Posts tagged Tools
Microphones under $200
dec 24th
I received a note today from Matthew McGlynn over at RecordingHacks.com about a microphone shootout they’ve just published comparing condenser micrphones that sell for under $200. Quite interesting reading, I think, especially if you’re just getting started in your voiceover studies and/or work and need something that will sound good, but won’t break your bank in the process.
WORD 2 WAV, new option
sep 14th
If you’ve been thinking about getting WORD2WAV, a fabulous program for anyone who does lots of telephony and eLearning narration work (the kind of thing where you’re producing hundreds or even thousands of small audio files with specific names for each file), there’s some good news coming out for you today.
This just came from Hervé F. Chain, the man behind WORD2WAV.
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If you like Word2WAV but don’t think you can justify a full license, consider the new Pay-Per-Click license!
$75 will allow you record up to 1,000 files. Take as long as you need to record them — There is no time limit.
And this 1,000-file limit is added to whatever is left from the 500-file Trial, so you can have up to 1,500 files available for your next project(s).
Once this limit has been reached, you can add one or several 1000-file segments for $35 each.
Get a $50 credit if you upgrade to a Professional or International license, or a $25 credit if you upgrade to a Standard license.
Any questions or comments, email support@word2wav.com
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(edited to fix typos)
A life-changing book
sep 1st
There are lots of voiceover people who worked in radio at one time for whom dealing with the basics of the “technical bits” of voiceover (how to connect the cables, how to record and edit the audio, etc.) isn’t terribly difficult or terrifying. But, for lots of people working in voiceover, without any technical background at all, it can be a real challenge to figure out these “technical bits”; which is why I warmly recommend Dan Friedman’s book Sound Advice.
I also highly recommend you read Dan’s blog post about the writing of Sound Advice. Good stuff, Dan. Your book has been a real help to me, too.
Ribbon microphone shootout
aug 17th
The folks at Recording Hacks have posted a fascinating shootout of ribbon microphones in a voiceover session. Excellent stuff. My thanks to Matthew McGynn for the heads up via email.
Thinking about an iPad for your studio?
aug 4th
Then check our my friend Kara Edwards and her excellent blog post about how she is using her new iPad for her voiceover work.
USB Audio interfaces
mrt 13th
With thanks to my friend Dan Friedman for posting the link to this on Facebook, check out the excellent overview of portable USB audio interfaces posted by Matthew McGlynn at Recording Hacks. Good stuff.
Sound Forge Advanced Lesson 1
feb 25th
My friend Michael Minetree has released a video on noise reduction in Sound Forge in honor of all of us who are on the road at Faffcon 2 in Atlanta.
Thank you, Michael. Good stuff.
Setting up a phone patch
feb 21st
Corey Snow has prepared a simply fabulous two part set of blog posts about phone patches. You’ll find Part 1 and Part 2 on his blog.
Audacity basics part 3
feb 9th
My friend Michael Minetree has now posted part 3 of a tutorial he’s recording on how to use the free cross-platform audio editor Audacity.
Audacity basics part 2
feb 8th
My friend Michael Minetree has now posted part 2 of a tutorial he’s recording on how to use the free cross-platform audio editor Audacity.
