One of the first things you’ll hear as a new voice actor is that you should never ever ever make your own commercial voiceover demo. While many voice actors should follow that advice, I don’t believe it should be a hard and fast rule. There are many voice actors out there who, I personally believe,
I cannot believe that it’s already been (or only been) almost three months since I jumped into the world of voiceover! Some have advised me not to mention my lack of chronological VO experience here, but I’m not too concerned. In just the last three months since my first audition on June 8, I’ve submitted
I first started doing voiceover work in early June 2020, and while I had some idea of what I was getting myself into, you never really know 100 percent. This is my third major career switch in my 45 years on this planet, and I already know from experience that while you can research for
So, what are those weird curved metal or circular mesh screens in front voice actors’ microphones? They’re called pop filters. When you say certain letters, usually hard consonants and especially the letter P, air escapes your mouth very quickly and makes a popping sound on a recording. These are called plosives. They usually still have
How I Made the Microphone Switch from USB to XLR
What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to microphones for voice actors, it can be a lot! As someone who constantly wants to improve in the voiceover business, I wanted to make sure I was using the best tech I could afford. But that meant upgrading and switching from a USB to an XLR
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