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Voice Over Coaching
The Session’s Over, Your Voice Isn’t: A Vocal Cool-Down for Voice Actors
Most voice actors warm up and hardly any cool down. What the research says a vocal cool-down does, and a five minute routine to end every session.
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Do Reflection Filters Work? What That Curved Shield Really Fixes
What a reflection filter catches, what it misses, where the mic should sit, and how to test one in your own room before you buy one.
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British Voice Over
Fifty-One Million Listeners and Christmas on Every Dial: A Good Winter for Voiceover Artists
UK radio has never had more listeners, and the Christmas stations are switching on. What the new RAJAR figures mean for British voiceover artists.
Australian Voice Over
Say It Like Their Mum Does: An ABC Caller’s Lesson on Names
An ABC sport caller says broadcasters have to get names right. What that means for Australian voice over artists reading names, places and brands.
Narration Voice Over
How to Voice Audiobook Characters Without Doing a Cartoon
A cast list, four small dials and a reference clip per character: how narrators voice every character, including the opposite sex, without overdoing it.
Voice Over Business
Sound Like Someone Famous? The Rules of Sound-Alike Voice Work
Bette Midler, Tom Waits and the ELVIS Act: what the law says about sound-alike voice work, and the questions to ask before you take the job.
Voice acting
Same Name, Different Voice: Choosing a Stage Name for Voice Work
Your own name or a new one? Union name rules, the slate test, DBAs and W-9s: how voice actors pick a stage name and keep the paperwork straight.
Voice acting
Ahem, Again? What Throat Clearing Does to a Voice Actor’s Voice
Why habitual throat clearing wears on your voice, what the research says about sipping and swallowing instead, and how to break the loop in the booth.
Voice acting
How to Act in Audio Drama When the Mic Is Your Whole Stage
Mic positions, moves, spot effects, script mark-up and listening: how voice actors play a scene in audio drama, radio plays and fiction podcasts.
Voice Over Studio
Cut First, Squeeze Gently: EQ and Compression for Voice Over
Where to cut, what to boost and how hard to squeeze: EQ and compression for voice actors, with starting settings that still sound like you.