[Sam Carleton]

Ty Ford,

Being a still photographer, I know an image is all about light. When it comes to sound, it is all about the rooms acoustics. With respect to the balance of absorption and diffusion of the recording space. What would you recommend I use? Where can I go to learn more about this art?

With respect the mic you recommended, the Electro Voice RE20, it is a little outside my price range. Do you have any other recommendations?

Also, the biggest question I have is: What is the setup for the performer? The training video is of him speaking to the viewer, so he is going to have to match his lips in the video. Thus I know he is going to have to see the video, does he listen to that audio from the video or to himself, or both? Should I simply play the video back in Adobe Soundbooth or should I encode it to DVD and play the video via a regular DVD player? In the end, I am trying to figure out how I am going to have everything wired up when doing the voice over.

Again, can you point me to any web sites, books, etc that will help enlighten me to the task at hand?

Sam