Billelder
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Ty,
It was an opinion. If your intent was to dissuade people from making a mistake, could you be so kind as to direct us to an article you have written, or a review that may be helpful?
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LOL! Well put. I’ve also been hearing good reviews about the AT 2020. Very tempting.
The RE20, Shure SM7 and Sennheiser MD421 are all great dynamic mics. I use the RE20 and it will take anything you throw at it. Plus I like its solid sound. The Shure SM7 has a recessed element from the foam pop filter and more rolloff and pad settings than an RE20. (RE27 has them, tho.)
I have heard the same recommendation about the MXL 990 from musicians as well as VO folks. Hey, Matte, I’ve seen the MXL990S with the pad and rolloff options but haven’t heard any hands on review and there are none on the Musician’s Friend page. Hmmmmm.
I own (and use) a Studio Project mic and have heard great things about the Rode mics as well. One mic that has surprised me is the AKG C1000. A friend has used it to record VO’s of people out of studio and I’ve been impressed with the quality to the point that I asked what mic they were using for that VO. $200 for one, $300 for two.
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Thanx Thax. I guess what I was trying to say is she could download the VO file from her camera to the project as she would a video file..but with no video. I shouldn’t have been “file” specific and I hope that didn’t confuse her.
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April,
In that case, I would say whichever is easiest for you. You could just put your camcorder in frint of him and let him read away. Or, if the guy feels more comfortable doing it at home, then you can take those tracks and make them AIF files or MP3 to put on your time line.
Good luck with your project. It’d a nice thing you’re doing.
Bill
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April,
A couple of questions to add to what Thax said. Does the client want to do narration on their own video? If this client appears and speaks on camera, then you could record their VO using the same mic you use for on camera for sound continuity.
>>1. Is this something they can do on their own (i.e. burn voiceover onto CD and then give CD to me)?
Do you mean your client or a voiceover guy? Like me, there are all kinds of folks that do VO’s for a living that have home studios and can deliver a VO to you using the internet and an MP3 or AIF file. (I notice you’re using Mac G5.) My concern about the client doing it without a vocal studio will is that they’ll use one of those computer mics. Those things are not made for recording sound for a video project.
>>2. Is there a benefit to having them do it straight into my computer?
Onto your computer specifically? I don’t think so. Just as you load video from your camera to your computer, you can do this with audio too.
>>3. Do I need any special equipment, like an external mic, if we were to capture the audio directly into my computer?
If you want to record it on your own computer then here’s a very simple explanation of how to set it up.
Microphone –> Audio Mixer–> Computer Line InputLike with everything, there are different levels of audio quality that may of may not be acceptable to you. At minimum you could use a Shure SM58 microphone into a simple Behringer audio mixer and then audio line out into your line in on your computer.
Anything else you can add about the project and what you’re trying to do will help us give an answer that will help. Good luck with this.
Bill
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Reins,
I would pick a Sennheiser 421 over a 441U…and I’ve used both. Studio Projects C1 and Rode NT1 ate some great sounding low priced mics. Do you want to do just voiceovers? You might just consider getting a Symetrix 528 and going from that to your computer input. The Expand/Threshhold will cut out lots of room noice. Or get a closet, slap up some Markertek Acoustic Foam and go from your mixer to your computer.