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USB Microphones for Voice Over Recording - Pros and Cons
Voice over recording has become much easier and convenient since the invention of USB mics. Your entire studio can be a laptop computer and a USB mic. But there are some drawbacks in using a USB mic instead of a conventional analog mic. Let's look at the good, the bad and the ugly of USB mics.
First of all, what is a USB mic? For decades microphones have been devices that have converted sound waves into a continuous analog electrical signal. This signal was then fed through a mixer to a tape recorder which then recorded the waveform on tape. When the tape was played back, the electrical signal reproduced was amplified through speakers and the original sound was reproduced. But that was so last millenium! As the new century dawned tape disappeared and sound was being recorded as numbers on a computer--digital recording. To convert sound to numbers (digital), the analog microphone signal was put through equipment that contained an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). These numbers were then passed on to the computer to record. When the numbers were played back through the opposite equipment -- a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) sound was heard once again in the speakers.
Then some bright inventor decided to put that analog-to-digital converter into the base of the microphone and send the digital signal out over a USB computer cable (yep, just like your printer cable!) and thus was born the USB mic. And the world of recording was much better... well, not exactly.
The Good. Convenience. Cost. In its simplest form you can now have a recording studio that consists of your microphone and your laptop (or desktop) computer. The devices are "plug and play" which means they don't require a sound card or drivers to operate. You just plug it into the USB port of your computer and the mic appears in your sound control panel. Traditional analog mics required a preamp, a mixer and then the A-to-D converter to get the same job done. For voice over talent this means you can record with much less investment. And your studio is much more portable. Just take your mic and laptop with you to the Bahamas and you can still nail that "must do" audition or job and send the finished files to the client via the internet. Reasonable quality mics are available starting at around 0. When you get up to around 0 the quality is just fine for VO work. And you don't have to buy all that extra equipment.
The Bad. Not quite professional. Single mic use. Early mic designs used a standard A-to-D chip that was limited to 16 bit/44.1 kHz recordings. Although this is CD quality, many pro recordings use the higher 24 bit/96 kHz standard. But this is changing. The latest mics are using a new chip that provides this 24 bit/96 kHz option. Also If you have a application where you need multiple mics or you need to mix the mic with other signals you'll need a mixer and you'll want to use analog mics. Because the USB mics are seen as computer signals, recording software can usually only handle one, or at the most a stereo pair of USB mics. This shouldn't be a drawback for simple voice over jobs where you're only recording one voice.
The Ugly. No gain adjust. Latency. Some USB mics don't have gain adjustment, or at best they have a level switch. When you do voice overs you might whisper for one job and shout for the next. You need a way to ensure that the recording level is adequate but not clipping in any performance. Analog mixers had "gain" knob that let you adjust the mic level. You shouldn't have to adjust your speech volume or your mic distance to achieve the correct recording level. So no gain knob is a problem. USB mics also have latency. This is a computer processing delay between the time you talk and the time you hear your voice. In the worst case this can be as long as a quarter second. This makes monitoring yourself with headphones annoying or impossible. The latest generation of USB mics has recognized these two problems with the addition of infinite gain knobs and direct monitoring. So you can adjust the mic gain to fit your situation. And now you can plug headphones directly into the mic and hear your voice in real time through an analog headphone jack with a volume adjust.
All In All I Like Them. I think the pros of USB mic far outweigh the cons. The latest generation of USB mics with gain control and latency-free monitoring allow you to sling your studio over your shoulder and take it anywhere in the world. Add a high-speed internet connection and it's "have voice-will travel". Bahamas here I come!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
The Spanish Audio Bible
Spanish speakers will be delighted to discover that the audio Bible is available in a Spanish language version. An audio Bible is essentially a recording of the spoken Word of God. You can find audio Bibles available on CDs and also in mp3 formats, so that they are easily portable and playable wherever you go. You will find the audio Bible available in many versions, including the King James, the New International Version, the Catholic audio Bible, the Contemporary English version, the New International Readers Version for Children, the New Revised Standard, the New King James version, the Good News versions both in Anglicized and Australian versions, and the Anglicized New International version.
The entire New Testament is available in one small audio Bible on CD compact disc that you can play on your home or car stereo system, or on your home computer. If transportability is what you need in order to fit audio Bible study into your busy schedule, you can get the Spanish New Testament downloaded onto a tiny mp3 player, so that you can take it with you on walks and workouts, in order to study at your convenience.
The areas of the world where you will find many Spanish-speaking cultures include North, Central and South America, along with the country of Spain. Mexico constitutes the country with the largest number of Spanish speakers, numbering at just under 109 million. Many from around the world have been lucky enough to visit Mexico, which boasts a very large tourism industry. People come to Mexico to visit the ancient native indigenous cultural ruins and the beautiful beach resorts. Three-quarters of the total Mexican population lives in cities, with only one-quarter of the population residing in rural areas.
Church and state are kept quite separate in Mexico. The state does not offer funding to churches, and churches do not play a part in public education in this country. A vast number of people in Mexico subscribe to the Roman Catholic faith. Because of the church and state separation, priests are not allowed to be elected to public office.
Along with the Spanish audio Bible it is easy to find many peices of heritage to enjoy from Mexico. One aspect of culture that you will find supported by taxes in Mexico are state ministries of culture and education. These branches of government promote the state sponsorship of orchestras that provide music for citizens of various cities. Fine artists that have hailed from Mexico include Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, who were more recently brought to worldwide attention with the release of the movie entitled "Frida."
Mexico has been greatly influenced by Spain's colonization of Mexico, which lasted for 300 years. Not only has this impacted religion, but this alos had an impact on the cuisine that developed in the region. Early Spanish conquerers added to the foods they were already familiar with to include foods native to Mexico such as chocolate, maize, tomato, avocado, peanut, turkey, sweet potato, beans, vanilla, papaya, pineapple, beans, and chile peppers.
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Panasonic DMP-B200 8.9-Inch Screen Portable Blu-ray Disc Player
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