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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor

Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1324 Location: In a Flyover State
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Philip Banks wrote: | Anyone managed to get it over the line yet? I'll stand really still, see if you can at least get a few splashes on my shoes  |
Can we get a "gift of gab" decoder on this? _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap." |
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Hart Assistant Asylum Chief

Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 2107 Location: Foley, AL
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Eddie Eagle M&M
Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Allen, I second that Martin Sheen thought. Pretty close voiceprint. |
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Gp Guest
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Ok everyone here's my little sound bite....I should tell you that it has been a long struggle to get this sound. I had no presence or any richness to my voice..I replaced nearly every piece of equipment in my chain trying to get some decent sound. Then after replacing the motherboard...things changed.
GpClick
Here is my signal chain I am using an E-MU 0404 sound card, Summit Audio 2BA-221 pre amp, mackie 1402 vlz3, and a CM-67SE microphone. (it's a custom made mic) Any other settings or equipment mentioned or not are proprietary and confidential...I did really use any though...that is pretty much raw except for a litte eq on my sound card.
Also I have just completed a new demo. It is on my site www.itsthatvoice.com Feel free to take a listen. I welcome your comments.
PS the only one up right now is the commercials demo.
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KaseyKruz Club 300

Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 336 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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here's mine
hope you all like it _________________ Does life start at 40? |
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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor

Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1324 Location: In a Flyover State
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Pissing and Rick Roll posts .....yeah, that is what I really hoped this thread would turn into.
I wasn't at all intending this to be a helpful and informative post for those looking for equipment upgrades...be it a mic or pre-amp.....or the newest and latest set of Apogee couch cushions around their head as they record.
Carry on. _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap." |
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Diane Maggipinto Spreading Snark Worldwide

Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 6679 Location: saul lay seetee youtee
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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i love this thread, jacks and all. allen--the west wing president it is.
i oughta mash up my whole thang, really, just to try it out. mine's nothing but mic/mixer/sc with the pre removed a year ago.
deebs, i've got lots of the same junk that you do so i might test the settings you posted here.
meantime, i gave it a whirl here viking style _________________ sitting at #8, though not as present as I'd like to be. Hello!
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Lance Blair M&M

Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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If it's any comfort, I believe Stock, Aitken, and Waterman with engineer Phil Harding made sure Mr. Astley sang through Neumann microphones and Focusrite preamps.
Ben, I love the sound 416 into the Red 8 (I've always coveted a Red 7) It sound like a totally different mic - it has all the good aspects of a 416, but sweeter.
Of course your voice helps things along too. _________________ Skype: globalvoiceover
and now, http://lanceblairvo.com the blog is there now too!
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bobbinbeamo M&M

Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 2468 Location: Wherever I happen to be
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Philip Banks Je Ne Sais Quoi

Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11076 Location: Portgordon, Scotland
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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In my clip I was talking about one the the latest cameras, does that make mine bestist? |
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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor

Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1324 Location: In a Flyover State
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Lance Blair wrote: | If it's any comfort, I believe Stock, Aitken, and Waterman with engineer Phil Harding made sure Mr. Astley sang through Neumann microphones and Focusrite preamps.
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That is funny! Now if we can just get the settings in case someone wants the Rick Astley sound...LOL.
Thanks for the kind words Lance. I appreciate it. _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap." |
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Lance Blair M&M

Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Philip Banks wrote: | In my clip I was talking about one the the latest cameras, does that make mine bestist? |
Most definitely.
Its the bestist for you. The U87 really captures your low resonance in an amazing way, whereas Ben's chain harvests his high mids perfectly. If you both were forced to swap your kit out I don't think either of you would be as happy with what you have.
I used to have the NT1A, but I sounded like even more of a dork on it...however, Bobbin and many other talents sound great on it.
It's interesting to hear what people use, and how they mix and match their gear. U87s and 416s may be standards...but I've heard them ending up very differently from different places (there's those things called mic placement, room acoustics, and preamps...) _________________ Skype: globalvoiceover
and now, http://lanceblairvo.com the blog is there now too! |
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KaseyKruz Club 300

Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 336 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: |
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OK for real this time here _________________ Does life start at 40? |
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Hart Assistant Asylum Chief

Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 2107 Location: Foley, AL
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Here's mine for what it's worth. The loved/hated Senn 416 into a John Hardy M1 pre into a Presonus Firebox using Gotham cables. Here are three of my typical reads with no compression or EQ.
Hart's Sample
Something has changed since I moved from NC and I'm not happy about it. I'm assuming at the moment it's the closet I record in as it's very inferior to the booth I had. So I find myself using more compression and EQ in an attempt to make up for it.
Next items on my list? First a house if our old one will ever sell (on the market 157 days and counting), then a new booth for the house. And I would like to add a compressor back in the chain as my next gear purchase.
Anyway, feel free to critique it for what it's worth. Sometimes I'll use an RE20 on softer reads to get a bit muddier and less sibilant sound. _________________ Hart Voice Overs Blog
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Rob Guest
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: |
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[quote="JTVG"]Lance that was awesome!
Hey crew ! This is the guy that introduced me to this place !
Kudos and cakes in the mail, my man !
Rob
(Please PM all hate mail directly to Joe ) |
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