Capturing audio for voice-overs
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John Froton
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A Walk in closet full of clothes makes a great sound room for voice overs.
Otherwise, if you are talking about recording live sound from a scene in a bedroom, try using a hypercardioid mic at close range from overhead on a boom. The overhead position angled down in a carpeted room will help eliminate reflecting sound.
Otherwise, if you are talking about recording live sound from a scene in a bedroom, try using a hypercardioid mic at close range from overhead on a boom. The overhead position angled down in a carpeted room will help eliminate reflecting sound.
Packing blankets work nicely, hung against the walls. If you only have regular blankets, or even think bedspreads that would work too. Just keep sound from bouncing around, if the floors are wood or something else hard, lay blankets on the floor. It doesn't have to be perfect, just pretty good. Here's why....
Even if you can hear the sound in a room, the mic usually won't pick it up well anyway. Depending on the pic you are using. If you were to use the same shotgun mic that was originally used, you would, more than likely, get great sound.
Tip. if you are getting sound from the ceiling, have the talent sit on the floor, it will disappear.
Even if you can hear the sound in a room, the mic usually won't pick it up well anyway. Depending on the pic you are using. If you were to use the same shotgun mic that was originally used, you would, more than likely, get great sound.
Tip. if you are getting sound from the ceiling, have the talent sit on the floor, it will disappear.
Noiz2
Sound Ninja
The quickest and cheapest one is a trick Radio folks have done for years. Sit on the bed and put a big blanket over you. You get a very close intimate sound that is very isolated. The catch is of course your sitting on your bed with a blanket over your head. A flashlight is a plus, and regular breaks for air are a must. But if your looking for quick and cheap you can't go much farther.
This works pretty well for VO but not much else.
This works pretty well for VO but not much else.
SiliconAudioLabs
Active member
Have Don Lafontaine sit under your sheets with a mic., a flashlite, the copy and some smores.