The Pro Audio Suite

Daniel is the voice of international TV & radio campaigns, corporate films, trailers, videogames, audio books and news & sports programs, heard across the world.  He also runs "networks Europe", a global, multi-language team of translators, transcreators, copywriters, localisation professionals, voice talents, audio producers, musicians, composers and sound designers.

Jason Bermingham is a journalist and voiceover talent from California, USA, who currently records from a professional studio in São Paulo, Brazil, with his wife and fellow voice artist Simone Kliass. In this episode, we talk all things voice over with Jason and discuss how he manages to keep so busy considering he's an English speaking American based in Brazil.

In this episode, we put the Waves arsenal of Noise Reduction up against the legendary RX 7 suite from Izotope, and the new player in the market Brusfri. The results are surprising, and at the end Robbo, Robert, George and AP give their thoughts on the best bang for your Noise Reduction dollar.

On this episode, we get in-depth with Paul Strikwerda. We talk about his stroke and how he almost died and the road to recovery, spoon feeding newbies and why we shouldn’t, how we are perfectly placed to make VO a green industry, why you should EQ your booth, Audient ID22 issue, Shure A15HP, Twisted Wave and Wavelab and should we volunteer to teach prisoners how to do voice over.

In this Quick Bite, we chat with Paul Strikwerda, a massively busy voice-over artist in the US, and the author of Making Money In Your PJs a book for voice-overs and other solopreneurs about the perils of a remote lifestyle and how to overcome them. If you feel isolated and alone in your craft, or are just about to begin your own journey down the home studio path then this episode is for you.

There is a scam going around the Voice Over industry that is costing talent big $. In this quickbite, we expose it and tell you what to look for to make sure you're not the next victim.

On this episode, we take a look at the latest version of WaveLab Elements 9.5 from Steinberg. Andrew uses it daily and Robbo has his first look and digs around to see what it can do. Is it simple enough for anyone to use? Based on the fact Andrew uses it the answer must be a resounding yes!

For a while now, Izotope has held the mantle of one of (if not the) best noise reduction plugins on the market. But it also has a price point to match. Well, Sweedish company Klevgr has come up with what may be a product that could steer some voice artists and podcaster away from Izotope's suite of products and onto a $60 plugin that does the job just as well (if not perhaps even a little better)....

Adrenaline Studios is one of the hardest working studios in Vegas. Doing everything from ADR to Radio spots. Matt and his team are always onto something different, In this episode, we find out what, why and most importantly (for our little show anyway) HOW...

Rode have been known for their mics for a while now. But they have also just ented the Podcast Arena on a big scale. The Rodecaster Pro is a podcast recording suite in a box. With all the mic, phone, USB and Bluetooth ins and outs you could ever need to record even the biggest Podcast lineup. This week George gets his hands on one and runs us through the ins and outs of this amazing piece of firmw...

We are joined by Detroit based advertising executive, Iain Lanivich to talk about online casting, remote sessions, in-house production, the future of voice over casting, the shift in voice overuse, union and non-union, relationships between post houses and ad agencies and the change in workflow. Robert Marshall puts on his sound designer and studio owner hat to make for an interesting conversation...

This week we are joined by Dan Woodall, Marketing Director at Rode Microphones. We chat about the revolutionary Rodecaster Pro, a complete podcast recording solution. We also find out about a great competition they have running at the time of this episodes publish,  where you could win everything you need to fit out your dream podcast studio and chat about what Mic's might be best for your setup.

Planning a podcast? We talk about all the gear and set up you need and the traps for young players. We talk mics, DAW, interfaces, USB mics, external recorders and setting up your space. Don't forget to like our facebook page and if you have a question of your own you'd like us to answer, post it there and we will answer it as best we can.

Gerard is an Australian actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his role as Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher in Prisoner. He is also one of Australia's top voice actors, voicing numerous commercial and narrations during the 1990s and early 2000s. Gerard joins us this week to talk about home studios and how to get them right. As well as answering a few tough questions about life on the inside (...

With NAMM on in Anaheim this week, and George on location, we figured it was the perfect opportunity to take you live to the floor and get the low down on what's new and what's happening.

If you've been around this crazy industry long enough, you know the moment this episode is all about. The conversation where your client is insisting that you do something that you just know is never going to work, or if it does get by their radar, is simply gonna sound like shit! How do you handle that moment?? In this episode, Robbo, Andrew and George explore the possibilities and chat about a f...

Your hearing is the thing that makes your sound, well... your sound. No matter which side of the glass you work on, if you can't hear, you can't work.  Voice Over artists and performers need to hear themselves and their cues, and Audio Engineers, well, there's no need to explain what ANY sort of hearing damage can do to them.  SO what is Tinnitus, and what causes it. How can we work around it if w...

Richard Lush worked alongside producer Sir George Martin and senior engineer Geoff Emerick, Richard participated in nearly one hundred Beatles recording sessions and is credited as Second Engineer on all tracks on the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. In this episode, we talk with Richerd about his time at Abbey Road, working with the Beatles, and delve into some of the stories about rec...

In Episode 20 we compared 4 popular Mics for voice over. A startling discovery was that the Rhode NTG4 actually stood up well against the ever popular 416, and in fact was so close we concluded if set up properly it would be difficult for most to pick the difference. In this episode, we put that theory to the test and the conclusion could save your back pocket hundreds the next time you go Mic sho...

Bobby is one of the best selling authors in the music recording industry with 23 books that are now staples in audio recording, music and music business programs in colleges around the world. He has also penned hundreds of audio-related articles for a variety of popular industry trade publications. In this episode, we talk with Bobby about everything from room acoustics, to track counts and more....

AP recently received emails extorting money from him, including threats that his computer had been hacked and the perpetrator was going to release his personal information. Whilst AP managed to escape the clutches of this F&^kwit, it started us thinking about the amount of time Producers, Voice Artists and Audio Engineers spend online uploading and downloading files from sometimes dubious sources....

We recently got a question from one of our listeners. John Knight Bowers asked "I'm just starting out in VO, but have a Pro Tools rig with roots in music (demos). Would be interested to hear about the full chain for VO, and the pros/cons of outboard gear. I've noticed most in VO are pretty much Mic-->Interface--> Computer but I have to think an extra link (like a pre) might be of benefit." In this...

The Porta-Booth ® is fast becoming a go-to for a lot of voice artists, there are plenty of upsides, but what are the downsides. And if you do get one, what type of Mic should you use? Where should you place it, and is there anything else you can do to improve your sound? In this episode, we try out a number of configurations to help you come up with the perfect set-up for you and more importantly...

This week we are joined by Jeff Silverman once more as we compare 8 very different Microphones to find the ultimate in Performance for the price. The Mics in question are: C414eb P48 Rhode NTG4 Rhode NT1 Sennheiser 416 Geffell M930 Rhode Podcaster Jeanne JA87 Microtech Geffell M92.1s

In our first ever "Quick Bite" Robert and George give us the rundown on what was new and exciting on the floor of this year's US AES conference. From Microphones to headphones to fader automation for Analogue Consoles, the boys lay it all out for you. Just like being there, you will get the complete rundown here, and all in just 20 minutes (but unfortunately without the frequent flyer points).