Anything which contains circuitry can degrade and fail over time. Circuit boards flex and crack. Solder joints become brittle. Components age out. We typically experience that through weird sounds or increased noise in the signal. It's always very instructive to see how companies handle these types of failure issues after the sale.
Voiceover is inherently isolating as is running your own freelance services business. While much of what we do demands direct connection with our creative intent, there are those tasks which might be better outsourced. This leaves us with more attention to focus on those things which only we can do.
How long has it been? An actual in-person workshop? A voice over session dialog session with your scene partner in the same room? I gotta say, it was a whole lot of fun!
Our computers can slowly become the proverbial "Junk Drawer" where everything gets thrown in and nudged around just enough so the drawer can be closed. Needing to find something, we dig in just far enough to discover it, then quickly push things closed and head on to other projects. This can lead to some issues later on...
When we start sending audio to different apps inside our computer, things can get a little confusing. Focusrite's Control 2 update adds some interesting features.
This week's post is bit less about VO studio tech and more about the work we do everyday to get a little better. And a nice reminder that an "overnight success" seldom is.
We get moving very quickly in our home VO recording workflows. When something suddenly seems different, it's worth paying attention to...
The other day our local power went out for no clear reason. Thankfully, my UPS's both kicked into gear and everything kept running. But another countdown clock started ticking as well..
While there is a lot to discuss about the pros and cons of using any particular recording software, I had to stop and say "huh?" to a claim that popped up last month regarding Twisted Wave.
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