Hi Keath,
I have a mixer Soundcraft Signature 10 which helps me to do voiceover
projects when needed and my work flow is like this:
I have a Rode Nt1 microphone connected to DBX 286s which is a voice
processor with limiter , compressor, dieser and expander.
The microphone stand is a aflexible arm from Rode too. The microphone have a
wind shield and shokmount
From that piece a cable comes into line 1 of Soundcraft Signature.
I have a phone or iPad connected to another channel, stereo this time which
is number 5 in my case.
I can listen the screen reader through this channel and, I can leave or
not, to be part of the recording from mixer.
I have some studio monitoring headphones and no leak out of this, if the
Voiceover screen reader is not lowder then 50%.
Also, if I wish to demonstrate Jaws with other applications in my PC I can
choose when to leave or not the sound of screen reader in the mix just
pushing a faider.
I record my podcast Accessible Computer in this way.
In your case I think the leak is from your earbuz mainly and possible from
some settings in recording settings under Windows.
Not sure, need to check if you have unchecked the option "allow other
applications to take control of the soundcard settings". Finally, for
voiceover projects I think a headset unless is extremely good or made for
such a job, I would not recommend to be used.
They are mainly for voip calls and regular use, but not for high quality
voiceover projects I am afraid.
I will recommend you studio monitoring headphones over ears and in this
case, if you use a second pear of headphones like tiny earbuz and the volume
is low enough you have excelent chances to have no screen reader sound
leaks into your project.
Also, if you can afford a mixer which allows you to put or not in the mix
each channel will be a great step forward.
Another advice for reading notes easely without loozing focus is to pear a
bluetooth keyboard with your phone/iPad and using the relevant shortkeys to
be able to scroll the text acording with your reading speed. .
All the best,
Adrian Tamasan.
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No mixer. Just a headset with mmic, plugged into the audio port.
My projects mean I read notes or lines from a script, via voiceover, and
record my voice. It wouldn't do to have the computer voice mixed in.
I wanted to use audacity, since I can record in a better quality than the
built in voicememo app. And the soundcard on my Windows machine is a flaming
piece of. well. its not good.
Currently, as a workaround, I've been converting my notes to a readable
format to send to my phone, and reading through an earbud. Not preferred by
me, since the touch screen makes it easy to fly off to unknown parts of the
notes, and I can't fully turn it off during the recording session. .
I do have an XLR studio mic on a single channel mixer. Technically just a
power supply for the mic that changes to USB to connect to the computer. I
wanted to use the headset, since it maintains a consistent distance, and
avoids inadvertently bumping into the mic or stand, or drifting too far.
If it would help to use a mixer, what kind would you recommend. Low budget.
At most two XLR inputs, I only have two XLR mics at the moment. And possibly
mixing in or attaching an external device. Either a digital recorder, or
adding in an outside audio source such as a phone or other noise making
device to mix in.
Keith Heltsley
