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What’s that strange noise in your recordings? Well, it could be something lurking in the floor – your studio’s “noise floor,” that is. Home studio guru Dan Lenard tells how to cope with the hiss, hum and rrrrrrrrrrr that bedevils us …
The other day, tireless voice actor/TV news anchor Dave Courvoisier needed to find the sound of people on a busy street. So he took to the web and found 36 sites offering royalty-free sound effects. And nice guy that he is, Dave shares those sites with us here. (Note: If your favorite site isn’t on the list, let us know!) …
Are you a voice actor by choice – but an audio engineer by necessity? Help has arrived. Voice actor Dan Roberts (Dilbert, Over The Hedge …) shares these tips and tricks for slicing and dicing your audio files. He operates with Pro Tools and a Mac, but these methods apply to any audio editing software. Ready? Fade in …
Is this “Ride Gain”? Or maybe home studio Easy Riders Harlan Hogan (driving) and Jeffrey P. Fisher (recording)…
Part 1: A to L … The Glitzy, Ditzy Home Recording Studio GLOSSARY – Learn & Laugh! This glossary is reprinted with permission from the Voice Actor’s Guide to Recording At Home ……
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 …
“Compact, efficient, inexpensive.” That’s the voice over home studio that 30-year voice over industry veteran Robin Rowan assembled in a walk-in closet off her master bedroom. It works perfectly for her and many clients …
“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 …
Stuck for a tune under your voice-over? Or maybe just the right sound effect? Prodigious list-maker and VO Dave Courvoisier saves the day with this compilation of 50+ online sources of royalty-free stock music, music beds, sound effects, looped tracks and public domain music. Start clicking …
A voice-over newcomer is building a home studio in his basement, but can’t shake the sound of running water in the pipes, the neighbor’s barking dog, and on and on. Should he invest in a soundproof booth? Home Studio Master Dan Lenard cautions patience, and to do first things first …