So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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February 14th, 2011 I subscribe to a wide variety of blog RSS feeds. Some are really good. Some are just okay. And some are better off being lost in the backwaters of Google’s 100th page of search results. More often than not, when I see a great post I get the urge to write…
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February 22nd, 2011 Just recently I came across yet another website selling an ebook all about how to become a voice actor in no time at all. It had the standard hype: all you need is a computer, some free software, and a microphone! No experience required! In this post I’d like to shed…
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April 24th, 2011 A few posts ago I gave an update on how the blog was doing (visitor-wise). So now I think it might be a good time to update everyone on my new, home-made sound booth. In addition I’ll offer up some ideas on how to improve your own home-made booth. Last year,…
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April 11th, 2013 Hold on to your hats boys and girls! On Wednesday night, April 17, the one-and-only Home Studio Master Dan Lenard will teach you the skills to fix audio imperfections seamlessly – so that no one will know they ever existed. Join VoiceOverXtra’s new webinar, Fixing Your Audio – Post-Production Primer. Or…
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September 10th, 2012 I just wanted to let everyone know about the fully-stocked library of voice over mp3 audio lessons here at VAN. These lessons are by some great coaches such as Nancy Wolfson, Pat Fraley, Harlan Hogan and many others! Voice actor Dan O’Day has taken great pains to compile them and put…
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July 2nd, 2013 Registration has opened for Voice Over Virtual, the first-ever online voice over training and networking conference for voice over actors at all career levels, as well as those considering a career in voice acting. The three-day main event takes place on September 18-20, 2013, featuring 50+ voice over training sessions from…
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November 2nd, 2011 Dan Lenard, one of the world’s leading consultants on voice over home studio audio, begins a three-part online webinar series on Home Studio Basics for Voice Over on Thursday night, November 3rd. With Lenard’s trademark pizzazz and humor, the series will detail how to build, equip, and use a home studio…
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April 13th, 2011 Once again the good people over at VoiceOverXtra bring you a fantastic webinar! On Monday, April 25th Dan Lenard (the Home Studio Master) will teach you how to choose the voice over microphone that’s BEST for you and how to use that mic to win auditions and in performances. In addition,…
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November 30th, 2013 Are audio technical problems stealing your time? Are mysterious hums, buzzes and clicks invading your recordings? Is your “sound” just not pro enough for your ear… or for your clients? And what future trouble lurks that you don’t know about? Merlin and Harry Potter … Step Aside. On Tuesday night, December…
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September 18th, 2012 Press the RECORD button … and who’s talking? You? Or someone, something, you’re trying to imitate? We spend so much time trying to sound like the “perfect voice talent” that we forget the client’s true request – to be ourselves. Finding your true personality is the key to successful voice acting.…