Introduction

Let me say up front very clearly.....  I have no musical ability.  I cannot play an instrument, I cannot read music and I cannot carry a tune with my voice.  What I do enjoy doing, however, is Voice Over, recording sound and processing sound.  That's what this site is all about.  I am an amateur - not a professional.

So how did this all start?

While working on an Animated Short, my interest was piqued when there was a need to record and capture audio.  I bought myself a digital recorder and a 'proper' microphone (Zoom H4N and a Rode M3).  For the last 20 years I relied on a cheap Stereo condenser mike I bought from Radio Shack (called Tandy Electronics here in Australia) and just plugged that into whatever was handy - the PC sound card, laptop line in or mike jack.  Well, when I did my first recording with the Prosumer kit I just bought -it was like chalk and cheese. What a difference 'proper' equipment makes.

Within a few days I was recording dialogue and sound effects.  I was taken with the quality of the sound and the sensitivity of the equipment - but I wanted more.  A couple of months on and I had a full Prosumer studio setup and what could be classified as a Professional field recording kit.  (Yes - it set me back quite a bit) 

Next was the need to make my 'studio' suitable for voice recording.  Having spent so much money on the gear (is it gear envy?) and not knowing how involved I was going to get in Audio whatever I did had to be temporary, cheap, unobtrusive/portable and effective.  Well the internet came to the rescue and I found relatively simple and cheap solutions (which are outlined further in this web site).  So look around if you are interested in what I have, what I have done and what I might be able to offer.   Cheers!

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