One of the more well-known large diaphragm studio condenser microphones on the market, in part thanks to the explosion in interest in voice acting over the past decade and in part thanks to the global pandemic pushing sales of this model through the roof due to its price and solid reputation.

The RØDE NT1-A suits Neth’s vocal range, supporting those lower frequencies without blowing them out or leaving it sounding thin. For some that might not have a deep fundamental frequency, the NT1 or NT2 might be kinder as they are a little ‘brighter’.

For more information on the NT1-A, check out the RØDE page here.

Another staple in the voiceover world, especially so over the past handful of years, the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen – along with the Solo model – can probably be found in the signal chain of many actors that got their start relatively recently.

A solid unit, the 2i2 offers the added benefit to voice actors to make use of an XLR cable splitter which allows them to record to two tracks in their DAW simultaneously, with the second input’s gain being significantly lower than the main, acting as a “backup track” in case of clipping / peaking.

For more information, check out the Focusrite page here.

While not necessarily as robust and comfortable for long sessions in the studio, the HD 300 headphones from Sennheiser are absolutely incredible for a whole range of uses.

Neth ended up buying a second pair after their first pair’s cable was damaged while working in the sound department on a tv set, which ultimately worked out well for Neth as they now use them in public to avoid aural sensory overload, their passive noise cancellation is just that good!

In the studio, they are fantastic for monitoring, but Neth has found them to be perfect as their booth headphones. 

For more information, check out the Sennheiser website here.
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Ah, Pro Tools. The “industry standard” DAW for so many audio post processing applications, from music production to ADR and even film dialogue editing.

Neth has a love/hate relationship with Pro Tools, having been initially introduced to it in the mid-90s and finding its interface and processes to be ‘clunky’ – but it didn’t help that Neth was a teenager with little patience to dedicate to learning more than necessary…

Now that Neth is working in the audio engineering department at Closing Credits, and recognised the need to develop a level of competency if they were to be at all helpful in assisting / running the ADR classes, Pro Tools Studio is now getting more use in Neth’s workflow – regardless of their personal hangups hahaha

For more information on the different versions of Pro Tools that are available, check out the Avid website here.