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Voice acting is an art, there’s no doubt about that. And being an art form, we can apply some very cool practice methods of other art forms — namely music — to this craft. Back in college I majored in music (composition and audio production). Now obviously, in order to get any degree related…
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I was just reading the reviews of an audiobook I’m thinking of buying at Audible.com, when I came across this little gem of a comment regarding the narrator’s performance: “Seriously I have heard more reasonable voices on Sponge Bob cartoons.” Well, I certainly hope you’ve heard more reasonable voices on Sponge Bob cartoons! They…
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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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Whether you call them smilies or emoticons one thing is for sure: they are everywhere! Some blogs and forums use one system while different blogs and forums use slightly altered systems. Voice Actor’s Notebook is a WordPress based blog. That being so, you can use the WordPress smilies (a.k.a. emoticons) when you comment on…
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One of the most challenging, and in some cases confusing, aspects to the voice over beginner is the concept of “making the copy your own”. I had heard this expression many, many times from various sources (books, blogs, voice acting coaches, etc.) and it baffled me to no end for quite a long time.…