If your recording software helps to get work out the door efficiently and makes sense when you use it, that's really the only test that matters. Some recommend multitrack recording systems. These Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) can sometimes seem overwhelming in their complexity, especially since they are geared toward multitrack setups and workflows. We often end up simplifying them to be more efficient.
The phrase “destructive” appears frequently when we start talking about processing and editing with various recording software choices. It can be...
Dealing with saggy microphone shock mount elastics can be frustrating. Weakened elastics allow the mass of the microphone to come in contact with the supporting framework. Here's a fix I came up with...
The new Audacity version 3.2.0 continues the makeover of the graphic design and adds a major workflow tool with Realtime Effects. Here's a look at what that means for voiceover recording.
We can’t revise what we don’t recognize. An outside perspective is useful in almost everything we do. How do you find that balance?
The amount of audio we listen to can impact our hearing over time. It also can lead us astray when we analyze our performance. Protecting our hearing, and learning how to listen are key ideas in the voiceover studio.
In our home setup, there’s an ever-changing set of variables vying for our attention. We need to find focus. But can we go too far? Where is the sweet spot? And how can going for a short errand on the bicycle apply?
This time of year sometimes strikes me as an awkward time - not really summer, yet it doesn’t seem to have quite settled into the fall... Plus Voiceover Audition Commercial Loudness Survey results. #justaskjimvo
Finishing up the commercial audition Loudness survey, one of my goals was to make more voice actors aware there’s life beyond “Peak” values. In the past few weeks, many voice actors asked three similar questions.
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