DAN FRIEDMAN
www.sound4vo.com
Presenting:
HOME STUDIO – Choosing Your Voice Over Microphone
In voice over work, the microphone is the main tool we use to achieve professional quality sound. It is third in line in importance—following our voice and our recording environment. This presentation focuses on how to go about choosing a microphone. Topics include: types of microphones used in voice over work; how different types of microphones (large diaphragm condenser, dynamic and shotgun) operate—and why this matters; industry standards; and what to listen for when trying to make your decision. Includes side-by-side comparisons of several large diaphragm condenser microphones.
Career training level: beginner to intermediate
About Dan Friedman:
Dan Friedman is an accomplished audio engineer, producer, author, and voice talent based in the mountains of Asheville, NC.
With more than a decade of experience in the voice over industry, he has produced, directed or provided his voice to thousands of audio productions.
In 2010, Dan published Sound Advice: Voiceover From An Audio Engineer’s Perspective, covering audio engineering and studio session etiquette as it relates directly to voice over talent.
Dan continues to write a popular blog at his website, sound4vo.com, and has been a featured guest on numerous industry webinars. He has also led sessions at FaffCon 2, 3, 4 and 5, and was a main stage speaker at FaffCamp in 2013.
He was chosen as one of the top 10 “Most Influential Voice-Over Writers in 2011” in a Voice123 online survey, and is a home studio coach with Voicebank and Edge studios.
Dan’s voice has been heard on hundreds of local and regional television and radio campaigns, as well as in many corporate narrations, including the national voice for Moe’s Southwest Grill, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Hulu Plus.
