Narration recording...

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Clay Porter

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Hi everyone,

I about to record a bunch of narration for a sports documentary I am working on. For my last project I simply used a Sony ECM-44B Lavalier microphone in a quiet room. This is obviously not the best way to record narration. It sounded pretty good, but there were a few noticable clicks and pops and I know I get a much better sound. If I was to buy a new microphone to use with my video camera to record narration, what would people recommend? I assume not a lavalier. A link to some on B and H would be awesome. My budget is $500 or lower.

I have considered renting a sound booth and recording the narration professionally. I live in the Los Angeles area and obviously there would be tons of sound booths to rent in LA. Can anyone here recommend any? How much would I be looking at paying? Would a sound technican record the audio for me? How does this work?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Clay
 
Can't speak from experience here as I am recently looking into mics for voice over myself. Based on what i have read in this forum so far, we want dynamic or large diaphragm condenser types. Some shotguns and small diaphragms have been used in controlled environments but they seem to be exceptions to the general rule. The Electro Voice RE20 and Shure SM7 seem to be standards in the industry. There is also a new mic from M-Audio called the Sputnik which seems to have exceptional performance for the $400 price (Alto Music, NY). Audio Technica also makes large diaphragm condensers for VO. Again, all this based upon what I have read here. Maybe some of the guys with real experience will chime in.
 
Heil PR-40 is a very good mic for VO. and it's in your price range. I'm not sure a booth is a great idea. I would save the money and buy a recorder instead.
You could go to a studio, that's probably between $100 - $400 per hour.
 
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