Voice Over on Linux

Imagine that there's a section of script that you re-did inside a single take. In this Episode - we'll go over an easy way to get to it - without having to listen to a lot of audio in-between.

Suppose you've just recorded a perfect take of a piece of copy.

And then upon reviewing it - you discover that you've pronounced a word incorrectly - or used the wrong word altogether.

No worries. - In this Episode - we'll go over how to patch it over - with a corrected audio part.

If you're *not* one of those people who nail it on the first try - you likely record and keep several takes before deciding on the best one to submit.

In this Episode - we'll go over some ideas - on how to ensure that you're sending up your best work.

When you're ready to record your audition or project segment - you probably set up your digital audio workstation to record - and then play it back for quality assurance. There's a lot of mouse clicking involved - when you're recording in a GUI editor - and it takes several milliseconds to hunt and click the correct menu options.

There's a command line way I like much better. In this epidsode - we'll look at how you can greatly accelerate this process - and with assured audio quality.

Using Bash scripts with Variables helps in automating your workflow - not only for efficiency but also - importantly - for consistency.

In this Episode - we'll go over some practical steps - that could make your filenaming process go much smoother.

Most audio editors let you go to a point in your project - to start playing the audio from that point.

But sometimes you want to listen a little more closely - to find that troublesome click - or other glitch you would like to edit or remove.

One way to try to do that is by scrubbing. In this episode - we'll cover what audio scrubbing is - and how to do that in Audacity.

Consider the use case of appending sound files together - such as adding a head tone and tail tone to a section of audio.

Sure, you could do that in a GUI audio editor - but there's an easier and slicker way to do it.

In this Episode - we'll go over how you can use SoX to combine audio files - freeing you up for the more fun parts of your projects.

Bash is a command line shell that is common in popular Linux distributions.

In this Episode, we'll go over how you can use Bash scripts to speed your workflow, and avoid errors in your audio projects.

In this episode, we'll explore FFmpeg, and how to leverage it to produce your final product.

You can do just about anything you need to in Audacity - by following the menu options or clicking the icons. But using Keyboard Shortcuts reduces hunt and click time - and greatly speeds your workflow.

In this Episode, I'll share some Audacity Keyboard Shortcuts that could become your muscle-reflex go-to options.