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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 …
Is the sound coming from your home studio professional-quality? It won’t happen overnight, cautions home studio consultant Dan Lenard, but following the “rules” with professional help will get you there …
New for recording and editing on Macs, iPads and iPhones, the TwistedWave program is praised by veteran voice actors Lisa Rice and Helene Janover for being “clean and simple” with a short learning curve …
We all make mistakes, and disaster can strike any time in the home studio. But how we respond reveals the difference between a VO pro and face-saving whatever. Bob Souer shares this tale of the time he’d just finished a phone patch session and noticed “an odd bit of distortion” in the recording …
Voice actor Karen Commins no longer puts up with cars, motorcycles, leaf blowers or airplanes in her Atlanta-area home recording studio. She returned the closet studio to clothes and built a dedicated space in which resides a Whisper Room. Read the specs and hear a demo …
Adobe will soon give Apple fans another option for home studio recording and editing – a Mac version of the popular Audition software. It’s been released to the general public in beta form., and Adobe is allowing people to try it out in return for their feedback, reports voice actor Trey Thomas, who has been testing the program for three months …
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 …
A VoiceOverXtra reader asks Home Studio Master Dan Lenard if a microphone pre-amp with a ‘tube’ drive would add “warmth” to his voice. “Warmth?” says Dan. “Throw a blanket over yourself!” OK, but seriously folks, what is a ‘tube’ in a pre-amp, and do we need it? Dan answers …
Here’s a special Valentine present for you from popular voice talent and coach David Zema: a free audio recording and editing program. Developed specifically for voice actors, the David Zema Voice Engine is now available to download to your computer. “I have had a love affair with voice overs and training voice artists for many years,” says Zema, “so the timing of this Valentine’s Day release couldn’t be better” …
Voice actor Elizabeth Holmes had a spare bedroom and deal on buying red drapes. Result: A voice over home studio with moveable walls (the drapes) and other acoustic treatments that made the perfect “Holmes” studio. In pictures and text, here’s how it was done …