VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Mike Sommer · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject:

You need a billboard with some cops sitting in a parked cruiser behind it, eating doughnuts.

Set the mic at about a 30° angle, so that you are not addressing the capsule square on, and this should take care of some if not all of the sibilance.
Something like this:

You might consider a preamp with a little more body and color.
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scottreyns · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject:

One more vote for the raw file. Natural smoothness.

I think the overall sound you're getting out of it could be a bit fuller... Any new mic will take a little getting used to.
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todd ellis · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:54 am Post subject:

i love amy's voice - i don't care what it's coming through!

btw - mike - i LOVE the ring & spring carbon mic in the background there --- does it work?
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Tom Test · DC Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 629 Location: Chicago, IL

I have not read the other replies yet, as I didn't want to be influenced by them.

I thought it sounded thin, lacking in warmth, no low end. I am listening through a decent pair of Event studio monitors, by the way - not crappy laptop speakers (which is more like how you would be listened to in the real world...). Perhaps you needed to be a bit closer to the mic?

Has this been EQ'd at all? It was crisp and clean. I'll read other comments now and may need to revise my comments based on what else you have to say.
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Mike Sommer · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:50 am Post subject:

Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

I voted "sounds like poo" just because you don't get the chance to choose that every day.
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asnively · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:31 am Post subject:

Thanks, Lance! Kiss

Ok, I changed the mic position, put up a gobo, and now I'm getting P's so popped, they could hurt someone! Still tweaking...
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Bill Campbell · DC Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 621

As a producer, who has hired several people from this board, I think it sounds fine. I produce commercials and would add some presence and compress your voice, so I'm always happy with a neutral sound.

Best mics for different projects based on my 30 years experience:

Commercials & promos - Sennheiser 416
NPR style narration - Neumann U87
Audio books- Shure SM7B

Experiment all you like, but those are the tools for serious work.

Lovely voice by the way!
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asnively · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject:

Big hugs to all the fine folks who've contributed to the size of my head this morning! Embarrassed

OK, I fixed the angle, adjusted my handy dandy Stedman, and side-angled my noise hole a little differently. The high pass filter and pad settings are off. Here's a shiny, new, dry file without any corrections whatsoever...

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bobsouer · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:57 pm Post subject:

Amy,

Your head is perfect just like it is. And your audio sounds mighty spiffy to me.
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Tom Test · DC Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 629 Location: Chicago, IL

I think it's slightly better, but still sounds thin. I wonder what you'd sound like projecting less and getting a little closer to the mic. (Maybe the C1 doesn't have much proximity effect - I used to have one, but sold it because it sounded thin on my voice too!).
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