 at 320 kbps). ...

Also, while 90% of remote teams will enjoy a bit of fun, some (esp solitary producer/editors, or "preditors"), are really under the gun and just need to get the copy read quickly and then ju ...

Thanks, Bish, for clearing up that "audition from a manager" stuff that I've also seen on a couple of things recently.

Not all managers expect payment for work they aren't helping create. ...

In the same town as the studio, less than two miles away, was an explosives manufacturer, with a bomb range on site, where they would frequently test their products.

That's my cue to stop complaini ...

My sin is that I asked them specifically to come on the weekend, when I was "sure" I wouldn't have to work. Pretty sure "sure" doesn't mean what I think it means.

...until you've done revisions in between hammer-gun strikes by the workmen redoing the floors on the Saturday you asked them to work since weekdays are out.

Thank God for short copy.