Category: Recording
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Why you should voice with your video off
Worried that client’s will think you aren’t real? 3 reasons why you should keep your camera OFF during live directed voiceover sessions
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Maintaining consistency for Voiceover
Consistency in voice recording is a hugely important aspect. I’m not talking about consistency in accent, pronunciations or character voices – that goes without saying – I’m talking about consistency in sound. The physics of sound is a deep and complicated area and I can’t pretend to even understand half of it. Soundwaves bounce around…
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The hot and cold of it
One summer I wrote a blog about the problems we voiceovers have with the heat in our booths, but today it’s the opposite problem. After a very mild New Year, today saw a few flakes of snow outside my window. A quick walk confirmed that it was indeed absolutely freezing! My voice booth also just…
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Why a great mic plus a great voice don’t equal a great recording
Ask anyone to list the most important things for a successful voiceover artist, and most people will put voice and a professional mic near the top. Clearly these are great assets, but there is one thing that’s even more important – your recording space. There are indeed some “industry standard” mics, but if your space…
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Tips for voiceover artists during a heatwave
We have a bit of a love-hate relationship with heatwaves in the UK, but for voiceover artists the extremes of weather can be especially tricky.. As well as the heat itself, thunderstorms present particular issues – even the best studios can suffer interference from crashes of thunder and streaks of lightning! The problems of voiceover…
British Female Voiceover Artist 