Home Studio: Recording

“Well worth the price” and “As close to magic as you will find anywhere….” That’s audiobook narrator/REAPER instructor James Romick describing some FX tools in Part 2 of his “A (More Or Less) Practical Guide To Voice Over & Audiobook Processing FX.” Check this for what you’ll no longer be able to live without …

Does audio processing scare you? Or maybe you’re curious about some tricks to learn? Audiobook narrator / REAPER instructor James Romick shares this practical guide to voice over and audiobook processing FX. Part 1 …

Through-Record Dog Clicker or Punch & Roll? What’s the best method of correcting your mistakes when narrating audiobooks? Narrator James Romick reviews the problem with Dog Clickers, and details how Punch & Roll can keep you flowing with a better voice match and nearly seamless transition …

Can you Punch & Roll? Many say it’s a necessary skill for today’s voice actors – a technique for quick editing of mistakes when you record. Yet each DAW (recording software) does it differently, as VO and audiobook pro James Romick details in this thorough how-to review …

You LOVE to edit voice-over recordings, right? (Well, some do!). VO pro Neil K. Hess – an admitted “computer gaming nerd” – saves time with a multi-key gaming mouse to perform the editing tasks. Here’s how he does it, with a Logitech G602 mouse and Adobe Audition …

Should you record your voice overs in STEREO or MONO? It’s a common question, and choosing the wrong answer unnecessarily creates a larger file than needed. Veteran voice talent and audio pro Mike Harrison explains all you need to know …

Voice talent J. Christopher Dunn had reams of printed scripts stacking up in his studio and decided it was time to go paperless. His solution – an iPad and a script-reader, Foxit Mobile PDF. Here’s how it works …

Yes, you can manipulate your voice over recordings with effects processors – most popular being compression and equalization (EQ). But should you always use them? Definitely not, says audio engineer / producer Dan Friedman. Learn what these processors do – and what’s REALLY important …

Afraid to go paperless in your home studio – reading from the digital screen, rather than paper script? Voice actor / TV news anchor Dave Courvoisier gives seven reasons (none of them “green”) for trashing the paper!

Multi-pattern microphones offer lots of flexibility in the sound of your voice – but only if you understand how polar patterns affect that sound. Really, it’s not complicated, as audio engineer Juan Carlos Bagnall – aka Some Audio Guy – demonstrates in this home studio video …