"How It's Made: Ribbon Microphone"

Obviously, my daily workspace involves microphones.  They run from the hard-working and ugly to the sublimely beautiful.  This is definitely in the latter category.  There's nothing like handcrafted gear which is designed to be used - probably one of the things which draws me to handcrafted bicycles...

Ribbon mics are reasonably rare creatures, requiring a bit more care and feeding than your typical modern large-diaphragm or shotgun mic.

Follow along as you see this gorgeous AEA  Ribbon mic come together:



Tip o' the mouse to the always awesome Jory over at Studio Jory for sharing this.

Booth Setup 2012

Booth Setup 2012, originally uploaded by Jim Edgar Voices.

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Quick VO Tip: Keep These Items Well Separated

Quick VO Tip: Keep These Items Well Separated, originally uploaded by Jim Edgar Voices.

Autodesk Vault Professional - "Why Go Pro?"

Fire Up Those Articulators

Here's a fine Monday morning video - some very talented UK voice actors cruising through some exceptionally impressive tongue twisters:


Some excellent warm ups in there!

Jack Webb & Johnny Carson Getting Twisted

I love tongue-twisters. And I grew up watching Dragnet (the color version...).
So, this was pretty fun to see:

Autodesk Vault Software Overview Video

This one was kick to work on - I actually got to see the "finished" whiteboard which was used on the project. That was an impressive piece of felt tipped artwork!



The production team was excellent to work with and the clients had a good sense of where they wanted to be in terms of tone - a good balance between being knowledgeable, warm and easy to relate to. The focus here was on providing information to folks who had a good grasp of the subject matter already - no need to "sell" anyone. Just help them understand how the new Vault software would break down barriers and let everyone communicate directly.