Voiceover Mic Choice

[kags]

When I use Gefell mics for VO, I always get compliments from the post prod team on the vocal sound. I can’t say that about any other mic. The UM70/71 is excellent and often my choice over an 87.

 

[k brown]

When I use Gefell mics for VO, I always get compliments from the post prod team on the vocal sound. I can’t say that about any other mic. The UM70/71 is excellent and often my choice over an 87.

OP: "Not a large budget".

 

[MicMaven]

micmaven - You keep emphasizing the “BUDGET” aspect and talking down people’s responses, but the original post also said “industry standard”.

Gee, George ... that is kinda harsh.

And yet, you raise a good point, which I take seriously.

I definitely do NOT intend to "talk down" any response. I merely felt we were not being responsive to the original question. Perhaps we should have clearly defined and delineated the scope of the terms, "budget" and "industry standard." Monikers like these, and others like "professional," and "good" are truly subjective, relative terms, the scope of which can turn on one's tolerance for economic pain and actual need for technical competence. What suits my budget and performs well for my purposes may not suffice for another's purposes. Perhaps we should have inquired as to the OP's friend's actual budget constraints and resources before offering any advice.

Your take makes me wonder whether any microphone can have both attributes, i.e., budget and industry standard, at once, unless one has a very substantial budget. I understood the OP was asking on behalf of a novice just entering the field, and I believe that calls for a decent, lower cost model that will facilitate his entry into the business, to get started, practice, and develop good microphone technique, while building a resume, repertoire, and book of business/client base as he progresses. Therefore, I continue to believe a Neumann U87i is more mic at substantially greater cost than he needs to get started.

I appreciate your comment as you contribute a good point for discussion. James

 

[ubxf]

Thank you for your reply. I do not agree. James

I also agree to disagree . Somehow I missed " And then in the future he also wants a mic to record fx " I think a good mic that can cover well VO, ADR, Foley and FX recording is a Schoeps CMC6 XT with a MK41 capsule

 

[GeorgeToledo]

Thinking about this more, KSM32 and KSM27 would be very good choices for off the shelf mics at low price, for the described applications, which I think are well regarded professionally. The AT 4033 is another pragmatic choice.

 

[JohnRoberts]

Your take makes me wonder whether any microphone can have both attributes, i.e., budget and industry standard, at once, unless one has a very substantial budget.

or an industry standard "budget" mic, like Shure SM 58(?), albeit live sound, not recording.

JR