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...
For me, it’s always hardest on the first day back in the booth after any kind of a break. The longer the break, the harder that first day tends to be.
A fear seems to build up within me that has weight and mass. It feels so very solid. Ominous. Impenetrable.
The worst thing about that fear is th...
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...
I know that this may be hard for you to accept but regardless of what that Social Media Guru/Ninja/Barista says, Liking, Sharing, and Retweeting content is not actual promotion.
Yes, I can also point to oddball, unicorn cases where something went viral com...
We are trying out these new audiograms! Click below to hear a snippet from our latest ep … https://t.co/UbEhZSIln8> pic.twitter.com/xa6qgi8XWM
— Radiolab (@Radiolab) September 14, 2015
Audiograms are cool! By combining your audio with an image (like the book cover) in a compelling way, aud...
Ocenaudio (properly pronounced: Oh • sen Aud • io) is a wonderful, free audio program that is loved by voice actors everywhere. It has evolved quite a bit over time, so I thought it would be a good idea to go over everything that you’d need to know.
First Stop: Preferences…
The settings in...
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).
☕ Cup of Coffee
A ridiculous amount of caffeine was consumed while researching.
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Doing proper research before recording an audiobook can be crucial to the success of the project. If you’re like me, the research happens in fits and starts. Sometimes, making notes while reviewing the text, and sometimes having moments of insight only after allowing the text to sit for a while. Hav...
When striving to address the various learning modalities, Auditory Learners sometimes get shortchanged. After all, we “talk to” students during every lesson, doesn’t that serve their needs?
No, not really.
Like their visually or kinesthetically-oriented classmates, auditory learners benefit from...
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...
Since it’s National Tell a Story Day, I thought I could share another great audiobook with you — Strictly Analog by Richard Levesque.
A dystopian, sci-fi, noir that can be best described as what Raymond Chandler might write if he happened to be a Neal Stephenson fan, Strictly Analog follows...
Since it’s National Tell a Story Day, I thought I could share one of my favorite audiobook projects with you — Hallways in the Night by R.C. O’Leary.
A police procedural/courtroom drama in the tradition of Law & Order, Hallways in the Night follows an Atlanta police officer in the wake of th...
Tell us a little about yourself.
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, and began my professional life on New York’s Theatre Row. In addition to acting, i have also written, produced, designed, and directed both staged plays and internet radio dramas. I’ve studied acting and writing with people includ...
