The Pro Audio Suite

George will help you improve the quality of your recordings, often without even setting foot in your home!   In this episode, AP talks with George about everything Home Studio, and there's even a special offer from George for his services.

Marketing is one of the most important things you will do for your career. How can you do it better? How do other people do it? This week, we investigate...

It's an art that could prove an invaluable skill to have when everything goes pear shaped in a voice session, and you track the fault back to a dodgy mic lead.  What are the tricks, and is it a hard skill to master? Robbo and AP delve into all the details.

This week we talk to Antonio Anzalua from Warm Audio about their Neumann U87 clone, the WA 87. It has been touted by industry veterans as "the closest to the real thing", but with a price point that is nothing even remotely similar to the original.

What Social platform works best for the media. How do you go about contacting these people? Do you sell yourself from the moment they connect or wait and see where things go? In this week's show, we talk to Dan Hurst returns to the studio to share his experience and success online to drive his personal brand's success to new heights.

It's one of those annoying things. You nail the brief, pause where required, color and shade are abundant throughout your read, and there's just the right amount of smile. Then the engineer opens the talkback and says. "that was great, perfect in fact", but we'll just have to do one more. There were a few mouth clicks in there". What can you do to avoid them? Is there anything you can do? This wee...

Unsure why your voice tracks sound distorted sometimes even tho VU meter says that they shouldn't be? This is where you need to understand the concept of GAIN and Level. In this week's Episode, Robbo tries to unravel the difference and give you an understanding of the difference and how to use them

It's happened to all of us. You're in a session, and all of a sudden you're getting feedback, or the client listening at the other end says they can't hear you. If you're not confident in understanding how your studio works, and where problems can occur, you get that sinking feeling in your gut and a blind sense of panic sets in.  In this episode, tho, AP and Robbo discuss how you can work quickly...

More and more it seems that a good mix is becoming less of a lusted after goal when it comes to some forms of media. In this episode, AP and Robbo explore some disturbing industry trends and discuss some ways you may be able to "tweak" what you are delivering to help your voice stand out even straight out of the Avid. 

We spend a fortune on them, but one day...Someday we have to move them. How do you prepare for the move, and what things do you need t think about? AP and Robbo discuss the ins and outs of moving house when you are also a small studio operator.

We all live and die by our Mobile (Cell) Phone, but what is the etiquette attached to their use in the Studio. AP and Robbo delve into what can sometimes be a sticky situation.

If you have a home studio for VO work, it can be confusing as to what studios expect when you are sending them their audio. In this quick bite AP and Robbo explore the different file types and settings that are fast becoming an industry standard.

This week, AP and Robbo take a look at the new player in the Voice over IP game. Bodalgo have thrown their hat in the ring, is it all it's shaped up to be?

In this week's episode, we catch up with Harlan Hogan. The creator and distributor of the Porta-Booth Pro. Take a listen as he tells us the best way to set it up, and some of the secrets of pulling a great sound on the road. If you travel and work, this is one not to miss.

As it becomes more and more accepted that experience in the industry, both advertsing and media, is not necessarily as respected from a hiring point of view as it used to be. Robbo and Andrew discuss some of the issues that can arise from working with some of those newer to our industry. 

Let's face it, one of the key selling points of working from a home studio is availability. We can be flexible for our clients more so than when you're running between studios and spending downtime in the car or on the bus or train.  However, when is it ok to say, sorry I can't right now, and how do you manage that against the expectation of a fast turn around. Take a listen to this week's show, a...

In this episode we look at a short article from Abbe Holmes about three things to think about before your next voiceover.

We re-look at the Kaotica eyeball and have some success changing the mic and pattern.

On this week's show, we put the Kaotica Eyeball and the Harlan Hogan Porta-Booth Pro to the test. Admittedly its a small sample test but it does give you a pretty good idea how these work.

In a new format, short form Podcast, Robbo, AP and Dan debate the pros and cons of Adobe's new voice cloning software. Where will it take us? What does it mean for Voice Over talent? What does the future hold for the Voice Over Hobbyist? Take 20 minutes to explore what the future of our business holds and how we might be getting there.

In this episode Andrew, Robbo and Dan team up to help you make the most of your Audition Tapes.  From, interpreting scripts differently, to executing the "Perfect" read, the guys take you through the process step by step. An hour of your time that will definitely pay dividends the next time you're asked to audition.

In this week's show, we talk with Dan about his work, what got him there, and where it is taking him. We also compare a script read by both Dan and Andrew and run through Dan's mic chain to see what give him that "Secret Sauce", and Dan also spills a few secrets about how to have a better shot with your next Audition!

As a home studio operator, be it VO artist, or Production facility, what are the basics? Is there such a thing as too much gear? How can you get out there and sell yourself?? Andrew and Robbo discuss these issues and more in this weeks episode..

In this episode Robbo and Andrew chat about Microphones and their differing incarnations, Voices and their qualities, and talk in depth about the state of the Voice Over industry in general... 

This weeks guest is Travis Hall, the Manager of Guitar, Systems, and Pro Audio Departments at Sound Pure. In this episode, we discuss Microphone and preamp combinations from the simple and most affordable, to the top end and more.  Whether you have a home studio or are servicing the top end of town, you can't afford to miss this.