Like most Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), by default, Reaper is configured to produce music. It can be configured for voiceover by following the steps outlined below:

File Management

Reaper creates many files during the course of a session. Let’s set it up so they save with sensible names and...

Usually, when someone is looking for a free software package for Vocieover work, people tend to recommend Audacity. And, for good reason, Audacity is a mature and well-supported opensource project. It gives you access to a wide array of tools. And, it runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux Operating Syst...

As a long time reader of Nethervoice, Paul Strikwerda’s blog, I could not wait to get my copy of his new book, Making Money In Your PJs: Freelancing for voice-overs and other solopreneurs. And, let me tell you right now, the book does not disappoint.

The chapters are the distilled wisdom of a...

Color Your life (Photo credit: Capture Queen ™)

“What color is my voice?” Are you kidding me? At first, it sounded like an absurd question. I mean, I don’t suffer from synesthesia, so how could I possibly–?

At least, that’s what I thought when a coach mentioned it some time ago during a discu...

Yes, I finally have my vocal booth – a prototype of the new StudioBricks One Plus – set up and ready to go!

The delivery process itself was an interesting experience. Shipping a vocal booth is not a UPS, DHL, or FedEx experience. A 600 kg (1300 lbs) crate needs to be shipped the old fashione...

This might come as a shock to you but auditioning for absolutely everything is not a good idea.

So many people out there are taking a sort of shotgun approach to voiceover, but really, the only thing they are doing is shooting themselves in the foot. And, if you’ll allow me to switch my metaph...

If you are using my AppleScript that adds Punch and Roll to TwistedWave and want to assign a Keyboard Shortcut to the script, follow the steps outlined below. Any image that has been reduced in size to fit the page can be enlarged by clicking on it.

1. In your Applications folder, double click o...

Buying a Vocal Isolation booth is a big ticket investment in your voiceover career.

After all, a cheap pre-built booth can still cost more than a Neumann u87, and not many of us use one of those in our home studios. Though I went through my purchasing process pretty thoroughly, I am still gett...

Download the TwistedWave – Punch and Roll script here.

Two months ago, I put together a Punch and Roll script for Audacity. It was a bit clunky, but it worked. I’ve since modified it, and broken it out into separate parts (move audio, run pre-roll, etc), and I have found it much more useful.

Today, at Frankfurt Musikmesse, StudioBricks has announced the new StudioBricks One Plus. Guillermo Jungbauer has taken everything that he has learned from the original StudioBricks One and improved upon it with the One Plus.

The first noticeable difference is the size. The original One had an...

In Part 1 of this series, I went through the questions that anyone should ask themselves to see if their sound issues can be handled without the expense of a Vocal Isolation Booth. In Part 2, I went through some questions that anyone should consider if they have decided that they do indeed need...

So, it turns out, that after doing some pretty thorough research (see last week’s article), I do in fact indeed need a Vocal Isolation Booth. And, with all of the choices on the market, it seems like a good idea to document the process.

Question #1: Do I want to permanently transform part of my ...

At some point, almost all Voice Over Professionals ask themselves the same question: Do I need a real Vocal Isolation Booth to improve the sound quality in my studio?

For most of us, the answer really should be No.

We can handle boxy or reverberant spaces with simple sound treatment p...

So far, 2014 is shaping up to be a great year.

I completed two wonderful projects in January (an audiobook and a website).

The audiobook is an interesting piece of speculative fiction by JC Andrijeski called Karma. The story revolves around two immortal souls that encounter each other th...

Karma by JC Andrijeski was definitely an enjoyable project to work on.

The story was provocative, and the author was a wonderful collaborator. Hopefully, I will get to record more of her work in the near future.

The story details the meetings of two immortal souls over many lifetimes. And, ho...