Home Voiceover Recording Setup

🎥 Video Example

📐 Setup Diagram

Diagram showing home voiceover setup with mic position, acoustic treatment, and monitor placement

📝 Step-by-Step

1. 1

   Treat the room

   Hang blankets or place acoustic panels at reflection points. A closet full of clothes works in a pinch.

2. 2

   Position the mic

   Place 6-8 inches from your mouth, slightly off-axis to reduce plosives.

3. 3

   Set levels

   Speak at your loudest and set gain so peaks hit -12dB. This leaves headroom.

4. 4

   Record room tone

   Capture 10 seconds of silence. This helps with noise reduction in post.

5. 5

   Do a test read

   Record 30 seconds, play back with headphones, and adjust before the full session.

• ☐Choose a quiet, carpeted room
• ☐Position mic 6-8 inches from mouth
• ☐Use a pop filter
• ☐Record at 48kHz/24-bit
• ☐Leave 2 seconds of room tone at start
• ☐Monitor with headphones while recording

🎒 Equipment

• • USB condenser mic (e.g., Audio-Technica AT2020)
• • Pop filter
• • Headphones
• • Acoustic panels or blankets