Home Studio: The Voice Over Newcomers Guide To Home Studio Audio Equipment, by Simon Luckhurst
Voice over newcomers’ guide to home studio audio equipment – microphone, interface, acoustics, software
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Beware: Lightning Can Easily Fry Your Studio – Even If Cables Are Buried. What To Do, by Mike Harrison
The sky darkens, thunder booms … and CRACK! Lightning fries your voice over audio gear – even though outside cables are buried and all your gear was turned off. What happened? Voice over gear expert and voice talent Mike Harrison shares his experiences with two strikes, and what he’s doing to avoid strike three …
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Home Audio Studio: When Your Voice ‘Pickups’ Don’t Match The Original Recording – Prepare For Sound Matching, by William Williams
OK, you finished a long, involved business narration. You sent the client flawless edited files. And then the dreaded email arrives. They love the delivery, and the audio quality is spot-on … but & you mispronounced several words – including the company name! No problem – you’ll fix it with new recorded “pickups” of each sentence. But then you find your “pickups” don’t match the sound of the original. Well, sound matching to the rescue …
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Home Studio: webRTC Offers Real-Time Remote Communication With Your VO Clients Via Internet – Without Software, by Armin Hierstetter
Alternatives continue to emerge to the costly and vanishing ISDN system for real-time remote communications between voice talent and client/producer. Newest to the field is webRTC – a technology that connects you to clients via the internet – without the need for software. Simply click the app on your browser. Bodalgo CEO Armin Hierstetter explains how it works …
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Home Studio: To Sweeten The Mix, Here’s How An Engineer/Producer Sees The Process, by Erick Gomez
Generally, producers want voice actors to provide them with recordings that have not been processed (compressed, equalized, etc.). That lets the producer process the file to meet the individual client’s needs. But if an engineer/producer – like Erick Gomez – were sitting next to you, here’s a peek at the equipment and process he might advise …
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Home Studio – STEREO or MONO: Which Setting Should You Choose To Record Your Voice Overs? by Mike Harrison
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 …
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Mobile Studio: Recording While You Travel – 7 Tips For Wherever Your Vacation Takes You, by Susan Berkley
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 …
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Music: Using Music In Your Voice Overs – What You Must Know About Music Licenses, by Jason McCoy
Music licensing can be confusing – but if you use music on a demo or suggest or produce a VO with music for a client – you’d better understand the terms of your license. Voice actor Jason McCoy reviews license types and terms, and suggests what may be best for you …
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Home Studio: Beau Weaver’s Brand New Home Studio – Cool Fun And L.A. ‘Big Room’ Liveness
“I have built many home studio spaces over the years,” says A-List voice talent Beau Weaver, and his brand new studio – designed and built by Thomas Hilton – combines the comforts of home – “fun to work in” – with the natural yet also lively sound of the big-room L.A. studios. The layout is an airy recording space separated from the engineering desk. And Beau graciously invites us to see what he means in this selfie video tour …
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Home Studio: The ISDN Heir Apparent Is … Well, What’s Right For You? by Dave Courvoisier
Free-market forces are having a heyday in anticipation of ISDN’s eventual downfall, notes voice actor / tech expert Dave Courvoisier about the increasingly expensive telephone-based system for remote recording with your voice over client on the line. And what system – or systems – are most likely to replace ISDN?