Broadcasters and voice-over producers knowthe importance of good acoustic design, yet it's often notreflected in announce booths, remote facilities, any situationwhere voice talent works in a small space. This presentationby George Whittam, a leading consultant to voice talent andother owners of home studios and other small-spacefacilities, provides insight into the range of the solutionsavailable. This perspective can help anyone who isresponsible for designing, specifying and/or budgetingsound facilities and equipment with need for professionalaudio quality and talent accommodation. Manyimprovements are often fairly easy, quick, and relativelyinexpensive to implement. In fact, some are free. Georgedescribes solutions that are often overlooked or mistakenlypresumed to be too expensive, including possiblecompensation via software, as well as solutions that are notas effective as often assumed. In George’s live discussion, healso provides audio samples and discusses why the issue isimportant from various stakeholder perspectives. Pleasenote that acoustical design in the context of this paper refersto the control of sound emanating from within the space, notisolating the interior from noise sources outside the space.
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