Looking to Upgrade
Hi Master VO,
I use a Samson Studio Condenser mic, Samson MDR6 mixer, and SoundBlaster Live! with 5.1 Support sound card. The computer is a Dell Dimension 8300 PC. This rig has been serving me well for almost 4 years. I do a wide range of voice-overs, send out dry voice only, and haven't had any complaints. But I'm always open to an upgrade, and your post makes me wonder if a change in equipment would improve my sound. I'm no technician, and subscribe to "keep it simple". If it ain't broke, I don't want to try to fix it.
Any suggestions? Thank you.
Fred
Hi Fred,
If you read my last entry on sound cards:
Master VO Sound cards
you'd see where I stand on those.
Your mic is fine and using a mixer is smart to adjust levels. Samson's stuff is very worthy equipment for the type of work we do.
The places to upgrade are #1, get a new, faster computer. 4 years is eternity in computer years. (or 30 in dog years) Microsoft and peripheral manufacturers are sorting out the kinks with VISTA and now I think its relatively safe to invest in a computer with that pre-loaded. I of course am using a new i-Mac with the Intel duo-core processors. I love it! Its real quiet too!
Second, get a digital interface as I mentioned in:
Master VO Sound cards
Those two things will significantly improve your sound. VO is a business. Invest in that business!
Good luck!
Master VO out
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