Marcelo Santos quiere dedicarse profesionalmente a la locución y se ha empeñado en impresionar con su demo al productor de una conocida empresa audiovisual. Las grabaciones de voz deben alcanzar un buen nivel de calidad. La verdad es que Marcelo tiene una excelente voz, puede variarla de muchas maneras y sabe además modularla. Como conoce …
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Getting nervous before a session or an audition is perfectly natural. Nobody can really tell you how to control your nerves. They’re your nerves, they belong to you and nobody else experiences them quite in the same way you do. The butterflies in your belly will always be there if you are in front of …
Diversify your income from voice-over. If you are involved in the art and industry of voice-over, it certainly pays to have a strategy for different income streams. Cash flow can sometimes be a problem for VO artists in between projects so here are a few things to think about which could potentially generate much-needed …
ISDN is a dying technology but no one can say when it will become a museum piece. To be on ISDN or not to be that’s the question for both established voice talents and VO studios. The debate is recurrent because it’s old technology that is still in use by many producers. Old habits die …
A la hora de locutar es una condición fundamental el saber respirar correctamente. Contar con “fuelle” en el momento de leer o interpretar un guión es básico no sólo para que no sucumba a una hiperventilación en el intento, sino para sonar convincente y poder mostrar matices y emociones. Queremos compartir aquí algunos ejercicios de …
The tablets are an ally for the voice talent. If you are a voice over artist who is on the road a lot, the chances are that you keep taking your tablet everywhere you go. The iPad and Android tablet has become a great friend and companion to the VO artist. With new recording apps …
Backup your voice archive and current voice-over work is fundamental because it’s your capital and your treasure. Imagine what you would feel like if you lost all the voice over files that you have created. It doesn’t bear thinking about, does it? If you’re serious about your voice over business then you should be serious …
Yet again acoustics come to the forefront of DirectVoices after the success of the our latest post Dreaded Ambient Noise. Acoustics it’s indeed one of the most important features of any home studio and sadly one of the most neglected ones. Understanding how the sound behaves in the enclosed space of your home studio is …
Ambient noise can spoil the work of any voice-over artist. Noise is as mysterious as water: it can easily penetrate the space where you record, you might not hear it, but your mic will capture it. With a noise gate and some EQ you can get rid of some frequencies, but your voice sound will …
Choosing a preamp to go with your microphone is every bit as important as choosing the microphone itself. So what’s the best way to go about it? But first and foremost, why is a preamp needed? It’s often said that to reach industry-standard professional sound voice-overs you need to invest 50% in a good mic …