How Do You Listen? A Selection of Headphones for your VO studio
You need to accurately hear what you record. Tiny speakers on your laptop or earbuds just won't cut it. You need good headphones. Here are my favorites...
Booth Basics: Those Pesky Thready Bits
About every month or so – and definitely in almost every VO recording class I’ve taught – someone reports that...
Your VO Questions Answered: What is the Best Mic for Voiceover?
Here's one you may not have heard... What is the best microphone for voiceover work? That may actually have a very simple answer.
Connecting a Director/Studio for Remote VO Sessions
The best way to connect a director and studio for a remote VO session. Current options including Source-Connect, ipDTL, Source-Connect Now and more.
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.
