What's your equipment chain?

Adam James · **Voice Talent** Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 180

My setup goes like this:

AudioTechnica AT3035 Condenser Microphone
Behringer Eurorack mixer UB1204FX-Pro (loads of effects to choose from, if I needed them)
P4 2Ghz, 2.50GB RAM, Cool Edit Pro for editing
M-Audio Delta AP192 Soundcard
Sony MDR-V300 Headphones (and some Beyer DT150's but I don't tend to use them)
K&M Pop Killer (if you haven't got a pop shield, get one! Remarkable difference since I bought one)
High quality cables (never underestimate the investment of decent cables)

That's my lot. You don't need to spend masses on quality, just shop wisely and ask for discounts, you'd be surprised how many companies will Smile

Adam

Christopher Riggs · **Voice Talent** Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 22

Newbe here!
Great forum .
Here is my chain:
KSM44 mic.
E-mu 1616m pci.
Pc I built myself: AMD athlon64 X2
2gb ram
2 wd 250gb hds.
and Adobe Audition 2.0.
I also have an M audio Tampa pre amp, but hardly use it, because
the 1616M has it's own pre.
The whole thing cost about 3k, but it took 2 years so it didn't hut that badly.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007, 15:09 (GMT) Post subject:

How do you like the KSM44?

Christopher Riggs · **Voice Talent** Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 22

I love it .. but you better have good sound proofing, the damn thing is so
sensitive I can clearly hear conversations 3 rooms away. and needs a good pop filter too. However I believe it is the strongest link in my chain.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007, 15:24 (GMT) Post subject:

I've got the 32 and agree on all points. Good mics. I wondered how the 44 differs.

Christopher Riggs · **Voice Talent** Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 22

Well besides the really neat aluminum case, different shock mount, and think it's a little bigger, it has lower self noise, 3 different switchable patterns, and lower self noise, even lower than Neumanns.

Maria Biber-Ferro · **Voice Talent** Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 2

You guys, what a lot of great information!

I am wondering, however, if any of you are using a mac. I am seeing alot of adobe audition and know that doesn't function on mac.

I have two questions:

1. What are the most important parts of a set-up?

(I use a surebeta 58a, m-audio mobile preusb, and garageband.)

And, 2. what are mac users preferred editing softwares? (and, how important is the software versus hardware?)

Thanks a bundle!

Philip Banks · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 404

Important in the set up - Room, mic, pre-amp, soundcard

The critical component is the mic and yours is not ideal for Voice Over work. A good buy to begin with would be this http://www.studioprojectsusa.com/b1.html

Rico Martinez · **Voice Talent** Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 26

Michael Rhys · **Voice Talent** Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 67

Another Mac user here.

The flightdeck consists of:

Neuman U87
Apogee Mini-Me
MacMini for voice recording
Digital Performer 5
Mac G4 Dual 1Ghz Tower for production and editing.
Acoustic control using Acoustic Sciences Corp panels and stuff

Maggie's Voice · **Voice Talent** Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 588

Colin Campbell · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007, 23:01 (GMT) Post subject:

Maggie... that's a tall order. I will say this. If you are going to buy headphones... GET SONY MDR-7506. $99. You cannot beat them with a stick.

Mic placement is tough. I use an upside down condenser up above the flow of plosives. Crisp, clear, no mouth noise (well, very little anyway.)

Maggie's Voice · **Voice Talent** Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 588

Brian Hart · **Voice Talent** Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 326

September Day Leach · **Voice Talent** Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 1526

AKG C2000B mic with Stedman pop filter
M-Audio USB FastTrack Pro
custom built pc
Sennheiser headphones
Adobe Audition
..and Audacity sometimes

..can't wait to get my paws on a Neuman one day.