VOICE TALENT JOAN BAKER ENDORSING NEUMANN MICS
In addition, she also serves as an educator, sharing insight and techniques with students trying to break into the business. Her book, "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," is also a valuable resource.
Baker is a long-time Neumann users who learned her preference for the nuance and power of Neumann large diaphragm condensers through trial and error early in her career.
"I used to use whatever mic they put in front of me," she recalls. "Usually it was a Neumann, and on those rare occasions when they gave me something else, I noticed the difference. It was very disappointing."
Today, Baker says she always requests a Neumann, and when it came time to build her own personal vocal booth, she included Neumann's U 87.
"A microphone can make or break a voice," Baker notes. "It's one of the most important aspects of voiceover work. With an inferior mic, an otherwise powerful and resonant voice loses the fullness of its range. This causes the speaker to sound one-dimensional. With a high-end microphone like a Neumann, the voice sounds full and natural."
Baker's vocal booth will soon receive a Neumann TLM 67, which features the K 67 capsule from the classic U 67, along with some of Neumann's latest technological advances.
"Neumann has always been an integral part of the voiceover industry," Christopher Currier, associate product manager for Neumann USA, "and, now for the first time, we're taking that relationship to a new level with the endorsement of Joan Baker. I'm thrilled to have her on board and can't wait to get started on some of the creative projects we have planned."