Episode Details

Published on May 19, 2014

Guests: Paul Strikwerda, VO and author of “Making Money in your PJ’s”

George on audio processing

Dan on the best mic for VO

0:02:30  Next week: no show.  George tells about his head wound.  

0:03:14  Dan shares the mustache gifts he gets and a non-mustache gift he got.

0:05:07  Thanking the sponsors!  Harlan Hogan, John Florian at Voiceover Xtra, and Edge Studio.

0:05:43  Dan’s Tip of the Week—what microphone is “best” for VO?  Which ones aren’t good?  

Among those: SM57—good for guitar amps and snare drumheads, not live VO.  You don’t sound real talking half an inch from someone’s eardrum.

0:07:32  The RE20 is great for radio, but not the best for VO.  We take a side trip into Dan’s radio history.  

0:09:08  Tip of the Week: In your personal studio, the less optimum a mic you need to use.  Without a professional booth, don’t spend a lot of money on a mic.  A mic between $200 and $350 will work if you use it right, it will capture YOU.

0:10:05  Dan shows his mice

-TLM 103.  It’s extremely sensitive and not so good for noisy days.  And it’s $1000

-E100S.  Great mic.  Not expensive.

-Harlan Hogan’s VO1A.  Good price and good sound.

-Sennheisser 416 shotgun mic.  

Anyone of along with the Perception Series, will fill the bill.

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