Audio Smart Actors

Check out “The Glitzy, Ditzy Home Recording Studio Glossary” Learn and laugh!

Fisher is a HUGE fan of Focusrite audio interfaces (and their terrific mic preamps!). Just released — and ideal for the VO work that you do — is the Focusrite Saffire 6 USB 2 In / 4 Out USB audio interface. Check it out.

Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Audio Interface

Do you ever need to edit music? Here’’s a tutorial Fisher wrote about how to do it using Sony Sound Forge  (though these tips work with other audio editors, too).

It doesn’t really work with Audacity because that freeware doesn’t support markers as used in my tutorial.

–jpf

The latest edition of Sony Sound Forge .. 10! .. includes some interesting tools. The most useful for VOs is the Event Edit Mode which allows for very flexible editing. And if you need to add a music track or some SFX to your VO, you can follow the guidelines in this tutorial.

–jpf

Sound Forge 10 is Jeffrey’s audio recording and editing application of choice. The latest version brings new functionality to the table that VOs will appreciate.

Read Jeffrey’s Sound Forge 10 review here.

–jpf

So, you find yourself without a good-sounding place to record your VO. Well, one of the best designed acoustic spaces on earth is the modern automobile. So, if all else fails, get in that car and find a nice scenic rural roadside. Pull over, kill the engine, shush the cows, and then hit record.

Find a quiet place and record in your car.