Comments on: Microphone Technique for Voice Over Talent

By: What You Need To Begin a Voiceover Career | SOUND4VO.com

What You Need To Begin a Voiceover Career | SOUND4VO.com — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:41:47 +0000

[...] you are ready. Furthermore, you are going to need to learn how to use this gear. Utilizing proper microphone technique and learning how to record and edit audio are essential to having a voiceover career. I wrote a [...]

By: The Best Voice Over Coach is… Your Ears. | SOUND4VO.COM

The Best Voice Over Coach is… Your Ears. | SOUND4VO.COM — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:43:03 +0000

[...] take direction and the mechanics of different styles and deliveries. They should also be teaching microphone technique, basic equipment needs and (hopefully) studio etiquette. Many coaches offer additional instruction [...]

By: Dan Friedman

Dan Friedman — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:59:39 +0000

Jeff,

For movies, the actors will often have two microphones. One primary (closer to them) and one secondary (often a shotgun mic positioned further away). This provides different sounds for the environment that they may be in as well as a backup audio track of the performance. To answer your question; the angle of the microphone as well as its distance to the actor depends on the type of microphone that it is. A shotgun mic is positioned so it points directly toward the actor. They are speaking towards the top of the microphone. Whereas, a large diaphragm condenser (like the one pictured above) appears as though you are talking into the side of the microphone rather than the top. Thanks for reading and for your questions.

Dan

By: Jeff Hirschberg

Jeff Hirschberg — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:56:21 +0000

I saw some footage of actors recording for the movie Rio recently. I noticed that for some, the mic was angled away from them, as shown above and for others, it was reversed and the bottom of the mic was angled towards the actor. Does this make a difference or is it just two different ways of accomplishing the same thing?

Jeff

By: Dan Friedman

Dan Friedman — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:02:10 +0000

Thank you all for your kind words. I have more articles currently available on the ProComm Voices site and will continue to write them (I’ve got a book as well). Thank you again and if there is something you would like me to write about, please let me know. Have a great day!!

By: George Whittam

George Whittam — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:07:04 +0000

Great post! I am using it right now with a client on the phone to help illustrate how to position her mic. I will post this as a link from my resources section of the website.

George Whittam

By: Sound Advice: Voiceovers from an Audio Engineer’s Perspective | ProComm Voice Over blog

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:35:03 +0000

[...] some great articles to the ProComm Voices blog, including pieces on selecting a microphone and mic technique. You’ll find more great advice in Dan’s book, including everything from studio set-up [...]

By: Ari R

Ari R — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:10:46 +0000

Hey, I just found and LOVED this article!! I do professional V/O for my living and found this helpful to say the least.

Thanks!!

By: Augusta Attorneys

Augusta Attorneys — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:13:59 +0000

These are some very great tips. We really appreciate you taking the time to share all of this with us. Really, this was very informative. Thanks and keep it up.

By: Chris Porter

Chris Porter — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:31:54 +0000

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submit a demo with this link….

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