Voice Over Hardware, Voice Over Software and other VO Tools
Back in April, I blogged a popular article called "Handling Docs". It got a lot of responses and comments. Many offered their own suggestions for handling documents. Let's face it, our work comes to us in printed form, either digital or on paper, and as Voice Over Artists, we need to become...
Heard of DropBox? Well, check out the rough camera equivalent: DropCam, from this article in USA Today. 'Seems a little pricey to me, but if it works and helps in any way, then it's well worth the price. CourVO See this Amp at http://bit.ly/juKoOL URL:...
So while some of us are trying to find the perfect app for recording audio on a portable device, along comes an app that just lets you send it over IP, live. This came out in March, so I apologize for not finding it till now (feel like my tech-nose is failing me!). Tieline is an Aussie company,...
ElectroVoice's new RE-320 is in my studio for testing as we speak. Although my "ears" have steadily improved since I began VO work, I'm by no means an audiophile. The finer points of audio engineering escape me. But I've read enough forum threads about mics to know choosing one is a subjective...
Maybe you've already heard about this. I hadn't...so here's the link to what appears to be professionally-designed portable sound dampening system for setting up anywhere on-the-fly. Retail on this puppy is $300. I'd like to see how it compares to Harlan Hogan's Porta-Booth, or the Pocket...
This is a fairly simple conversion, and can be done in several different ways, which makes it all the more surprising that the questions comes up fairly often in VO forums. This particular step-by-step process on a WIRED site is as good as any. BTW, this formula expects you to have video converter...
Handling documents is part 'n' parcel of the voice over trade. We get copy in all sorts of forms: .doc / .docx / .pdf / .txt / .rtf / .ppt / .png / .jpg / .xls / .rgi (I made up that last one) Not always, but sometimes, it's just in the wrong format for being able to read it right, or do a...
John McClain: owner, President, CEO, and all around Grand Poobah of Dog and Pony Studios in Las Vegas is my ISDN conscience. Somewhere along the line he's taken to advising me when he gets a tidbit about not-so-subtle hernias appearing in the soft underbelly of ISDN service in America. Lately, it...
The response to my blog on the Pocket Soundbooth (a tip from VO friend Erik Sheppard) was surprisingly energetic. Not that everyone thought it was a viable solution...indeed, I think only one person mentioned they thought it was worth the $50, and Dan Lenard (the EWABS Studio Master) said it...
Ever since I blogged 50+ Royalty-Free Stock Music Sites in May of last year, I've had to revisit the site again and again with updates. Apparently this is a pretty competitive market segment, and all the sites I DIDN'T put on the list would send me their link to be added to the list. That's why...
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