Voiceover Lessons for Beginners

John and a very special mystery guess discuss celebrities doing voiceover work, and how it effects the rest of us.

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In lucky episode 13, John and special guest Kathleen take a closer look at multiple audition takes.

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In the first episode of Series 2, John shares some home audition tips gleaned from his years of experience.

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In Lesson 11, John looks at popular recording & editing software for voiceover talent, and gives a few comments on studio monitors.GarageBand—MAC; FREE with MAC; limited editing & multitracking ability, but a good place to start before upgrading.

Audacity—WIN/MAC; FREE and popular: I personally don’t like it. Wave editor.

Adobe Audition— WIN/MAC; wave editor with multitrack capabilities.

Twisted Wave— WIN/MAC; wave editor.

Magix Sound Forge Pro—WIN/MAC; wave editor, what I use; also comes in a stripped-down version.

Pro Tools & Logic Pro—highly capable pro level recording and producingsuites; way more firepower than you need for just recording and editing VO tracks or making demos in multitrack; do not recommend unless you’re already using and comfortable with the software

Multitrack environments for making demos:

PreSonus Studio One—highly capable multitrack environment; I find it simpler and easier to use than Pro Tools & Logic Pro.

Reaper—WIN/MAC; fully capable multitrack recording & editing; inexpensive but a bit more complex than you may need if only doing VO.

Magix Vegas Pro—this is a video editing package but features a very intuitive and easy-to-learn multitrack audio environment; like Sound Forge, also comes in a stripped-down version.
Adobe Audition (see above)

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In Lesson 10, John gives a primer on microphone preamps and audio interfaces. Audio interfaces are also called sound cards, audio devices, or audio input-output devices.Audio Devices under $300 as of upload date:Focusrite Scarlett 2i2Focusrite Scarlett SoloMOTU M2 2x2Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HDSolid State Logic SSL2+Universal Audio Volt 2 USB-C

I haven’t found any good comparison videos yet but I’ll update show notes if I do.

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In this first bonus lesson, John gives a primer on microphone technique for recording voiceover.

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In Lesson 9, John gives a primer on microphones for voiceover, and makes some recommendations.

More info on VO mics: https://www.voices.com/blog/which-microphones-are-best-for-voice-actors/

Mic comparison videos: https://youtu.be/5uyBYnoZB5k

https://youtu.be/8ZWiwD5h7Ik

https://www.sweetwater.com/

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In Lesson 8, John talks about the importance and variables of vocal production, as the second link in the voiceover recording chain.

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In Lesson 7, John begins his home voiceover studio mini-series with a discussion of the first link in the audio recording chain: the recording environment.

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In Lesson 6 Part 2, John talks about working with a producer to get your demos made, and making simple clips on your own.

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