The Pro Audio Suite

So you jump in the booth at home, and with the client on the line, lay down a bunch of takes. Then, down the line, you hear them say, "we haven't been recording here, could you cut takes 2 and 6 together, with the third paragraph from take 12?"... Is this a reasonable request? After all, you're just the voice guy, right? Well, this week we bounce it around and come up with our own answers. See if...

Diffusion and Absobtion. Both completely legitimate ways to treat your room and booth, but which one is better, and most importantly, which one should you be using? This week, Robbo, George, Robert, and AP break down the ins and outs of each technique and chat about how and where you may want to use them. Plus ways to achieve both on a budget..

We all love the smell of a new car, but did you know it's actually a nasty gas that creates that new car whiff?? Well, it's the same with studio foam, and if that's not enough, what those same particles of foam can do if they get into your lungs as they degrade is even scarier. This week we take a look around a typical recording studio and sniff out the potential health hazards..

In the early 1920s, Drs. Walter H. Schottky and Erwin Gerlach co-invented the first ribbon microphone. By turning the ribbon circuit in the opposite direction, they also invented the first ribbon loudspeaker.  This week Andrew has got his hands on the Sure KSM353, and George pulls out an old "Lip Mic" for a listen. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Glass, Robbo takes the Ribbon Tweeters in Adam...

Just a few weeks ago on the show, we broached the subject of VOICE AI and your rights.  Well, it didn't take long for things to come to a head. Just this week (May 2021) Canadian Voice Actor Bev Standing launched legal action against global Social Media giant Tik Tok, claiming they have used sound files that she recorded for another job without her permission and without compensation to create an...

Thanks to your feedback on our recent poll, we've begun planning more episodes that feature gear, gear setups, and room tuning tips n tricks. The first cab off the rank is this week's episode. We asked each of our panel members to come up with something new that they have been playing with over the past few weeks. And what we got was a great diversity of NEWNESS...

They're thought of as "The Dark Side" of Audio, long hours behind the mic for some, and hours of painstaking editing on the other side of the glass. This week we speak with Simone Feiler (Brisbane Audio Books Owner/Engineer) and Scott Brick, Audio Book Voice Artist with a stack of credentials. We take a dive down the rabbit hole of questions about this little know artform and have a few laughs alo...

"The NT-USB Mini brings the pristine sound quality of RØDE’s world-class studio mics to a compact, easy-to-use USB microphone. Designed to deliver crystal-clear, professional-quality audio direct to a computer or tablet, it’s the perfect microphone for gamers, podcasters, musicians, streamers, and content creators who want to be heard in full definition.'' That's what RODE have to say about their...

This week, we get some definitive answers on whether you can Trade Mark your sound! Stuart Green is an Australian Trade Mark lawyer, and he joins us to give us the lowdown on most of the above. TBH some of his answers sound a warning bell for both the industry and its workers! DON'T MISS THIS!!

If you follow our show, you will absolutely know who Bill Drescher is. 50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make him a household name in the Music Biz. In Part two of our interview with Bill, we look back at the later part of his career, and Charles Manson, Drum Mic Setups, His Vocal Chain setup, tips and tricks, and a whole lot more...

50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make Bill Drescher a household name in the Music Biz. In Part One of our interview with Bill, we look back at the early years of his career. The building of the Sound City legend, his production/engineering work with the likes of Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Rick Springfield, INXS, and (believe it or not) Evil Knievel. We...

Last week we featured Brad Newman (upper-level CRM owner and founder)and spoke in broad terms about marketing for Media people. This week we get down to the nitty-gritty of what to post and when...

Brad Newmann is a "Jack of all trades". He's a voice artist, post-production studio owner, and also heads up a marketing company aimed at voice-over and audio peeps... This week Brad joins us to talk about Marketing for the Voice Over industry. What are we doing wrong, what are the ways of getting it right?? And everything in-between.  Oh and don't worry we couldn't let him go without geeking out...

FLAC is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio. But should you use it as a delivery format for your clients? Is it really lossless? We dive into the topic...

Imaging Blueprint has released some audio plugins designed for radio imaging and created with radio producers & voiceovers in mind. The suite of plugins in ‘The Construction Series’ comprises the Construction Compressor, Construction Limiter, and Construction EQ. We asked the boys to take a minute and jump on the show to give us the lowdown behind their conception, construction and uses!!

AI voice farmers are actively recruiting unsuspecting voice talent to be the guinea pigs for their Voice Emulation software that they are rolling out. While a nice check upfront may pay this month's rent, and put some petrol in the car, what are the ongoing consequences that they DON'T tell you about. Robbo and AP are joined by Aussie Voice Over Industry veteran (and all-around nice guy) Tony Bell...

Audio Recording Pioneer Rupert Neve passed away recently, so in tribute to the man and his work, we decided to get hold of a couple of Musicians/Engineers who had worked on his gear, and pick their brains about what made them so great.  So this week we're joined by Bill Drescher (Sound City) and Graeme "Buzz" Bidstrup (musician, songwriter, and music producer) both have a love affair and long hist...

Dan Brumm rejoins us for this week's quick bite, as we get into a conversation around a Superbowl Ad from the other week, in particular the mix. Did they mix it like that on purpose? Was there "client issues" to contend with? Or was the voice not processed enough by the voice talent? Robbo leaves us with no need to guess his position.. 

For the last 2 years, Dann Brumm has been Voicing "Uncle Stripe" on "Bluey" an Australian Cartoon series that features the adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends. He is also the series Sound designer and Mixer. In this week's show, we get to know Dann, his background, a how he got his start in Audio and how that Audio Gig turned into a c...

When it comes to voicing animated characters for TV and Film, there's not much Bob Bergen hasn't done. This week we sat down with Bob to talk about his plan to change the SAG/AFTRA model to better reflect today's voiceover landscape. It's currently a complicated web of red tape and outdated systems, and Bob is on the campaign trail to not only change all that but open it up to a wider membership b...

"You get what you pay for" is the old adage my mother always threw at me when I was a kid. And back then it was probably very true. But is it applicable today? And more importantly (to this podcast anyway) does it apply to Audio gear? Robbo, AP, George... Discuss!!

Been away over the Christmas/New Year break? Frustrated with your travel set up? Well this week we answer all your questions about the what and more importantly "how" to get the best sound from your portable voice over studio..

Toward the end of last year, we had a listener send us an email asking what we considered to be the best mic for voice over use under $100 USD. After much deliberation, and it should be said conflicting opinions, we have come up with our list here. See what you think..

Hot on the back of last weeks conversation around the way things might look in 2021, we take a look at what's coming our way gear-wise...Who loves shopping on Sweetwater??

The devil (aka 2020) is gone. But what does the new year hold in store??