The biggest mistake voiceover artists – and includes a professional – using the wrong microphone. It can ruin your work. If you're in the market or Voice123.com Voices.com, the microphone so that the wrong will not rent, or if you do, you will not get hired by that person.

Here we consider the three kinds of microphones most often used, their strengths and weaknesses, costs, and how to determine which (n) go.

We'll talkspecies and search for specific brands, models and prices.

Before you begin, it is important that I can say is that the microphone is the most important part of your audio chain, without exception. You can find the world's finest marching under the microphone, but when the microphone is not lost, not so much on the rest of the gears. In the second part, followed a big microphone, with the average price of tools to obtain better soundproducts.

What do you do? Are you looking for a microphone that is smooth and soft or hard edge and in-your-face? If you're a boy or a girl? If you want to trailers and screaming car dealer ads, you need a second microphone, than when you do this "old" or "girl next door '- realistically – the voice work, or a default entry job listings. These are the types of microphones to consider:

Dynamic

Dynamic microphone is what you see in the radio and singers who live(Singer) is most widely used. They are resistant, it sounds pretty good, and good for the greatest number of votes, which means that you can play on your amazing voice especially, but not terrible sound, it is not true for other species, including a pair of microphones are very expensive. A dynamic and nuanced. The part that photographs of the voice, the diaphragm is connected to a coil of wire, air movement of sound to make the coil between the poles of a magnet. The sound is the mass excesscoil, and children do not understand sounds.

This does not mean they are bad. Rush Limbaugh Golden EIB microphone is a dynamic and weather, radio stations and more use. Microphones are good for general use, and very vocal about the first use. I am equally well for male and female voices, and you can do most any style of them.

When you're on a budget that the dynamic is the only choice for the two other charges of much worth to Those Who. There are cheap versionsthe other two, and do not want it!

Thus, if the dynamics are so useful, why spend more for a capacitor or band?

Capacitor

A condenser microphone in which two types of transistors, and tube ("valve" in Europe), did not move the coil to the diaphragm. This change an electrical current generated by an external power source (it is more computer interfaces, or an external power source to see the dealer for more information, or internalbatteries). Without the strength of a coil dynamic microphone to overcome a capacitor is much more sensitive to the nuances, and much more intimate sound.

The capacitors are available in two versions: the transistor and tube. A condenser tube, which is an expensive tool (which is cheap, and their children make good paper, but microphones) is almost always the best way to go. They sound very intimate and complete and has a sound large up-front, without being harsh. They areproblems of many non-voice vocal components subject – the "f", "s", "P" – and requires a pop-screen (see your dealer.) An alert – small amounts of some types of distortion, so small that we deliberately have not heard – is actually very good. It is good to "heat" feels a pipe microphone.

Tube capacitors generally far better than transistor capacitor, but as with all things there are exceptions.

Here is the third in a class of its own kind: the bandmicrophone. While the dynamics and condensers "hearing" with the orifice, a ribbon microphone is a short piece of narrow and very thin corrugated aluminum stretched between two poles of a strong magnet.

Did you see the microphones big pickle-shaped desk, Letterman and Larry King. RCA Model 77 am ribbon microphones (used as props in this case), an invention that I believe in 1930. Were found throughout the world for half a century. RCA tapes include them in 1970, and aenterprising genius band bought the name Dooley West all RCA stock (the same band) and probably in his re-introduced the ribbon microphone for the U.S. market. His company was named AEA, AEA, and the logo are designed so that now seem RCA logo.

Ribbon microphones are warm and smooth, jazz, kids would register with them are very nice for the girls 'voices', and some male voices, have a good satisfactory depth. They also have a low output, which means thatYou need to crank the input into the system, a good level for them. But the rise of the name input noise floor level, and you may end up with a record that you can hear whistling in the background. Western and other manufacturers of ribbon mic very well with this problem, however, and some companies do not Quint (with the dealer about this) is designed specifically for ribbon microphones.

Whether it's a band – or a microphone, for that matter – is a good sound onYour voice can not be known without you one. Tape is very sensitive to the blast, though at one time to try to see if he has a good chance that the tape be destroyed. If the tape for sharing study were in the bag '- a bag was equipped with them – only to move from one place to another studio, give the tape from the sky on them and prevent their moves.

Brand

Dynamics

There is amillion marks, of course, of capacitors, but not so much the label tape.

A worry because there are many industry standards, it is difficult mistakes. Here are the three most popular dynamic, and probably sells more than all others combined:

Electro-Voice RE20
Sennheiser 421U (see your dealer for specific purposes)
Shure SM7
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Shure SM57 / SM58 – cheaper and can be used if you have the money to themore

These microphones, except the last two are 350 U.S. dollars – $ 700 reached. Although each has a distinctive voice 'heard' it's pretty close to each other in this respect. All are well made and reliable in the long term, which for decades.

The Sennheiser and I think the SM7, called near implications: if you're right about them, have underscored the depression. Many commentators on radio stations as their food, they want deep "voice" of God audio. Are no longer used as60-10 The RE20 is known for its lack of proximity effect, which I personally like better than Electro. Voice is a newer version, called RE27. Users can actually like or can not really feel. Moreover, RE20 model with a different name, PL20 The final color is a bit 'different. but the same microphone. PL line of microphones for the resumption made drums and musical instruments are no longer in production that I did. PL20 one for $ 150 and stilljump up and down by the average price used for RE20 and PL20 is double.

For the price / quality, some of these microphones can be right.

Capacitors (valves)

Probably the best known name in world capacitor Neumann (pronounced M-US) and its most popular model is a D-87 They sell new for about $ 2,200, $ 1,700 or less used. A Neumann is incredibly sound of your voice or sound honky. And 'National Public Radio microphone useexclusively.
Found in almost every recording studio of any size. Like it or not the voice.

We are the most expensive Neumann, and a cheap one, TLM103, but many people I decided to see need for a high price, you spoke, and while a lot of artists heading TLM103 Union ($ 995), I is not nearly as sound as natural as U-87 or a good dynamic. I sold one, but after a few months. It may seem reallygood for your specific audience, but. I say this because the taste is different and it is certainly true that a voice may sound bad to a particular microphone and outstanding on the ballot next. As a point? Suppose that in a second.

First you pop a screen capacitor. This is a device that allows you to speak into the microphone just grab all your voice, not so heavy in the air by speech-no speech components, in particular the "P" sounds. Put your hand onin your mouth and say, "P." Feel the air? If it hits a capacitor played, let's just say you do not like wearing headphones at the moment. Now is a good idea to talk about (45 degrees), not directly into a microphone, because all respond poorly to P I think it is right that the capacitors react to them really. Many users RE20 pop screens sit in front of their microphones, but most people do not use dynamic screens with pop.

cheap condenser, a big no-no.

Capacitors are cheap everywhere in the market. You can use a microphone to buy a beautiful spider shock mount, and aluminum, beautiful, all flights to $ 75 Um, I do not thin 'so, Loooocy. And 'unnatural clearly at the top and rolling down.

The real offensive part of this is that if you are just starting, is easily misled into thinking that sounds good. Sounds a little 'exciting, but it is very tiring to listen to a recording made onR. As you know Phil Spector says, "It 's all in the middle. The Americans want to give us the ups and downs. If you have a microphone to provide many ups and downs, and a few trips up and down in their music system, you will work sounds worse than terrible. Duration microphones rolled-off low end and smooth high end. After the first, you may also think, 'Wow, that's the big problem with these things is boring?. 'No, of course. Not enhanced highs and lows. In other words,sounds like you, there-in-One microphone. This is as it should.

Remember that they are competing with people who have a high-end capacitors, and this is how it sounds. I will be a dynamic $ 400 a refrigerant to almost $ 400 every time.

Ribbon microphones

, I have experience in one volume: an AEA r84. Looks really good. This is an updated version of a tape industry standard RCA invented the Model 44, long time ago and never used, as the 77th is sixtyfresh look and feature a padded look snarky, well-equipped for the transport and security brown bag. This is about $ 990.

There are other groups that reputation in particular Coles. Overall, I was not aware bands used to have a lot of voice-over, but I think it is because a large number of people are unfamiliar with them. I think it had as much as anything to slow down – all knowledge, all used and are appropriate. Also, I have the tapein-your-face dynamic sound, especially capacitors.

Choosing the right microphone for your

The best way is a real professional recording studio to call and book a one hour or so of their time and let them make a few microphones and reading tests that you have on each. And 'infinitely better microphone to fit your particular (and unique) is not just something, try a simple compensation (Google "compensation for Voice over and read!). Theadvisable to check at least five microphones, make sure that all children understand as above, except for Shure SM57 / 58 If you listen to yourself on each, usually makes the best flat and is a good idea to ask the opinion of the engineer sound, because he / she knows what to listen.

But do not try to test this in an amateur home studio. They almost certainly not the microphones must verify large, and the person who will almost blowcertainly not competent to judge which microphone to use for voice, studies at home are more to include music and singing voice, voice acting and voiceover.

What happens if you have a studio is 50 or 100 miles, or their prices are too high, (but I think paying 100 U.S. dollars at several thousand dollars microphones test will save you headaches huge return microphones , etc.)?

Here's what to do if your budget allows, purchase, or a Neumann U-87 orThe Lawson L-47MP. That Lawson has a couple of hundred dollars less than Neumann. Lawson is the microphone that I use for almost 10 years of use. Sounds like Disney, but more importantly, I have a voice to access when it sounds good. The only other mics I in the last 25 years, that quality is used RE20 Electro-Voice and Shure SM57, which is $ 100 vocal microphone that does not sound bad, but not sound fantastic, and faiththat the great competition with $ 2,000 bad capacitor. The SM57 is a bit of work. The factory Lawson are sold through a direct-Fella name Gene Nashville Lawson. Google 'Lawson microphone. "If you call them, you can right-click General. He is a great man.

I also recommend Mercenary.com. You're not the cheapest, but it may be worth Another 5 percent of the best advice to get out there and I say this in all sincerity. Go to the website that their number and callthem. Tell them all that will do what other equipment you have, what to buy if you're not a cog. Really give a Big Rip about their customers and pro audio business in general. I can not say enough good things about them. If you're wondering all this nice stuff I said Lawson and Mercenery not only have not received their salaries, I can write this article:)

I have worked for many years a nice sound to them and perhaps write thissave time to find your wonderful sound.

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