Would Like Some Input On V/O project.

[CrimsonGhost]

Hi everybody, I'm new to these boards and have already downloaded some stuff from Harvey. Thanks for all the info.

I've been recording on a budget for many years, but mostly Rock, Metal and Techno. I've recently been working on an independent film though and have come to post production for this short film.

The film has no dialogue, but is carried by narration. The narrator is a baritone and I am looking to give the sound of the narration a nice, thick sound. I am looking at 4 specific budget condenser mics for this project. I use an AT3035 for music recordings, but would like some input from the experiances of others on here regarding these 3 for this application.

1. The MXL V67

2. The Shure KSM27

3. The MXL V69 (tube condenser. I realize I am asking for a comparison of two levels of MXL's)

4. NT-1A


**Thank you to anybody willing to take the time to offer their input on how these mics work for what I'm intending.

 

[mshilarious]

Try the AT3035 before you buy anything else . . . no reason it shouldn't work fine. And if it doesn't, there is also no way to tell if those four will work better unless you try them all on the narrator. These are all the same basic type of microphone, they aren't going to vary that much . . .

 

[moresound]

If your looking to increase the thickness of the voice over, no microphone will do that. It has to come from the source with proper microphone placement and maybe a little doctoring in post with plug ins.
AS for your selection I've found that the NT1a can be a little on the bright side but great sounding.
The 67 and the 69 are great work horses, especially for the price.
And the KSM 27 is discontinued, find it used or NOS in stores.

 

[RastaSean]

room acoutics

good luck with all of that and let us know the outcome of it!

I think special attention should be paid to listening to the room the v.o. will be using. maybe you can have the guy sit in the closet between some shirts to act as absorbers. A real nice mic would sound terrible in a room with a lot of echo and no diffusion. recording studios spend a lot of time just planning out where and how to put bass traps. watch some youtube videos on it!