Micro Preamps
To Pick-up Industry-Standard Audio Consider Investing 50% in a good mic and the other 50% in a good preamp.
Backup your voice archive
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 …
Locutores: Internet, el camino más corto
Para los locutores independientes, estar “online” resulta mucho más gratificante que estar en la calle conduciendo hacia un estudio de grabación. En la red no hay atascos, el locutor evita el estrés y sus pulmones estarán libres de dióxido de carbono. Con Internet puede estar siempre aunque virtualmente a la puerta del cliente, por medio …
The importance of acoustics
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 …
Dreaded Ambient Noise
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 …
Do You Need an Agent?
So you’ve had some COACHING, put together your DEMO and now you are READY TO SHARE YOUR VOICE with the rest of the world. It must be time for you to get an agent?
Choosing the Best Preamp for your Microphone
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 …
Voice Talents Online not On-The-Road
For independent freelance voice talents, being online is far more rewarding than being on the road, say driving downtown to a studio. No traffic jams, no stress and no carbon. You can always know on your client door through an email or a telephone call (although less appreciated these days). Recording from a home studio …
Voice Acting Tips: Dos & Don’ts
What to do or what not to do, for voice artists, that is the question every time we step into a studio
The Perfect Client Scenario!
The client has contacted you because he likes your work and wants to engage your services. This is The Perfect Client Scenario for you as an independent voice talent.