Get a sample of my processing on your voice recording. Its free. Just follow the instructions on how to send me your voice here www.lennyb.com/get-your-voice-processed-submission-form
By far, the best person in our field... make sure to listen to his advice on voice-over recording and production. You have helped me so greatly, and I appreciate all you do!!! I'm still improving and will continue to make adjustments and learn. Please keep up your amazing content!!! Always wishing you the best Lenny!!!
I am into voice-over as it is closely related to my work. I have been following many content creators on RUclips. Lenny B is my favorite master of sound!
You just confirmed the wisdom of my arrangement! I have a mic set up to where I am talking toward a bare wall, letting the bounce feed into a Sherpa blanket I suspend behind me. Seems to work well! Don't know the frequency range the blanket will eat best, but it seems to work because I never hear bounce in my recordings!
Another outstanding video full of masterful advice and information as always! I too am a voice-over artist and client of Lenny’s. His knowledge and advice have helped my sound and overall business immensely. In my opinion, no one knows more about improving your individual sound, and quite frankly audio engineering, than Lenny. If you are a voice-over artist, do yourself a favor and let Lenny critique your audio. You may think your sound is amazing, and it may be, let Lenny show you how to make it even better! Thanks for everything Lenny! 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎤🎤🎤
Thanks Lenny, great info! You helped me a few years ago with my Oktava MK-12 and I really appreciate it.. I've since moved to an RE-20, then to a SM7B (the RE-20 was too big) and used what I learned from you to EQ both of those mics.
I was thinking of doing something similar. Staying in a tent for hours can get tiring. Even in a big one. Being in a more open room, it will give some sense of physical freedom, help you relax more.
I recently sold my Snap Studio Booth. Iniitially, I used an AT2020, then I went with a Rode NT1 5th Gen, and the sibilance on both mics in that setting was absolutely horrendous. Now, I had it in a corner in the basement, which is one of the worst spots where it can be placed. But I'm in a situation where spare room is at a premium. You're absolutely right about those booths sucking up the highs in the recordings. The recordings were also very dry, extremely boxy, and one gets hot pretty fast in those booths. I'm no audio engineer, but good luck EQ'ing those recordings; get ready to use a ton of nodes in the lows/mids/highs which is frowned upon but that's how bad it was (IMO) at least with my voice. If I could add, I'd highly recommend that a person goes out and does some research on mics that they're thinking of purchasing. I know that of the first 3 mics that I owned, the one that came with the Scarlett Bundle - that everyone dumps on - suited my voice the best. I went out and rented a number of mics that I felt did a better job of taming sibilance, and that suited my voice the best. I landed on the Lewitt 440 Pure, which went up againt the Shure SM7B, AT4040, se2200. I'm not saying that it's the best mic of the 4 (or 6 if you're counting the AT2020 or Rode NT1 5th Gen), but it's the one that suited my voice the best. It doesn't cost that much to rent a few microphones, for the week, or for the month, and put them through a bunch of tests vs the other. I personally have to disagree with the Scarlett 2i2 as well. Or I should say, if we're talking about the 3rd gen version. Those preamps aren't the greatest, and one can do better near/around that price point with the SSL 2 audio interface. Maybe I'm not describing it correctly, but the recordings on the 2i2 vs the SSL 2 (for example), the signal itself, is rather weak by comparison. If you're sticking with the 2i2, I'd HIGHLY recommend getting something like a Camden EC1 preamp; which would bypass the 2i2's preamps but you'd still be able to use it for translating the information from your mic -> audio interface -> DAW. Lenny B mentioned it in one of his videos, but if you want a really CLEAR and STRONG signal, you should seriously get one. They're not cheap, but they're great! I wish videos on home recordings would emphasize how good strong preamps are; and not the cheap ones like Cloudlifter and such.
Hi Lenny, that's some "sound" advice, pun intended ;-). I've actually just put some reflection into my "box", I know that sounds crazy but I just want to try it. I'll go and press that button on your page maybe. Best, Ray
Thanks Lenny. Looks like I have no other choice but to have a treated room. But what is your take on the Kaotica Eyeball mic isolation? Can it replace a treated room? Paired with the budget AT2020?
I don't have one personally. However, I haven't had great results with submissions that used them. I suggest treating the room. I suggest you consider my acoustic treatment course. It will give you the information you need to do it properly to get a good final result. It will save you time, money, and frustration. You can see it here www.lennyb.com/acoustic-treatment-for-voice-over
@TobiasWVolledal, thanks for reaching out. I'm using a Sony ZV-E10. I'm going HDMI out to a Blackmagic Design 4k PCI capture card to my Mac. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching.
Yes. I found that it's all about the lighting. Diffusion, consistent color temperature, and good-quality light make your footage look good. I don't do any color correcting or adjusting at all.
Get a sample of my processing on your voice recording. Its free. Just follow the instructions on how to send me your voice here www.lennyb.com/get-your-voice-processed-submission-form
By far, the best person in our field... make sure to listen to his advice on voice-over recording and production. You have helped me so greatly, and I appreciate all you do!!! I'm still improving and will continue to make adjustments and learn. Please keep up your amazing content!!! Always wishing you the best Lenny!!!
Thanks @jeanetteburrow3732. This made my day :)
@@HeyLennyB So glad to hear that... I meant every word! Thank you for everything!
Really amazing improvement! I love the concept of the "voice to reflection ratio." Makes a lot of sense.
I am into voice-over as it is closely related to my work. I have been following many content creators on RUclips. Lenny B is my favorite master of sound!
Thanks @benjiang9789! I appreciate you.
Awesome and brilliantly informative video Sir!!! Your passion is very apparent.
You just confirmed the wisdom of my arrangement! I have a mic set up to where I am talking toward a bare wall, letting the bounce feed into a Sherpa blanket I suspend behind me. Seems to work well! Don't know the frequency range the blanket will eat best, but it seems to work because I never hear bounce in my recordings!
Another outstanding video full of masterful advice and information as always! I too am a voice-over artist and client of Lenny’s. His knowledge and advice have helped my sound and overall business immensely. In my opinion, no one knows more about improving your individual sound, and quite frankly audio engineering, than Lenny. If you are a voice-over artist, do yourself a favor and let Lenny critique your audio. You may think your sound is amazing, and it may be, let Lenny show you how to make it even better! Thanks for everything Lenny! 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎤🎤🎤
Thanks Lenny, great info! You helped me a few years ago with my Oktava MK-12 and I really appreciate it.. I've since moved to an RE-20, then to a SM7B (the RE-20 was too big) and used what I learned from you to EQ both of those mics.
I was thinking of doing something similar. Staying in a tent for hours can get tiring. Even in a big one. Being in a more open room, it will give some sense of physical freedom, help you relax more.
I really would have liked to have heard his raw sound with the second configuration of acoustic panels. Thanks, Lenny!
I recently sold my Snap Studio Booth. Iniitially, I used an AT2020, then I went with a Rode NT1 5th Gen, and the sibilance on both mics in that setting was absolutely horrendous. Now, I had it in a corner in the basement, which is one of the worst spots where it can be placed. But I'm in a situation where spare room is at a premium.
You're absolutely right about those booths sucking up the highs in the recordings. The recordings were also very dry, extremely boxy, and one gets hot pretty fast in those booths. I'm no audio engineer, but good luck EQ'ing those recordings; get ready to use a ton of nodes in the lows/mids/highs which is frowned upon but that's how bad it was (IMO) at least with my voice.
If I could add, I'd highly recommend that a person goes out and does some research on mics that they're thinking of purchasing. I know that of the first 3 mics that I owned, the one that came with the Scarlett Bundle - that everyone dumps on - suited my voice the best. I went out and rented a number of mics that I felt did a better job of taming sibilance, and that suited my voice the best. I landed on the Lewitt 440 Pure, which went up againt the Shure SM7B, AT4040, se2200. I'm not saying that it's the best mic of the 4 (or 6 if you're counting the AT2020 or Rode NT1 5th Gen), but it's the one that suited my voice the best. It doesn't cost that much to rent a few microphones, for the week, or for the month, and put them through a bunch of tests vs the other.
I personally have to disagree with the Scarlett 2i2 as well. Or I should say, if we're talking about the 3rd gen version. Those preamps aren't the greatest, and one can do better near/around that price point with the SSL 2 audio interface. Maybe I'm not describing it correctly, but the recordings on the 2i2 vs the SSL 2 (for example), the signal itself, is rather weak by comparison. If you're sticking with the 2i2, I'd HIGHLY recommend getting something like a Camden EC1 preamp; which would bypass the 2i2's preamps but you'd still be able to use it for translating the information from your mic -> audio interface -> DAW.
Lenny B mentioned it in one of his videos, but if you want a really CLEAR and STRONG signal, you should seriously get one. They're not cheap, but they're great! I wish videos on home recordings would emphasize how good strong preamps are; and not the cheap ones like Cloudlifter and such.
Hi Lenny, that's some "sound" advice, pun intended ;-). I've actually just put some reflection into my "box", I know that sounds crazy but I just want to try it. I'll go and press that button on your page maybe. Best, Ray
Thanks Lenny. Looks like I have no other choice but to have a treated room. But what is your take on the Kaotica Eyeball mic isolation? Can it replace a treated room? Paired with the budget AT2020?
I don't have one personally. However, I haven't had great results with submissions that used them. I suggest treating the room. I suggest you consider my acoustic treatment course. It will give you the information you need to do it properly to get a good final result. It will save you time, money, and frustration. You can see it here www.lennyb.com/acoustic-treatment-for-voice-over
hey man! really enjoy your content! I wanted to ask you what your camera settings are. thanks :D
@TobiasWVolledal, thanks for reaching out. I'm using a Sony ZV-E10. I'm going HDMI out to a Blackmagic Design 4k PCI capture card to my Mac. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching.
@@HeyLennyB cool man! what picture profile are you on?
Standard.
@@HeyLennyB so just the first one ? I am trying to figure out how to get that "digital" looking grade :P
Yes. I found that it's all about the lighting. Diffusion, consistent color temperature, and good-quality light make your footage look good. I don't do any color correcting or adjusting at all.