From French to English: Recreating 1600.agency’s Brand Voice This summer I worked on a French to English voice over localization recording that engaged my translation and voice over acting skills. I was approached by the 1600.agency, a dynamic international motion design agency specializing in creating presentation videos in many languages for localization. They hired me […]
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The Reality Check First: AI or Human Voice Overs? Before we dive into the decision framework for choosing AI or Human Voice Overs, let’s acknowledge something important: AI voice technology has improved dramatically, but it’s not magic, and there are valid concerns that AI scalability is hitting a wall. Similarly, human voice actors aren’t automatically the right choice for every project. The key
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Source-Connect will be more secure, and more robust. Source-Elements is transitioning to a subscription model, and the word is that their Source-Connect 3.9 will be retired as soon as 4.0 is fully adopted as the new industry standard. So if you’re a studio, joining the new Beta testing program and purchasing it is highly recommended.
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One of my favorite things about voice acting 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. Using special
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MOTU M2 Audio Interface The MOTU M2 and M4 Audio Interfaces are entry-level offerings from MOTU, but they have high quality preamps and the same ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC converters as their top-of-line interfaces. Everything about these units is extremely well made in a way that cannot be said of similar products from SSL, Focusrite,
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What is LUFS? What is LUFS? And what should LUFS Voiceover Levels be? Well, LUFS (Loudness Units Referenced to Full Scale) is the standard for measuring Loudness. Loudness is the perceived level of heard sound. It is not the same as peak volume level, which is the maximum amplitude of a sound wave. 0 dBFS
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