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Voice Over Studio
Which Recording Software Should a Voice Actor Use?
Audacity, REAPER, Audition, GarageBand and more, compared for voice work: what each costs, why punch and roll matters, and which one suits you.
Sarah Robbins Page 4. Sarah Robbins writes for The Voice Realm about finding voice over work, home studios, casting and the business side of voice acting.
Voice acting
Screams, Grunts and Death Cries: Keeping Your Voice in One Piece
Screams, efforts and battle cries without the damage: what counts as vocally stressful work, how to plan a loud session, and when to see a doctor.
Narration Voice Over
Slow Down, Then Slower: Voicing a Guided Meditation
How to voice a guided meditation: the voice to use, how slowly to read, how to time silences and breaths, and how to record and edit all that quiet.
Voice acting
The Podcast Ad Nobody Skips, and How to Voice One
How host reads and announcer reads differ, why the quiet ad works, and how to turn sponsor talking points into a podcast read that sounds like you.
Voice Over Studio
Source-Connect, ipDTL or Zoom? Getting Ready for a Remote Session
What Source-Connect, ipDTL and Zoom each do, why a cable beats Wi-Fi, how to record your own backup and what to check before a remote voice session.
Voice acting
The Trailer Voice Didn’t Die. It Moved Into Promos and Games
Where trailer and promo voice work lives now, the big read and the real read, and how to mark, practise and demo a trailer script that books.
Voice Over Business
How to Quote a Voice Over Job Without Underselling It
The questions to ask before you name a price, how usage changes a fee, the right unit for each genre and what a clear written voice over quote should say.
Find Voice Over Jobs
Your Kid Wants to Be a Voice Actor. Here’s Where to Start
What child voice actors get hired for, how to practise and record safely at home, and the permits, licences and trust accounts parents should know about.
British Voice Over
Five of Fourteen: Wales Cleans Up at the VOX Awards, and 5FM’s Voice Wins in Johannesburg
Welsh voice actors took five of fourteen VOX Awards and 5FM's station voice won in South Africa. What this week's winners tell working voiceover artists.
Voice Over Business
Indonesia Just Made Voice Over an Official Creative Industry
Indonesia's minister says voice over is now an official creative subsector, with training and 300+ companies hiring. What it means for voice actors.