I found in the entertainment section on my computer a facility to record my voice. If I wanted to record another voice such as over skype, what could I use? The record facility I found only recorded my voice clearly, you could only hear the other person faintly. Thanks
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 4:20 AM Subject: RE: recording my voice > Interesting post Steve, and I'm coming at this from your > recommmendation of the Electrovoice RE20. > > Very good mic, and I believe Paul McCartney is a fan of it. Just one > slight caution though: its a pretty low output mic and, unless you've > a low noise pre-amp with plenty of gain, you're gonna have to get nice > up-n-close. Then again, that's another of the virtues of the RE20; > it can stand a lot of close work without poppping and thumping, but > within limits. Very nice natural tone or voicing to this mic. > > I like a bit of acoustic or ambiance to my voice recordingand when > used further away, then the RE20 needs a good 60Db of gain or more in > the pre amps. Lower end mixers don't cut it in this respect. > > I've bought a couple off eBay where you can get them for quite a nice > price. > > HTH. > >>From Ray > I can be contacted off-list at: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Steve Matzura > Subject: Re: recording my voice > > > Hi, Auj: > > On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:29:22 +0000, you wrote: > >> I would like to make a recording of my voice; rather, a demo so I > can get >>some voiceover work. What would be the best software program to use > to >>make this recording, and then burn a cd for "shopping" my demo? > > I'm going to assume you've invested heavily in a good--no, a very > good--microphone and front-end mixer or pre-amp. Neuman not > necessary, but a good Electro-Voice microphone like the RE20 is what > you *really* want, especially if you *really* mean it about making > good recordings. It's all about the microphone. The Schure SM57's or > '58's are good, too, but ya know what? After being a confirmed Schure > fan for nearly 30 years, and loving my SM57's, I tried the Re20 and > was totally blown away by its very lifelike reproduction. It gave my > Internet radio shows a whole new and much more likable sound, in my > unhumble opinion. Audiotechnica makes nice microphones, too, but I've > also been an E-V fan for probably close to 40 years, since the old > 676's were popular, and they've never let me down. Cost a bit more, > but if you're real serious about this, that's where you should spend > your $$$. > > Now, as for recordingware, if you're only interested in making short > voice-over-type recordings, look no further than good old Windows > Sound Recorder (Programs / Acessories / Entertainment). No frills--no > features,either--just start it up, and start talking. It also has a > time limit of either 30 or 60 seconds, I forget which. The point is, > for what you want to do, it's perfect in every way--captures your > voice, costs you nothing. > > Of course, if you're going to have to edit and produce your own > things, then we're talkin' several knotches up the scale. Goldwave, > Sound Forge, CoolEdit, all good. They all do essentially the same > things, but with different looks and feels. > > To burn your CD, there are also lots of choices, all of which do the > same thing, but with different looks and feels. Easy CDDA Extractor > is my personal fave, but lots of folks like CD Mate or Easy CD > Creator, or even Nero Burning ROM, which, at its current version and > level of sophistication, I think is way over the top for what you want > to do and what you need. But it's something to graduate to. In the > end, it doesn't do anything to a CD that any of the aforementioned > programs do, it just offers other options (like DVD production) that > you haven't mentioned you need. I'm a firm believer in focusing more > on useability and functionality (which aren't the same thing at all) > rather than bells and whistles I might (or might not) need down the > road. OK, a little expandability is a good thing, sure, but why buy a > 20-room house if I'm probably never going to have a large family? OK, > so down the road you may wind up having wasted a little money on > having to buy the same thing twice, once with one set of extra > features and once with another, but sometimes that's the price one is > required to pay when one is feeling one's way into a new line. > > Good luck, and let us know where we can download some samples. > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
