portable recording

VOMO: VoiceOver Mobile

‘Plenty of mobile recording configurations are out there, including the improvised “pillow fort”, but Adil Aliev’s VocalBooth ToGo is among the best.

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Studio On Wheels

Studio On Wheels

Most voice actors seem obsessed with obtaining, and having at-the-ready, a mobile recording solution.I get it.  I'm a geek too, and I've got several iterations of an "away" recording configuration.But let's face it, you can have a U-87  in your hotel room, and your recording is gonna sound...

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iRig Pre vs. Pro

iRig Pre vs. Pro

New smartphone and tablet devices are getting churned out at a dizzying pace.  Apple and Samsung lead the pack, but the new Nokia/Microsoft merge promises some surprises, while HTC and LG continue to innovate. Because of that, 3rd-party device manufacturers are having a...

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Geeks Only

Geeks Only

My prediction:  The endless development of better and more technologically-advanced (so-called) mobile or portable recording units will be the new standard of recording for the future...or will at least match what's available now in your home studio. What's lagging is maybe the quality of the...

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Like Lightning!

Barely had the digital ink dried on my blog from Monday's unveiling of the RØDE iXY before my good friend Tim Keenan (owner of Creative Media Recording) chimed in with some welcome news. Most portable mics designed to work with iPhones, iPads, iPods, etc. come with the 19-pin connector common on...

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Rode’s New iXY Mic for iOS

Rode’s New iXY Mic for iOS

Let's just put this out there first:  No mobile mic-with-tablet-and-app configuration will match the fidelity of your home studio. Those are the paraphrased words of top VO talent Beau Weaver, who is even more of a bloodhound on the trail of the perfect mobile solution than I am...and I've written...

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Another “Take”

Another “Take”

On the whole, we voice actors seem unnecessarily obsessed with obtaining that perfect "on-the-road" mobile recording experience. How many of us actually NEED that?   Naw, forget that question.  I understand being prepared, and I've got my methods...my portable unit.  I pay attention to what Dan...

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