Audio Book Techniques
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Terry Daniel shares how he records an audio book read.
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Superior presentation.
One question if I may: How do you get such a great, dead’n'deep sound on your mic with a set-up that looks like it’s basically just sitting on your desktop? You’re not in a closet or sound booth, just right out in the open.
Great, concise, instructional on audiobooks! What percentage of your business would you say is audiobooks, and do all of your publishers edit your files themselves, or have you ever been expected to edit before you send to them (Deb Munro had an online article where she indicated she was responsible for the editing. I was curious if this was the norm or not.)
I appreciate your extending a helping hand to those on their way up.
Thanks,
Ann
I enjoyed the your presentation on audiobooks. Your presentations give me great insight into the real world of voice acting, and are a huge help. I would also like to know how you create that great dead’n'deep sound on your mic.
Thanks
Gary
Thanks Gary! The mic I use is a Neumann TLM 103. It’s perfect for my style of delivery. Thanks again for the kinds words!
Great info, Terry – Thanks (as always) for sharing!
Fantastic. But repeating what Greg asked, may I know which is your hardware and software setup?
Many thanks,
Paulo Eduardo – Brazil.
Excellent tips! How do you record with the computers sitting on the desk? Doesn’t the sound of the cooling fans interfere with the audio?
Thank you so much for this sample, I posted it on our website where we coach sci-fi writers how to produce their own audiobooks and radio drama. Godspeed!
Terry, Thanks for sharing your techniques. Great info to keep in the folders.
Terry,
Thanks so much for that ‘realtime’ session, it seems more accessible and attainable.
Terry,
Thanks for sharing!
Always nice to see how other VO artists work.
Best,
Lauren
Thanks Lauren!
I enjoy your work as well. We’re also connected on facebook!
Hi, Terry. It’s great you share your tips – it helps our industry to be a community, and that’s treasured when so many of us work solo, particularly newcomers like me. I would love to know which part of the USA gives you those warm and friendly tones? Also I often wonder how English ‘received pronunciation’ a la BBC sounds to American ears? Best, Howard Ellison
Hi, Terry. It’s great that you share your tips, it helps to make this industry a community – appreciated by people who work solo, and newcomers like myself. I would love to know which region of the USA gives you your warm and friendly tones. I wonder also how English ‘received pronunciation’ sounds to American ears? Best wishes, Howard Ellison, Devon UK.
Excellent presentation Terry!!
This is so very exciting to me now that I’m really able to take this very seriously. Currently I have a couple of friends who have a Multi-media production studio and they asked me to do some voice overs for 15 second commercials. I would like to ask you 2 questions if I may?
1. When you have more dialog/script than what time allows, what is your best suggestion if the client still wants to keep all the lines in the script?
2. What is the best way to mix/compress/Bass boost your voice Over recordings so it has presence and substance but still hear the mid ranges so as to ice over clearly and not to be too Bassy? I have done these VO commercials and when they air, they sound like the volume is too low and that my voice is not predominant.
What is your advice sir? Thanks- David Van Sise
http://voice123.com/David_Van_Sise
Hi David,
Thank you for the nice comments and the good questions. Most of these can be answered in our members area of the club. There is a some great modules on recording and script delivery. Check it out when you get a chance. Again, thank you so much for the compliment and good luck to you!
Hi Terry,
Thanks for the video of your technique in reading a book. What recording program do you use and are you familiar with the Harlan Hogan sound proof box for the microphone to cut down on room noise? I use Adobe Audition 3
and for noise restoration I use also use what Adobe has. It seems to work OK, but I hear the sound proof box is superior. What do you think?
Thanks
Hi Ed!
Thanks for your comments. My studio is 100% soundproof, so I don’t use any sound proof boxes. I have heard the Hogan box works well but it’s tough if you read your scripts off of a computer monitor.
Adobe Audition rocks! I’ve been using it for 10 years and I love it. Nice choice!
Hey, that was cool for a beginners look into the field of voice recording opportunities. Thanks for taking the time to share the experience. Bright ideas and good training always help to make people more flexible and comfortable when it comes to doing professional entertainment.
Cool insight and training review. You are an awesome coach. I like knowing what opportunities are available step by step. Thanks for the technique.
terry you are very talented, i my self would like to become a voice actor but i have no idea how to get stated. do you thank you could give me some advice it would be very appreciated if so email me, thank you.
Thanks Clay! A great place to start is the Voice Over Club members area. You can try it for a buck and then upgrade to a consultation, if you would like to discuss the VO industry and all your options with me. Click on the link below to join. Thanks Clay!
http://www.voiceoverclub.com/join-now
Thanks Terry, loved the example. Maybe some day I’ll be able to work my way into audio books.
Thanks, Terry. What you didn’t cover in reading an audio book is how to you read dialog in a book? Do you have to assume 2 or 3 (or 5) different character voices?
I find I get lots of lip noise and it DRIVES ME CRAZY!!! I wonder if it has anything to do with nerves and a dry mouth, but I can’t find anything too useful on the web as to how to stop it or even how to edit it out – sometimes it is bang in the middle of a word and sound worse when it is cut out.
Also it is so-o-o- time consuming. Do you have any advice on that? (Apart from your “join the club” line, that is?)