VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Bish]

[heyguido]

[Philip Banks]

Indeed! Some majored in more than one subject.

[Bill Campbell]

The advice does come FREE. It's worth exactly what you pay for it.

I did buy a mic Phillip recommended, The Sennheiser MKH 40. Very nice.
Sadly it's over the OPs budget.
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[captain54]

What Lee Gordon said.. yes

At best, these mic discussions are something to do between cranking out auditions and actual gigs... At worst, you get mired in an expensive sick addiction that spirals you into the G.A.S dark hole of misery and financial ruin

It's so subjective and dependent on so many factors... a "good sound" is a big jigsaw puzzle where the mic is merely one piece..

It always astounds me as to how it comes to pass that I acquire and try some of the industry standard mics and absolutely loathe them on my voice.. the EV-RE 20 for example.. why in Gods name anyone would use that mic for VO is beyond me, but everyone has their specific needs and purpose.. my Nady $10 dynamic handheld sounds better on my voice than the RE-20

for me..As a general rule of thumb:
-The AT mics sound "fizzy" to me, however the 2035 was the "least" fizzy
- After a lot of experimentation, I don't trust a USB mic.. with the Blue Yeti being the only possible exception
- the V88 is the best kept secret out there
- Most MXL or any Chinese mics are hit or miss
- the Apogee MIC is unbelievably over rated
- when I have had a chance to record with a U87 or a 416 into a good chain, I was blown away
- the 416 is in a different world than any other shotgun mic out there, including the NTG-3

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[Lee Gordon]

[ccpetersen]

I have a Blue snowball that I use for screaming. That doesn't happen very often. So, it is a nice desk decoration. I have a Samson USB mic which is okay, but for me, it's too hissy at the top end and I don't like that. I'm looking for a new mic myself, but not at the price range the OP has suggested. It's a search we all experience, and eventually we find the mic that works best for our particular voices.
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[DougVox]

[Lapianoman]

Is $150 your entire studio budget, or are there additional funds earmarked for a preamp, audio interface, acoustic treatment, etc?

Are you just starting out & don't want to invest until you're sure VO is for you? Or are you hoping to compete on the same level as the professionals here (one of which I must admit I am not...yet.)


(Short answer: http://astore.amazon.com/eldorecoserv-20/detail/B003DSI62U Invest the remaining $60 in acoustic treatment.)
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[ChrisMezzolesta]

[quote="todd ellis"i primarily use an AT4050 at home so i'm in the same family[/quote] oooooooooh, a 4050 - sweet mic, and both sides available too...I have a 4040 that I love (used to have a 4033 but it got stolen).
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[todd ellis]

i was reticent to buy the 4050 at first - hemmed & hawed for a long time, but i'm glad i finally pulled the trigger. i've been really happy with it.
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[Diane Maggipinto]

anyone remember what steve savanyu had for demo mics at faffcon ventura ? there was one in the 40 series that i loved, as did fran (i think).

fran?

it was more than a buck-fifty though.
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[Nathaniel Grauwelman]

Lol. It's nice to get everyone opinion on things and to then take those opinions and do additional research. It's been fun.

Thanks again, everyone.
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[Scott Pollak]

[captain54]