Aug 23, 2017
Audio issues? Questions? Concerns? This man should be your knee-jerk first response team. Don’t settle for less.
read more May 1, 2017
Next to the all-important microphone, voice-actors wring their hands over their choice of pre-amp almost as much. I confess to not being worthy of expert advice in these matters. I can tell you I’ve tried a bunch of ’em, and currently use the... read more Jan 13, 2017
Two blocks down the street from KLAS-TV, the Las Vegas Convention Center is still cleaning up from the self-indulgent tech conference known as the Consumer Electronics Show. Numbers astound. The first and biggest event of the year in the undisputed king of... read more May 13, 2016
The day you spend hours searching-out a scratchy sound or electrical hum in your audio chain is the day you start wondering if the hi-priced mic cable is REALLY better than the bargain brand. It is. “Microphones output a very low signal by nature. Using a really... read more May 10, 2016
This is a picture of the cords under my desk where I work at the TV station. I confess, I care less about how it looks than if it were in my home. But seriously, folks…when something goes wrong, I’m on my knees in my suit, doing my best... read more Mar 1, 2016
…Or it could be the VO Version of a Golf Bag, or a Mechanic’s toolbox, or a skier’s pack. We’re into our “stuff”, and voice actors tend to be as geeky as the best professional photographer or plumber when it comes to... read more Dec 4, 2015
Dan Lenard made me a believer. He makes a strong case that very few audio engineers are equipped to adequately give technical advice for today’s home-based freelance voice-actors. The proliferation and the challenges of today’s individualized... read more Sep 21, 2015
Isn’t it lousy that we can’t get hardware vendors to recognize and market to voice-actors exclusively? I guess it’s because they just don’t think voice actors constitute a big enough market. Instead we see all sorts of... read more Jan 5, 2015
Do I have to state the obvious? WiFi-enabled portable recorders include smartphone and tablet devices. Auditions on iOS and Android devices using apps now available are landing gigs, and satisfying customers who can’t tell the difference. Not only... read more Dec 4, 2014
Maybe you’re absolutely satisfied with the anti-piracy technology known as i-Lok. If so, you’re one of a disappearing breed. The dizzying hoops you have to jump through in credentialing your newly-purchased, and i-Lok-protected program mostly feels... read more
Listen to my Commercial demo