Voiceovers And Recording Gear

It’s fun to play with new recording gear.

What a better place to do that than B&H!

I went an outing to B&H in Manhattan for an equipment demo.

That’s us at B&H

Just behind us to the left is a booth with dozens of mics lined up. We went in groups of two to try some of them out, also known as a “mic shootout”. They set up a Neuman TLM 102, a TLM 103, and a Sennheiser MKH-416 for us to play around with. I went in with my buddy Melissa Exelberth. We both own a 416 so it was interesting for us try out the 102 & 103 and then the 416. It confirmed for  that the 416 is right for both of us.

A big thank you to the folks at B&H for a fun trip!

TIP OF THE WEEK

If your recording gear ain’t broke, don’t fix it! My 416 works great for my sound and the genres I work in so I don’t plan on getting a new mic anytime soon. Some of you use different mics for different genres and that makes sense if you get enough of each type of work. While the quality of  your recording gear is critical to being a successful voiceover business, don’t get too caught up in the technical minutia and upgrading your recording gear constantly.

Today’s outing to B&H also reinforces the value of spending time with real humans in person. I met some great new people, got to hang out with old friends, and had a lot of fun. Analog networking trumps digital networking every time!

NEWS AND NOTES

Tuesday, February 20th @7PM EST: my next seminar will be ‘Voiceover Marketing for Real People’. You can attend either in-person at the New York studio or online.

Thursday, February 22nd @8PM EST: my next “Marketing 201” webinar topic will be ‘4 Words that will Kill your Marketing’.

Sunday, March 18th @1PM EST: I will teach the seminar ‘Learning to do eLearning’. You can attend either in-person at the New York studio or online.

Tuesday, March 20th @7PM EST: I will teach the seminar ‘Get Your $$$ Going!’ about how to manage your finances, pat your taxes, get insurance, and save for the future.

HAPPY HAPPYS

Happy Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and Love Your Pet Day!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

From my village to yours; this is Tom Dheere, The H is Silent, but I’m Not.

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Tom Dheere is a 30-year veteran voice actor specializing in corporate narration and commercials. Known as a "street-smart professor," he blends his theater-based training and guy-next-door performance style with mastery over voice over project management .

When he isn’t in the booth, he provides strategic business consulting at VOStrategist.com and produces the comic book Agent 1.22.