In the voiceover-related discussion forums I haunt, it’s fairly frequent for people to request critiques of their web sites. These sites run the gamut from very slick professionally-produced sites to stuff generated by a free webhost and some templates. I haven’t seen a single one that didn’t break one or more of the rules (they’re …
Category Archives: Tech
The List of Must-Haves for your Studio
I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but there’s good reason for it! I’ve been working on a new web site, which I hope to “launch” officially very soon. I also cut a commercial demo reel last week, which should be through post-production shortly. And of course there was a meeting of the PSVAC, which went …
Setting Up a Phone Patch, Part Deux
If you read my previous post about setting up Skype as a phone patch, you may have had some questions. Well, so did a few others! I’ve been helping Amy Snively (the driving force behind FaffCon!) get her studio set up with a Skype patch. After a few hours on Skype walking her through plugging all the …
Setting Up a Phone Patch
How do you get this to work with a phone? (Credit: Michael Rhys) In this post I’m going to describe how you can set up a simple remote phone patch which allows a remote client to work with you in realtime as you record. This type of setup is invaluable for any voiceover artist working …
The Voiceover Wiki
Voiceover artist Mahmoud Taji recently announced the creation of The Voiceover Wiki. It’s a wiki site dedicated to the world of voiceover and from my so-far brief perusal, has a lot of promise. I’m looking forward to seeing what comes out of it, and probably contributing some myself. Good stuff, Mahmoud!
The Sound of Silence
Hear the difference moving your PC out of the studio can make!
Creating a Noise-Free Studio
Opportunity knocks for Corey to reduce the noise in his studio in the form of a… power outage?
WordPress on Microsoft SQL Server!
As part of establishing this blog, I wanted to run WordPress for it. I’d used WP in some other situations and really enjoyed the ease of use and flexibility it provided. However, WordPress has never put out a version that will run on Microsoft SQL Server, or any database system other than MySQL. My website …