wrote how I chose my voiceover software for recording and editing my voice - draft for #stolenvoice blog

installed and tried Audacity in my recording studio to make progress with my commercial demo reel (recorded studiolist script and compressed and normalized it, send it out to review the performance and quality) #stolenvoice

learned (as an overview) how to use Reaper and Pro Tools as voiceover artist. Also learned: how to interpret briefs and casting instructions, editing my submission to a casting, how to get on casting lists, doing alternate takes, what it means to go over the top (OTT), the different types of agents and what rates/fee should be charged #stolenvoice

worked on a re-voice for a video, transcribed the text and added new background music. Final edit later #stolenvoice

continued voiceover course (cabling, audio interfaces, hardware, recordings software) #stolenvoice

began editing the video+audio of the last 4 days at the voiceover conference in London #stolenvoice

attended voiceover mentoring especially with regard to auditioning #stolenvoice

after weeks of thinking I subscribed to Adobe’s Creative Suite so I have access to Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator. Expecting that this is a good business investment for #stolenvoice with ROI in terms of the creations I’ll do which are voiceover recordings and voiced video animations (AVV)

got an overview of the postproduction process (bit of a repition like - EQ - Compression - Normalisation - De-Essing - Limiting - Insert Effects - Send & Return Effects but that's ok); started the advanced voiceover course to get from my intermediate level to a pro level which included today: to warm up nicely and full-body, going to extremes (ultra low pitch, ultra high pitch, mixture of both and going over the top with a caricature performance) - my voice felt like the strings of a guitar today when I practiced #stolenvoice

finished the Advanced Voiceover to Pro Standard course #stolenvoice

learned how caricature/animation/kids demo reels are made and what role an accent does play #stolenvoice

continued learning on Self-Direction for Voiceover Artists #stolenvoice

learned about the casting process and getting work as a VO, the preferance for custom demos or custom clips for the casting, and that success as a VO means to practice a lot (!) and learn tons. Did a light refreshment of a sound theory: e.g. difference of dynamic mics and condenser mics, sample rate, bit rate #stolenvoice

attended webinar on voicing animations with Dave Peacock #stolenvoice

watched the webinar on remote recording with Robert Marshall from Source Elements (the company that makes Source Connect) #stolenvoice

Setup very professional recording studio for voiceovers #life

learned how to make a commercial and dramatic demo reel (each under 2 minutes) #stolenvoice

Thursday confession what I got done in my voiceover biz #stolenvoice

(was Friday, Feb 16) finished course "How to voice commercial", read the article related to that, continued the drip on setting up a home-recording studio and watched the webinar on "How to Record Yourself as a Voice Artist" #stolenvoice

📷 setting up Premiere Pro & after effect & audition