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Wherever your vacations and travels take you, chances are there’s Internet access. So a laptop and USB mic are your main tickets for continuing to serve voice over clients while away from your home studio. Yet preparation is important, and top voice talent./coach Susan Berkley offers seven tips for safe and secure VO travel and recording …
“Honey, pull over to the side of the road – gotta do a recording!” … “Sorry, dear – need the hotel mattress for a studio” … Well, recording on the road can be like that – but it’s also become simpler, explains voice talent Heather Costa, who spent four years on the road and shares many tips …
If you travel, you likely take your voice over clients with you – that is, remain available to help voice their projects any time, any where. Voice talent / coach Deb Munro won’t leave her home studio without this checklist …
Coming soon: Apogee’s new Mike – a high-quality microphone compatible with Apple’s iPad – promises to make the iPad popular for high-quality audio while on the road. If you’ve been wanting an “excuse” to buy an iPad, this could be it, says veteran broadcaster and voice talent Trey Thomas …
“One of the incredible things about being a full time voice actor is the ability to work from the road,” says voice actor David Brower. And he lives that life: in June, he and wife Karen logged more than 4,000 miles on their Harley Road King Classic, with an updated voiceover portable home studio in tow. “I can work every night and/or early morning and never miss a gig,” he says. “How cool is that?” Here’s what’s in David’s portable studio and how he uses it …
The iPad frenzy has buzzed into the voice-over world, with “apps” for mobile recording, editing – and even file sharing. Voices.com CEO David Ciccarelli reviews what’s available now …
Voice Actor & TV News Anchor Voice-over auditions done on your iPhone? This is an intriguing concept, absolutely do-able (in theory), and probably will be common in the future. I’m…
The beautiful scene from Rory O’Shea’s hotel balcony in Panama became a night-time nightmare of tropical forest noise – too much for hotel-room recording. Recording On The Road: Keeping Clients Happy…
Who’s this organized for a working VO vacation? Author Mandy Nelson’s goal was to pack just one carry-on bag for her clothes and recording gear. And it worked! Studio On The…
Voice Actor – “VO On The Go” I think you’ll love this “forced experiment” on a recent quick getaway to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Whenever I leave town…