Let's get real here. How flat does a mic
need to be to make 50 Hz (and that's usually only those with a
third-BA voice) to 5/6 kHz?
You bring up the most important point, Steve.
** "There's no substitute for a good voice" .... period. **
We've all heard guys with great voices using a stock ricebox sounding
better than guys on a BC transmitter using all the audio goodies
but with an "average" voice.
The funny thing about it is that MOST of us have an average voice
by default - it's the bell curve of what society says sounds good.
Some on the extremes of the curve have high EGC type voices
while some have voices like these beer or car commercial
announcers. [The Kia Rio guy or Jay] If EVERYONE had a
great broadcash type voice then the few that sounded high
pitched would then be in demand by society.
Society currently desires to hear a classic masculine/ bassy voice.
Back in the 20's - 30's I notice most announcers had higher voices.
The Spanish just love the low manly voice, if ya listen to their TV
shows. What's crazy is when most of us are sick with a cold or smoke
a lot of cigarettes and drink coffee clogging up the vocal cords,
we sound "great"! I have a CD of myself when I had a wicked cold
a year ago that makes me sound so good I smile when I hear it. For
one day the guys couldn't believe my voice. The ironic part is that
we sound good when we are sick or abusing ourselves.... :lol: :lol:
It's like an ugly or beautiful girl. The beautiful one looks good
even without makeup. The great voice needs little makeup.
[processing] The others need an EQ... [I sound like crap without an
EQ - too much muddy mid-bass] But we're stuck with what we have.
I sometimes hear guys with great voices comment that they run
their audio flat. They can get away with doing it. These guys have
a very desirable and powerful peak in their voices at 120-150hz?
But, many of us with average voices need to cut and suck out that
mid-bass 200-400 hz area with an EQ to sound decent.
But, once you find the right combination of audio gear settings to
make you sound "good", it's real satisfying to set it and forget -
just communicate and accept that you did your best with the
body you have to work with.
73,
T