http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: voice over - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:16:03 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-and-the-akg#post-73083 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:38:15 +0000 Tony Koretz 73083@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Both the AKG C414 and Neumann U87 have been industry standards for years, and for good reason. They are different from each other, and infact the different models of C414 are quite different from each other, while the older U87 sounds a bit different from the new breed U87i. Any of them should however be fine for VO work though. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-and-the-akg#post-72052 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:57:56 +0000 Charles Schultz 72052@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am a big fan of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" The demos the I heard on your web site sound great. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-and-the-akg#post-72050 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:33:48 +0000 birdcat 72050@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I agree with Rob - Your VO's sound great.  If you're comfortable with your current setup and it is still producing high levels of quality, why change it?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-and-the-akg#post-72036 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:33:47 +0000 robGRAUERT 72036@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I listened to some samples on your website. You sound legit. In my opinion, you don't need to change your set up. Are you able to rent the Neumann your friend is suggesting? Maybe you can try it out and do some comparisons on your own.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-and-the-akg#post-72025 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:31:48 +0000 misterdc 72025@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I do LOTS of VO out of my home studio and recently a friend has been trying to get me to switch from my AKG 414 to a Neumann U87.  Curious if there are any techies in here with an opinion.  Samples of my AKG can be heard on my <a title="voice over website" href="http://www.myvoiceoverguy.com">website</a>.</p> <p>I love my sound, but he insists Neumann is richer.  Any thoughts would be appreciated!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/narration-and-wedding-movie-opinions-needed-from-video-producers#post-45650 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:38:19 +0000 EarlC 45650@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sorry, I am sooooooo open-minded about all things to market and product, but sounds to me like this one would be a hard sell - based primarily on the thought that wedding productions are so very unique and intimate to each B&amp;G, that some generic VO simply would NOT peg their personal situations enough for producers to be willing to invest in a library of this as opposed to, say, copyright free music libraries.</p> <p>Brings to mind, also, the old Rabbyte, etc. stuff where they developed some pretty decent animated sequences for 'the vows" "the ceremony" "the rings" 'the kiss" etc. but it quickly became cliche and cheesey to use them, when moving smoothly from wedding element to element without announcing it looked more professional.</p> <p>Just my opinion, of course. Hope others will see this and chime in as well. Keep thinking of things, there's a host of product and concepts just waiting to be developed, discovered, created, marketed and sold "out there."</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/narration-and-wedding-movie-opinions-needed-from-video-producers#post-45617 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:42:12 +0000 kaasis 45617@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello everyone! I have an idea to offer for download professionally produced narrations by the same voice talents which you have probably heard somewhere on the TV, movies and commercials. These narrations would be ready for instant download for a fraction of the cost of typical narration when you have to hire a voice talent. The catch is that you won't be able to customize the script of what narrator speaks but you will be offered number of pre-recorded narrations which would be composed by professional writers. These narrations would have some generic speech with artistic elements probably which would suit for many different wedding movies. It would be like a music track but with speech and produced with intention in mind for producers to choose certain parts only in the speech which they want to add to their movie.I think it would be a great supplement for wedding movies for a reasonable price. My question is what is your opinion on narration in wedding movies in general (good/bad/ever use it) and what do you think about my idea? Thanks a lot!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43527 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:44:00 +0000 Robo 43527@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Why dont you record to the camara to the computer using a LAV , Or A Stage mic. Then captrue into SoundBooth , I have done it this way without a clean room or a mixing board and it works and its not a hassle and no extra Cost.</p> <p>Does you Cam have XLR connetcters?</p> <p>Is the Voice over the only sound in the track or are you trying to do track recording with the Music?</p> <p>Is the IMac sound card Full-duplex?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43345 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:06:46 +0000 Don 43345@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> a "snowball usb mic" or similar, may be all you need for a mic.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-43341 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:54:18 +0000 Trace1Media 43341@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> UPDATE:</p> <p>I was able to achieve the results I wanted with an old JVC mixer connected directly into the 1/8" microphone input on my mac and a cheap Shure mic connected via XLR to the mixer.  The quality certain wasn't perfect but worked great for my project.  Is is possible that the input on my computer needed a line level signal rather than the mic level it was getting before I had the mixer? either way the mixer helped significantly. A pop filter was also very helpful. </p> <p>I don't know why people were suggesting an A/D converter, Doesn't the computer convert the signal to digital?   </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks for all the posts!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41963 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:56:22 +0000 birdcat 41963@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>A couple more suggestions:</p> <p>There are a couple of things you can do - For plosives (P, B, T, etc...) you can get a pop filter (for example: <a href="http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nady-Metal-Pop-Filter?sku=426600">http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nady-Metal-Pop-Filter?sku=426600</a>).</p> <p>For a sound booth, look at this article: <a href="http://www.harlanhogan.com/portaboothArticle.shtml">http://www.harlanhogan.com/portaboothArticle.shtml</a><br /> - He sells them but you can make your own if desired.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41960 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:51:31 +0000 EarlC 41960@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Zoom H2 ="portable digital audio recorder." Works for me, as I noted I am going this direction more and more.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41954 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:51:58 +0000 normklobetanz 41954@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks, Earl.  Yes, I have tried to build sound booths, etc.  To deal with the s and p sounds and other inadvertent audio issues while recording narration, I use multiple takes listening with head phones and setting the levels manually in the camera, then piecing together in nle and there make final tweeks.  But all this is too cumbersome and time consuming for the videos I often produce on a limited budget.  I often am making a short video for a client's web site and edit video and write narration as I go along.  Then I record my own voice as the narrator and splice it in (sometimes use my wife).  I have a new higher end project and want to come up with a more professional narration.  I should point out that I am not talking about video interviews; I am talking about anonymous narrators.  I need to find a talent and I will probably use my lavalier and camera in a quiet remote outdoor setting (no wind or human caused sound--my videos are virtually all outdoor related). This seams to give me the best results.  The problem with this is it will be very difficult to make narration changes later as the edit evolves.  My videos usually involve many clips drawn from my extensive stock footage with footage shot for a specific project and the videos tend to evolve a little from the original script as the editing progresses.  I also would like to streamline and improve my work flow so as not to have to capture narration from the camera, but simply copy and past from a digital recorder (of course making adjustments as needed in the nle).  I don't need perfect sound quality and hope that a portable digital audio recorder will do the trick.  I would appreciate any other comments.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41942 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:48:14 +0000 EarlC 41942@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have used racks with heavy, movers type, blankets draped over them in a sound baffle setup; also have several sides of refrigerator boxes cut into panels with egg cartons on some, and pretty much whatever kind of foam scraps I can find, or buy cheap, glued to them. These all help to isolate exterior noises for narrative, or a vocalist with guitar, using mics as mentioned above.</p> <p>While an external mixer helps get the general levels the way you want them, a noise gate/limiter will help cut back on pops, s and p sounds, inadvertent audio expulsions and the inadvertent boost in sound an untrained narrator makes when taking in the next breath and comes off louder for the first few words before he/she gets their voice remodulated.</p> <p>All kinds of fun, and funny, stuff goes on when trying to control and record narrative. If I can get the acoustics, I can usually find a way to get the rest the way I want - levels, etc.</p> <p>Actually, I am beginning to use my Zoom H2 standalone recorders more and more in many narrative cases, then simply working the audio into my production from those files. Not perfect, but then what is, really. These babies are GREAT tools and I've been pleased with their capabilities.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41930 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:56 +0000 normklobetanz 41930@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>   I often have to add narration/voice-over to my own videos or videos I am hired to produce for others.  I'm still with mini-DV and don't have XLR set ups.  ( Actually I have an AKG Perception 100 XLR microphone with a USB adaptor. I tried recording narration directly into the computer--apparently the phantom power through the USB port was not enough as the volume is not enough and it distorts or is too tiny when boosting it enough in post.)  The best voice-over I get is with my inexpensive wireless lavaliers.  However, the hassle of setting up and recording all the necessary takes on camera and then capturing all this (deleting the unwanted video after capture) is too time consuming.  I have been looking at the newer Portable Digital Audio Recorders.  My research shows that they will record a voice-over in .wav and have the quality using their on-board mics to simply copy and past to my PC and nle.  What a time saver!  It also could be used to capture natural and back ground sound.  If only I knew if the quality was good enough.  I am considering the Sony PCM--D50 ($400 to $500, ouch!), or the more reasonable Tascam DR-1 ($200 to $300).  I would like to get some feed back on this approach.  I'm tired of buying products that don't measure up and can't afford the high end stuff. Recording and capturing voice-overs with a camera is cumbersome and too time consuming if one has to do it often.  Has anyone tried the approach I am considering?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41210 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:42:41 +0000 TheLoneBanana 41210@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I sometimes have to record narration, but I'm an amateur videographer and not an amateur sound recordist. What I do: the narrator speaks into my Shure SM58 microphone, which goes through my Mackie 1402-VLZ3 mixer (I can boost the audio or avoid clipping -- very handy with soft-spoken or loud individuals), then into my Canon XL2. Then I capture the tape as usual, discard the (blank) video track, and voila! I have found that using this method yields better audio than recording through my computer's sound card, and I already have all the equipment, so there's no extra expenditure. And it's portable.</p> <p>As for an accoustically-good room: I may have been known to sneak up to my local university's Music Department. They have small rehearsal rooms for the students studying Voice, and these are just big enough and often vacant in the evenings. Better if you know a student or otherwise have permission, of course.</p> <p>Hardly a professional solution, but it works.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41207 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:32:38 +0000 NewBirthProductions 41207@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you are recording directly to computer then the answer is no, a stand alone mixer will not help much.  You already have a mixer in soundtrack pro.  You can add a midi controller if you like to make it feel more like a mixer, but it will have nothing to do with how it sounds.</p> <p>A few things affect sound quality, one metion above is acoustic.  and the pro gear to fix this is expensive, but there are some cheap fixes.  If you have a room that you can dedicate to recording you can treat this room by installing a thick pad under your carpet, and then carpet your walls.  you do not have to cover the entire wall but just the areas that are reflecting your audio.</p> <p>The next area that affects your Quality is the AD converter.  you say your using the mic input from the mac, while this is ok for Ichat, it doesn't even come close to being good enough for recording a project.  you will have to buy a good A/D converter.  this is the primary key to getting a good recording.  spend your money here on getting a good mic preamp and a good A/D converter.  If you want to save money you can combined them such as the MOTU 8 Pre, this will give you 8 channels of input.</p> <p>the next area is Mics, hence that is the start of the chain it should be your strongest link.  you can have the best of everything if your mic can not produce a quality as good as the rest of the system then you have wasted money.</p> <p>hope this helps, a good mic that you can use for both audio and gutiar is the EV RE20 <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/76681-REG/Electro_Voice_16207816_RE20_Cardoid_Voiceover.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/76681-REG/Electro_Voice_16207816_RE20_Cardoid_Voiceover.html</a> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41205 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:28:10 +0000 birdcat 41205@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>A good acoustic environment will work wonders but it is expensive - I have seen small soundbooths which are good for spoken or solo vocals but you couldn't get a guitar in there.</p> <p>A good condenser mic and mixer (with phantom power) will also help but you will need a very quiet space as these tend to pick up those pins when they drop.</p> <p>You could also go with a decent dynamic mic (like a SM57 or SM58) and mixer - These are great for a non-pristine acoustic environment as they are cardioid so they don't pick up lots of extraneous sound.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-want-to-record-quality-narration-would-a-mixer-help#post-41189 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:38:07 +0000 Trace1Media 41189@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I want to be able to record narration, singing, guitar etc. I would like to record right to soundtrack pro or soundbooth. When I go straight into the Computers(imac) mic input, the level of volume is too low and quality is unexceptable.</p> <p>I've increased internal input volume in system preferences and soundtrack pro. I've also tried a variety of microphones. still no good!  </p> <p>Questions </p> <p>1. Will a firewire mixer be compatible with my programs, allowing me to record multiple tracks simultaneously?</p> <p>2. Will a firewire mixer noticeably increase quality? </p> <p>3. What type of microphone would work best with this setup?</p> <p>I have a project coming up that requires some voice over that needs to be fairly decent quality.   THANKS. </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire-1#post-40491 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:28:51 +0000 robGRAUERT 40491@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> if you click on his name, it takes you to his website....</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire-1#post-40490 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:57:11 +0000 chrisColorado 40490@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'd just like to see what you do. I worked in radio (making commercials/PSAs every now and then) for a short time and know something about narration/voice overs. I learn little bits here and there, and like to learn from everyone I meet.</p> <p>welcome to videomaker!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire-1#post-40485 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:18:17 +0000 chrisColorado 40485@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>or a link to your website?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire-1#post-40483 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:15:14 +0000 SteveMann 40483@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Samples?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire-1#post-40476 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:52:22 +0000 dshetterly 40476@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ </p> <p>Greetings!   I'm an independent professional voice talent with a private studio.  I'd like to offer my services to your productions, where you need a friendly non-accented male voice.  I also work with a number of other talents, including native Spanish speakers, if you are wanting to hear variety.  </p> <p>You'll find our rates competitive!   Thanks for your time and I hope to work with you soon. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-talent-for-hire#post-40475 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:51:41 +0000 dshetterly 40475@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Greetings!   I'm an independent professional voice talent with a private studio.  I'd like to offer my services to your productions, where you need a friendly non-accented male voice.  I also work with a number of other talents, including native Spanish speakers, if you are wanting to hear variety.  </p> <p>You'll find our rates competitive!   Thanks for your time and I hope to work with you soon.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-for-youtube-videos-needed#post-39103 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:04:14 +0000 microdac 39103@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Listen to my video and tell me if I qualify:</p> <p>Sample &lt;http://blip.tv/file/901201/&gt;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-for-youtube-videos-needed#post-37312 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:35:03 +0000 cdanddvdpublisher 37312@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>best of luck finding someone; really just wanted to say congrats for recognizing your needs and budget - those are things that can really trip people up</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-for-youtube-videos-needed#post-37293 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:13:26 +0000 chrisColorado 37293@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey!</p> <p>I've done voice overs for radio commercials. Check out <a href="http://mexenzoaiire.angelfire.com/demospage7.html">http://mexenzoaiire.angelfire.com/demospage7.html</a> for my demos. they're at the bottom of the page. my email is <a href="mailto:mexenzoaiire@gmail.com">mexenzoaiire@gmail.com</a></p> <p>also check out voicemanusa.com for a friend's demos.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/voice-over-for-youtube-videos-needed#post-37285 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:03:20 +0000 KonstantinSSH 37285@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello!</p> <p>I'm from a small Russia-based company that develops anti virus and anti spyware programs. Recently we started experimenting with YouTube videos in our promotions. While we managed to create good videos, nobody in our company pronounces English enough good for making voice-over. As this is only an experiment with unpredictable results, we can't afford professional voice-iver rates - they are ten times higher than what we really can pay for such job.</p> <p>If somebody could create voice-overs for several our YouTube videos on a rate not more than $5 per minute, that would be great. I;m sorry, but we really can't afford to pay more. No post=production or audio effects needed at all - just a plain mp3 speech recording for already made video with already made script.</p> <p>Please, reply to this message or write me directly to <a href="mailto:manager@securitystronghold.com">manager@securitystronghold.com</a> if you can help us.</p>