portable sound studio
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- brozilla
i've got to capture some audio (narration).
i've never set up anything like this before. I'm gonna use a powerbook and a mic...
What's a decent mic. cost?
Anything else i should consider?
I'm not lookin' to do anything fancy..,pretty much just plug in and record. will it sould like total crap without a sound room?
any advice would be great
- acescence0
for just speaking, you can get away with a Sure SM58 or similar (around 100 bucks). you might want to consider renting if it's just one project. higher quality condensers will cost you more. much more.
mics also require an extra stage of amplification to reach line level, so you'll need a preamp too. most audio interfaces have mic pre's built in (edirol makes a decent budget unit). higher quality condensers also need 48 volt phantom power.
for recording, you want an acoustically "dead" room, free of reflections, so just hang some heavy blankets to form a "booth" of sorts, carpets on the floor, etc.. and use a mic stand so you don't get mic handling noise.
- brozilla0
"higher quality condensers will cost you more."
whats a condesner?
"mics also require an extra stage of amplification to reach line level, so you'll need a preamp too."
whats a preamp?
Thanks for the help!
- dippy0
brozilla, if this narration is for a professional-quality project, then acescence is right. But if you're unfamiliar with condenser mics and preamps, perhaps you should consider getting help from someone who knows recording techniques and equipment. Condensers are expensive, and good preamps are too.
- dippy0
but if you're only doing this for a personal project, or if the narration doesn't have to be broadcast quality, then by all means use a mic (SM58 is fine, but you don't need it) and p-book.
- brozilla0
yeah, it needs to be professional quality. Its a freelance project and I'm a little out of my league here...I've done some basic sound capturing (i.e. plug in the mic and record using FCP) but that was a while ago and for school projects.
any formus out there that can offer help?
- brozilla0
or, if i rent out studio space do they offer this type of technical help?
it needs to be professional quality to an extent. The client doesnt want to pay for professional voice talent, soo...
- dippy0
waitaminute, they won't pay for pro voice actors? So who's doing the narration?
if you rent studio space, you'll also have to hire a sound engineer to work the equipment for you. I don't know about CO, but in NY, studio space is $100 an hour and up. Engineers are $60 an hour and up.
But it'll still be way cheaper than buying your own equipment...
- brozilla0
im working on a dev. team of 8...so one of those 8 members will do the VO, depending on who is most comfortable and their sound...
depending on the quality we get, we may use only a limited amount of VO...
its a goverment project...so you know...
anyhow, thanks for all the beta, this really helps