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Microphones, interfaces, acoustic treatment, booths, and recording software. What to buy, what to skip, and how to get broadcast-quality audio out of a spare room.
Did an iPad come your way over the holidays? And you’re still figuring all it can do for you? Voice actor Linda Ristig shares her experiences with this versatile tool, from which she reads voice over copy and organizes her personal and business life …
A voice talent asks The Home Studio Master why her Audacity software keeps crashing while she records. Hmmmm, it’s not unique to Audacity, answers Dan Lenard, with this solution …
Are you using the microphone correctly, to produce your best sound? Dan Friedman – veteran audio engineer, producer and voice talent – defines terms and tells how to “work” the mic to obtain the sounds that you and your clients want. Note: He also recently published the new guide to VO audio, “Sound Advice” …
To deliver the really BIG digital audio files to voice over clients, learn about FTP – File Transfer Protocal. Voice talent and coach William Williams explains it here clearly, in the Part 4 conclusion of his Digital Audio Series …
To send a small digital audio file to your client or prospect, emailing in the mp3 format should work fine. In Part 3 of his Digital Audio Jargon series, voice talent and coach William Williams explains how set the parameters and SEND …
When you set your software’s recording parameters, what do the terms SAMPLE RATE and SAMPLE FORMAT mean? And when you save the file, what’s a “wav” or “aiff”? Voice talent / coach William Williams clearly explains in Part 2 of his easy-to-follow guide to digital audio jargon …
How well do you know your bits and bytes? Actually, you don’t really NEED to ace a test on them, or to know how digital sound is produced. But understanding the general principles will help you make sense of all the audio tech terms, says LA-based voice talent and coach William Williams. In Part 1 of this Digital Jargon series, he explains the digital recording concept …
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 …