Twisted Wave Update: Don’t Use the “S” Word – Tuesday Voiceover Tech Tip
Twisted Wave has brought out a fully functional Windows version... oh, and they changed to a different pricing model. Which I'm fine with...
In the Home Voiceover Studio: The Limiting Factor – Tuesday Voiceover Tech Tip
VO work balances the creative and technical. it’s easy to focus on your gear and wonder if it’s doing everything it could... Does that help?
VO Studio Mindset: Three Simple Things – Tuesday Voiceover Tech Tip
It’s easy to get stale... another similar script appears in the inbox and we trot out an approach that worked before. Repeat that a few times and it’s easy to lose the spark of excitement when stepping into the booth on the next audition. That’s OK… it happens to everyone. Here are Three Simple Things to help reinvigorate your next audition...
VO Studio Mindset: Consistency Isn’t Sexy – Tuesday Voiceover Tech Tip
Before anything gets to be part of my core setup, it has to behave consistently. The latest flashy gear loses its shine in a big hurry if it needs constant tweaking to deliver predictable results. We need our studios to work reliably every day.
Audacity – Three Helpful Hacks for the Home Voiceover Studio
If you use Audacity in your home voiceover studio workflow, there are three "hacks" I'd recommend. These settings changes let you visualize Input levels more easily, implement the industry-standard decibel scale for your audio, and assures that your MP3 quality is high.
Studio Tools – Solid Noise Reduction: Acon Extract Dialog v1.5
In our home voiceover studios, we know noise is not going away anytime soon. Acon Digital's new Extract Dialogue is a solid tool that is worth a look. In addition to an AI engine trained on location sound recordings, it has an EQ section...
The Simplicity of Hardware – In the Home Voiceover Studio
With home studio voiceover setups, my bias is to be just complex enough that core needs are covered. This has beneficial and far-reaching effects...
Voiceover Studio Tech: What Do We Gain? (A bit about setting levels)
Is 32 bit essential for voiceover recording? With input gain set conservatively, we’re likely covered for most recording situations. Input gain is something we can get “right" with a reasonable margin of error. It does not have to be precise. It’s easy to miss that idea.
VO Studio Tech: What do We Get With 32 Bit?
Rode announced their new NT1 Generation 5 microphone contained a 32 bit recording option. How does that help us in the home voiceover studio? What if input gain settings no longer mattered?
