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PhotoShop for Voice

Has PhotoShop been good for photography?  Don't answer that.  Either way, does it follow that an analogous device or program would be good for voice-acting? That's the basic question, I guess.  The only reason I can think of as to why someone would want to do that is to...

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You Need a Palette

...but not just ANY palette. Look, I know it's only 13 days until Christmas, but if you tell your family TODAY, that you MUST have this...and that you really DIDN'T need that sweater...I'm sure they'll understand (are you listening honey?). The Palette is made for "creatives"...so photo editors,...

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Adobe Apologist

Several days ago, I posted about the special pricing Adobe was offering for its Creative Cloud Suite.  $39/mo, instead of $49 for the entire collection of 20 programs. I wavered, I fussed, I said no/yes/no/yes/no/yes/no, and then finally "yes".  Aside from being an absolutely hopeless geek, my...

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Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: Worth It?

Adobe Audition is one of the more popular DAWs (Digital Audio Workstation) on the market for rank 'n' file voice-actors. ProTools is like getting in an F-16 to cross the street for most voice-actors who are not also audio engineers (my unsolicited opinion). Plenty of people like the free Audacity...

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Voice Synth is Ba-a-a-a-ack

Voice Synth is Ba-a-a-a-ack

7 years ago, in October of 2009, I wrote a series of articles about the challenge presented to our business by artificial voices. See: Voice Synth...not just in the future Synthetic Voices - this time with digital code! 'Touched a (Synthetic?) Nerve! Synthetic Voice: Revolutionary or Repugnant?...

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Why Adobe Should Talk to CenturyLink

CenturyLink is a relatively small Telecom player, but they are the main provider of traditional (wired) phone service in Las Vegas.  They are also aggressively moving into competitor Cox Cable's typical realm:  TV and Internet.  Which is why Adobe should talk to them. You see, Tuesday,...

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Do Be an Adobe

Do Be an Adobe

The fastest-growing FaceBook group for Voice Artists right now, is one Scott Fortney launched just days ago, and already it has almost 100 members. The name if the group is INSIDE ADOBE AUDITION...so you can imagine as the name implies...it's for those of us who use the Adobe Audition program. ...

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