Voice over Voice acting: which mic?

[Cresta]

Hi all,

long time no see! wow many changes here

today I have a question for you: which mic would you suggest (with a budget up to 300$) to get the best results from the voice of a male voice actor? (I'll add spider stand + pop filter by default)

many thanks

[Utopia]

Try to get ahold of one of the Winter Olympics Shure SM7Bs - I saw one for sale at NAB for 250$. That fits a male voice well.

But make sure your preamp can boost a bunch without adding it's own noise - the output is pretty low.

[Jeemy]

Apparently the Heil PR40 is also good, its possible Heil do other models even more suited to this. I believe they were a broadcast mic manufacturer originally. I own both the SM7b and the PR40 but we now just default to a U87 for voiceovers, it works better we think.

[lostindundee]

I own both the SM7b and the PR40

Hi Jeemy

How do the SM7b and PR40 compare in your estimation? I hear that the PR40 has a certain condenser-like sheen to it?

Is it worth having both or are they to samey?


Cheers

LiD

[Cresta]

many thanks for your answers, I will dig into this