1. Microphones under $200

    Posted December 23, 2011 by Bob

    I received a note today from Matthew McGlynn over at RecordingHacks.com about a microphone shootout they’ve just published comparing condenser micrphones that sell for under $200. Quite interesting reading, I think, especially if you’re just getting started in your voiceover studies and/or work and need something that will sound good, but won’t break your bank in the process.

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  2. WORD 2 WAV, new option

    Posted September 14, 2011 by Bob

    If you’ve been thinking about getting WORD2WAV, a fabulous program for anyone who does lots of telephony and eLearning narration work (the kind of thing where you’re producing hundreds or even thousands of small audio files with specific names for each file), there’s some good news coming out for you today.

    This just came from Hervé F. Chain, the man behind WORD2WAV.
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    If you like Word2WAV but don’t think you can justify a full license, consider the new Pay-Per-Click license!

    $75 will allow you record up to 1,000 files. Take as long as you need to record them — There is no time limit.

    And this 1,000-file limit is added to whatever is left from the 500-file Trial, so you can have up to 1,500 files available for your next project(s).

    Once this limit has been reached, you can add one or several 1000-file segments for $35 each.

    Get a $50 credit if you upgrade to a Professional or International license, or a $25 credit if you upgrade to a Standard license.

    Any questions or comments, email support@word2wav.com
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    (edited to fix typos)

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  3. A life-changing book

    Posted September 1, 2011 by Bob

    There are lots of voiceover people who worked in radio at one time for whom dealing with the basics of the “technical bits” of voiceover (how to connect the cables, how to record and edit the audio, etc.) isn’t terribly difficult or terrifying. But, for lots of people working in voiceover, without any technical background at all, it can be a real challenge to figure out these “technical bits”; which is why I warmly recommend Dan Friedman’s book Sound Advice.

    I also highly recommend you read Dan’s blog post about the writing of Sound Advice. Good stuff, Dan. Your book has been a real help to me, too.

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  4. Ribbon microphone shootout

    Posted August 16, 2011 by Bob

    The folks at Recording Hacks have posted a fascinating shootout of ribbon microphones in a voiceover session. Excellent stuff. My thanks to Matthew McGynn for the heads up via email.

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  5. Thinking about an iPad for your studio?

    Posted August 4, 2011 by Bob

    Then check our my friend Kara Edwards and her excellent blog post about how she is using her new iPad for her voiceover work.

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  6. USB Audio interfaces

    Posted March 13, 2011 by Bob

    With thanks to my friend Dan Friedman for posting the link to this on Facebook, check out the excellent overview of portable USB audio interfaces posted by Matthew McGlynn at Recording Hacks. Good stuff.

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  7. Sound Forge Advanced Lesson 1

    Posted February 25, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Michael Minetree has released a video on noise reduction in Sound Forge in honor of all of us who are on the road at Faffcon 2 in Atlanta.

     

    Thank you, Michael. Good stuff.

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  8. Setting up a phone patch

    Posted February 20, 2011 by Bob

    Corey Snow has prepared a simply fabulous two part set of blog posts about phone patches. You’ll find Part 1 and Part 2 on his blog.

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  9. Audacity basics part 3

    Posted February 9, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Michael Minetree has now posted part 3 of a tutorial he’s recording on how to use the free cross-platform audio editor Audacity.

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  10. Audacity basics part 2

    Posted February 8, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Michael Minetree has now posted part 2 of a tutorial he’s recording on how to use the free cross-platform audio editor Audacity.

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  11. Audacity basics

    Posted February 7, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Michael Minetree is a guy filled with excellent ideas and he’s willing to give away at least some of them. Here is part 1 of a tutorial he’s recording on how to use the free cross-platform audio editor Audacity.

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  12. Love it or hate it

    Posted November 10, 2010 by Bob

    Pro Tools is a very popular recording application. I’m not posting this today to try to stir any wars about which audio software is best, because what works for you is what you should use. But, if you have a copy of Pro Tools but you’re not sure it’s a good fit for your voiceover work, my friend Steve Cunningham has some thoughts for you about the various myths about Pro Tools you may hear from time to time. Well worth a few minutes of your time.

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  13. There’s an app for that

    Posted October 21, 2010 by Bob

    I know, it’s become such an overused phrase, but in this case it’s literally true that there’s an app for voiceover casting. John Florian emails to say details are at VoiceOverXtra.

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  14. A really portable voiceover kit

    Posted September 30, 2010 by Bob

    Bill Roberts Brady blogs about his portable voiceover kit, which is very compact.

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  15. A new site launched today

    Posted August 15, 2010 by Bob

    My friend Mahmoud al Taji has launched a new website today called Voiceover Buy and Sell. Like everything from Mahmoud, it’s very well done.

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  16. How a Neumann U87 is manufactured

    Posted July 30, 2010 by Bob

    Check out this interesting video to answer your questions about how this wonderful microphone is made.

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  17. Microphone Techniques with Rodney Saulsberry

    Posted July 13, 2010 by Bob

    Good stuff from Rodney Saulsberry.

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  18. SEO and voice actors

    Posted May 28, 2010 by Bob

    Jodi Krangle has written an excellent article on search engine optimization for voice actors that Mahmoud Taji has published at his Voice Emporium site.

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  19. IF you have an iPhone …

    Posted May 5, 2010 by Bob

    And you need to record audio, check out the list of apps at Actors and Crew and in particular the FiRe app by Audiofile Engineering, that’s on their list. My thanks to my friend Mary McKitrick for posting the link on the VO-BB.

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  20. Travel mic stand

    Posted April 30, 2010 by Bob

    My friend George Whittam has posted this video blog about a very cool idea for a travel microphone stand.

    As George mentioned, you can find these items at Amazon.com or through Harlan Hogan’s site VoiceOverEssentials.com And George’s site is VOStudioTech.com.

    And my friend Bruce Miles points out on the VO-BB that B&H Photo sells a set of bushings that will convert the video mount to a microphone compatible mount, too.

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  21. Voiceover microphone shootout

    Posted April 18, 2010 by Bob

    Here’s another microphone shootout for you, this one featuring several condenser microphones. It’s features Aaron Lyon on the Recording Hacks blog.

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  22. Tube microphone shootout

    Posted April 17, 2010 by Bob

    Matthew McGlynn emails with news about a new video and blog post that features three tube microphones in head to head to head comparison.


    The full story is at the Recording Hacks blog. By the way, as part of that blog post, you can download the uncompressed WAV files for each of the microphones to you can hear for yourself the full audio details.

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  23. Curious about that Harlan Hogan microphone?

    Posted April 9, 2010 by Bob

    Check out what my friend Brian Haymond has to say about his experience with the Harlan Hogan VO-1A.

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  24. A tour of Brian’s booth

    Posted April 2, 2010 by Bob

    My friend Brian Hart has just about finished building his new voiceover booth and has posted a video tour.

    Very cool, Brian.

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  25. Now this is what you call a microphone shootout

    Posted March 30, 2010 by Bob

    Shure took the mic shootout to the limit.

    My thanks to my friends at the VO-BB for the link.

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  26. DIY Monitor Stands

    Posted March 17, 2010 by Bob

    Audio monitors that is. For your audio studio. My friend Brian Hart details his work building said stands on his blog. Great work, Brian. Thanks for posting so we all can see and learn.

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  27. Home Studio troubleshooting

    Posted February 11, 2010 by Bob

    Dan Lenard, the Home Studio Master, offers solid advice and answers questions at VoiceOverXtra.

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  28. Check out the new Porta-Booth

    Posted February 8, 2010 by Bob

    Harlan Hogan has announced the Porta-Booth Pro (r). You can see a preview and place a pre-order at this page on Harlan’s site.

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  29. How do you connect a phone patch?

    Posted February 3, 2010 by Bob

    George Whittam has prepared an excellent post with the scoop on how to connect your phone hybrid/phone patch to your mixer.

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  30. How much to build a voiceover studio?

    Posted January 25, 2010 by Bob

    David Brower offers some thoughts about the cost of building your own voiceover studio on his blog.

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