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How To Be A Voice Actor & Your Own Engineer

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How To Be A Voice Actor & Your Own Engineer

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Voice Actors & Audio Engineers — Two Sides of the same Remote Coin

Voice Actors and Audio Engineers, Tony Wijs and Laneth Sffarlenn, will share what you need to get started as a voice actor in this modern and increasingly remote industry!

At the end of this free workshop, you'll have a firm grasp on some of the most fundamental skills that you will need in your arsenal as you begin, or continue your journey as a voice actor.

We will be covering:

  • Well treated recording spaces and why they are more important than a fancy microphone.
  • Gear & Equipment - knowing how to set it up and how to troubleshoot when things go sideways.
  • How to record, edit, and submit your work - ensuring you know the basics, and follow directions!
  • Industry Standards - "There are no rules, but there are many opinions..."
  • The No. 1 question we see asked - "When am I ready to get a demo reel?"

We love what we do, and we hope our passion for both voice acting and clean audio becomes your passion as well!

Please Note:

  • If you cannot attend this event live, you can still click "Attend" to RSVP and that way you will get a notification email that will give you all of the notes & links to the downloads we'll be providing to all attendees!
  • We will have a LOT of information to cover in the 60-90 mins of time that we have, so we will be holding all questions until the end. We highly suggest either writing your questions in the Zoom chat box so Neth can copy them into a list, or writing them down on your computer or a notepad so you can use the raise hand function and have your question answered in turn.

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Voice Actors & Audio Engineers — Two Sides of the same Remote Coin

Hey there folks, thanks for your patience while Neth got the video sorted out and uploaded, and then sorted out these notes. Without further ado, let's get into things!

Contents Keep in touch with Tony & Neth, and Closing Credits!

If you'd like to keep in touch with us, or look into studying with us or taking any of the other courses offered here at Closing Credits, please peep the links below:

Tony

Neth

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Topics covered during presentation: Your Home Studio

Most audio professionals that work with voice talent will agree that the acoustic treatment of your recording space makes up somewhere around 80-90% of your overall sound quality.

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Gear & Equipment

Knowing how to safely set your gear & equipment up and take it down, how to use it, and how to troubleshoot when things go sideways - essential skills for the remote talent.

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Record, Edit, Submit

Ensure you know the basics about our work - including reading and following directions!

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Industry Standards

"There are no rules, but there are many opinions..."

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The No. 1 Question We See Asked

"(How will I know) When will I be ready to get a demo reel?" or "How do I make a demo?"

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Downloads & Further Reading

In addition to being able to grab a copy of the slides used during the event, Neth has prepared a whole bunch of free downloadable PDF files that go further into a range of topics that were discussed, along with a bunch of extra content that may have only been hinted at or are related but we didn't have time to discuss.

If you follow this link, https://bit.ly/CC-VOcoin, you will be able to download the slides and all the supplemental documents Neth has written - as well as a bunch that are still being researched and written that will be dropped into the folder over the coming weeks!

Topics already available include:

Topics planned and will be added soon include:

  • Gear & Equipment - How to Record & Analyse a Test Recording (Noise Floor)
  • Gear & Equipment - How to play Windows System Sounds in Zoom (Options)
  • Record, Edit, Submit - Gain Staging; What it is, and how to do it properly
  • Industry Standards - Microphones
  • Industry Standards - Interfaces, Mixers, Channel Strips (Preamps & Converters)
  • Industry Standards - Source-Connect vs other low latency remote audio recording options
  • Industry Standards - Demo Production Standards
  • Demo Reels - Demo vs Samples
  • Demo Reels - Common Questions Answered & Things to consider BEFORE getting a Demo made

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