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All my life, I have enjoyed doing voices.
I could have been a fabulous actor if my memory was better, and I always
hoped radio theater would make a comeback, because with a script in my
hand, I was phenomenal. Every chance I got between real jobs I was looking
to break into vocal work. A few years ago I
stumbled into Voices For All, an educational
training group for would-be vocal talent, and found that yes, there might
be a career path into vocal work for me. The technology has finally caught
up with me, and now quality audio recording can be done on a shoestring in
your own home. With some suggestions of some of the VFA staffers, I built
an in-house studio upstairs in our stately Cape Cod in Cincinnati.
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I sub-divided the
upstairs room at our house, walled off one-third, and built a serviceable
large closet within that den, giving me ample storage for all the
computer equipment that has piled up over the years. (I am a notorious
pack-rat.) I added ample internal lighting, and thick pile carpet, and
that part of the project was done. The rest of the conversion took some
research time and planning, but then the fun really began. I mounted
shipping blankets over the doorway and walls of the sound booth, and my
humble studio was ready for wiring!
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To minimize the
computer noise, I placed the recording laptop outside the booth itself
using a wireless mouse and keyboard in the booth, with a small flatscreen
that duplicates the laptop display. I started out with the metal pop
screen that came with the mike, and moved to a professional nylon loop
later on. I am running a VFA template that allows two vocal tracks and
one background track.
Microphone: Blue Spark
Interface: VIA Mbox
Mini
Software: Pro Tools Express 10.3.4
Default
Audio: 24 bit 44 Khz Wav with
Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter
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Welcome to Studio One and to andybartmessvoice.com!
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