Voice over with H4N recorder

lxjordanxl

lxjordanxl

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Hey guys!
I just purchased a H4N Zoom recorder and since I'm very new to the world of sound, I was wondering if you could answer a couple of questions for me. I am trying to do voice over for my next music video's introduction---what is the best enviroment to record someones voice with the recorder? Any techniques or settings I should know? Sorry if this sounds a bit amateur, I'm new with sound! :-)

Thank you!
 
Your question is a bit too vague and over-broad to give a very meaningful answer. What equipment do you have other than the recorder? When you say "what environment" just what do you mean? If you were to ask most professional voice-over artists what environment would be the best in which to for record their performances, they would answer that a sound-conditioned recording studio with professional-grade microphones and all the trimmings would be best. I think it's a safe bet that that is not what you mean so try again with more specific questions.
 
Steve House said:
Your question is a bit too vague and over-broad to give a very meaningful answer. What equipment do you have other than the recorder? When you say "what environment" just what do you mean? If you were to ask most professional voice-over artists what environment would be the best in which to for record their performances, they would answer that a sound-conditioned recording studio with professional-grade microphones and all the trimmings would be best. I think it's a safe bet that that is not what you mean so try again with more specific questions.
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I don't have any other equipment besides the H4N recorder(was thinking about using the microphones on it.) environment: I don't have access to sound proof environments so if it were to be recorded at a house or something, where would be best? Again, sorry if it seemed vague, I'm new to this and clueless about audio. Thanks for the reply though!
 
"so if it were to be recorded at a house or something"
- Temporarily shut off all noise producing appliances, such as refrigerators, HVAC systems, ect., ect. Find a location with as little outside noise as possible like vehicular and air traffic, construction, people and noisy neighbors.. and/or record in 'off hours' when most of 'normal' society is inactive. (aka, sleeping)
- A large room with plush furnishings (carpeting, drapes, ect.)
- Do not record in close proximity to walls and other hard surfaces
 
Rick R said:
"so if it were to be recorded at a house or something"
- Temporarily shut off all noise producing appliances, such as refrigerators, HVAC systems, ect., ect. Find a location with as little outside noise as possible like vehicular and air traffic, construction, people and noisy neighbors.. and/or record in 'off hours' when most of 'normal' society is inactive. (aka, sleeping)
- A large room with plush furnishings (carpeting, drapes, ect.)
- Do not record in close proximity to walls and other hard surfaces
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Awesome! Thanks!! :)
 
The closet in my master bedroom serves me very well. Plenty of noise damping. It is still a good idea to turn the appliances off if they are adjacent to whatever room you are recording. That is another reason the closet works great for me, it is plenty far from any of the rumblings of my refrigerators' compressor. Do turn the heater off no matter where you are in the home though.
 
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