Intro from Frank Kane

FrankKane
FrankKane Posts: 1,796 rolemodel rank
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Hey, I'm Frank Kane of Sundog Education. I'm excited to learn from everyone here, and also to share my own learnings. Welcome to the community!

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  • SharonRamel
    SharonRamel Posts: 1,311 rolemodel rank

    Thanks Kane

  • JasonDion
    JasonDion Posts: 258 visionary rank

    Great advice, Frank! Course Landing Pages are crucial to your success. If it isn't any good, no one will even look at your promos or give your course a chance.

  • RobynJ
    RobynJ Posts: 20 trailblazer rank

    Hi Frank! Glad you're in the community, anyone with a bat'leth is someone to listen to!

  • Juriy
    Juriy Posts: 48 storyteller rank

    Great audio setup! Something I'm planning to improve for my home studio too. Can you share some details about the hardware that you're using?

  • FrankKane
    FrankKane Posts: 1,796 rolemodel rank

    Sure! The mic is a Shure SM7B, attached to a Rode PSA1 boom arm. The mic goes through a "CloudLifter" device which boosts its gain, and from there it goes into a Mackie ProFX8 v2 mixing board, which is finally connected to my PC.

    Instead of a mixer, something like a Scarlett 2i2 might be a more compact choice for converting XLR inputs to USB. I just got a mixer because I'm toying with the idea of producing podcasts and live streams later on, with multiple mics and input sources.

    This is a new setup for me, and I hadn't quite tweaked its settings yet when making this video. The Shure SM7B is a dynamic mic, so if you're coming from a condensor mic like a Blue Yeti it'll take some getting used to. You need to talk much closer to it, for example, and might want to boost the lows on it a bit.

  • Juriy
    Juriy Posts: 48 storyteller rank

    Yeah, I saw your post about "missing Yeti" :)

    I went with Neumann TLM 102. I just love that mic, but it has another issue: it picks up everything. Absolutely everything (more than I want). A cat sneezes on the street and I can hear it through my monitors :)

    I use Focusrite Clarett that is then going though thunderbolt to PC. I then record the sound in Logic Pro X, I added compression and EQ, so I don't do any post-processing on sound.

    I got the same arm as you have, but I really want to get Yellowtec Mika.

  • Frank-Kane
    Frank-Kane Posts: 5 researcher rank

    Nice. My wife does pro voice-over work and she has a TLM 103. But we had to convert a closet into a booth covered with acoustic foam for it - it is super sensitive!

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