All You Need to Know About Source Connect for Voice Overs Production

Source Connect  is a technology that was created by a company called Source-Elements. It comes in two versions : 

• Source-Connect Standard (paid version)  
• Source-Connect Now (free).

Source Connect enables a commercial studio to receive and record the microphone feed of another studio in a different location when a voice actor is unable to visit the commercial studio personally. As a result, the technology enables real-time, high-quality audio transmission between two locations through a high-speed internet connection.

As an alternative to its predecessor, ISDN, source connect (SC) was developed in 2005. ISDN was developed In the 1980s, but it is still in existence today.  Despite its superb audio transmission, it is very expensive and challenging to set up. Source-Connect on the other hand offers far greater affordability and flexibility. Two parties only need to establish a wired internet connection in order to use it.

How Can You Prepare for Source-Connect?

Before signing up for the service, make sure your voice over studio has an analog (XLR) voice over microphone and that the room is very quiet because of how well the audio is conveyed during a SC recording session. Also, make sure to have a high-speed internet connection. It is recommended to have a connection with a minimum upload and download speed of 300kbps. Be mindful that download and upload speeds must be greater than 300 kbps because download speeds are  substantially faster. 

Additionally, before purchasing this, make sure you have work lined up, you don’t want to invest in vain.

 Source Connect alternatives

a} Skype/ Mobile devices

When clients call into your studio using Skype or a mobile device, some of the audio is not being delivered. They miss many intricacies in your performance. Additionally, clients who don’t use SC must wait until you provide them the audio files and until someone mixes it into the production before they can truly see how everything fits together. A customer that is hired to make a production sound immaculate in a single session might not be a good fit for this technique. In reality, sessions conducted over the phone might result in so many modifications because of the poor sound quality and inability to blend audio and video in real-time.

b} ISDN 

Although you may send and receive high-quality audio remotely with Source Connect and ISDN, the ways they go about it are significantly different.

ISDN transmits and receives audio signals using a network of digital telephone lines. As a result, it needs unique transmitters and receivers to function. Due to the setup and operation being more complicated than many other systems, it needs specialized training.

In a nutshell, there is no better alternative for source Connect.

Advantages of using Source-Connect

1. Your client will be able to hear you play as though they were in the recording studio with you. 
2. The high-quality audio from a SC connection gives clients a more accurate idea of how you will actually sound in the finished production.
3. Your audio and the client’s video can be synchronized in real time.
4. With the Auto-Restore in SC you are sure that your sessions are free of bugs, hiccups, and drop-outs using Auto-Restore. 
5. You get additional security with Source-Connect Pro.
6. Source-Connect Pro has a VPN mode that provides complete online privacy. With no data leaks of any sort, including API or any unauthorized network calls, this solution enables the operation of critical projects over the Internet entirely within restricted boundaries.
7. It provides a crystal-clear sound without delay. You can rely on HD audio and extremely low latency while exchanging mono voice tracks, stereo masters, or multi-channel music and effects owing to their Fraunhofer AAC codecs.

Many people’s dreams have come true using Source Connect. With remote recording, all geographical barriers are eliminated.