...and so begins a new year. I'll be cranking up the blog as usual beginning today...but I gotta say, taking about 10 days off from nearly every grow-up responsibility was SO WONDERFUL!!! January is my toughest month of the year, no doubt. It's dark, cold, gloomy. All those things I didn't get...
The estimate that only 5% of voice actors are truly supporting themselves and their families with strictly voiceover work is probably close to correct. (remember, 47.93% of all numbers quoted online are made-up). Whatever the number (almost impossible to discern), it’s disappointingly low. The...
Shall we agree that a routine is desirable? I'm on the fence about that. I've often defined vacation as any break from the routine. I think that kinda indicates a routine is less than desirable. But whether it's daily, weekly, or monthly, the routine assures we're hitting all the marks in our...
What's the saying?...the best camera for taking a great picture is the camera you have with you? Well, the same is true of video. I'll wager 98% of the people reading these words right now have a camera/video camera within their reach: the smartphone. For years, I've been beating the drum about...
You know me, I'm a big Zoom electronic devices fan. I own or have owned the H4, H4n, H6n audio recorders, and the Q8 video/audio recorder. None of those models have give me any pause for regret. Now: the Zoom Q2n. It lets you record hi-fidelity audio, and oh...it comes with a built-in camera...
Guys...I'm talkin' mostly to you. Some of us (ahem) tend to be geek/tech heads about voice acting (you know who you are!). We can easily make the mistake of believing that a better mic/preamp/DAW/mic cable/mixer/shockmount/USB interface/yada/yada/yada will make us sound better. That's true up to...
...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,...
C’mon…admit it! The thought of adding a new…er… something …to your audio chain holds a magic allure. It may, in fact, actually improve your sound, but even if it doesn’t…the effect it has on your morale and attitude is worth the price, no? Well, not always…so that’s why you have to shop smart....
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...
What day of the week would you say comes with the highest concentration of VO audition requests? Uh-huh. Monday. Now, let me explain that my prime daypart for recording auditions is midnight to 3am. Lately I've also adding 11am - 1pm after I rise, for doing auditions. That's it. That's all the...
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