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  Few things make us quiver in our collective creator boots faster than AI. It's a force to be reckoned with not because it absolutely will not stop - until you are dead, but because we ALL need to take the time to know more about it - sooner rather than later. It's time to put AI - and it's impact on the industries of voiceover and podcasting into the crosshairs of this episode of The Podcast Gauntlet.   The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix!       The Podcast Gauntlet Podcast Connection Links:   Connect with The Hosts (and View Direct Contact information Below!)   Subscribe to This Podcast & Listen Now!      Subscribe, Like, and Share Everywhere! Help The Podcast Gauntlet Grow!   The Shownotes for this Episode of The Podcast Gauntlet: -- The TERMINATOR (1984): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/ -- What is Guerilla Film Making? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpsM4EUWX_8 -- The Cast of the Feature Film: The TERMINATOR: https://mubi.com/en/films/the-terminator/cast -- A Complete Filmography Regarding The TERMINATOR Franchise: https://www.ign.com/articles/terminator-movies-in-order -- What is "AI?" https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-ai-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence/ -- What is SKYNET? https://terminator.fandom.com/wiki/Skynet -- Human Voice Services Online: https://www.google.com/search?q=best+human+voice+service+oniine&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1056US1056&oq=best+human+voice+service+oniine&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyDAgDECEYChigARiLA9IBCDU4MzhqMWo0qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -- What is RESpeecher? https://www.respeecher.com/ -- who is James Earl Jones? https://www.respeecher.com/ -- Who is Darth Vader? https://www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader -- What is Descript? https://www.descript.com/ -- What is a DeepFake? https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/deepfake -- What is Facebook? https://www.webwise.ie/parents/explained-what-is-facebook-2/ -- Learn All About The Movie: TOP GUN: Maverick: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/top-gun-maverick-behind-the-scenes/ -- Who is Val Kilmer? https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/val-kilmer-age-wife-children-movies-illness/ -- 'Who is Mike DelGaudio? https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/about/contributors/mike-delgaudio -- What is The Booth Junkie? https://www.youtube.com/@BoothJunkie/videos -- Who are Siskel & Ebert? https://movieweb.com/siskel-and-ebert-impact-on-hollywood/ -- Who is Gene Siskel? https://www.genesiskel.com/ -- Who is Roger Ebert? https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/roger-ebert -- The Story of Crafting Roger Ebert's Voice: https://youtu.be/SR9OS74Sa8s?si=SjAWgzcgPbuIDGPc -- Remaking My Voice (In Ebert's Own Words): https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_ebert_remaking_my_voice?language=en -- Learn All About CereVoice: https://www.cereproc.com/ -- What Process Inside of Descript Prevents Shenanigans? https://www.descript.com/tools/text-to-speech -- Learn All About Corridor Crew: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpFnDQr88xCZ80N-X7t0nQ -- Check Out The Corridor Crew Episode Involving Voice Generation - SCARY Shit Going on Here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fO7CBDMGNA -- Let the Celebrity Voices Be Experienced! https://youtu.be/AALf9w37COM?si=ETXNqa4G7cGij6E6 -- Learn All About The Scammercast.Com Effort! http://scammercast.com/ -- Check Out Roger Gowdy on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@rogergowdy -- "Can CHATGPT Develop a Brand New Podcast from Idea t...

Find DSP: https://www.deadsetpodcasting.comSupport DSP: https://buymeacoffee.com/deadpodIn this episode josh shares episode 1 of his new Podcast 'My Old Hands', featuring Pro Voice-Actor and YouTuber, Mike DelGaudio (aka Booth Junkie). Follow My Old Hands (if you like it) here: https://www.jcaldigital.org/mohSocials: @joshuacliston on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Email: hello@deadsetpodcasting.comHire Us To Edit Your Show(s): https://www.deadsetpodcasting.com/services

This week we have a great talk with Mike Delgaudio, a pro voiceover/voice actor, and YouTube content creator aka @Booth Junkie. Continue reading →

The Booth Junkie himself, AKA Mike DelGaudio, the man with the perfect name (I'll be saying this a lot) joins us on the show to bestow his Home Studio wizardry knowledge upon us. In addition to being an amazing voice-over artist, Mike has been one of the most prolific names in the home studio world for VO for years, providing his priceless expertise via numerous videos on his YouTube channel. Mike shares everything he can regarding microphones, interfaces, pop filters, you name it - on this extra education episode of Points of eXperience. Check out Mike's FREE no-strings class for Optimizing Reaper 6 for Voice recording here: https://www.academy.boothjunkie.com https://www.YouTube.com/c/BoothJunkieVO https://www.Twitther.com/BoothJunkie Support from our Sponsors: -------------------------------------------------- * For 15% OFF your subscription to Voice123 visit: * https://www.Voice123.com/plans/pox * FREE SHIPPING on all TURTLE BEACH / NEAT MICROPHONE orders * https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100595441-14299609 * FREE SHIPPING on all ROCCAT orders * https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100595441-14525775 * For 10% off VOICE STRAW visit the link below! * https://voicestraw.com/discount/POX10?ref=c33e2x1zok * For 10% off RIVERSIDE.FM SUBSCRIPTION visit the link below! * https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=Pox -------------------------------------------------- Please subscribe and follow us on all social media and enable notifications on all podcast platforms! https://www.PointsofeXperiencePodcast.com -------------------------------------------------- Questions? Email Info@pointsofexperiencepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/PoXPodcast Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/PoXPodcast Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/PoxPodcast TikTok: https://www.TikTok.com/@PointsofeXperience -------------------------------------------------- Original Music by: SkaneMusic - https://www.instagram.com/skane.music/ Morning by KV | https://www.youtube.com/c/KVmusicprod Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Interview with Mike DelGaudio Booth JunkieIn this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike DelGaudio, the Booth Junkie on all things voice over.- Special offer to A VO'S JOURNEY ELITE ACADEMY here: https://www.avosjourney.com/a-vos-journey-elite We talk about your studio, equipment, where to start as a voice actor in todays world. We discuss AI, preferred mics, social media for voice actors, and so much more. If you wold like to check out more about Mike, here is the link to his website: https://www.boothjunkie.com/Also, I want to thank Mike again for being on the podcast. And if you know someone who would be a good fit for me to interview, just send me a message at anthonypicaproductions@gmail.com.earn more about my MAKE $20K ON FIVERR FOR VOICE OVER: https://www.avosjourney.com/how-to-make-20k-on-fiverr-for-voice-overIf you would like to learn more about getting a professional demo at an affordable price, check out the link here: https://www.avosjourney.com/demo-productionWe have a great community of voice actors that share content and information about becoming a better voice-over artist at - https://www.facebook.com/groups/avosjourney/Check out voice-over courses, groups, and learn more about how to work with me at - https://www.avosjourney.com  Social Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anthony_pica_vo/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AVOsJOURNEYFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/avosjourney/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypicavo/Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/groups/avosjourney/)

We're talking D&D for the second week in a row! Last week we talked ways to improve your Dungeons & Dragons sessions as a player, and now we flip it to the DMs! We also talk about Booth Junkie on Youtube, and we answer a DEMAND from a listener to pitch a movie idea on the fly! Send us YOUR questions at spacecastlepodcast@gmail.com, @spacecastlepod on Twitter or Instagram, or give us a call at 970-591-3577! Become a Galactonaut and choose a future topic! https://www.patreon.com/SpaceCastlePod Join the madness on our Discord! https://discord.gg/PyZ8DWzFU4 Theme song "Deez Notes" by D.T. Carel and Brian Lovett. Sponsored indie podcast: Cee You Next Tuesday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're talking D&D for the second week in a row! Last week we talked ways to improve your Dungeons & Dragons sessions as a player, and now we flip it to the DMs! We also talk about Booth Junkie on Youtube, and we answer a DEMAND from a listener to pitch a movie idea on the fly! Send us YOUR questions at spacecastlepodcast@gmail.com, @spacecastlepod on Twitter or Instagram, or give us a call at 970-591-3577! Become a Galactonaut and choose a future topic! https://www.patreon.com/SpaceCastlePod Join the madness on our Discord! https://discord.gg/PyZ8DWzFU4 Theme song "Deez Notes" by D.T. Carel and Brian Lovett. Sponsored indie podcast: Cee You Next Tuesday!

The IOB Podcast! Let's make YOUR podcast better.  In iob episode 17, I talk with Mike Delgaudio—aka, Booth Junkie! We talk ALL about “voice”, then we delve into creating a great “home studio” that EVERYONE can do. And we have a CRITIQUE of the Revelations & Reflections podcast.   Here are some TIMESTAMPS:   2:20—17:00 The nitty-gritty on Voice Overs… 3:09   Why voice acting is better than being on camera! 4:14   James Earl Jones—This is CNN—is great, but… 8:52   How NOT to be nervous behind the mic… 11:35 VO (voice over) versus Podcasting   17:02—42:33 The nitty-gritty on a Home Studio 17:16 HOW to choose a room in your house to choose as your podcast studio 21:06 Black out curtains…foam pads…BUT messy bedrooms might be better! 24:10 The cheap end of a GREAT studio (not that bad!) 25:53 The high end and WHY to go high-end studio… 27:54 Microphones…interface? The golden age of audio equipment! 29:38 Software—an audio editor VS a DAW 30:31 Reaper? 36:09 Sound design 37:37 DAWs offer MUCH MORE to your audio   Podcast Critique 46:46 Podcast Critique of the Revelations & Reflections podcast       Find Mike Delgaudio here: Mike has a TON of informative videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHf1h8k7MA6-AG8FXjnQSw Mike has got a slew of equipment solutions— https://kit.co/mikedelgaudio And if you'd like to consult with Mike— https://www.boothjunkie.com/book-a-time-with-mike And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoothJunkie     Find the Revelations & Reflections podcast here: https://revelations-reflections.libsyn.com/ And you can get in touch with Kim here: https://www.revelations-reflections.com/ And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4BlacknBrown2           The IOB Podcast? We are a podcast for podcasters. We want to help you make your podcast the best. The music, the format, the sound, the style, the business, the marketing~ We'll focus on all of these aspects and offer you advice. We look forward to hearing from you. Send us questions on any podcast-related topic and we'll do our best to give you a great answer. We also critique podcasts. NOT the content--the format. Any podcast we critique, we offer a FREE custom-made musical intro. Write to us for details. contact@introoutrobed.com mike@introoutrobed.com,   Where else to find us? Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2ScqWkR Follow us on Twitter https://Twitter.com/IntroOutroBed Follow us on Instagram https://Instagram.com/introoutrobed/ Connect with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Introoutrobedcom-107037228093850 Also, send us your feedback and questions  Contact@IntroOutroBed.com  And DON'T forget to sign up for our newsletter: https://www.IntroOutroBed.com Get a custom-made music intro, outro, transition and bed from TJ for just $250. Use our order form and we'll be in touch. Hire me! https://introoutrobed.com/hireme.html   Stay in touch with your listeners. Start your email list if you haven't already. Use AWEBER—it's truly the best out there. We've fully migrated to Aweber from MailChimp. If you have less than 500 people on your list, it's FREE. Please use our affiliate link to join. Thank you! https://www.aweber.com/easy-email.htm?id=525695   Interview people for your podcast STRESS-FREE! Use what we've just switched to—SQUADCAST! No special technical skills required. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, they record you on the cloud, too (audio AND video)! And you can try it free for 7 days. Sounds silly, but my favorite part is they have a GREEN ROOM!! No M&Ms, though~! My recommendation, get it an hour before your interview and schedule at least three interviews so you can really see how it works BEFORE you pay! We'd greatly appreciate it if you used our affiliate link—thank you! https://squadcast.fm/?ref=iob  

HELLOO! Sarah Golding here - how am ya?THE 411 IS....THIS IS THE 50TH MADIVA EPISODE! WOOT WOOI am so excited that this is episode 50.  I fit this in around my other voice acting roles, teaching kids and courses, organising live Dashingly Quirky funnnn and producing my own QUIRKY VOICES audio dramas and HEARTILY AND MIGHTILY THANK ...EVERY. SINGLE. GUEST. and LISTENER and PATREON who has helped us out over the last 50 episodes... Please feel free to suggest ways we can celebrate to my email - quirkyvoices@gmail.com or simply  ...have a listen to my other projects or boost them or the guests on my groovy lil show. I LOVE LOVE LOVE chatting voice acting to all folks, and this ep is SUCH A FABULOUS WHISTLESTOP TOUR around ...how Mike started voice actingwhat microphones actually do the differences between dynamic and condenser mics what an interface does....what does bit rate / bit depth actually mean?what does 44100 and 48000 mean as a 'sample rate'?and SO MUCH MORE!WARNING - SOME OF THIS SOUNDS LIKE A ICCLE BIT OF MATHS! ARG! MATHS! But useful maths, and Mike educates us on this BEAUTIFULLYYYYY and my head didn't hurt.We also learn things like - Saying 'singularly, regularly particularly',  is what you need to warm up along with Mike!How Sarah does a Quick clicky test - say 'Lovely likely earlier' - check out your clicky l's and see if you need more lubrication or might need to steammmmm...Listen to MIKE'S QUICKFIRE QUIZ - Troubleshooting some well known issues - maybe he'll have an answer for your issue of audio argh!THANK YOU SO MUCH to my amazing PATREON supporters who get these eps before everyone else, some new writing from me, some Patreon only eps and discounts on Quirky Courses - so...v excited to have their continual support. legends, allademmmm....LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE PODCASTNic Redman Podcast AND links to get works The Podcast Host.comAudientTriton Fethead like wot Sarah uses to boost her gainMIKE'S LINKS TO AUDIO JOYMike's websiteMike on YoutubeBook a sesh with MikeMike on the twittersSarah's links of audio awesomeSarahs TwitterSarah's Quirky WebsiteFiction Podcast News WeeklySarah's KO-FI account of funding alllll her projects for TRYING to pay her actors n crewEMAIL Sarah if you would like to book a 1-2-1 session for creating character voices / accent / audition help,  or kicking off your indie VA AF career! QuirkyVoices@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/QuirkyVoices)

When Jane Barnes moves to her father's affluent New England hometown for her senior year of High School, she soon discovers that the quaint village has a strange effect on her, especially when she steps into its ancient cemetery, where one of the stones marks the grave of another Jane Barnes – accused of witchcraft almost 400 years before. Jane's search into the past puts her on a collision course with Newfield's history when it becomes clear her namesake ancestor was at the center of some of the town's darkest days.Roaring Box ProductionsRoaring Box Productions is an adventurous fictional podcast, audiobook and radio-play laboratory which explores new ways to create and share audio stories and experiences which are devised and executed by the form's most talented artists. Created by Tracy Brigden and Mike DelGaudio, Roaring Box plans to create a menu of uniquely theatrical and immersive audio experiences for the listener.Tracy Brigden - Writer, ProducerTracy Brigden has spent over 30 years in the theatre developing, producing and directing new work for the stage. She was Artistic Director of City Theatre in Pittsburgh for 16 years where she directed and/or produced almost 200 new plays and musicals as well as directing theatre across the country and in New York. Tracy received her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Point Park University in 2019. Her play, I Know You Are, But What Am I? had its premiere in 2019 and she has had two immersive theatre plays, Road to Independence and Legends and Hauntings produced through the Fairfield History Center.  Her play Stage Struck about Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was recently awarded first place in Pittsburgh Playlabs Script Competition. In addition to her work on scripted podcats, he is currently writing a feature film about Qanon.  Eric Shimelonis - Original MusicEric Shimelonis is a composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist.  His genre-defying score work has been heard on everything from the big screen to the small stage, and his classical compositions have been performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Tanglewood, and Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies.  In collaboration with his wife Rebecca Sheir, Eric produces and scores a number of podcasts, including the children's storytelling podcast Circle Round. Kenny Neal - Sound Design Kenny Neal is a Helen Hayes Award-winning sound designer, composer and arranger. His work has been heard in theaters in the Washington DC area including The Kennedy Center, Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, The Studio Theatre, and many others. He has designed sound as a teaching artist at Georgetown University, The University of Maryland, and American University, where he served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Performing Arts. He studied music history and composition at St. Mary's College of Maryland.Actors: Kate Baldwin - Jane Kate starred opposite both Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters in the 2017 Tony-winning revival of Hello Dolly! She was nominated for the 2017 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Irene Molloy. Her starring role in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow drew Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. She received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Jen in Keen Company's revival of John & Jen. She starred as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and earned a Drama Desk Award nomination as Leslie Lyntonn Benedict in Giant at The Public Theater. Off Broadway, she drew raves in Songbird (59E59) and a Lortel Award nomination in Superhero (Second Stage). Television: “Law & Order SVU” (NBC) “Just Beyond” (Disney Plus) “Live from Lincoln Center: Stephen Sondheim's Passion” (PBS) “First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb” (PBS) Mike DelGaudio – Jane's DadMike is a voice actor and producer, you can find him most often in his home studio where he produces his YouTube channel “Booth Junkie” helping new voice actors get started in their own studios. He has appeared as a narrator for the New York Times, Audible's Atlas Obscura, Montage King MMA and has been a player on The NoSleep Podcast for over 10 seasons. Recent corporate clients include Anheuser Busch, Caterpillar and Publix.  Erin Lillis - Liza  Erin Lillis is proud to be working with Newfield in the part of Liza / Elizabeth.  She has previously done work in audio drama as a narrator and character actor for The NoSleep Podcast, Congeria, Mandible Judy, Calling Darkness, The Grey Rooms, Destructive Criticism and many more. In addition she can be heard in several video games including Devour, Noch, Simulacra 2, Seeking Dawn, Stifled and the upcoming Brok the Investigator. Outside of voice work, Erin also hunts ghosts, writes short horror stories and has been to every Disney park in the world. To find her other work you can visit her website at ErinLillis.com or follow her on Twitter/Instagram at @Ravie13. Mary Murphy - MadisonGraham Rowat- Finn, JudgeGraham is a New York based actor working in film, television, and stage, most recently appearing in the Broadway production of Steve Martin's, Meteor Shower. He's an award winning audiobook narrator and a regular guest on such podcast audio dramas as NoSleep, The Grey Rooms, Copperheart, Among the Stars and Bones, and The SCP Archives. While in high school, Graham was briefly suspended from performing the morning announcements because of “inappropriate sounds”. Erika Sanderson - Colonial Ladies, Mrs. Harris Erika trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, UK. She works as an actor, director, and voice actor. A highly versatile character actress, Erika's stage career spans over 3 decades in which she has created a myriad of roles in a variety of genres from children's theatre to classical plays and musicals. Since 2015 she has appeared in several audio dramas and is an award-winning voice actor. She has become known as "The Woman of a 1,000 Voices" for her work on The NoSleep Podcast.

When Jane Barnes moves to her father's affluent New England hometown for her senior year of High School, she soon discovers that the quaint village has a strange effect on her, especially when she steps into its ancient cemetery, where one of the stones marks the grave of another Jane Barnes – accused of witchcraft almost 400 years before. Jane's search into the past puts her on a collision course with Newfield's history when it becomes clear her namesake ancestor was at the center of some of the town's darkest days.Roaring Box ProductionsRoaring Box Productions is an adventurous fictional podcast, audiobook and radio-play laboratory which explores new ways to create and share audio stories and experiences which are devised and executed by the form's most talented artists. Created by Tracy Brigden and Mike DelGaudio, Roaring Box plans to create a menu of uniquely theatrical and immersive audio experiences for the listener.Tracy Brigden - Writer, ProducerTracy Brigden has spent over 30 years in the theatre developing, producing and directing new work for the stage. She was Artistic Director of City Theatre in Pittsburgh for 16 years where she directed and/or produced almost 200 new plays and musicals as well as directing theatre across the country and in New York. Tracy received her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Point Park University in 2019. Her play, I Know You Are, But What Am I? had its premiere in 2019 and she has had two immersive theatre plays, Road to Independence and Legends and Hauntings produced through the Fairfield History Center.  Her play Stage Struck about Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was recently awarded first place in Pittsburgh Playlabs Script Competition. In addition to her work on scripted podcasts, he is currently writing a feature film about Qanon. Eric Shimelonis - Original MusicEric Shimelonis is a composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist.  His genre-defying score work has been heard on everything from the big screen to the small stage, and his classical compositions have been performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Tanglewood, and Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies.  In collaboration with his wife Rebecca Sheir, Eric produces and scores a number of podcasts, including the children's storytelling podcast Circle Round. Kenny Neal - Sound DesignKenny Neal is a Helen Hayes Award-winning sound designer, composer and arranger. His work has been heard in theaters in the Washington DC area including The Kennedy Center, Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, The Studio Theatre, and many others. He has designed sound as a teaching artist at Georgetown University, The University of Maryland, and American University, where he served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Performing Arts. He studied music history and composition at St. Mary's College of Maryland.Actors:Kate Baldwin - Jane Kate starred opposite both Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters in the 2017 Tony-winning revival of Hello Dolly! She was nominated for the 2017 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Irene Molloy. Her starring role in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow drew Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. She received a Drama Desk Award nomination as Jen in Keen Company's revival of John & Jen. She starred as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and earned a Drama Desk Award nomination as Leslie Lyntonn Benedict in Giant at The Public Theater. Off Broadway, she drew raves in Songbird (59E59) and a Lortel Award nomination in Superhero (Second Stage). Television: “Law & Order SVU” (NBC) “Just Beyond” (Disney Plus) “Live from Lincoln Center: Stephen Sondheim's Passion” (PBS) “First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb” (PBS) Mike DelGaudio – Jane's DadMike is a voice actor and producer, you can find him most often in his home studio where he produces his YouTube channel “Booth Junkie” helping new voice actors get started in their own studios. He has appeared as a narrator for the New York Times, Audible's Atlas Obscura, Montage King MMA and has been a player on The NoSleep Podcast for over 10 seasons. Recent corporate clients include Anheuser Busch, Caterpillar and Publix.  Erin Lillis - Liza  Erin Lillis is proud to be working with Newfield in the part of Liza / Elizabeth.  She has previously done work in audio drama as a narrator and character actor for The NoSleep Podcast, Congeria, Mandible Judy, Calling Darkness, The Grey Rooms, Destructive Criticism and many more. In addition she can be heard in several video games including Devour, Noch, Simulacra 2, Seeking Dawn, Stifled and the upcoming Brok the Investigator. Outside of voice work, Erin also hunts ghosts, writes short horror stories and has been to every Disney park in the world. To find her other work you can visit her website at ErinLillis.com or follow her on Twitter/Instagram at @Ravie13. Mary Murphy - MadisonMary is an actor/voice-over artist. She loves the world of audio drama and is thrilled to join the cast of Newfield.  A few of her most recent credits include the one-woman play An Evening With Lola Montez that originally premiered at Capital Fringe, multiple roles inIt's A Wonderful Life at Arkansas Rep, the film Never No More, and the audio-immersive piece Did You Hear Her Voice? As a voice actor she can currently be heard on the animated series Octonauts, Past/Present, Muzzy, Scampr, LeapFrog, Kinetic Light's Descent, Mouth Media, and voicing various characters on Fireside Mystery Theatre, The NoSleep Podcast, and The Wicked Library.Graham Rowat- Finn, JudgeGraham is a New York based actor working in film, television, and stage, most recently appearing in the Broadway production of Steve Martin's, Meteor Shower. He's an award winning audiobook narrator and a regular guest on such podcast audio dramas as NoSleep, The Grey Rooms, Copperheart, Among the Stars and Bones, and The SCP Archives. While in high school, Graham was briefly suspended from performing the morning announcements because of “inappropriate sounds”. Erika Sanderson - Colonial Ladies, Mrs. HarrisErika trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, UK. She works as an actor, director, and voice actor. A highly versatile character actress, Erika's stage career spans over 3 decades in which she has created a myriad of roles in a variety of genres from children's theatre to classical plays and musicals. Since 2015 she has appeared in several audio dramas and is an award-winning voice actor. She has become known as "The Woman of a 1,000 Voices" for her work on The NoSleep Podcast.

Today’s episode is about three common questions people ask me:   How do I get into voiceover?   How do I start a podcast?   How do I record, edit, and produce audio?   First of all, thank you for trusting me with your questions.  Unfortunately, I’m not a voiceover coach or a podcasting coach.  However, I appreciate your questions, and I care about pointing you in the right direction.  So, this episode mentions online courses for VO and podcasting beginners and a list of recording software options (and related online courses or webinars) for you to consider.   VO Online Courses VO Success is taught by pharmacist, voice actor, and podcast host Mike Lenz.  Visit https://vosuccess.com.  Introduction to Voiceover is taught by voice actor and coach Rhonda Phillips.  Visit http://introductiontovoiceover.com.  Rhonda will be a guest on my podcast in June to talk about coaching newbies and her career in VO.   Podcasting Online Course The School of Podcasting is taught by Podcast Coach Dave Jackson.  The website is https://schoolofpodcasting.com.  Please use my affiliate link to purchase a monthly membership:  https://www.theschoolofpodcasting.com/bundles/school-of-podcasting-monthly-membership?ref=2bec1f.  Dave has been a podcaster for more than 15 years.  In his course, he teaches students how to plan, launch, grow, and monetize podcasts.  I personally went through his program, and I loved it!  From the time I started until I published my first episode, it took about 2 months.   Whether you’re into VO or podcasting, you need to learn how to record, edit, and produce audio.  By produce, I mean create an MP3 or WAV file.  You need something called recording software.  There are a number of platforms out there.  They all have learning curves.  Do your research!  Find one in your price range that has the tools you need and works with your Mac or PC.  Then, get started!   7 recording software options I recommend: Adobe Audition Audacity (This was my first DAW.) Garage Band Hindenburg Journalist Reaper Studio One Artist (This is what I use as of April 2021.) Twisted Wave Some are better for podcasting than VO.  Do your research!  There are online courses and webinars out there for learning recording software too.  See list below:  Adobe Audition Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting (This course is included in the monthly membership.) “Uncle Roy” (aka Roy Yokelson) from Antland Productions. Audacity  Jonah Rosenthal through GVAA Larry Hudson from VO Heaven Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting (This course is included in the monthly membership.) You can also learn Garage Band and Hindenburg Journalist from Dave Jackson.  Both are included in the monthly membership. Mike Delgaudio, aka Booth Junkie, teaches how to use Reaper.   The Studio One Artist course is called Studio One Jumpstart.  It’s taught by Don Baarns and his son Donny Baarns.  I have personally taken this, and it is excellent.   Jim Edgar teaches Twisted Wave. George Whittam is a skilled audio engineer.  Search Youtube for videos.    Learning recording software takes time and practice!  Don’t get frustrated.  If this is what you really want to do, just stay with it.  It gets easier!  

Johnny and Eric are joined this episode by Jonathan Cox of Jon Gets Games to talk about his recent dive down the Cube Rails rabbit hole - we discuss what about these games caught his attention, what games he's enjoyed playing so far and some of the interesting experiences he's had playing them so far. In the episode we reference his tutorial for Trans-Siberian Railroad, which you can find here. Additionally here are his tutorial videos for Iberian Gauge, Northern Pacific, and Southern Rails. The Booth Junkie video Eric mentions in the episode can be found here. If you'd like to support the show visit patreon.com/trainshuffling Check out our Merchandise store (Benefits the ACLU): www.bonfire.com/store/trainshuffling/ Podcast Hotline: (410) 357-1898 - leave us a question and we may air it on a future episode! Reach out to us with questions, feedback and answers to listener questions via: Email: trainshuffling@gmail.com Twitter: @TrainShuffling Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrainShuffling/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/trainshuffling/message

Welcome to Real Talk. I'm Kelly Wilson. I'm a voice actor for commercials, eLearning, politicals, explainers, medical narration, corporate training, IVR, children's content, commercials, and a whole lot more. Hear my demos at www.KellyWilsonVO.com or subscribe at www.KellyWilsonVO.com/Subscribe Today's topic: A former colleague emailed me and asked me to pick my brain for advice about voice over. I'm at the point where I don't always have time for that kind of stuff, so I am answering it here on today's podcast. He's looking for tips, advice, good places to start for someone looking to begin a career in voice acting. He is currently a videographer, so he has experience with production and knows that world. He says he's got a quality microphone set up. And he's got a small, soundproof closet situation happening that he can record in, and he has no idea where to go from here. It all seems fairly daunting. Dude, well put, yes, it's overwhelming for sure. My three pillars of advice are always this: 1 - Get training, get a VoiceOver Performance coach, never stop coaching. Check out https://rhondasvoice.com/ . She is a fantastic coach, voice actor, and human. 2 - Get a professional demo or demos. Once your coach clears you to record a demo, THEN do it. Beware of demo farms. Listen to your gut and get a couple of different opinions. 3 - Market your butt off! These three things are A LOT! I highly recommend only setting 90 day goals. Check these out, I highly recommend: https://12weekyear.com/ https://www.90dayyear.com/ (I REALLY like this one!) So pick one thing, if you are just starting out, pick the first one and start with a coach. Only work on one project at a time, ONLY THEN move on to the next project. As for your home studio…does it sound like a professional, studio grade recording studio? Get it checked by the best: http://www.georgethe.tech/ Also, invest in BASS TRAPS: https://youtu.be/41liBn-QNW4 Next, go down the YouTube rabbit hole of voice over: Check out Bill Dewees, Booth Junkie, Gabby Nistico, & Lisa Biggs (there are more!). It's a lot, but I hope this will help those who are interested in starting the path of voice over. Thanks for listening to “Real Talk” with Kelly Wilson, voice actor for commercials, eLearning, narration, explainers, training videos, children's content, political commercials, and more. Hear me in action at my website: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/ For more “Real Talk”, subscribe, like, share, rate, review...show me some love! Real Talk Podcast Real Talk YouTube Channel Stay Connected: https://www.kellywilsonvo.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kellywilsonvo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellywilsonvo/support

Show Summary: (Full Transcript Below) ROY SAMUELSON is one of Hollywood’s leading voiceover talents in film and television. Currently Roy is leading the way in the area of DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION / AUDIO DESCRIPTION, an aspect of television and filmmaking that allows Blind/Visually Impaired viewers to get audio description during a show without interruption and fills in the void as the action is not always obvious. For example, the movie Castaway is nearly silent during the first half of the movie.  This is where Roy steps in with his descriptions. Roy Samuelson is a professional Audio Describer for some of the latest Hollywood productions. Movies like First Man, Venom, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Spiderman: Homecoming, Jason Bourne, The Magnificent Seven, Get Out, Skyscraper, Atomic Blonde and television shows like Lethal Weapon, NCIS, Blue Bloods and Criminal Minds.   Join Roy and Jeff in the Blind Abilities Studio and find out how Roy got involved in Audio Description and how his voice makes it to your TV and Movie Screens across the world.   Contact: You can Follow Roy on Twitter @RoySamuelsonand be sure to check out his latest works and send in some feedback. Roy is always happy to hear from you.   Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities Appon the App Store. Full Transcript: Audio Describer and Voice Artist for Hollywood Movies and TV Shows: Meet Roy Samuelson Jeff Thompson: Blind Abilities welcomes Roy Samuelson, one of Hollywood's leading voiceover, audio description, and voice narrative artists. Jeff Thompson: A sharp dressed man steps from the train, pulls out a cane, and proceeds to go towards a building. Jeff Thompson: Including films First Man, Venom, Jurassic World, Spiderman: Homecoming, Jason Bourne, The Magnificent Seven, and TV shows Criminal Minds, CIS, Blue Bloods, and Lethal Weapon. Jeff Thompson: He enters a door where the sign says Blind Abilities Studios. A young lady looks up from the desk. Speaker 2: Good morning. Jeff Thompson: Good morning. Speaker 2: You've got Roy Samuelson, Studio Three. Jeff Thompson: Okay, thanks. I'm going in. Speaker 2: All right. Blind Abilities Studios. Uh-huh. Jeff Thompson: He proceeds down a hallway. He stops at a door and reads the Braille. It's door number three. He enters and sits comfortably in his chair, reaches over, flicks a few switches, pulls his boom microphone down. He pulls on his headphones, and then reaches for the big red switch and flicks it up. From the hallway, the sign above the door now glows brightly, On The Air. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to Blind Abilities. I'm Jeff Thompson, and today in the studio, we have Roy Samuelson, who is out in Hollywood leading the way in voiceover, audio description, and descriptive narrative. How are you doing, Roy? Roy Samuelson: Hey, I'm doing great, Jeff. It's good to be on your show. Jeff Thompson: Well, thank you very much. I'm sure our listeners are excited to hear from someone who does voiceover, audio description for movies and television shows. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, I'm really passionate about it. This is really wonderful work. I really, I like it a lot, and I'm going to stop using the word really. Jeff Thompson: Now you've got me thinking about it. I'll probably be using it. Let's first tell the people what kind of movies you have been doing and television shows. Roy Samuelson: Oh sure. There's a few series that are on right now. On CBS, there's NCIS and Criminal Minds, and on Fox, I'm doing description for Lethal Weapon. Jeff Thompson: Oh, you're busy. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, it's a great season this year. There's a bunch of movies and there's another one that's coming out next month, and right now there's two movies that are out in the theaters, and they're really fun on the descriptive narration side. Jeff Thompson: Yeah, I saw the likes of, what was it, Spiderman? Roy Samuelson: That's right. Yeah, the more recent one. I was on Spiderman: Homecoming. Jeff Thompson: Wow. You even did Jurassic World. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, the most recent one, mm-hmm (affirmative). Jeff Thompson: So what do you do in your spare time? Roy Samuelson: That's a great question. The things that I love about audio description have kind of started to spill into my own personal life. Some of the connections that I'm making through social media are turning out I'm getting some more friends on that side, so it's been fun to correspond with them and some people that have been listening to audio description. As far as other things, I really enjoy hanging out with friends. There's nothing like a night out, cooking some dinner at home, and having some fun, laughs, and conversations. I'm pretty low key when it comes to that. Jeff Thompson: Yeah. Well, when it comes to audio description, there's so many different areas that people can receive their movies or television shows now that some people are cutting the cables and all that or in theaters, and now they're starting to hear your voice. What got you into giving audio description to movies? Roy Samuelson: That was a long ... I can trace it backwards. I can say from where I'm at now, I can look back and say all these steps led back to one person who introduced me to someone who introduced me to someone, and I did an audition, and I'm hesitating, because it's hard to say how it exactly happened. I think a whole bunch of things happened to come together at the right point and at the right time, and a lot of the work that I do in voiceover has certainly carried over into what I do with audio description, so I think I was kind of ready for it. Jeff Thompson: So you took to the microphone. Roy Samuelson: Yeah. My first paid job was down at Walt Disney World for the Great Movie Ride, which is no longer around, but they had a gangster take over the ride, and the ride was maybe 60 people looking at different movie scenes kind of going through the movies on a ride, so with all the distractions going on, I was on mic as a gangster, so trying to figure out what's the best way to say what I needed to say, but not get in the way of what the audience members are trying to appreciate, but still getting the message across. The more that I thought about the comparison between audio description and that first job, there's so many overlaps. It's really amazing to think about it that way. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah. That was one of the questions I was going to ask is how do you find the space? Like you were just saying, that gap, that space, that little pocket where you can describe something without taking away from the audio itself. Roy Samuelson: That's a great question. There's a script that's given to me. I don't write it. There's some really talented describers who look at the movie sometimes four or five times or even a TV show, and what they do is use a special program that gives me the words that I say as a narrator in between audio cues and between dialogue, sometimes in between visual cues. They give me a script with any one of those things, whether it's a time code where I'm looking at a screen that shows kind of like a timer countdown or a stop watch that shows all the time code, and that time code is a cue for me to say the next line. And sometimes they'll say this line needs to be brisk. You'll hear narrators talk a little faster than they normally do just to try to get it in. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah. You have to nail it between those two points. Roy Samuelson: Yeah. Jeff Thompson: And so by doing that, you do that in your own studio? Roy Samuelson: For the jobs that I mentioned, those are done at a studio. I guess it is possible that I could remotely do it. However, there's a few things that it's kind of to my advantage to do it in studio. First of all is having the time there at the office. I get to interact with the people there. It's not just going in and doing the job. I'm not socializing and hanging out at the water cooler, but a friendly hello to someone, these are the people that I work with, and that's pretty special. The other thing is there's a lot of legal requirements. I think with the internet, it's easy for things like content to get lost in the internet and get into some hands that might not use it for the intentions needed, not that I'd do it, but the studios as well as the networks are pretty protective of their content. Jeff Thompson: Plus they're pretty much isolated there. You've got all the equipment, the room, the booth, there you go. You're at work and you don't have the phone going off or someone knocking at the door at home. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, exactly. It's very focused. People talk about being in the flow, and I appreciate that so much, being able to go in and do my job while experiencing the movie, and it taps a lot of really good synapses in my brain. Jeff Thompson: So I have a question, and this is kind of personal for me, I guess, but I'm sure listeners might be curious too. As you're taking in the script and the movie, you are a narrator. You do a narrative to it, the audio description, but do you, like you said, you get brisk or do you go with the flow of the movie? Roy Samuelson: Yeah. I'm given the script, and then two minutes later we start recording, so there's no time to really look at what is about to happen, so it is ice cold. I can watch a trailer for a movie ahead of time or some of the series that I'm on, I get a sense of what the characters are and the kinds of things that they would normally do, but when it comes to ... let me make sure I'm answering your question correctly too. Roy Samuelson: I think when I'm doing the narration, my goal is to not be the spotlight. I don't want people who listen to audio description think, oh wow, that narrator sounded so good. If anyone thinks that, I'm not doing a good job because the attention should be on the storyline, the content that I'm sharing, whether it's the TV show or the movie. I don't want to get in the way of that. I think I want to enhance it. I don't want it to be all about me, so I try really hard to be within the tone or the genre of the film or TV show, and as that changes try to go with it so that it's not jarring or unexpected. Jeff Thompson: Oh, that makes sense. Now that I think about listening back to movies, the narrative or the audio description just wants to fill in those gaps, so you get the script and you hit the marks. Roy Samuelson: Yeah. I want to be part of the story. I don't want to be the story. Jeff Thompson: So Roy, when you're doing voiceover and work like that, did you see yourself doing audio description some day? Roy Samuelson: Maybe five or 10 years ago, I was unaware it existed. There are so many great opportunities for voiceover. There's narration for instructional videos. There's what they call voice of God where at a special event someone announces someone who's next on the stage. There's commercials, promos, all sorts of experiences, and I've done my best to enjoy those, but when I found out about descriptive narration, I've never felt so laser focused. Everything about it just rang so true to me in my experience and what I was excited about. Jeff Thompson: So what is it that you found in your voice that made you a talent? I mean, I don't know if that sounds bad or something like, but someone must have recognized something that you got the voice for doing what you're doing. Roy Samuelson: I can't speak to how I get chosen, but I will say that prior to doing descriptive narration, I spent about 10 years almost every week going to a script writing group as an actor. In this group, it was a really special group of maybe about two dozen writers, and they would bring in 25 pages of their script, and these are all produced writers, so the quality was really high. As an actor, I would go in and we'd been given a script ice cold, and I'd read 25 pages of it, and afterward the feedback would be given to the writer and not the actor. Roy Samuelson: My experience with that was the first few times I was like, oh, I need to do the best I can. I need to be an actor, and then I realized that the story was what people were focused on, so what I tried to do was when I was doing my acting, I was still acting, but I was trying to bring the story into it because I saw that that's what the writers were focused on, and I think that the combination of ... how many hundreds of times of doing scripts through the years every week, there definitely was a skill of cold reading, there was the attention to the story, the writing ... I'm sorry, I keep talking about the story, I get so excited about, story, story, story, but with all these things, I think it kind of paved the way for a nice foundation so that when the opportunity came to do descriptive narration, there's definitely a lot of nuance. There's still a lot of things that I needed to learn, but I really took to it pretty quickly. Jeff Thompson: Well, that's great because the blindness community really appreciates all the audio description that they are employing today in today's movies. It's getting to the point like when there's not one, it's like hey, hey. Roy Samuelson: Oh, that's great to hear. I saw on some website, I posted on Twitter the link, I can't recall the exact address, but I think there's 2200 titles available right now for audio description, and that's just unique descriptions. That's not overlaps. I thought wow, that's great, let's keep that number going up. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah. I hope it does keep going up, especially with all these rules about the ADA and making things accessible, and it just shows that a Hollywood production that puts out a movie and takes the extra measure to put in the audio description, it just is more inclusive. It just makes people feel like hey, we matter, and I really appreciate what you're doing to bring that to light. Roy Samuelson: Ah, thanks for saying so. It's been great to be a part of that. The studios and the networks and even the streaming services are aware that yeah, this is audience. It's in everybody's ... it's such a win-win-win situation that I can't stand it. Everybody wins. Jeff Thompson: So Roy, if a movie's coming out, how soon do you get notified about working on the movie for the audio description piece, and when you're done with it, how soon does the movie get released after that? Roy Samuelson: Ah, great questions. My experience is pretty limited, so they give me sometimes a week's notice, sometimes a day or two's notice for a film that's coming out. It's usually about maybe three to five days. We set aside a day for it. It usually takes about maybe ... I can do a movie in about four hours. Sometimes it takes the full day depending on how they need to do it, and then once I'm done with it, it's pretty close to release date. The audio description is one of the last things to get done in post-production sound. Everything else is pretty much locked as far as the picture's locked and the sound is pretty much locked. Everything is kind of good to go to the theater, and then audio description is a special track that kind of lives above and beyond the whole movie. For my work to match up with what they do, as far as the dominoes falling, I think audio description has to be one of the last. And I guess the second part of your question, a movie can come out sometimes within a week of the work I do- Jeff Thompson: Oh, really? Roy Samuelson: And sometimes a few weeks to a month. Jeff Thompson: So you're one of the last guys on that assembly line. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, and they do take it seriously. The quality control, at least the company I work for, and I'm sure all the other companies, they really do take it seriously. They want to make sure all the characters are consistent and that there's not mistakes in the story. They genuinely care about what they're doing. Jeff Thompson: Oh, that's great, and who would have thought that 10 years of cold reading scripts and something of passion that you love to do, obviously you did it for 10 years, would lend into doing something like this? Roy Samuelson: Isn't it funny? I think about other people that have talked about the things that they've I'm going to say invested in for the joy of doing it. I had no intention of oh, I'm going to spend the next 10 years working on this so that I could be an audio descriptive narrator. It did happen in parallel in some ways, but for the most part, it's great to see how that seems pretty common with a lot of different businesses. I really like looking at that. Jeff Thompson: Well, it's really nice when you have a passion for doing something and then all of a sudden, it just leads into something else that someone wants you to do, and you find yourself doing it, and who would have thought? Roy Samuelson: Yeah, yeah. I think, if I could jump on that a little bit, Jeff, there's an openness, almost like a growth mindset that I think comes along. I do my best to keep a growth mindset as opposed to a fixed mindset. I think if I had the fixed mindset, I'd think oh no, I need to make sure I stay focused on just one thing, and when some opportunity like audio description would come up, I'd think oh no, that's outside of my wheelhouse. I've never done that before. I don't know enough about it. I haven't heard about that, so it could almost be dismissed, and here's this great opportunity that can come up, and I use this example. I'm kind of digging my own pit here and my point. I think what my point is that having an almost curious eye and looking at things maybe not necessarily from the most familiar way, seeing things a little differently can open up a whole bunch of new opportunities. Jeff Thompson: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Well, that's great. So I'm curious. Since your tool is the microphone and your voice, do you have your own microphone, your own recording, or a preference? Roy Samuelson: Oh yeah. I've got a whole studio set up in my house. It's called a Whisper Room, just basically a four foot by six foot building, and it's moved along with me a few times. Inside there, there's one side where I can sit down and I do audiobooks on that, because those are usually long form, and then the other side is a stand-up thing, so I've got the mic almost coming from the ceiling, and I read along either auditions on an iPad or if I need to call in for a project that I'm recording remotely, I can do an ISDN connection or even a file, FTP upload. It kind of gives me the freedom to stand and kind of play around with moving my arms around and kind of get into the story a little bit more. Jeff Thompson: Oh, I suppose, especially with the audiobook, yeah. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, mm-hmm (affirmative). Jeff Thompson: So what's your go-to microphone? Roy Samuelson: You know, at the studio where I work, they have a Neumann, and it's one of those condenser microphones. I think it's the 102. I'm trying to think. I'm pretty sure it's the ... anyway, it's a nice Neumann. Jeff Thompson: Typical thousand dollar-plus Neumann. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, and then for my home studio, I really like the Bluebird by Blue. It's just got a nice, for my purposes for auditioning, it's got a nice kind of warm open sound, and yeah, I still get a lot of sibilance though, so I have to kind of process that out a little bit. Jeff Thompson: Now when you say sibilance, can you tell our listeners what that is? Roy Samuelson: Sure. Sometimes S's can come across really hard. It's almost like the microphone is picking up a little too much on the letter S. It just makes it- Jeff Thompson: Kind of like that whistle sound. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, and the microphone just loves it, and it's like a magnet. It just sucks it right up, and so it makes it a lot louder and the experience on mic is a little too much, so that's one example of sibilance. Jeff Thompson: Yeah. Well, that's great. Yeah, the Whisper Room. I've got to remember to use that. I've got to tell my wife about making myself a Whisper Room. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, it's a brand from, if it's not Kentucky, I think it's Tennessee. They specialize in that for a lot of musicians and such, but there's other kinds of quiet rooms and all sorts of, especially in Los Angeles, a lot of voiceover actors like to have custom-made ones. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah, I follow the Booth Junkie, and he's always building his little booth and going inside it and coming out. So the Whisper Room, you can actually break that down and move it with you. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, and there was one time, Jeff, I did it myself, and I probably need to remember to have a friend come along. That's definitely not a one-person job. Jeff Thompson: So Roy, with all the work that the studios are doing to make audio description available to them, what suggestions would you have for our listeners that appreciate the audio description that they're receiving? Roy Samuelson: Yeah, so a lot of the studios and the networks, they've got so many things on their plate. They're advertising, they're trying to put things together. It's easier for them to not gloss over, but kind of, I guess the best thing to say is if you're watching movies and TV shows and you appreciate the audio description, let the studios know and let the networks know and let the streaming services know that this is something that's really valuable, and that you want more of, and I think that kind of message will help everybody out. It gives more content to viewers who appreciate audio description. Roy Samuelson: In Los Angeles, we get a lot of traffic, and audio description is great for commuters who want to catch up on their TV shows or enjoy a movie when they're trying to fight traffic on the 405. It is kind of like an audiobook that's fully produced, so by trying to get commuters into the audio description game, that can only help audience members who also appreciate it for audio description. It's kind of a win-win for everybody, but I really think letting the studios and the networks and streaming services know how much this service is appreciated and liked, that helps everybody. Jeff Thompson: Oh, for sure, for sure. It's available to us. We use Comcast, and we have that on our phones, and it has audio description so my wife can use her phone to watch a TV show, but she has audio description so she considers it watching TV, and it's like a book like you said. Roy Samuelson: Yeah. Oh, very good, and that's the Comcast cable? Jeff Thompson: Yeah, Xfinity, Prime Video. There's [crosstalk 00:18:43]. Roy Samuelson: Oh, excuse me for the product placement there. Jeff Thompson: No, it's great. I like people to know that because it's available and it's working, and just turn it on, but everybody's a different individual here, and some people like a lot of description, some people like a little, but it's getting better, and as you said, there's what, over 2000 available titles out there with audio description. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, and that's just based on that one website I found, and who knows. There's probably some other options there too. Good to know. Jeff Thompson: You mentioned earlier when we were talking, I think this was before we started recording, your mother went to a show, a movie that just came out, and was trying to use the audio description in the theater. Roy Samuelson: Oh yeah, and it turned out great. The manager gave her and her guests a movie credit for it, but the opportunity for her was to try out the headset for audio description at the movie, and it just so happened that that morning there was an electrical glitch in the theater, so all the power went out and turned back on, and that audio description somehow got reset, and it was important for her to step out and let a manager know, but she was enjoying the movie and she didn't want to stop and interrupt her experience, but as theaters get more and more accessible, particularly with audio description, the more they understand how the ropes work, so to speak. Jeff Thompson: Yeah. It's kind of interesting that she wanted to hear her son. Not too many people get- Roy Samuelson: [inaudible] there. Jeff Thompson: Yeah, not too many people get that opportunity, but that's great. Roy Samuelson: So hopefully the next time she goes to the theater, she'll be able to hear it. Jeff Thompson: Well, that happens with technology, especially when you have like theaters that the workers are going to college or doing other things and stuff like that, and they have this device, and when they work, they work great. It's getting more and more available to people. I love that the entertainment industry is making audio description more available to people and I really want to thank you for what you're doing, creating the voice that people are listening to without interrupting the show. Roy Samuelson: Well, that's the goal, and I always strive for that. Thanks for saying so. Jeff Thompson: Sometimes being in the background is just as important as being in the limelight. Roy Samuelson: Yeah, it's definitely ... I feel like part of the team. Jeff Thompson: Well, great. I want to thank you for what you're doing and for taking the time and coming on the Blind Abilities and sharing this with our listeners. Roy Samuelson: Jeff, it's a real pleasure talking with you. Thanks for having me on. Jeff Thompson: You bet. Jeff Thompson: It was really nice to learn from Roy Samuelson what he does, how he does it, and his interest in it, and he's really motivated. Like he said, contact the studios that are putting out audio description. If you like it, let them know. Let's give them feedback, and you can follow Roy on Twitter  @RoySamuelson. That's R-O-Y-S-A-M-U-E-L-S-O-N on Twitter. Jeff Thompson: So as always, thank you for listening. We hope you enjoyed, and until next time, bye-bye. Jeff Thompson: Jeff removes his headphones, turns off his mixer, pushes his boom microphone up towards the ceiling. He sits back in his studio chair, looking satisfied. He reaches towards the red switch and flicks it down. The On the Air sign outside Studio Three fades to black. [Music]  [Transition noise]  -When we share -What we see -Through each other's eyes... [Multiple voices overlapping, in unison, to form a single sentence] ...We can then begin to bridge the gap between the limited expectations, and the realities of Blind Abilities. Jeff Thompson: For more podcasts with the blindness perspective, check us out on the web at www.blindabilities.com, on Twitter at Blind Abilities. Download our app from the App Store, Blind Abilities. That's two words. Or send us an email at info@blindabilities.com. Thanks for listening.

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Mike DelGaudio is a non-union voice actor out of Pittsburgh PA. In addition to radio and TV commercial work, you may have heard him narrate for the New York Times weekly on Audible or as part of the regular troupe on the No Sleep Podcast, a popular podcast that dramatizes horror stories. He also hosts a Youtube channel called “Booth Junkie” in which he helps people set up their home studio so they can start to perform behind the microphone. We'll answer your questions for Mike along with all your VO studio tech questions for Dan and George submitted either to theguys@vobs.tv or in our live and interactive chatroom! We'll also get the Voice Over Xtra/VOBS News and the unpredictability of a live show! It doesn't get any weirder than this on VOBS! Voice Over Body Shop, or VOBS, is one of the voiceover industry's most loved “how to do voice over” shows and the go-to VO resource for voice actors everywhere. From their Los Angeles studio, hosts George Whittam and Dan Lenard talk voice over tech, training, recording, and business. Learn from the best voiceover narrators; voice actors from your favorite cartoons, animation, and television shows; and the biggest names in promo, TV shows, movies, audiobooks, movie trailers, TV commercials, and video games. George and Dan also ask for tips from the top agents, managers, and voice casting directors working in the VO industry today. And since voiceover is now done largely from home studios, we ask the best in the biz how they do it from their own home studios. Not only that, but we invite you to ask questions that George and Dan AND their guests answer live! So you can get the answers you need on vo tech, equipment, microphones, DAWs, cables—you name it! The guys will also help you find the best voice over coaches to help you make the most of your VO career at any level. Get tips from the best voiceover teachers in the industry that you can apply to your VO work today! GEORGE WHITTAM is a renowned voice over tech consultant, having worked with nearly all of the industry's top talents on their studios. His clients include Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, David Kaye, Lori Alan, Jim Tasker, Pat Fraley, Scott Rummell, and many more. Let him help you with technical questions from Pro Tools to major studio builds. http://www.georgethe.tech/ DAN LENARD is known worldwide as “The Home Studio Master.” He is a board member of World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a non-profit, member-driven industry association of professional voice talent. He has a long list of happy home studio clients, including Debi Derryberry, Marc Cashman, and Paul Strikwerda, among many others. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWABS_show VOICE OVER BODY SHOP IS SPONSORED BY: Voiceover Essentials http://voiceoveressentials.com Vo2Gogo Vo2Gogo.com Source Elements https://source-elements.com/ Voice Over Xtra https://www.voiceoverxtra.com/ J. Michael Collins Demos http://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ Voice Actor Websites VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com

It’s finally come to pass that we’ll be getting back to doing recommendations for manga very soon. Likely by the next show as it were. We’ve finally caught up on the emails and sorted through the backlog that we let pile up like idiots. Oh, and Tim mentions he’s been combing through videos about recording and voice over, particularly Booth Junkie’s channel on Youtube for those interested in such things. Tim starts us off by talking about The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic. Three students from our world are summoned to a magical kingdom to help fight off the newly risen demon king. No, stifle that yawn right now. … Continue reading Manga Pulse 373: Magic Seed →

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My guest is Mike DelGaudio - voice actor, narrator for The NY Times, Atlas Obscura and Audible, and an absolute YouTube rockstar! Check out his Booth Junkie channel on YouTube. We go deep into: Voiceover recording Whisper Room booths Sennheiser MKH 416 mic Neumann TLM 103 mic CAD E100S mic Roles headphone amp Audient iD22 audio interface Recording into Reaper on a Mac Sennheiser HD 380 Pro headphones Shure E215 in-ear monitors Apogee Duet interface Waves X-click plugin Thanks for sharing soooo much knowledge, Mike! DID YOU KNOW........We exist for the purpose of helping you, so please comment below with any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening! Want to Start a Business or Have a Career as a Podcast Producer/Engineer? Listen and Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, Android, RSS

Bandrew Scott is the host of The Bandrew Says Podcast, founder of Geeksrising.com and runs the successful YouTube channel Podcastage. During the show, Bandrew will give you a ton great ways to improve podcast audio quality. Learn how to develop your solo podcast personality and stand out from the rest of other podcasters. Listen to the end to find out what you need to know before the next time you hit record.   PN3 Show Notes: Bandrew’s Links: Youtube.com/podcastage Youtube.com/geeksrising @bandrewsays   Bandrew’s Podcasting Gear: Shure SM7B Cloud Microphones CL-1 Cloudlifter DBX 286s Microphone Pre-amp Processor Behringer Q1202USB 12-Channel Mixer or Zoom U-44 Channel Audio Interface Apple Logic Pro X   My Podcast Gear: AT2005USB Pop Filter Focusrite Scarlett 2i2   Discussed: DO PORTABLE ISOLATION BOOTHS / REFLECTION FILTERS WORK? – Booth Junkie Which pop filter should you use? – Booth Junkie   Time Stamps: 02:56 – What does Bandrew Scott do for work? 03:13 – Being marching band kid and becoming a musician 07:55 – How Bandrew got into podcasting 09:55 – Bandrew’s first podcast ever 15:52 – Perks of a Solo podcast 18:50 – Having high energy before hitting record 21:03 – Preparing for the show 24:34 – Editing your audio 27:31 – Bandrew’s podcasting gear & mic collection 34:40 – Improve podcast audio quality 36:18 – Can software fix bad audio? 37:03 – Where should you record? 39:37 – Eliminating pops 47:17 – What is Geeks Rising?   Enjoy this episode? Share it with friends!   NOTE: If you purchase an item using my Amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee.

An interlude - Living the bad dream - Microphone update I interrupt the regular programming for a rant. Dreams can sometimes make more sense than reality. At least one can escape a dream. :) But on a good note, I finally got motivated to really check what I’ve got and see if I really did get the best out of my gear. Which of course I didn’t. Microphone trouble taken care of. I got looking into all of this thanks to a new, for me, youtube channel. Check out Booth junkie if you want to get the best out of your voice and your gear when working with voice over. It’s not the same thing as singing btw. :) Mentions: Although I regret not mentioning this in the podcast, here is Mike, The ultimate Booth Junkie on Youtube. My gear: heading level 1 Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone on amazon The MXL 771 Condenser microphone on amazon. the studio Projects VTB-1 on SoundOnSound. The Mackie Onyx 820i on SoundOnSound. Never look up, never look back, never ever ever grow up. Now, if you want to go crazy like me, you should start a podcast. Here’s a good place to start that insane project of yours: Join the School of Podcasting with Dave Jackson. Nope, not an affiliate of anything mentioned and certainly not of amazon. I just happen to be lazy and that is where i bought my microphones. JennyK and Imp - Making things happen in odd ways since 2010. Roll of toilet paper