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I tend to use the Jack Audio Connection Kit to do my work. For recording, I use the "Ultra-Simple Recording Workflow" outlined in the link below, because there's very little possibility for failure...

Tuts Plus has a step-by-step overview of the animated movie production process. It's not as detailed as one might like, but it gives the animator a good starting point for self-directed learning.
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i just came across a large number of tutorial playlists covering the use of the Blender software package, all the way from basics like navigation and basic modeling, to advanced topics like armature...

My usual suggestion is Blender. It is a 3D program, but it has a video editor and compositor built-in, complete with features like green screening and camera tracking. It's as close as you can get...

I'm not a musician (I have no concept of harmony), so I'm not going to be able to make anything musical. However, I would imagine that Audacity is not a good tool for making music; that is not...

The first thing you need to learn is the interface; Blender is very powerful, but isn't the easiest to learn until you grasp the interface. The program's interface is insanely consistent, but only...

Not really; it's not going to help you get familiar with your "other people" voice, because all you get in that situation is a combination of the two voices together. Besides, as Amy correctly...

If you're asking what I think you're asking, the reason we hear a different voice than you do is because your voice is resonating through your skull, which will affect the tone picked up by the...

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. My preference is third-person, but it's not required... and I've read/listened to some very interesting first-person narratives.

I also prefer audio drama, but...

I have an idea for an anthology series, called "The Garden of Genemone." However, I am in no way a story writer. Still, I want to see this idea play out, so I thought I might put it out there for...

Flexibility is definitely desirable. However, the first thing I recommend you practice is flexibility in how you use your own voice. The first thing I recommend is practing your clarity through...

Audacity is an excellent free program to use. I would advise against purchasing audio software until you've first purchased a studio microphone (if you haven't already; see the microphone review...

To begin with, you need to understand peak and floor. Peak is the volume limit of your microphone. Condensers are naturally sensitive microphones, and can pick up a lot of sound. This is why you...

Pad the walls and keep something (like a desk) between the microphone and the computer. The point is to reduce reflections and eliminate line-of-signt. I've found that packing blankets, like those...

If you have a car and a portable recorder (like a Zoom H1), you can try doing the voice work in the car. Vehicles tend to have very good soundproofing to keep the engine noise from entering the...

This is more for the "acting" part of voice acting; a number of professional voice-over artists create episodes for the podcast "Voice Over Experts" on Voices.com. You can access and listen to the...

The best I can suggest is to practice the diction and lilt (pitch movement) of the voice. Unless you're gifted with the ability to mimic, you're better off on focusing on the attitude and emphasis...

I pretty much evangelize Blender as a video editing platform, although, as a previous poster mentioned, it requires a little work to familiarize oneself with. My site has a couple articles on using...

For voice-over, the mic may be okay, but considering that a lot of audio sites tend to really badmouth Behringer, I can't say for certain.

As for the necessary gear for a condenser microphone, you...

The icicle has support for phantom power, which is necessary when using a condenser microphone.

I haven't noticed anything wrong with Audacity's shifting effect. However, I don't use it much; I usually prefer "Echo" to produce metallic voices; the effect is much like a voice from a speaker...

Submitted an audition for the Narrator.

One thing that caught my attention; the post looks like it was copied and pasted from a word processor that does not handle newlines correctly; various...

Hmmm... I think it might be useful to run it through the ringmod twice... once at the "voice-chopping" low frequency, and then again at a much higher frequency for the muffled, digital sound.

As...

If you have a UHaul location nearby, the blankets there are much better for the results; they are designed to cushion impact, and this also applies to the impact of sound waves. They won't get much...

When you save it, you're not saving it as 16 kbps, are you? File bit rate (should be >128 ) and audio bit depth (should be at 16) are two different things; make sure you are selecting the correct...