Software

Software for voice over artists.

It’s the Bomb!

It’s the Bomb!

Video is in. Big woop CourVO!...uh, I think we knew that. No, I mean, really...even if you don't want to be on camera...you should learn to work with images, take videos, edit montages, graphics, and even think about posting your demos with a video cover (talk to Peter O'Connell...he's tops on...

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Doddle (tech tools)

Doddle (tech tools)

Stuff I find (or people send me) that just might make your VO business run a little more smoothly: We love Gmail, but even with all it's functionality, and  dripping with G+ integration, still someone found a way to improve it. How 'bout scheduling your email to send later?  Seems simple enough,...

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SoundStreak – From the Top

SoundStreak – From the Top

Throw away most of your previous concepts of remote session recordings for this blog article. This will be a detailed, inside tour of SoundStreak, as told by its CEO, Dan Caligor...and he admits, "...it takes people a while to Grok this." Most of you know of my interest in technological advances...

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ConnectionOpen

Even though it's been in beta since somewhere back  at the end of the last decade, SoundStreak is enjoying a resurgence.  Mentions of voice artists testing the product are showing up on plenty of online forums.  I blogged about SoundStreak on Feb 13th, excited about the possibilities, only to find...

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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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Trusty Trunk

Trusty Trunk

"If only I could remember what he said!" "I wish I had a record of THAT phone conversation!" "No, you said $500, not $350 for that job!" Once you get your head around this particular tool, you'll start to see how it can help your VoiceOver business in many ways. CALL TRUNK  "...captures your...

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SoundCloud Grows Up

"The YouTube site for Sound"...that's what some are calling SoundCloud these days. The Berlin-based company launched in 2008, and now has 10-million users...and has just raised 50-million in venture capital funding. From an article on TechCrunch:  Soundcloud "...has had over five million official...

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Big Files & a Chrome Tip

Big Files & a Chrome Tip

They keep getting bigger, those files.  Docs.  .Wav files...even a bunch of mp3's can take up space. I've blogged about this before...in fact my "22+ Ways to Send Large Files" is one of my all-time most popular articles. But...you know...things change and new stuff comes up...so let me tell you...

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PromptBuddy

PromptBuddy

Did you get the email?  The one claiming a new software product could help you automate voice-over assignments that require multiple file outputs? PROMPTBUDDY is its name. The company that makes it is Wells Park Communication in the U.K. My first reaction to the announcement about PromptBuddy was...

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Speak Text For Me

Speak Text For Me

The issue of Synthetic Voices has garnered as much or more attention on this blog as any other one topic. There are unique challenges and advantages in this area to the voice actor.  I'll get to that in a minute. First, a little backstory:  I've blogged about this at least 6 times in recent years:...

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