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Every microphone box is covered in numbers, and most of them were written for engineers recording drum kits. A voice actor in a spare room needs to read about four of them. Here's what self-noise, sensitivity, gain and pickup pattern actually mean for a voice read, using the makers' own spec sheets for four mics you'll see in home booths everywhere, and why the quietest number on the box often matters less than the room it goes into.
This is a reference piece, not a shopping list. Every figure is quoted from the maker, read on October 27, 2026. Prices are left out on purpose: they change by country and by week.
Every condenser microphone has electronics inside, and electronics hiss. The spec that measures it is called self-noise or equivalent noise level, and Neumann, the German studio mic maker, calls it the one to read first. "Self-noise is perhaps the most useful specification," its home studio guide says. "Nobody wants a noisy recording, and there's only so much noise we will tolerate before we feel it distracts from the music."
Boston's Logan Airport is choosing its new announcement voice by public vote, and voting closes Wednesday. It's a lovely idea, and the eight finalists are a delight. But the official...
Ollama, one of the most popular free apps for running AI on your own computer, can now talk. Since Saturday, anyone with an Apple Silicon Mac can type one command...
Peter Dickson is the booming voice that shouts contestants onto the stage on Britain's Got Talent, and for years did the same on The X Factor. His own credit list...
Anime
MaoMao is speaking Latin American Spanish again. The first dubbed episode of The Apothecary Diaries season 3 is now on Crunchyroll, recorded at VSI Mexico, with...
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Spain's performers gather in Madrid on Monday to applaud two people most of the country knows only by ear. Marta Angelat, the Spanish voice of Emma...
Entertainment
Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice actor who became the modern voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at 46. His family announced his death...
George Guidall, Hillary Huber, January LaVoy, Robin Miles and Simon Vance, the APA’s first Hall of Fame class, on prep, stamina and talking to one listener.
Rowan Gilvie and Kieran Flitton lead Crunchyroll’s English dub of Firefly Wedding, directed by Caitlin Glass. Who they are, the Japanese voices, and when to watch.
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Ruido propio, sensibilidad, ganancia y patrón polar explicados para locutores, con las fichas de los fabricantes de cuatro micrófonos de cabina casera.
