So its going to be... 1. Record in Quiet place 2. Do acoustic treatment 3. Use a dedicated Mic 4. Keep the Distance from Mic (6 inch is a sweet spot) 5. Use pop filter 6. Level check before recording 7. Read from the screen instead of paper for quick edits 8. Keep it simple (avoid over processing) 9. Save in correct format God bless
I've been recording in my closet, literally into my clothes. I speak through a very thin silk shirt to control popping. Very cheapy but damn, it works in a pinch.
Voice Acting 101 I know it definitely takes a long time to make a video but I thought I finally found a person who could help me trying to get into the voice acting industry PS hope if you read this that is that it doesn’t sound like I’m pressuring you to make another video because I don’t wanna do that
I actually recently helped my parents with a remodel of their home. I replaced a lot of their doors, so I took 4 of the old ones and hinged them together, stapled carpet padding and mattress toppers to them and created a make shift booth of my own. Just getting started, so yeah... shoestring budget lol
Thanks, Jason, great stuff! My family and I just moved into a new house (during COVID-19 of all times) and I've just started doing voice overs for my training company's new online platform. I noticed the sound quality was all over the place in my downstairs office. To try and knock down some of the noises around me I took a moving box (a lot of those around) and adhered some scrap foam and recorded into it. It actually worked pretty well. I'm working on convincing my wife to finish out a 10x10 storage room upstairs and turn it into a studio. She's not too happy, seeing that storage for our FIVE Christmas trees and decorations is much more important than my business! Lol...Keep up the great job
Nice video! The tips were well explained and you gave some helpful recommendations. Here's where the tips are: 1. Find a Quiet Place to Record (1:00) 2. Record your Voice, not the Room (2:48) 3. Use a Decent Microphone (4:13) 4. Keep your Distance from the Microphone (5:33) 5. Use a Pop Filter (6:02) 6. Check your Recording Levels Before you Begin (6:45) 7. Read your Script on a Screen Instead of Paper (7:37) 8. Keep it Simple (8:05) 9. Save your Files in the Correct Format (9:14)
Your tips are wonderful. I have a first voice over audition for a Local Union video and working with my phone. I found my music speaker works wonderfully as a mic. Thank you for the tip on working from the closet. I pinned some comforters to absorb unwanted sounds. Using a towel on a folding table to eliminate any other bouncing sounds. Thank you, LarryS
Im shocked you didnt recommend towels for sound proofing. Just sick some towels in a cardboard box and place the mic inside and you have a perfectly silent clear voice. You can also put towels on the wall too.
Your 1st tip is the most important to me. Location. Location. Location. I did some of my best work by recording in my car while parked in the middle of nowhere. It's a surprisingly quiet environment. While that was good for a few short projects, I just set up a Whisperroom in my studio. I'm still putting it together, but I'm looking forward to the wonderful sound of silence behind my voice.
I had a great mic, had a pop filter, no noises in the room but I still didn´t like the sound of my voice on the recording. I moved to a closet as you adviced and wow! What a difference. Now I love the sound of my voiceover! And it costs 0. Thank you for that tip.
THANK YOU Jason! Piggybacking on tip #2: if you are going cheap (like me) Harbor Freight had moving blankets SUPER cheap. I've taken over a corner of our finished basement and used drywall screws coupled with fender washers to secure the blankets on the ceiling and walls to create a small room. As long as doors are closed and the furnace is off it sounds good (to me.) Still working on demos!
Hey Jonathan - great suggestion on checking out Harbor Freight for moving blankets. I used moving blankets to dampen the sound for years back when I first started. They work very well!
My recording space is an open room with a whole lot of noise from both outside and inside. It's frustrating most of the time. I would have to wait till mid night the neighborhood is a bit quieter. Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed your narration. I wish I had this accent.
@The Constable No need to spend thousands. 1. Go to furniture manufacturer get old foam seat or back for free which the garbage of sell very very chap. 2. go to mattress seller get a leftover Which is cut for customization of odd size. i got 1/2 mattress (4 x 4 feet) for $10 Cut lines with sharp knife ----- you are set Have clean sound and FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN
Hello. I built a vocal booth in my home. It was fairly inexpensive, using plywood, 2X4's, acuostic foam, and moving blankets. The entire booth cost me under $200.00
Very good info. I record in my basement office. The fan from my computer is a problem but that's the best I can do for the moment. Too much noise everywhere else. Traffic, airplanes, family etc.
@@Voiceacting101 hahaa... yes, that would solve one problem but create others. I shut my computer off and talked everything in on my video camera. Then loaded it up on the computer but that takes too much space. Lately I have been covering up my pc with heavy blankets for the time of recording and moving the mic to the other side of the room. Then put back ground music on the video. That kind of takes care of some of the humm and hizzz.
Great video! All of the audiobooks I've narrated were recorded in a walk-in closet, with a $100.00 Behringer B-1 mic and a Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface, into an SSD laptop. Ugly but functional. I also use the 75hz rolloff switch on the mic for clarity, instead of using the recording software's high-pass filter.
New Sub! Thank you for making these videos. I used to be in broadcasting years ago, and now want to get back into it. It's amazing how much you forget, in such a short period of time. I just got FL Studio mobile comma and a good microphone. Now, the sky's the limit.
Hello Jason, Great video mate. I'm an actor and singer. I'm new to the voice over arena. I'm interested in doing it to aid in my acting career - future voice overs for animated movies for Disney, etc., generating money while I'm taking acting classes and doing audio books and commercials. I have a home office where I have a photography and video setup to do headshots and self tapes for auditions. The room is already setup acoustically for the self tapes so all I had to do was get a mic, pop filter, headphones and add audio software to my computer specifically for the recording of audio. I'll be using this audio setup with my video setup to record my self singing songs for auditions as well since directors now want self tapes of the actor singing since Covid is on the rise again. I've subscribed and I've signed up for your Voice Acting Class - Voice Acting 101 along with your podcast. Thanks and I'll be talking and working with you soon. Cheers!
I have to say, that these are 9 common knowledge tips, well put and well spotted!! Great job and thank you for reminding all of us that simple things are usually the best!!
I am recording in my Bed Room and I only have Mobile Vocal Booth; it works just fine for me but not for good! I am planning for it in the very near future to have a professional booth. Thanks for your informative tips! I am just getting started and they are very helpful!
Great VO tips, Jason! Thanks for Sharing these 9 essential ones. One of your recommendations on mic use is one I've heard a couple of times, and it's been extremely helpful to me. Speaking just to the side of the microphone, along with the two different types of Pop Filters I use, prevents almost all of my Plosives.
The TLM 103 is overrated in my opinion. I've owned one before. I make so much more money using my at4040 from Audio Technica. Voice over is more about the voice and the space. So if you're worried about not being able to spend a grand on a microphone, don't worry about it. Here's my set-up: Mic: Audio Technica at4040 ($300) Interface: Scarlet Solo ($100) DAW: Audacity (Free) Booth: Three portable closets with four moving blankets ziptied to them. One moving blankets is lying across the top like a canopy, and the other three are just hanging from racks. I have the wall behind me covered in acoustic foam. ($80 for the blankets and racks and around $60 for all the foam) So, $440 for the whole set up. The laptop was around 85 bucks on Amazon, but I don't count the computer because any computer can do the job as long as it's not a dinosaur.
Nice setup. I like the TLM 103 but I agree you can get very close to the sound of that mic without the price. The MXL V67G for $80 is very similar sounding. And there are others as well.
@@Voiceacting101 Absolutely. I loved the mic, but getting rid of it was the best decision I could have made. Could afford to treat my space better and get the microphone that fits my voice.
Portable closets are a brilliant idea. Funny thing about the TLM-103... I tried it out and it didn’t compliment my voice ver well. After a bit of searching, I found that the Sterling Audio ST-159 sounded the best to me for my price range at the time. I haven’t heard of anyone else using that brand strictly for VO. More often than not, they are primarily used to record string instruments but I love it for VO. I’m gonna pick up the V67G because...why not. That idea with the portable closets though...you did me a solid with that man. That’s a serious solution to a major problem I’m having. Thanks for the set-up run down. 🤙
Fiction or Nah what’s your opinion of the rode nt1-a vs the at4040? I would like to get into voiceover work from home can have quite a deep voice if needed but I try to produce a range of sounds.
The AT4040 is a great mic, no doubt but it does sound boomy even with the -10 db turned on. The TLM 103 isn't a standard microphone in every dubbing studio for no reason...
I bought some 3x2 treated pine and built a frame big enough to stand in comfortably. Covered it in 2 layers of furniture blankets. I put a small LED light inside to avoid heat from the light and Hooley Dooley it sounds amazing compared to anything else I tried.
Great tips! I especially appreciate the description of the various file types, which I'm still getting used to. I know this video is several months old, but keep the good info coming! As for my work space, I'm holed up in a corner of my master bedroom. I gave the walk-in closet a shot, but here in TX the summer heat really beats up on you in a small space like that. I found myself sweating like crazy and becoming dehydrated while performing long-form narration (audiobooks especially) in spite of attempts to hydrate during the work. I just built myself a trifold vocal booth using some plywood from Home Depot and attached some thicker acoustic foam to the surface to help absorb some sound. It does a great job, but because I'm in a corner I'm dealing with some reverb when I have to speak very loudly or yell for acting purposes. Going to give some moving blankets a shot and see if I can cut that.
I record on my 27foot Bayliner cabin cruiser there are no parallel surfaces and minimal hard reflective surfaces. Sometimes that it can be noisy in the marina but I can always leave the marina in finding a secluded cove to work in.
I record under a blanket into the laptop's mic. That's all I have right now. Professionally, it sounds like a trash truck. For my purposes of fake commercials and scores for fake TV shows, it works. I've been doing this my whole life and never realized it could actually be a career!
You are quick and to the point. I did what you said about not putting any effects on my recording, I liked what I heard. I did this before I found your channel, you confirmed that for me. Thanks, I’m gonna subscribe 👍🏽
I use Final Cut Pro to record ... and I use the scarlet focusrite mic and audio interface. And I put the mic in a box with towels to absorb noise. And I do this in my closet as well. I do have a pop filter. But I’m new to this and still trying to get work. Especially during this covid 19 bs.
I am making a make shift sound booth out of a portable sauna, heavy curtains, & yoga mats. It's far from perfect & it's a bit short for my taste but for now it'll work. I have a decent mic & pop filter that came with a package deal via Amazon. The software I have is what I'm struggling to figure out how to use, Sound Forge Audio Studio 15 & Studio One 5. I was involved in acting in commercials like Fiesta & Walmart, a walk on movie extra, character demos for a hotdog wieners company & Oreo to name a few, market demoing, and some modeling when I was young about 30 years ago. I attended San Jacinto Community College & belonged with the Theater Group at North & Central campus'. With North Campus under Toni Rao, we went to state competition in the mid 90s. I also performed with Pasadena Little Theater. I was even Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. I was hired by the Texas Ren Fest but ended up unable to work for them. Sadly I let someone convince me to give up on my dreams & career, so I have been dormant for many years. I'd love to get back to it & figure voice over would be a great reentry. So please know that your videos are very helpful. Thanks a million. I look forward to more tips.
I just have foam on the wall. I use a Spark SL condenser mic with boom arm and pop filter along with a mobile vocal booth. Investing in a better shock mount and metal pop filter. I thought about getting the Shure SM7B, but I don't think I need it for VO.
Just made my recording booth with PVC pipes, shipping blankets, and sound reduction panels :) only cost around 50$ or so. PVC pipe (from menards) is about 1$ per pipe, and they are crazy long! My booth ended up being the same size as my room, so I had to move it to the basement X')... I spent about 14$ in pipes. The shipping blankets are 28$ for 4 on amazon, and the reduction panels were 10$ on wish, but I wanted them faster so I used amazon for 16$. You could also get similar egg crate foam from walmart (bedding section) or hobby lobby (stuffing / padding area) if you don't mind cutting it into squares yourself. It's a lot cheaper then Amazon often. To attach my blankets to my pipes I used shower curtain hooks, found them cheapest at goodwill - but local stores are fairly cheap as well I believe. For recording software I use Audacity! ^^ I wish you all the best of luck! :D
Oh man I've only used my microphone on my head set, on my iPad lol...and I need to get a microphone, ,, glad I checked this out, ...you are so knowledgeable,,, omg
I live in NYC, with one end of my apt overlooking the train and the other end the hacidic jews with a synagogue and a traffic light - so never a dull moment. So how I can effectively manage to keep sounds away without paying thousands to soundproof my windows or building a booth with the little sq footage I have? A closet is also a luxury in NYC and I don't have the luxury of using mine as to close the door and record, let alone hold anything in it. My bathroom also has a fan I can't disable that is also triggered when I turn on the light switch - thoughts!?!
I made a vocal booth with big pieces of cardboard (about 6 feet high, 1.5feet wide) and got some big stuffy sponges and cut them up to make the sound insulation. And it works great...just don't get it wet. It cost me about 30 bucks. And I have to carry a flashlight when am in it, but I can always just make a small hole on the roof to add a light bulb to it if I wanted.
Dude you are awesome!!! I love those tips it was very helpful.. I own a Warm Audio wa87 Two RODE NT1 1 Stellar X Do you think those are good enough for voiceover and professional radio sound like?
Fortunately, I Iive in a cottage with a minimum of disturbing noice. I have put panels on the walls made from flax insulation, covered with textile from old sheets. Also, a blanket pinned to the ceiling above me. I'm using a clothes' rack on one side. Works well for me.
thank you very much, ive been trying to record some original audio for my animations but i always get really annoyed at how loud i breathed during the recording, after watching this vido and with some adjustment, im happy with the audio quality
I record in my bedroom at morning 5 am. After that I go for compression, EQ, Limiting, normalizing and noise reduction in Adobe audition......... I have not done settings of my microphone ..... I will try this..... and will try to do minimal editing....
a friend has a vocal room, but I made one myself. after i had studied it well i started building. my sound booth is 40% quieter than the whisper room. I have to build the vocal room for a price of 1500 euros, including the acoustic foam. the size of my vocal booth is, W/D/H 270x210x220 cm
@@Voiceacting101 I made a wooden stud. for the outside of the stud mdf with foam and this made as a sandwich on the wooden stud. and on the inside rock wool and again mdf with foam. I also made the floating floor in two layers and rubber for under the floor. I made the roof the same way in three layers.I made the door in the same way and with rubber seals. so that really everything sounds proof is. I closed every crack. with special kit and of course the electrical installation and ventilation system. on the inside of the soundbooth acoustic foam. on the outside of the soundbooth I have beautiful carpet made. I've been doing it in three months, but I am very happy with the result.
@@derkhedemann5606 That MDF is heavy but dense - perfect for a booth. When you say foam - do you mean acoustical foam or something else? So from outside in, it's Carpet, Foam, MDF, Wooden Stud with Rock Wool, MDF, Foam?
@@Voiceacting101 Akotherm Basic sound absorption for the wall as a kind of sandwich construction on the mdf and and rock wool inside the wall. so i made it the outside and the inside walls and the door. that is how I made the floating floor in two layers, the roof in the same way but then in three layers. I finished the inside of the soundbooth with acoustic foam. for the outside of the soundtbooth I have fire-retardant polypropylene carpet 4 mm thick.
Yay! I'm all set. You helped out so much in helping me build confidence in what I've done. So I was hoping this was focused on script reading. I'm in a walk-in closet with foam on the walls. :)
First time watching one of your videos. The part I love the most was the end. :) LOL. Seriously, great information. I want to improve my voice over recordings for my own educational videos. This has been a great help.
And here I was so worried about editing my vocals with an EQ. I'm glad I didn't. My MXL 770 mic in my closet has been doing very well. Thanks for your video! It was very helpful!
Really cool video, I would love to see comparisons. For example... for in room sounds maybe an example of with and without acoustic wall pads, etc. especially for beginners. I’m sure you wanted to keep it really simple, but those little touches would be incredible. Well done!
Jason this was very cool bro, thank you for you're time. Lots of great info. My walls in my V/O room are all Acoustic panels & A thick drape on the window & the room sounds great :)
Hi Great video. What do you think about the MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Mic? I saw it on Amazon as part of a bundle, including a shock isolation mount, Blucoil 10 ft balanced xlr cable and pop filter wind screen. Seems Iike a great deal. I just want to make sure the mic is good. Thanks
@@brickdorsi nothing much actually... I use my phone to record. Usually record my audio with my Samsung uflex .. and I record when the car is off... Sounds great and good detail too
Hello. I was wondering if the built-in mic in my laptop is also a no go for audio recording. I'm new to this industry and am yet to get any jobs so I have been wondering if I should get myself a decent USB plug-in mic. Great videos btw it's very exciting to see a professional giving such great advice, keep it up please :3
The built-in mic isn't good enough for voice-over work. There are a couple USB mics that would work. I prefer an XLR mic to an audio interface as the ideal setup.
Good video. thanks. good information, really good information. Tip: Goodwill very often has comforters for like three bucks, big old fluffy comforters that make great soundproofing for a small room.
Thanks. Great tips. I'm just getting started. I'm in a 45 Sq Ft walk in closet. I have moving blankets on the walls and ceiling. I'm currently using a Samson USB mic.
If I may add, a good interface helps too. Some use XLR USB preamps, I prefer using good old fashioned mixing boards. (Yamaha) All my hook up is analog based; two mics I use are a Shure KSM27 and a ST51. M-Audio studio monitors and STREET by 50 Cent headphones. Another way to "treat" your room is with those new Aston Halo's. Watch a before and after review of those and notice a HUGE difference in clarity! Just my thoughts. 🤔
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So its going to be...
1. Record in Quiet place
2. Do acoustic treatment
3. Use a dedicated Mic
4. Keep the Distance from Mic (6 inch is a sweet spot)
5. Use pop filter
6. Level check before recording
7. Read from the screen instead of paper for quick edits
8. Keep it simple (avoid over processing)
9. Save in correct format
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@@erin.patience thankssss
Thank you
I've been recording in my closet, literally into my clothes. I speak through a very thin silk shirt to control popping.
Very cheapy but damn, it works in a pinch.
That's great. Clothes in a closet makes for great sound absorption.
Voice Acting 101 I know it definitely takes a long time to make a video but I thought I finally found a person who could help me trying to get into the voice acting industry
PS hope if you read this that is that it doesn’t sound like I’m pressuring you to make another video because I don’t wanna do that
Dead ass about to do this. By tutorial videos have like...real bad audio quality.
Interesting
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closet works
The local public library has sound booths (which one needs to be trained before being allowed to use). I tend to use those.
Wow - sounds like a nice local library!
Yes, it is!
I actually recently helped my parents with a remodel of their home. I replaced a lot of their doors, so I took 4 of the old ones and hinged them together, stapled carpet padding and mattress toppers to them and created a make shift booth of my own. Just getting started, so yeah... shoestring budget lol
Nice job! If it sounds good, you could probably use it for years.
Thanks, Jason, great stuff! My family and I just moved into a new house (during COVID-19 of all times) and I've just started doing voice overs for my training company's new online platform. I noticed the sound quality was all over the place in my downstairs office. To try and knock down some of the noises around me I took a moving box (a lot of those around) and adhered some scrap foam and recorded into it. It actually worked pretty well. I'm working on convincing my wife to finish out a 10x10 storage room upstairs and turn it into a studio. She's not too happy, seeing that storage for our FIVE Christmas trees and decorations is much more important than my business! Lol...Keep up the great job
Nice video! The tips were well explained and you gave some helpful recommendations.
Here's where the tips are:
1. Find a Quiet Place to Record (1:00)
2. Record your Voice, not the Room (2:48)
3. Use a Decent Microphone (4:13)
4. Keep your Distance from the Microphone (5:33)
5. Use a Pop Filter (6:02)
6. Check your Recording Levels Before you Begin (6:45)
7. Read your Script on a Screen Instead of Paper (7:37)
8. Keep it Simple (8:05)
9. Save your Files in the Correct Format (9:14)
Can't imagine anyone so cluelessly beginner as to find value in this. You'd have to be four years old
Your tips are wonderful. I have a first voice over audition for a Local Union video and working with my phone. I found my music speaker works wonderfully as a mic. Thank you for the tip on working from the closet. I pinned some comforters to absorb unwanted sounds. Using a towel on a folding table to eliminate any other bouncing sounds. Thank you, LarryS
Im shocked you didnt recommend towels for sound proofing. Just sick some towels in a cardboard box and place the mic inside and you have a perfectly silent clear voice. You can also put towels on the wall too.
I would be worried about a comb filter effect.
These are the best most straight forward tutorial videos on VO.
Your 1st tip is the most important to me. Location. Location. Location. I did some of my best work by recording in my car while parked in the middle of nowhere. It's a surprisingly quiet environment. While that was good for a few short projects, I just set up a Whisperroom in my studio. I'm still putting it together, but I'm looking forward to the wonderful sound of silence behind my voice.
Cars are great for sound isolation. I'm sure you'll love the Whisperroom.
I had a great mic, had a pop filter, no noises in the room but I still didn´t like the sound of my voice on the recording. I moved to a closet as you adviced and wow! What a difference. Now I love the sound of my voiceover! And it costs 0. Thank you for that tip.
THANK YOU Jason! Piggybacking on tip #2: if you are going cheap (like me) Harbor Freight had moving blankets SUPER cheap. I've taken over a corner of our finished basement and used drywall screws coupled with fender washers to secure the blankets on the ceiling and walls to create a small room. As long as doors are closed and the furnace is off it sounds good (to me.) Still working on demos!
Hey Jonathan - great suggestion on checking out Harbor Freight for moving blankets. I used moving blankets to dampen the sound for years back when I first started. They work very well!
Wal-Mart has moving blankets here for just under 6 bucks. It was the same price I found on Harbor Freight.
This channel absolutely deserves more than 15k subscribers.
Can't wait to see your progress in a year, dude! I believe you will blow up!
Thanks! Appreciate that!
My Son has a recording studio. Your information was very helpful. I am an actor wanting to get into voice over work.
My recording space is an open room with a whole lot of noise from both outside and inside. It's frustrating most of the time. I would have to wait till mid night the neighborhood is a bit quieter. Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed your narration. I wish I had this accent.
Thanks! Sounds like a booth (ie. studiobricks.com) would be needed in your situation.
@The Constable No need to spend thousands.
1. Go to furniture manufacturer get old foam seat or back for free which the garbage of sell very very chap.
2. go to mattress seller get a leftover Which is cut for customization of odd size. i got 1/2 mattress (4 x 4 feet) for $10
Cut lines with sharp knife ----- you are set Have clean sound and FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN
Hello. I built a vocal booth in my home. It was fairly inexpensive, using plywood, 2X4's, acuostic foam, and moving blankets. The entire booth cost me under $200.00
Nice work Ronald. That's a great price for a DIY vocal booth.
Very good info. I record in my basement office. The fan from my computer is a problem but that's the best I can do for the moment. Too much noise everywhere else. Traffic, airplanes, family etc.
At one time I kept my computer in another room, just running cables for mic and monitor to the area where I recorded.
@@Voiceacting101 hahaa... yes, that would solve one problem but create others. I shut my computer off and talked everything in on my video camera. Then loaded it up on the computer but that takes too much space. Lately I have been covering up my pc with heavy blankets for the time of recording and moving the mic to the other side of the room. Then put back ground music on the video. That kind of takes care of some of the humm and hizzz.
Great video! All of the audiobooks I've narrated were recorded in a walk-in closet, with a $100.00 Behringer B-1 mic and a Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface, into an SSD laptop. Ugly but functional. I also use the 75hz rolloff switch on the mic for clarity, instead of using the recording software's high-pass filter.
Dennis McAtee howd u get clientele?
Thank you! I've been searching for weeks for a video that explains adjusting the levels. So simple, so helpful.
New Sub! Thank you for making these videos. I used to be in broadcasting years ago, and now want to get back into it. It's amazing how much you forget, in such a short period of time.
I just got FL Studio mobile comma and a good microphone. Now, the sky's the limit.
Dude. This guy hasn't posted anything in over a year. He has 6 videos total, and they are all really helpful. I'm trying to get into this
Hello Jason, Great video mate. I'm an actor and singer. I'm new to the voice over arena. I'm interested in doing it to aid in my acting career - future voice overs for animated movies for Disney, etc., generating money while I'm taking acting classes and doing audio books and commercials. I have a home office where I have a photography and video setup to do headshots and self tapes for auditions. The room is already setup acoustically for the self tapes so all I had to do was get a mic, pop filter, headphones and add audio software to my computer specifically for the recording of audio. I'll be using this audio setup with my video setup to record my self singing songs for auditions as well since directors now want self tapes of the actor singing since Covid is on the rise again. I've subscribed and I've signed up for your Voice Acting Class - Voice Acting 101 along with your podcast. Thanks and I'll be talking and working with you soon. Cheers!
I have to say, that these are 9 common knowledge tips, well put and well spotted!! Great job and thank you for reminding all of us that simple things are usually the best!!
I am recording in my Bed Room and I only have Mobile Vocal Booth; it works just fine for me but not for good! I am planning for it in the very near future to have a professional booth. Thanks for your informative tips! I am just getting started and they are very helpful!
Really super technical tips. Thanks so much!
This video is so good. Very helpful information and it's clear you know what you're talking about. Thanks for uploading!
Glad it was helpful!
What a cool coincidence, my name is Jason and I used to have an Ibanez GRX40.
Great VO tips, Jason! Thanks for Sharing these 9 essential ones.
One of your recommendations on mic use is one I've heard a couple of times, and it's been extremely helpful to me. Speaking just to the side of the microphone, along with the two different types of Pop Filters I use, prevents almost all of my Plosives.
Thanks Mack! It's amazing how much of a difference mic placement can make.
@@Voiceacting101 Absolutely! I'm learning so much, from the Pros That Know. Thanks, again!
nice video..will try out voice over.
The TLM 103 is overrated in my opinion. I've owned one before. I make so much more money using my at4040 from Audio Technica. Voice over is more about the voice and the space.
So if you're worried about not being able to spend a grand on a microphone, don't worry about it.
Here's my set-up:
Mic: Audio Technica at4040 ($300)
Interface: Scarlet Solo ($100)
DAW: Audacity (Free)
Booth: Three portable closets with four moving blankets ziptied to them. One moving blankets is lying across the top like a canopy, and the other three are just hanging from racks. I have the wall behind me covered in acoustic foam.
($80 for the blankets and racks and around $60 for all the foam)
So, $440 for the whole set up. The laptop was around 85 bucks on Amazon, but I don't count the computer because any computer can do the job as long as it's not a dinosaur.
Nice setup. I like the TLM 103 but I agree you can get very close to the sound of that mic without the price. The MXL V67G for $80 is very similar sounding. And there are others as well.
@@Voiceacting101 Absolutely. I loved the mic, but getting rid of it was the best decision I could have made. Could afford to treat my space better and get the microphone that fits my voice.
Portable closets are a brilliant idea.
Funny thing about the TLM-103...
I tried it out and it didn’t compliment my voice ver well.
After a bit of searching, I found that the Sterling Audio ST-159 sounded the best to me for my price range at the time.
I haven’t heard of anyone else using that brand strictly for VO. More often than not, they are primarily used to record string instruments but I love it for VO.
I’m gonna pick up the V67G because...why not.
That idea with the portable closets though...you did me a solid with that man. That’s a serious solution to a major problem I’m having. Thanks for the set-up run down. 🤙
Fiction or Nah what’s your opinion of the rode nt1-a vs the at4040?
I would like to get into voiceover work from home can have quite a deep voice if needed but I try to produce a range of sounds.
The AT4040 is a great mic, no doubt but it does sound boomy even with the -10 db turned on. The TLM 103 isn't a standard microphone in every dubbing studio for no reason...
1:00 skip the fluff
I bought some 3x2 treated pine and built a frame big enough to stand in comfortably. Covered it in 2 layers of furniture blankets. I put a small LED light inside to avoid heat from the light and Hooley Dooley it sounds amazing compared to anything else I tried.
I appreciate the tips. Needing all the help I can get!
Great tips! I especially appreciate the description of the various file types, which I'm still getting used to. I know this video is several months old, but keep the good info coming!
As for my work space, I'm holed up in a corner of my master bedroom. I gave the walk-in closet a shot, but here in TX the summer heat really beats up on you in a small space like that. I found myself sweating like crazy and becoming dehydrated while performing long-form narration (audiobooks especially) in spite of attempts to hydrate during the work.
I just built myself a trifold vocal booth using some plywood from Home Depot and attached some thicker acoustic foam to the surface to help absorb some sound. It does a great job, but because I'm in a corner I'm dealing with some reverb when I have to speak very loudly or yell for acting purposes. Going to give some moving blankets a shot and see if I can cut that.
Thanks Stephen. I use Auralex acoustical foam in my studio but moving blankets can do the trick too.
I record on my 27foot Bayliner cabin cruiser there are no parallel surfaces and minimal hard reflective surfaces. Sometimes that it can be noisy in the marina but I can always leave the marina in finding a secluded cove to work in.
I record under a blanket into the laptop's mic. That's all I have right now. Professionally, it sounds like a trash truck. For my purposes of fake commercials and scores for fake TV shows, it works. I've been doing this my whole life and never realized it could actually be a career!
I used a computer mic when I first started. Just getting the practice will help you.
You are quick and to the point. I did what you said about not putting any effects on my recording, I liked what I heard. I did this before I found your channel, you confirmed that for me. Thanks, I’m gonna subscribe 👍🏽
Awesome, thank you!
Great video and suggestions. My husband and I built a sound booth in corner of basement. Used insulation in drop ceiling and sound foam on walls.
Am starting this gig, the ideas of moving mats seems the least expensive, I'll try that first!
The best video for voice over I have ever seen 💖💖💖
Well done! I'm loving your content, delivery and authenticity. Thank you very much!
This is amazing! Thank you. I'm new to all of this.
I use Final Cut Pro to record ... and I use the scarlet focusrite mic and audio interface. And I put the mic in a box with towels to absorb noise. And I do this in my closet as well. I do have a pop filter. But I’m new to this and still trying to get work. Especially during this covid 19 bs.
I am making a make shift sound booth out of a portable sauna, heavy curtains, & yoga mats. It's far from perfect & it's a bit short for my taste but for now it'll work. I have a decent mic & pop filter that came with a package deal via Amazon. The software I have is what I'm struggling to figure out how to use, Sound Forge Audio Studio 15 &
Studio One 5. I was involved in acting in commercials like Fiesta & Walmart, a walk on movie extra, character demos for a hotdog wieners company & Oreo to name a few, market demoing, and some modeling when I was young about 30 years ago. I attended San Jacinto Community College & belonged with the Theater Group at North & Central campus'. With North Campus under Toni Rao, we went to state competition in the mid 90s. I also performed with Pasadena Little Theater. I was even Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. I was hired by the Texas Ren Fest but ended up unable to work for them. Sadly I let someone convince me to give up on my dreams & career, so I have been dormant for many years. I'd love to get back to it & figure voice over would be a great reentry. So please know that your videos are very helpful. Thanks a million. I look forward to more tips.
Very awesome video
Very helpful- thank you for your insight and advice.
I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING...My background is EXACTLY like yours...GUITAR AND ALL!!!
I just have foam on the wall. I use a Spark SL condenser mic with boom arm and pop filter along with a mobile vocal booth. Investing in a better shock mount and metal pop filter. I thought about getting the Shure SM7B, but I don't think I need it for VO.
Great video. I tend to record with a duvet over my head because a mic set-up won't fit any wardrobes here!
Great information. Thanks. I'm an author narrating several of my books. I record in a walk-in closet surrounded by a couple dozen 4XLT flannel shirts
Just made my recording booth with PVC pipes, shipping blankets, and sound reduction panels :) only cost around 50$ or so. PVC pipe (from menards) is about 1$ per pipe, and they are crazy long! My booth ended up being the same size as my room, so I had to move it to the basement X')... I spent about 14$ in pipes. The shipping blankets are 28$ for 4 on amazon, and the reduction panels were 10$ on wish, but I wanted them faster so I used amazon for 16$. You could also get similar egg crate foam from walmart (bedding section) or hobby lobby (stuffing / padding area) if you don't mind cutting it into squares yourself. It's a lot cheaper then Amazon often. To attach my blankets to my pipes I used shower curtain hooks, found them cheapest at goodwill - but local stores are fairly cheap as well I believe. For recording software I use Audacity! ^^ I wish you all the best of luck! :D
Oh man I've only used my microphone on my head set, on my iPad lol...and I need to get a microphone, ,, glad I checked this out, ...you are so knowledgeable,,, omg
Thank You! very useful tips
I live in NYC, with one end of my apt overlooking the train and the other end the hacidic jews with a synagogue and a traffic light - so never a dull moment. So how I can effectively manage to keep sounds away without paying thousands to soundproof my windows or building a booth with the little sq footage I have? A closet is also a luxury in NYC and I don't have the luxury of using mine as to close the door and record, let alone hold anything in it. My bathroom also has a fan I can't disable that is also triggered when I turn on the light switch - thoughts!?!
I use an RE20 in a small IAC booth. No EQ. Moderate levelling for audiobooks only.
I made a vocal booth with big pieces of cardboard (about 6 feet high, 1.5feet wide) and got some big stuffy sponges and cut them up to make the sound insulation. And it works great...just don't get it wet.
It cost me about 30 bucks.
And I have to carry a flashlight when am in it, but I can always just make a small hole on the roof to add a light bulb to it if I wanted.
Sounds like an awesome booth!
Dude you are awesome!!!
I love those tips it was very helpful..
I own a Warm Audio wa87
Two RODE NT1
1 Stellar X
Do you think those are good enough for voiceover and professional radio sound like?
Thanks for the tips. I learned a lot.
Glad to hear it!
This was really good. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
THANK YOU!!!! This helped so much.
Glad it helped you!
how many foam pannels do I need for a small room, do i need to cover all of the walls with it, or just particially, and where should i place them?
Really enjoyed this cast, simple useful information.
Fortunately, I Iive in a cottage with a minimum of disturbing noice. I have put panels on the walls made from flax insulation, covered with textile from old sheets. Also, a blanket pinned to the ceiling above me. I'm using a clothes' rack on one side. Works well for me.
Sounds like a great setup!
thank you very much, ive been trying to record some original audio for my animations but i always get really annoyed at how loud i breathed during the recording, after watching this vido and with some adjustment, im happy with the audio quality
I record in my bedroom at morning 5 am. After that I go for compression, EQ, Limiting, normalizing and noise reduction in Adobe audition.........
I have not done settings of my microphone ..... I will try this..... and will try to do minimal editing....
a friend has a vocal room, but I made one myself. after i had studied it well i started building. my sound booth is 40% quieter than the whisper room. I have to build the vocal room for a price of 1500 euros, including the acoustic foam. the size of my vocal booth is, W/D/H 270x210x220 cm
Nice - how did you build it? What did you use or plan did you follow?
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I made a wooden stud. for the outside of the stud mdf with foam and this made as a sandwich on the wooden stud. and on the inside rock wool and again mdf with foam. I also made the floating floor in two layers and rubber for under the floor. I made the roof the same way in three layers.I made the door in the same way and with rubber seals. so that really everything sounds proof is. I closed every crack. with special kit and of course the electrical installation and ventilation system. on the inside of the soundbooth acoustic foam. on the outside of the soundbooth I have beautiful carpet made. I've been doing it in three months, but I am very happy with the result.
@@derkhedemann5606 That MDF is heavy but dense - perfect for a booth. When you say foam - do you mean acoustical foam or something else? So from outside in, it's Carpet, Foam, MDF, Wooden Stud with Rock Wool, MDF, Foam?
@@Voiceacting101 Akotherm Basic sound absorption for the wall as a kind of sandwich construction on the mdf and and rock wool inside the wall. so i made it the outside and the inside walls and the door. that is how I made the floating floor in two layers, the roof in the same way but then in three layers. I finished the inside of the soundbooth with acoustic foam. for the outside of the soundtbooth I have fire-retardant polypropylene carpet 4 mm thick.
Yay! I'm all set. You helped out so much in helping me build confidence in what I've done. So I was hoping this was focused on script reading.
I'm in a walk-in closet with foam on the walls. :)
First time watching one of your videos. The part I love the most was the end. :) LOL. Seriously, great information. I want to improve my voice over recordings for my own educational videos. This has been a great help.
Golden tips. Thanks.
Thanks for the Frequency & Bit rate suggestions, plus file save format. That helps Jason. Using an acoustic VO box in a quiet room in my home.
You bet Scot! Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks! Great video. Really informative.
Layers of six mil poly(vapor barrier) would work for sound proofing also or layers of glass
And here I was so worried about editing my vocals with an EQ. I'm glad I didn't. My MXL 770 mic in my closet has been doing very well.
Thanks for your video! It was very helpful!
Glad I could help!
Really cool video, I would love to see comparisons. For example... for in room sounds maybe an example of with and without acoustic wall pads, etc. especially for beginners. I’m sure you wanted to keep it really simple, but those little touches would be incredible. Well done!
Thanks for the tips. I record from my room and try to do it in the closet sometimes
Perfect I try this
Jason this was very cool bro, thank you for you're time. Lots of great info. My walls in my V/O room are all Acoustic panels & A thick drape on the window & the room sounds great :)
Thanks Randy!
Hi Great video. What do you think about the MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Mic? I saw it on Amazon as part of a bundle, including a shock isolation mount, Blucoil 10 ft balanced xlr cable and pop filter wind screen. Seems Iike a great deal. I just want to make sure the mic is good. Thanks
I haven't used the 770, but based on my experience with MXL, it would be fine.
My idea for a quiet and noise-free recording area: MY CAR
That's where I record most of my voiceovers... Works pretty well
farazH thats what I want to do, record while I’m driving, love the vibes, what equipment do you need ?
@@brickdorsi nothing much actually... I use my phone to record. Usually record my audio with my Samsung uflex .. and I record when the car is off... Sounds great and good detail too
Very good advices.
Glad it was helpful!
Can I use a Dixon (mic)? That is the one I currently have, and I have a mini booth.
I haven't used it myself, give it a try and see how it sounds.
Your video was very helpful! Just getting started and I don't wish to sound like a rookie! I will record in a closet!
Great tips and so very helpful.....TY!!
I am curious if you have a better budget mic being a few years later... or if you still believe in the one discussed in the video. Thanks!
There are a few great budget mics, but the MXL V67G is a great one.
1:29 I watched this at 12 pm and now I am SCARED AF!!!!! 😱
also thanks for the tips literally you might be the coolest best TH-camr ever!
amazing video thnxx
Is a Blue Yeti set to cardioid good for a quality voice over audition recording?
Very Nice Work! Quality Video!
great tips thanks
great stuff! thanks so much!
Nice work. Good video.
Thanks Dennis!
Hello. I was wondering if the built-in mic in my laptop is also a no go for audio recording. I'm new to this industry and am yet to get any jobs so I have been wondering if I should get myself a decent USB plug-in mic. Great videos btw it's very exciting to see a professional giving such great advice, keep it up please :3
The built-in mic isn't good enough for voice-over work. There are a couple USB mics that would work. I prefer an XLR mic to an audio interface as the ideal setup.
@@Voiceacting101 Thanks a lot. Great to know. And would you recommend to wait until I have decent recording equipment to put out my voice demos?
Yes! Steps I recommend are 1 - Decide you really want to do voice-over. 2 -- Setup recording space. 3 - Practice/Improvement. 4 - Create Demo. 5 Market
Great tips Thanks for this video! ♥🤘
Glad you found it helpful!
Good video. thanks. good information, really good information.
Tip: Goodwill very often has comforters for like three bucks, big old fluffy comforters that make great soundproofing for a small room.
Great tip! Comforters and thick blankets make a huge difference. I've done a blanket fort working from hotels many times.
Thank You So Much...It Was Really Helpful❤️
Great video! And remember "Friends don't let friends use MP3s".
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Thanks. Great tips. I'm just getting started. I'm in a 45 Sq Ft walk in closet. I have moving blankets on the walls and ceiling. I'm currently using a Samson USB mic.
Thanks James. Moving blankets work really well!
If I may add, a good interface helps too. Some use XLR USB preamps, I prefer using good old fashioned mixing boards. (Yamaha) All my hook up is analog based; two mics I use are a Shure KSM27 and a ST51. M-Audio studio monitors and STREET by 50 Cent headphones. Another way to "treat" your room is with those new Aston Halo's. Watch a before and after review of those and notice a HUGE difference in clarity! Just my thoughts. 🤔
TIPS for getting my VO's into a :05 or :10 space for playbacks and what not. I'm recording into garage band but what methods do you suggest? thanks