VO Studio Mindset: Simple is not Simplistic
Creating a simple studio setup from the start can prevent wasted movements or the need to remember arcane steps just to achieve basic tasks.
The Home Voiceover Studio of the Future – Tuesday Tech Tip
These days we are often asked to step into more complex roles that have little to do with the actual craft of voice acting. While that's unlikely to cease, it brings with it opportunities. By continuing to recognize the next challenge to solve, coming up with solutions will likely help us to continue to be competitive.
In the Home VO Studio: Smaller Boxes Are a Gift
An impulse purchase at Costco led to a much-needed organization. Newly-labeled containers of specific gear means some day in the future, I won't be diving into disorganized crates of undifferentiated equipment.
VO Studio Workflow Essentials: Backing Up Basics
Backing up data remains one of those things we talk about but seem to never actually do. Setting up a simple, automated system is vital.
Studio Checkup: Duct Tape and Baling Wire?
When to update your OS? How long should you hang on, using duct tape and baling wire to keep your DAW running? A few thoughts about that...
Dazzling Temptations: Tools in the VO Studio
Every few weeks, it seems that a big-name Effect plug-in goes on sale, causing fervent group discussion threads and private emails. "SuperDuper Vox FX Three is on sale," someone will observe. "Should I get it?"
Twisted Wave Transfer: An Easy Fix – Tuesday VO Tech Tip
As I begin setting things up on the new computer, I'm installing a clean copy of Twisted Wave. Does a new install mean having to redo do all of those helpful keyboard shortcuts I've amassed? Twisted Wave to the rescue!
Stripped and Simple Studio Setup – Tuesday VO Tech Tip
The old aught-nine Macbook Pro has been pastured! Shifting things to a new laptop has perhaps provided the opportunity to strip things down and keep things simple...a good way to proceed.
Device Strategies: Is a Multi-Tool Helpful? – Tuesday VO Studio Tech Tip
I’ve never been a huge fan of multi-tools. Those devices that change from pliers to can openers, saws, screwdrivers, or wire cutters by sliding bits out and folding them around. Ignoring the that fact I manage to pinch my palm or finger any time I use one, those all-in-one “solutions" never seem to provide precisely the correct tool.
