Professional voiceover production resources by Lance Blair. Discover industry guides, studio templates, and technical insights for voice talents and audio producers.
Word Count vs. Voice Over Pacing You’ve spent weeks refining your brand’s messaging. Every adjective is punchy, the value proposition is airtight, and the closing and CTA nail it. You copy-paste it into a document, look at the block of text, and think, “Perfect. This is our next 30-second commercial voice over script.” Eventually, you […]
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Switching from Audition and ProTools to REAPER More and more of my colleagues have been asking me about recording voiceovers with REAPER instead of Audition or ProTools. Others are looking for a DAW that would be an upgrade from, say, Audacity or Twisted Wave. REAPER is a fantastic, affordable, powerful DAW with everything you need
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One of my favorite things about being a voice actor is the variety of voiceover projects out there. For example, I have been the voice on a few Heavy Metal songs over the years, in the style of Queensrÿche, etc. It takes some specific studio wizardry to mix with a Heavy Metal Voice Over: Compressors.
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How Long is My Voiceover Script? Clients often ask, “how long will my voiceover script be?” Check out the Script Timer Voiceover Calculator! My experience in post-production and as a voice talent taught me that for long-form narrations (corporate video, documentaries, eLearning) one should figure around 140 words per minute of script. Yes, voice over
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5 Tips for Great Voice Over Recordings How do you get that professional finished sound for voice overs from your home or remote studio? You don’t need to spend a lot of money on gear, if you start with no weak links in your audio chain. And you don’t need to have the best gear
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Whether you want to create 100% AI-written content based on established keystone content, or use AI as part of the creative process of your team, there are several ways to use AI technology to help write voice-over scripts. Here are a few examples: Making AI Part of Your Creative Process AI Helps Your Script Writing
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