New Studio..
I recently moved my studio to a new location which happens to be in our new home. Preparing for this move is the reason I haven't had much to say lately. I digress. Here are some early shots of control and my new booth. Enjoy and check back later for updated shots of the complete studio.
Monday, September 11, 2006
I guess I have to answer this question publicly..
I must get six emails a week from people who want recommendations before buying a compressor for their studios. I of course pose the most obvious question, "What will you need the compressor for?" Five out of six of those people say the same thing, "for my microphone." (insert cringe here)
Aspiring voice talents please write this down...
DO NOT COMPRESS YOUR VOICE-OVER AUDIO WHILE RECORDING!
Please let the producer choose how to process your voice-over if necessary. Sending a client a pre-processed voice-over track just shows your inexperience in the industry. Here's why..
1. The processing on your voice isn't why you were hired for the job. We don't walk around with voice processors speaking to people, normal people don't anyway.
2. If you process your voice and then the producer processes it, that's twice now your voice-over has been meddled with. *sigh*
3. Processing your dry voice-over destroys your voices natural dynamic range. Any emotion, breathy pregnant pauses etc. are immediately made bland and unpalatable.
Please do yourself and your clients a service and stop this madness now.
