Three basic rules when doing voice overs at your own home with talent. First Find a good room in the house where you can record your voice over. What qualifies as a good room? A room with few windows, if there are windows shut them. This prevents any sounds coming from outside. Have all fans and electronics off. Also use thick, cloth-like materials on hard surfaces. This will stop any sounds reflecting off the wall and giving you an echo. Secondly get a good mic. USB is a good quality mic for a fair price, XLR is what the professionals use, so it’s a little more pricey. Third basic rule, try to have it recorded directly to your editing software. When you record your voice over on something other than that you take the chance of losing your audio. other basic tips Get a mic stand. Never let the talent handle the mic! You will hear every movement they make and that is very unprofessional. Another good tip would be to have a pop filter. This changes the audio significantly! These pop filters can be found in your local hardware stores or even in your own house. Finally have your talent wear headphones. Let them hear what they are saying. This will make them feel more comfortable and will give them a good idea of how the voice over will turn out.
From this article I have learned great tips on how to record good voice overs in my own home!
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