leddy
Well-known member
I've always heard that the RE-20 has some crazy magic pop filter built in so that you can touch your lips to it and it won't pop. 6 inches away seems way too far. Get the girl right up on the mic and it'll be fine.
+1 - Get closer to the RE20. VTB-1 is very noisy toward it's max gain. Don't know how the SM7 compares in noise, but my RE20 was unusable for VO work until I bought a decent pre (Sytek). I've done VO for a major author/public speaker. I recorded a book-on-tape for him with the RE20 and I regret it because I used a VTB-1 and it sounds like ass to me. If you can't upgrade any gear, just mix & match until you find the lowest noise combination you can make. In the end, noise will sink the project long before mic choice when doing VO.