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[steph]

We record a lot of voice overs. I've been unable to find much advice on the web about recording the human voice.

[Jim Williams]

Joe Willie has a voice over site with sound clips and advice. It's a field with some commonality. Many use a preamp/vocal processor box like the Symetrix 528 or similar. Those do the comp, EQ, gating and de-ess all in one box.

As to mics, favorites include the U-87, the Sennheiser 416 (hypercardiod short shotgun used in ensemble recording to avoid leakage) and several cheapo Chi-com mics too.

[Fletcher]

416 and the U-87 are pretty much a standard... most client don't want to hear compression artifacts... so before you add compression to the presentation... make sure you know the sound of a compressor so you can use it in an unobtrusive manner.

Peace