When you are trying to cast unusual voices, here are some things you might not know.  Many people think the voice is all talent.  It isn’t.  Special voices are made in special ways.  The engineer’s choice of the microphone and its placement greatly affects the actor’s performance.  Casting for cartoon characters is often difficult because engineers record them like they do announcers.  What’s the difference?  Announcers live in recording studios and sound like it; cartoon characters live in a three dimensional world and need to be recorded like they are on location.  Traditionally, cartoon voices are recorded in larger rooms or stages and the microphone is boomed.  At some point in your life you may have seen a film clip of Mel Blanc doing Bugs Bunny.  He really used a lot of volume to create the voice.  A voice like that can not be done “on Mic” like an announcer.  When we cast, we bring a lot of practical recording experience to the equation so we can create the right sound.  Our extensive collection of specialty microphones are available for our casting sessions.  Microphones are like musical instruments…each one has a specific sound.  The right choice of microphones can bring out the best or worst in a talent.

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