Voice Ark served up remote recording services for The Great British Menu Xmas Special. The mobile system proved to be the ideal solution providing all the equipment needed to run the VO session thus mimicking a traditional studio setting on location.  

“The client needed VO recording whilst on set in Stratford-upon-Avon as the series was still being filmed said Stojanovic. “The ability to interact with the voice artist, give feedback, check for timings and sign off on the spot was crucial due to the actor's availability and the transmission date being just around the corner. As soon as the session was completed recordings were uploaded to Manor studios in Birmingham ready to be mixed in with the rest of the show.”

The system used was based on a Macbook Pro running Pro Tools Ultimate 2020 and records up to 4 microphones via Focusrite interfaces in resolutions up to 192 KHz. For a VO session a U87 microphone is provided, while a standard ADR session features an MKH60 and COS11 boom and clip configuration.

The main feature of the Voice Ark system is a custom designed booth, which can also be provided and deals with room reflections effectively thus improving the overall audio quality of the recordings and bridging the gap that exists between the studio and sessions done in ordinary rooms/offices.

Milos Stojanovic, freelance ADR Recordist and Mixer, created Voice Ark as a result of months of research and planning supported by previous experiences of mobile ADR work. “As we all know in March 2020 our world changed dramatically due to Covid-19. Productions more or less stopped shooting completely and post-production work shifted largely to remote working and for VO and ADR recording this proved to be a particular challenge. Voice Ark allows for either on-site operation where it’s safe to do so, in a production office, a hotel room, or a soundstage, or a remote configuration where it is controlled from my London studio.  In both scenarios anyone attending in person or virtually is able to monitor the session with both picture and sound and be presented with select take combinations on the fly, just like in a traditional studio session.”

Stojanovic collaborates with Halo Post-production, WB De Lane Lea, Manor Production Services, SNK Studios, Creative Outpost, Hackenbacker, Soho Square Studios and Azimuth Post and his work has been featured in worldwide cinema releases and programmes on BBC, ITV and Sky including streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. He is a member of AMPS (Association of Motion Picture Sound) and BECTU.

www.voiceark.com