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DIY How To Voiceover Booth Wiring: Two dedicated circuits, a bundle of A/V wires and a low voltage wall plate provide all the connectivity I need in my voiceover booth. I minimized the number of holes and openings to avoid compromise the soundproofing. Soundproofing putty and acoustical caulk plug all openings.
Read MoreFind out how I turned a corner of my basement into a professional soundproof voiceover recording booth. Double walled construction, integrated air space, variable densities and thickness work together to insulate the audio booth from outside noise. Five decoupling techniques are used to isolate the interior from exterior sound vibration.
Read MoreOut of what we thought was the ‘abundance of caution’ we decided to self isolate due to coronachaos. As North America slowly progressed from voluntary self isolation to total lock down, I decided to seize the moment to upgrade my voiceover booth design. In this post I reveal all my lessons learned over the past year of DIY audio booth exploration.
Read MoreThis is part 3 of a series describingthe best tech tips for sign language interperters hoping to up their remote interpreting game and anyone who wants to make high quality recordings of or live stream sign language. How-to and tutorial videos on every aspect of production.
Read MoreThis is part 2 in a series of posts describing the best tech tips for ASL and LSQ interpreters working from home to provide interpreted video recordings for their clients.
Read MoreThis is a collection of the best tech tips for terps hoping to up their remote interpreting game and anyone who wants to make high quality recordings of or live stream sign language. How to and tutorial videos on every aspect of production.
Read MoreAfter trying a few mounts I finally found the best microphone mount for my voiceover audio booth.
Read MoreEvery professional needs a safe place to make mistakes - Marc Cashman provides that haven for voiceover artists. I love making mistakes when Marc’s coaching, because it’s the mistakes that unlock his vault of knowledge.
Read MoreMy family move to a new home has resulted in a bigger and better home audio recording studio. My artist friend Laura helped me give my voiceover booth a facelift.
Read MoreMy first audiobook Startup got rejected by ACX’s Quality Assurance Team. In just 40 minutes Darren Burgos the Logic Pro Expert helps me re-master the entire audiobook. Soon it’s on it’s way back to ACX, sounding even better than before.
Read MoreA nasty flu steals my voice midway through the recording of the audiobook version of Startup. It takes almost a month for my voice to fully recover and even then my voice isn’t 100%. As a result the trained ear can hear my voice change a bit from chapter to chapter, but hopefully the average listener will just hear my sincere enthusiasm for a well-written book, written by a passionate expert and teacher, who believes that your Silicon Valley Startup just might have a chance.
Read MoreSince I had yet to narrate and produce my first audiobook, I knew that I couldn’t compete with the known narrators for the high per-finished-hour rates, but as a mother and with so much experience in audio production and voiceovers I didn’t want to work for free. My only chance was to find a best selling author offering royalty share compensation, and hope to make my time investment back over the long term.
Read MoreBlue spark microphone, Focusrite Scarlett Solo, and Logic Pro X work together in this home studio for female voiceover and narration recording.
Read MoreAfter four weeks of stepping over wood and insulation, my in-home voiceover booth is finally finished. Despite researching it for a year it was still a learning experience. Recording translations and audiobooks involves long solitary hours in a small space, so I put a lot of thought into making the environment as comfortable as possible. I incorporated as many warm and natural textures as possible.
Read MoreFor me the ACX platform provides the support and structure I need as a first time audiobook narrator.
Read MoreAfter 20 years working in media production, the birth of my son motivated me to focus more on my voiceover and narration work.
Read MoreLooking for easy to make, high functioning bass traps for your audio recording studio, voiceover booth or movie room. Check out these DIY bass trap tubes that can be constructed in one afternoon.
Read MoreI wanted to come up with a lighter alternative to wood framed diffusion panels, that require less tools and carpentry skills. Using insulation, batting and coffee bean burlap bags I made effective, lightweight, easy to hang diffusion panels and bass traps for my audio booth. See how I did it.
Read MoreSee how I customized a standard interior door to make a sound insulating entry into my voiceover recording booth.
Read MoreStep by step instructions on how to build an air exhaust system for your home voiceover recording booth.
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