A full cast audiobook series about a young superhero team filled with snark, in-jokes, good writing, and — Okay, you sold me! You had me at the word “superhero.”
Matt Phillion has a great series going, with twists, turns and spin-offs. And, I am loving the challenge of bringing it to audio.
“T...
Like ProTools, REAPER is a professional grade DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and a license can be purchased for as little as $60. Like most true DAWs, REAPER is designed first and foremost around music production. So, some configuring is needed to optimize i...
When most audiobook narrators are setting up a booth, one place they tend to get stuck is understanding how to find the optimum position for their microphone.
The common advice that leads to lots of poorly placed microphones.
The 2-Fist or Hang-10 approach is the most common thing that people w...
DEREK [not his real name]: Hi Steven! Got some time to answer a few questions about my new booth?
ME: Hey man, new booth?
DEREK: Yeah, used the Covid stimulus money to get one used off Craigslist. Gina [not her real name] helped me move it to my place.
ME: What kind of booth is it?
DEREK: A...
In 2014, I stopped using Macs, and in 2020, I stopped using Windows. But, this wasn’t supposed to be an article about the shortcomings of the platforms of my past. It was supposed to focus on the present, and the future. But before I get there, I really should explain how I got here…
I’ve used lin...
ocenaudio is a wonderful, freeware, audio editor that runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux!
It’s a very capable tool that is always adding new features. Today, we’re focusing on Punch Recording (or Punch & Roll).
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A ridiculous amount of caffeine was consumed while researching.
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So, you’ve recorded, edited, proofed, and finally mastered your audio. It’s ready to head off to ACX or off to a publisher. Well… you THINK it’s ready… you HOPE it’s… You get the idea.
You know that you’ve put in oodles of work getting this audiobook done, but if only there were a way to dou...
Sometimes, the best audio engineering job, like the best haircut, it the one that passes unnoticed. The result seems so well-suited and natural that you’re not quite sure if anything has been done at all. In the case of a haircut, this is often the result of asking the hairdresser to simply “take a...
Up until very recently, all of my voiceover work was recorded on a CAD E100S. Then, I got a chance to hear one of Michael Joly’s custom microphones, and everything changed…
Let me start by saying, I loved my CAD E100S. Flat response, low self-noise, and tight pick up pattern, what’s not to love?...
Something has changed. You bought a new mic? A new pre-amp? You added some new sound treatment? Or, your set-up is the same, but the room its in is different? Any variation in your recording space means that you really should go through all of your settings again. Don’t be afraid. There is no reason...
Just like my scripts that add this functionality to both TwistedWave and Audacity, it is possible to get Audition to do a basic Punch & Roll.
My script is written for Mac OSX, it should be possible to implement a similar script on Windows using a program called Auto HotKey.
1. On your M...
Accents are often used as a kind of character shorthand. Though accents can help differentiate who is speaking, they should never be the totality of a characterization. They are a simple place to begin, to shape your journey as an actor.
Changing the “shape” of your voice can bring different phy...
Chapter 2 introduces Erica, a recently murdered teenaged cheerleader. In this book, being murdered does not necessarily end your storyline. Depending upon the circumstances of your death, you might come back — either as an agent of the Dark or the Light.
Below, for your enjoyment, I give you a pie...
I’m enjoying this current project so much that I just had to share!
Ted Saves the World is a fun YA/sci-fi adventure where unlikely hero, Ted Finley, gets dumped by his girlfriend and gets super powers all in the same day.
The opening chapter gives us Ted and Natalie just as she’s about to break...
Over time, audio files in your projects begin to take up an incredible amount of space on your drive. But, not all of these files are needed. Your project directories are probably littered with files referring to old flubs and bad takes that really should be deleted. It’s time to do some spring clea...
