Comments on: Voiceover Veteran, Joan Baker, Endorses Neumann http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2009/06/10/voiceover-veteran-joan-baker-endorses-neumann/ The news source for the voice acting industry Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:17:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Cooper http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2009/06/10/voiceover-veteran-joan-baker-endorses-neumann/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 Mike Cooper Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.voiceovertimes.com/?p=1428#comment-4005 I'm with Joan: the Neumanns are terrific microphones. I've been meeting them for twenty years and it's always a happy reunion when I do. Occasionally I run into something else on my travels too, and - just like Joan - I'm invariably disappointed. In my booth I now have two Neumann microphones - a TLM 103 and a TLM 193. Each has a different character, with the 103 having an extended low end and an upper mid-range "brashness" that makes it well-suited to short-form commercial and promo work. The 193 is "darker" and more balanced, and is a nice choice for documentary and long-form narration (and an Avalon 737 preamp warms them both up just a fraction in a way that's very welcome too!) I do maintain that it's largely about finding a mic that works for your voice though, so don't let anyone else make your mind up for you. I’m with Joan: the Neumanns are terrific microphones. I’ve been meeting them for twenty years and it’s always a happy reunion when I do. Occasionally I run into something else on my travels too, and – just like Joan – I’m invariably disappointed.

In my booth I now have two Neumann microphones – a TLM 103 and a TLM 193. Each has a different character, with the 103 having an extended low end and an upper mid-range “brashness” that makes it well-suited to short-form commercial and promo work. The 193 is “darker” and more balanced, and is a nice choice for documentary and long-form narration (and an Avalon 737 preamp warms them both up just a fraction in a way that’s very welcome too!)

I do maintain that it’s largely about finding a mic that works for your voice though, so don’t let anyone else make your mind up for you.

]]> By: Stefania Lintonbon http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2009/06/10/voiceover-veteran-joan-baker-endorses-neumann/comment-page-1/#comment-3960 Stefania Lintonbon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:44 +0000 http://www.voiceovertimes.com/?p=1428#comment-3960 What a sweet deal! Joan Baker is an inspiration to me, and she is absolutely brilliant! Thumbs up and congratulations. :D What a sweet deal! Joan Baker is an inspiration to me, and she is absolutely brilliant!

Thumbs up and congratulations. :D

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