Voice Actors Notebook
So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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Mic placement for voice overs (kinda) – Voice Actor's Notebook
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While doing a little YouTube surfing the other day I came across two short but informative videos about mic placement for vocals. These videos are meant for singers, but I found that they’re also quite relatable to recording voice overs as well. Click the Read more link below to check out the videos. Enjoy!…
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The making of an audiobook – part 4 – Voice Actor's Notebook
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In this installment in The making of an audiobook series, I’m going to point out some very important little things you may not have thought about. You see, before you hit that record button, you’d better make sure everything is set up and ready to go (including yourself). Because if you don’t, it’s only…
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The making of an audiobook – part 3 – Voice Actor's Notebook
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So, you’ve followed my advice in part one and recieved the proper training along with knowing if you really want to do this. And you took my advice in part two by searching for novels that fit your vocal style and auditioning for them. Now in part three, you’ll learn about some very important…
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I really hate to scare you but… – Voice Actor's Notebook
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Even though Halloween has passed and all the stores are already running in full Christmas mode, I decided that I’d like to give you just one last scare — and it’s a biggie. This scare is for all of the people who are interested in becoming voice over actors. It’s especially for those who…
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The making of an audiobook – part 1 – Voice Actor's Notebook
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About two months ago I was hired through ACX.com to narrate an audiobook. It’s a full-fledged, 14-hour, fantasy-fiction novel filled with a multitude of unique characters with varying ages and accents (about 5 main characters, 5 minor characters, and at least 15 or so periodic characters. Oh! And the narrator’s voice, too.) Having reached…
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Wanna become a voice-over actor? Well then, I hope you like to read. – Voice Actor's Notebook
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It’s not too surprising to me just how many people nowadays are interested in becoming a voice-over actor. I mean, with the allure of being able to work at home and at your own pace coupled with the jaw-dropping amount of money that voice actors appear to make per session, who wouldn’t want to…
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The making of an audiobook – part 2 – Voice Actor's Notebook
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I like to use ACX.com to find audiobook jobs. But choosing which book you’d like to audition for isn’t easy. There are many things you need to take into consideration before warming up your studio and recording your audition. In part two of the “The making of an audiobook” series, I’d like to talk…
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The making of an audiobook – part 5 – Voice Actor's Notebook
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In this latest (and I am sorry it’s so late in coming) installment of The making of an audiobook series, I’m going to talk about the pros and cons of the two most common ways to record an audiobook: punch record and straight record. Let’s dig in… Punch record This style of recording is…
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Volunteering your voice – Voice Actor's Notebook
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In two previous posts (one titled Wanna become a voice-over actor? and the other titled I really hate to scare you but…) I threw down two challenges to aspiring voice actors; challenges that are meant to get VO beginners into the habit of acting like, well… actors. Working on the two challenges is all…
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My “high-tech” voice over home studio – Voice Actor's Notebook
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Ok boys and girls, it’s time to open myself up to you, bare it all, to “show you the goods.” Yep. It’s time to pull back the curtain (literally) and give you a sneak peak into my utlra high-tech voice over home studio! Now I warn you, if you are a beginner to voice…