Recording Your Voice: VO Equipment Basics
By Voiceover Recording Instructor Jim Edgar How to get set up in your home VO studio I published the first...
Microphone Pickup Patterns – What does that shape mean?
One of the often overlooked (or misunderstood) aspects of microphone technology is the “pickup pattern.” All microphones have some type...
Saturday Soldering and Free Knitting
Back when I used to purchase guitar or instrument cables, patch cords and connector-y bits of all kinds, I’d do everything...
What is “Frequency Response” in Microphones?
What does “Frequency Response” mean and why is it important to microphones used in voiceover? One question comes up most...
Inverting a USB Mic – A Non-Obvious Fix
Such a simple fix! But not an obvious one... How to set up your Rode NT-USB (or other ring-mounted USB mic) inverted on a floor stand.
There’s Something About Sibilance
We identify sibilance in the Intro class, though mostly focus on other things. And while I have a Sibilance-Fix module for...
It’s All About the Bass (Traps)
It’s quite possible that as voice actors recording at home, we’ve been sold a bill of goods – told all...
Scarlett Knob Mod
You know that I’m a big fan of the Scarlett series A/D’s by Focusrite. Very clean amplifier circuits, nice clean...
The Entertainer’s Secret Formula
In my classes, I usually mention “Entertainer’s Secret” as a glycerin-based throat spray. Pretty sure I had found it originally through...
