Home Studio: Equipment

Headphones are a distracting nuisance when you’re recording voice overs – especially if you’re enthralled by the sound of your own voice, warns veteran broadcaster and voice actor Jerry Reed. Ditch the DJ sound by ditching the cans when recording …

HOME STUDIOChoosing The Right Audio Equipment:Confessions Of A Hopeless GearheadBy Paul StrikwerdaVoice ActorGuilty as charged: In the past few years I’ve become more and more of a gearhead. I like…

Are you mixed up on home studio mixers? Coach Marc Cashman sends a reader’s question about mixers to Home Studio Master Dan Lenard, who advises “You don’t need a mixer” – and weighs in with alternatives …

Yes, you carefully listen to playbacks of your recordings to catch errant background noise. But do you REALLY catch it all? Home Studio Master Dan Lenard explains how studio monitors are superior to headphones for that …

Does cheap voice over gear equate to cheap quality and low rates for your work? Or must you buy expensive equipment to achieve quality and higher pay? VO/producer/audio engineer Dan Friedman explores the correlations …

With the Dallas heat topping 110 degrees and her laptop fans competing wih her voice on a big project, voice actor Kara Edwards had a cool idea: buy an iPad2. No fan noise, no heat, no need to print hundreds of pages of the script. And that’s not all …

In your voice over home studio, you need a way to accurately hear what you’ve recorded. Thus, ‘monitor’ speakers and/or headphones are crucial. But in this guide to monitors, Edge Studio owner/director David Goldberg cautions that different speakers have different characteristics. Here’s what to know before you buy …

You don’t have to be a tree hugger to ban paper from your voice over studio. Canadian voice actor and consultant Todd Schick saves time and money by keeping scripts on LCD monitors, and shares how to construct a deluxe or basic version of your own paperless home studio …

“It’s been an extremely interesting year for my home studio,” says veteran voice actress Bobbin Beam – and that’s an understatement. Beseiged by audio gremlins that had her literally crying over spilled milk one day, Bobbin evenually took the advice of consultant friend Dan Lenard and simplified her home studio life – resulting in quicker audition and job turnaround, and improved audio quality …

Excess Temperature, Humidity & Dust   By Mike Harrison Voice Actor ©2008 Mike Harrison   As most home studios today are computer-based, consider your PC or Mac the heart of your…