Re: How to do a voice over

Sam,

Like Ty, I've been doing professional voiceovers for more than 20 years.

This is the thing...

Voiceover recording isn't a big mystery anymore than music recording is a mystery. You want a great recording of a violin solo? The most important thing is the VIOLIN PERFORMANCE. The best mic, the best preamp, the best recording environment : used to record a poor performance will simply yeild a great recording of a crappy performance.

VO is a TALENT driven endeavor. NOT, typically an equipment driven endeavor.

A basic mic, a basic recording chain, a less than pristine recording environment - all that fades away when the PERFORMANCE communicates clearly.

A professional VO talent is a professional because that person has had years of experience translating often mediocre writing and turing it into something that the average listener can comprehend. That's usually a matter of pace, timing, rhythm, interpretation and such. It's typically NOT a matter of which mic we use.

So don't worry about the gear.

Worry first and foremost about scripting things clearly and then about finding someone who can PERFORM that script properly. The equipment stuff is relatively easy.

Good luck.