The NT1: The Mic that Started RØDE. The NT1 is the large-diaphragm condenser microphone that launched the RØDE brand. While being an Australian company, the Ø in RØDE is used in homage to founder Peter Freedman’s Scandinavian roots. Where does the NT1 name come from? It is a pun by Freedman for “Rodent-1.” And all […]
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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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Villain voice over archetypes can be combined, or nuanced with personal backstories, motivations, and character development, making villains complex and sometimes even sympathetic figures in contemporary storytelling. There are no hard rules for playing any of these Ten Villain Types for Voice Acting. However, keeping these in mind and how the types could be combined can develop richer characters, than is the case if one is just playing “the bad guy.”
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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 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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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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