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A big problem in voice over home studios is poor acoustics, and a major factor there is not knowing what to listen for as unacceptable noise, says Home Studio Master Dan Lenard. Here’s what to listen for, outside and in, and how to control unwanted sounds …
Got noise around your home studio? Veteran voice talent Johnny George discovered how to cut the outdoor racket of Grass Days with custom “window plugs” that also help absorb sound when not in use. Here’s how they work …
The day had an ordinary, gentle beginning for voice talent Linda Ristig, as she sipped Irish Breakfast tea, thinking of today’s voice over project – an animated TV commercial for a well-known car company. Then the cement trucks began arriving and mixing and shooting noise just 12 feet from her home studio, pouring a new home foundation next door. Did our VO panic? Well, she marched over to the construction crew and …
By William Williams Voice Actor & Coach Aliso Creek Productions Read Part 1: Phantom Noise Read Part 2: Outside Noise Read Part 3: Computer Noise In Part 3 of this series we…
By William Williams Voice Actor & Coach Aliso Creek Productions Read Part 1: Phantom Noise Read Part 2: Outside Noise In Part 2 we covered soundproofing your workspace from the…
After eliminating outside noise, record tests. Is the level too low (left panel above)? Make adjustments until you get…
Totally soundproofing your studio from outside noise – or to keep noise from escaping – is probably impossible. But you CAN…