Forum: Tips and Tricks!

I don't even remember what I was browsing around the web for but I stumbled across this website that I feel would be VERY useful for the many people on this site hoping to gain a career in voice acting. http://www.edgestudio.com Enjoy :)

So... As technically a beginning amateur in Voice Acting I am curious to know: When you first started out what was the thing that stood out as most helpful toward advancing your abilities and skills as a voice actor? Was it... Scales? Acting classes? Finding a voice coach? Gargling salt...

In episode 50 of The Audacity to Podcast, Daniel J. Lewis offers recommendations to improve your voice quality even from a cheap, consumer-grade microphone. In fact, you don't even need to listen to the podcast, as the show notes are pretty good by themselves. However, listening will actually...

Hiya, here are some generic voice acting tips for beginning voice actors/actresses! I made this for my youtube hence the different name, anyway enjoy! Let me know if they help you or not

I have over 10 years of stage acting experience, and more recently thanks to an AiVA workshop I know I have some talent at voice acting and dubbing too. I have been practicing on and off with voice acting for a few years now but the thing that has eluded me for so long is how to write my demo reel....

I think it's safe to say we're all here because we love voice acting. We have a passion for portraying unique, dynamic characters and then seeing our own distinct personalities injected into an enthralling story. But from what I gather, not everyone is in love with another aspect of this endeavor,...

Hey gang! After hearing a huge number of questions related to assistance with AX Idol voiceover monologues and song selections, I decided to gather a whole bunch of AX Idol past winners/finalists together for a roundtable discussion on tips, tricks, advice and suggestions for hopeful singers...

Hey gang! After hearing a huge number of questions related to assistance with AX Idol voiceover monologues and song selections, I decided to gather a whole bunch of AX Idol past winners/finalists together for a roundtable discussion on tips, tricks, advice and suggestions for hopeful singers and...

Hey everybody. I would just like to talk about submissions that I think would have been a lot better had people taken some extra precautions to getting rid of the "noise", and reverb in their takes. NOISE I know that there are plenty of noise reduction techniques plug-ins nowadays, so...

::BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER!:: I am no expert of the voice/demo reel. I have yet to send mine around, so the following doesn’t come from my experience, success, failure or whatever. The following I relay to you, is from people in the industry I’ve talked to, emailed, or heard talking at a...

Hey guys. I just posted a short and easy tutorial on Instructables.com Check it out! :-o http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-Fix-Get-Rid-of-BuzzingHumming-Noise-When-U/ Update: If you have a two prong power cord for your laptop, flip it upside down so that the left prong is on the right and...

I'm sure there's probably been a post similar to this somewhere, but i can't find it, so I'll just post here. Recently I've been really annoyed and stressed out with voice acting, so much work and effort put in and rewards are minimal (auditioned for 20 straight, got 2 projects, but one got...

When it comes to making high quality productions, mic quality is right up there with just plain being a good actor with what will get VAs cast or not. Simply, if the recording doesn't sound clean, it will sound unpleasant and be distracting in a project, regardless of your vocal skill. There...

Posted by Clockdug: How vocal cuts work Ok, it may help users of ALL programs if we talk about how vocal cuts are done. We used to do them before digital editors were invented by cutting and splicing just a couple of wires; there’s no real magic to it. First, stereo files have 2 tracks...

This was inspired by Niftykoala's 'Beginner's Guide To Voice Acting.' As I've worked with hundreds of producers and have heard numerous horror stories from other voice actors, I've got a list of tips that can help new producers in dealing more professionally with their voice actors. If...

I realize there are a lot of other threads like this but another one can't hurt, right? Perhaps there is some information here that the others don't have. All I know is this has helped me and I hope the same for you. MOST OF THESE TECHNIQUES WILL HELP FOR ANY TYPE OF VOICE YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE,...

I've actually been asked to come in and meet some of the people at the studio that i'm actively going after...however this is so different than all my other jobs, what should I do...should I wear a shirt and tie? Jesus I'm just shaking at the thought of doing it in front of so many people...any...

A friend and colleague on the A/V team at church and I were talking this evening after the 11pm Candlelight service at church about some of the issues many on the VAA have been discussing, and he gave a few key pointers for everyone to consider. He's a Sound Engineer who works for the local CBS...

i do not claim any ownership or rights to what is about to be posted the article below is a copy and paste from a site from my list and the site link is here if you'd like to visit it. The Fine Art of Breathing - Make Your Voice a Masterpiece By ...

Here are some good tips to think about if you are the producer deciding to cast for an upcoming or current production, and if you are the person auditioning for said production. The original incarnation of this was posted by Sapphire and originally brought to you by Haushinka. I have, however,...