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Published on Sep 9, 2013 Tara Platt & Yuri Lowenthal are our guests. Dan's Tip of the Week is on Rumble. George speaks about when it's time to upgrade your home studio. The guys have been working steadily on voice over virtual, and the open house went well Saturday night from Anne Ganguzza's house. George's Tech Tid Bits: Time to consider a professional studio upgrade?  George gives us some things to consider, and introduces us to the Wheatstone Vorsis M1. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Rumble What it is exactly, and how to deal with it. Dan shows us some specific measures. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guests: Tara Platt, and Yuri Lowenthal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523180/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297428/ http://voiceovervoiceactor.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How tara, and Yuri got their start in voice over. Tara, and Yuri's work in animation

Published on Aug 27, 2013 John Taylor, Karyn O'Bryant, Katherine Curriden, Anthony Gettig join us for a fun discussion on watermarking, traveling, a recap of the DLF Poker Classic, and much more! George tells us about his recent affiliation with edge studio. Congratulations George! https://www.edgestudio.com/press-rele... Dan tells us about his recent meeting with David, and Stephanie Ciccarelli of voices.com. Hang Out Guests Included: John Taylor Karyn O'Bryant Katherine Curriden Anthony Gettig Rachel Ehrenberg Hang Out Questions and Topics Included: John Taylor's recent live broadcast of his radio show via Luci Live. Dan's progress with his ukulele lessons. Tales from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Don LaFontaine, and June Foray's birthdays. Connie Terwilliger's meet up group. Shotgun mics, and pricing. Watermarking. Serious considerations. WOVO-world voices progress. Anthony's recent video presentation. Deriving work from YouTube productions. Various YouTube tips. Some of John's recent in studio exp

Published on Aug 19, 2013 David Kaye was our guest, and we had a great time. George talks about audio interfaces, and Dan's Tip of the Week is Audio Formats. Plus a viewer question with sound clip, and even more! George's Tech This Week: Audio Interfaces What an audio interface does. Some requirements we should be looking for. George and Dan show us a few, including:  ART USB Dual Pre Focusrite iTrack Solo Echo (prototype) Apogee One (original type) Apogee MiC (with integral interface) Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: File Formats What are the functions of the particular audio file format extensions? AIFF AAC MP3 QuickTime Wave PCM (etc.) Dan gives us an in-depth answer. Dan, and George field a question from a viewer who has an odd transient noise in his audio. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: David Kaye http://www.davidkaye.com/ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/D... h

Published on Aug 12, 2013 Casting Director, Voice Director, and technology blogger Juan Carlos Bagnell, AKA "Some Audio Guy" is our guest. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/  https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/  George returns from his recent business trip to New York. Dan shows us his new display case for his antique microphones. George's Tech Tidbits: Neumann Microphones. Chris Currier of Sennheiser sent George a few Neumann microphones this week; including a TLM-103MT, U87, TLM-193. George shows them to us, and goes over some of their features. George will be bringing us some audio from each of these soon. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: What's the best recording software? Dan gives us several things to consider, and some useful advice. George gives us some further choices. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Juan Carlos Bagnell aka "Som

Published on Aug 6, 2013 Listen to Marc Graue "Fix it in the mix" as he shares his pearls of wisdom on the VO industry, how he started his own commercial studio, and a few dirty jokes for good measure. We also visit with our friend Marc Cashman to see his amazing home studio built by the late Mike Sommer. Dan recounts an interesting story of being recognized while visiting California recently. The guys share footage of thier visit with Marc Cashman featuring his studio, and workflow. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George's Tech Tidbits: George hints that there is a big transition in place for him, and will reveal more soon. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Mac vs PC. Advantages, and drawbacks to consider. The guys continue the debate with chatroom viewers afterward. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Marc Graue http://www.fixinthemix.com/  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246394/ https://www.facebook.com/mar

Published on Jul 29, 2013 Scott Rummell, Anne Ganguzza and the VOPeeps join us for Episode 103. Dan assembles a Studio Suit booth onsite! Peeps test out the SM57, Sennheiser 416, and AT2020 mics in the booth. We join the live audience as Anne explains a little about VO Peeps to us. Anne introduces us to some of the raffle items to be given away this episode. Dan introduces us to This Weeks Guest: Orange County VO Scott Rummle. http://www.scottrummell.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083086/#A... Scott's beginnings in voice over, and his early affiliation with Daws Butler. Scott's close friendship with Don LaFontaine. Giving back. Scott shares some stories. Scott's home studio. If scott could give beginners one piece of advice, what would it be? What networking advice does Scott have for the new voice actor? Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show VO Peeps Scholarship Fund: http://vopeeps.com/donate/ Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudi

Published on Jul 22, 2013 Paul Pape, co-founder of the DLF VO Lab and ADR VO is our guest. Dan's Tip of the Week on his home studio thoughts, George on EQ, and Bob Merkel on VoiceZam! It's a jam packed episode! This weeks guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau...  George's Text Tidbits: Equalization Why do you need to use EQ? George shows a detailed example using twistedwave. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. http://vopeeps.com/vo-peeps-meetup/ Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/pokercla... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-sup

Published on Jul 14, 2013 Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor, and Host of The Producer's Podcast is our guest on this week's show. www.ryandrean.com/‎ www.ryanontheradio.com/‎ George's Tech Tidbits: The Cad E100S microphone. George gives us a live demonstration, alongside the 416. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. August 5th EWABS will begin airing live on MONDAYS. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... George will be in this Virtual Conference. Premiere Discount Expires July 31 Pay By Installments! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help

Published on Jul 7, 2013 Audio Masters Roundtable Guests Included: Cliff Zellman Joe Van Riper - Sporting a "# 100" sticker, for this special episode. Mike Varela - Lead Engineer at the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab. Uncle Roy Yokelson Dan joins us from his recent trip to Europe, and shares a mini travelogue. Friends, and guests of EWABS sent in audio/video shout outs, which are aired throughout the episode. Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: Portable setups, and recording on the road. Tweaking the performance of your porta booth. Avid Fast Track Solo. Source Connect. ISDN. Audio Evolution for Android. USB Audio Recorder Pro (which comes with Audio evolution.) OTG cable, to connect USB to your Android device. LUCI, information and features. Which of our guests still rely on ISDN, and why? Bridging. Skype. What's the best media player to select for your voice over website? VoiceZam information, and a feature request. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan

Published on Jun 24, 2013 Our guest is Rodney Saulsberry, voice actor, coach, and author of  "You Can Bank On Your Voice." George reviews the iTrack Solo and Adobe Creative Cloud. Dan's Tip Of The Week is on Mic Technique. George's Tech Tidbits: Focusrite iTrack Solo George shares an unpackaging, and shares its features.  Lots of need to know info, if you're considering purchasing one of these. Dan gives us his experiences with the product as well. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: The EWABS live podcast will be back on July 7th for our 100th episode. Send us a video / audio shout out for this special occasion. A 30 second video, or audio shout out which may be aired during EWABS' 100th episode. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.

Published on May 12, 2013 Tri-lingual Promo VO Anthony Mendez is our guest on this episode, and George's parents and brother make a surprise visit! Visit Anthony Mendez' websites at: http://www.anthonyvo.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/antho... http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... Condolences go out to George's mom, who suffered a nasty spill. She's visiting with them this Mother's Day, and will join us live later in the show. Dan fills us in on the details regarding his Pirates of Penzance performance. Dan's wife is also in this production, and Dan shares a picture. George's tech tidbits: Open season on George. Ask George any question. George gives us some 416, and condenser mic positioning tips. Chat room viewers pose questions. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: May 15th-Georges "How to record with the iPad effectively" webinar. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/webinar.... Please watch for the upcoming EWABS marketing survey. Please donate, an

Published on Mar 31, 2013 Our Easter edition Google Hangout ! Happy Easter, and Passover everyone ! Hangout guests included: Dan Lenard George Whittam Lee Pinney Anne Ganguzza Anthony Gettig Steve Tardio Patrick Sweeny Jason Lawson David Kaplan and, Doug Turkel Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Questions and topics discussed included: Dan's recently aquired Tannoy ribbon Mic. Dan and Anthony's recent experience with Canadian customs. Mic Port Pro quality / durability. Dan, Anthony and Pat Sweeney at Pat Sweeney's meetup group. Studio Suit's sound deadening capabilities. Traveling with your microphone. George's Rode HS1-P headset. Projects, and popular equipment George has worked on recently. ISDN fasing out ? Source connect, other options. Microphones: Charteroak........ Neumann, others. Pat Sweeney's American/Canadian pronunciation sheet. Pat Sweeney's reaction when Dan,and Anthony called f

Published on Mar 24, 2013 J. S. Gilbert joins us, lots of sage advice about the VO business. http://jsgilbert.com/ Like JS Gilbert at: https://www.facebook.com/jsgilbert George's Tech Tidbits: Mic Proximity. George shows us an example of mic positioning using a porta-booth. George's Professional website: Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: Thanks for donating. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. EWABS.com is down. EWABS.net is currently working. Dan will be at voice world Toronto May fourth, along with lots of other great speakers. voiceworldtoronto.com Check out faffcamp - Enter promo code WoVo ! Faff Camp May 3-5, 2013 see http://faffcamp.com/ Dan's Tip of The Week: Recording on Your Tablet. Dan introduces us to a cool app, and demonstrates using twistedwave. Airturn can even make things completely hands-free. Dan's Prof. Website: Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomSt

ublished on Mar 17, 2013 Dan and George are joined by VO tech masters Uncle Roy Yokelson, Joe van Riper and Cliff Zellman. We had an awesome Tech Masters Round Table and covered a huge range of topics, check it out. Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone ! George's Tech Tidbits: Genius ? George's recent experience with an Apple genius. Welcome Our Roundtable Guests: Uncle Roy Yokelson Joe Van Riper Cliff Zellman And our hosts: George Whittam Dan Lenard Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show The Roundtable: Six topics were prepared, the answers to resulting questions, and the discussions that flowed from those topics are listed below. 1) (2 Parts) ( a)Soundproofing in a home studio; impossible, plausible, in-expensive ? ( b) Which is more important soundproofing or room acoustics ? What sort of jobs might require more soundproofing ? Window treatment. Room tone. Location. Soundproofing versus sound dampening. Hard versus soft surfaces. Studio size, and configuration. 2)Buying

Published on Mar 10, 2013 On this very special episode of EWABS, we are joined by Chuck Duran, and Stacey J Aswad. Hosts of VO Buzz Weekly! Hear how it all got started and more about Chuck and Stacey than you'll find anywhere else. vobuzzweekly.com staceyjaswad.com/ http://www.demosthatrock.com/ EWABS would like to thank Doug Turkel for allowing Dan to use his studio to complete this week's promo. Chuck, and Stacy join us live from George's studio. George's Tech Tidbits: Skype's new codec. Higher-quality audio is coming. George also introduces us to Mixer Buddy, a sort of multi-feature, custom patch bay for your studio. http://www.broadcasttools.com/view_pr... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: Next week is EWABS two year anniversary. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Thanks to our recent donators. Dan will be at voice world Toronto May fourth, along

Published on Dec 2, 2012 Randye Kaye joins Dan and George this week on East West Audio Body Shop! Check out ewabs.com for more about the show, including show notes, logoware, more... ________________________________________­________________________________ This week's special guest is: Randye Kaye Screen actor, voice actor, voice over coach. http://www.randyekaye.com/ http://spokenwordinc.com/benbehindhis... https://www.facebook.com/randye.kaye Also George will be shaving his him Movember stash live, before a chat audience. This week was also the NYC VO mixer Randye will help fill us in on the event. George's tech this week: Large diaphragm vs small diaphragm (shotgun) microphones. Pros and cons how each are used. Georgie also shows us a small lav Mike. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: (Be sure to watch as George shave's his 'stash) George and Dan's team raised $ 2,595.00 dollars for men's cancer awareness. EWABS MINI Pop Filters - You should have a

Published on Nov 18, 2012 Chris Fries, commercial and video game voiceover joins us this week from his home studio via Skype. ________________________________________­___________________________________ Happy Thanksgiving everyone ! This week's special guest is: Chris Frieshttp://www.chrisfriesvoices.com/ Chris joins us this week from his home studio via Skype. George's Tech this week: Traveling Voice Over Is it feasible for your genre of voice over ? What about connectivity on the road ? Some excellent advice from the guys. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: - November is Movember US.movember.com To donate to Dan & George's teamhttp://us.movember.com/team/601381 - EWABS MINI Pop Filters - You should have all received email from KCurriden-- they have been ordered--so coming soon to a mailbox near you!!! Don't forget to send us a pic of you with it!! - 2012 NYC Voice Over Mixerhttp://voicetalentproductions.com/Eve... $10 Donation at the door, but yo

Published on Nov 11, 2012 Tom Kenny, voice of Spongebob Squarepants, is our very special studio guest this week! WOW, we've made the big time of podcasting, folks! ________________________________________­______________________________ This week's special guest is Tom Kenny voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. Also a surprise guest appearance. George's tech of the week: The Reflexion Filter. How useful is it aside from it's basic purpose ? Dan gives a brief demonstration of the affect the filter has on his acoustics. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/ Announcements November is Movember ! A mustache growing contest for men's cancer issues. http://us.movember.com/?home EWABS announces new e-support membership pricing. Sign up for the remainder of 2012 for just $39.95 per month. Go to ewabs.com and click on E- support. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htmhttp://www.voiceoverxtra.com/

Published on Nov 4, 2012 This week's special guest is: Lori Alan. Roles include Pearl the whale/SpongeBob, Diane the anchor woman/Family Guy, Chairy/Pee Wee's Playhouse, the fantastics, and others. www.Facebook.com/Loritalk Dan returns this week from his seminar in Toronto. All of our thoughts go out to the survivors of sandy and we're hoping for a speedy recovery for those hardest hit. George's tech this week: Screen capture How it can help in your marketing efforts. For Mac you will need Quicktime, SoundFlower and an app called line in for monitoring. Visit Dan at homevoiceoverstudio.com/ Announcements: Get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Order your EWABS custom mini pop stop today. Dan's tip of the week: Broadcast Quality What is it ? What does it mean ? Professional quality audio, and what it means. Visit George at vostudiotech.com Welcome this week's special guest: Lori Alan. www.Facebook.com/Loritalk The guys share a bit of witty banter with Lorie, then discuss topics including: - SpongeBob SquarePa

This week's special guest is: Tara Strong My Little Pony, Rugrats, Hello Kitty, Many more credits, too many to list here. http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tara-Strong/ https://www.facebook.com/tara.strong.514 Also with special guest host: Dave Courvoisier from Las Vegas. Dan attended Faffcon this weekend in Charlotte North Carolina, and will be on the return trip home. Dan's father in law recently passed away, Condolences Dan. George, and Dave discuss their experiences at prior Faffcons. George, and Dave share that Faffcon will become a yearly event going forward. Dave Showcases a brief comparison between the Mic Port Pro, and the Shure X2U. George compares Heil's USBQ version of the above. Chat room viewer Diane Merritt asks about Dave's air turn, a remote, foot pedal, page turner. watch for upcoming reviews. George discusses the MicroBook II interface. Visit George at vostudiotech.com This Week's Announcements EWABS would like to announce E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with D