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Tools / Techniques
Resources to improve your VO career fast!



Voice Actor's Guide to Recording at Home and on the Road
by Jeffrey P. Fisher & Harlan Hogan

$34.95 (includes S&H)


To survive in this highly competitive field, you need to learn and master basic production techniques. The Voice Actor's Guide to Home Recording shows both aspiring and established voice-over actors how to set up and effectively use their own inexpensive-but professional-sounding-personal recording studio to make pro-quality home recordings fast and easy. It's a funny, non-technical guide that will lead you gently into the recording world for demos, auditons, and even finished spots. Discover why this popular book has over 25 five star reviews -- it's just what you need. Get your copy today!!





Voice-Over Success
What You Must Know to Compete in Today's very Different VO Marketplace
DVD with Jeffrey P. Fisher and Harlan Hogan

$79.95 (includes S&H)


Veteran voice actor Harlan Hogan teams up with audio guru Jeffrey P. Fisher to share their insight into the world of voice-over. This 93-minute DVD includes the four "Ts" of VO and a step-by-step course in home recording specifically for the voice-actor. Watch and learn and this DVD will lead you down the path toward voice over success.

Play excerpt one from VO Success DVD (Windows Media)
Play excerpt two from VO Success DVD (Windows Media)

"Fantastic insights, from two masters of the craft." -- G.G.


The New & Improved 2008 Voice Over “Porta-Booth”
Road Warriors (VOs who record away from the office) need a portable sound booth for quality VO recordings. Here's Harlan's tested and updated solution for overcoming bad sounding rooms. Read more



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Avantone Pro-Shield Studio Pop Filter Review
Can such a simple design make a dramatic difference in plosives removal? If you're looking for an ideal way to record voice, you'd be wise to invest in the Avantone Pro-Shield and make sure its between the mic and the talent for every vocal session. Read more



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Harlan in the Sam Suede game trailer
Sam Suede : Undercover Exposure is the new game from the fertile minds of Ken Wegrzyn and Al Lowe who brought you Leisure Suit Larry. See and listen to Harlan in the very, very funny trailer. Click here



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A Studio of Your Own
Voice actors without recording facilities are already at a competitive disadvantage. A studio of your own will soon be a necessity, not a luxury. Personal recording is the only cost-effective way to compete globally. Read more



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Virtual Voice-Over
The business model for our industry has already begun to change. Like so many other industries-from banking to retailing-the Internet has affected traditional "bricks and mortar" businesses, and we are no exception. We are beginning to be "Virtual voice-overs," perhaps represented by virtual agents, protected by virtual unions, and paid by virtual banks, anywhere in the world. Read more



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Getting Started Recording Voice-Overs at Home
Do you already have a computer with a sound card that can act as your digital recorder? You just need to add some inexpensive recording equipment and software to your PC, and you can produce high-quality, effective voice recordings easily. What other gear do you need? Read more



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MXL Desktop Recording Kit Review
DRK in a nutshell : Looking for an inexpensive but great-sounding microphone? MXL has the solution that works perfectly for the on the go VO. The Desktop Recording Kit (DRK) is a battery-powered large diaphragm condenser mic that looks great and sounds even better. I've used it on male and female talent and feel its warm, round, clean quality makes it a must have for demo work and auditions. And since it runs on batteries, plug the DRK right into your laptop -- all the necessary cables are included -- and you can deliver your VO from anywhere. Read more



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Test Tone from Voice Actor's Guide to Home Recoring
Here is the test tone to use when setting levels between analog gear, such as a mixer connected to a computer soundcard.Click to play or right-click and choose Save target as to download



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