Voice Over Body Shop

Lets Hear How To Fix Your VO Performance Problems with                  "The Voiceover Doctor" Bill Holmes!   Listen to him take Dan through a hard read!   Bill has been a voiceover actor/director for 35 years. He started referring to himself as The Voiceover Doctor because of the style of teaching that he has developed over the past 35 years. It's a unique self-improvement system for voiceover actors. The Doctor teaches actors how to fix their own problems, enabling them to direct themselves and work through their weaknesses during the audition process.    From the very beginner level, to the working pro and everything in between, the VO Doc has a knack for diagnosing what the problem is and giving you a prescription for a cure.    HEY! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here

OK, Maybe not 300, but at least a few get mentioned is this classic VOBS TECH-TALK #65. Dan and George get down on what it takes to get it right in your Personal Professional VO studio. This week we cover: EcoFlow River power pack, the many amazing features and uses Windows 11 is out, but stick with the last build of Windows 10 for now…  George reviews the Presonus Revelator io24 Universal Audio Volt 176 USB-C audio interface with 1 mic channel- (The Universal Solo?) We also discuss proper (And improper) acoustics! Plus we answer your submitted questions! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and right here for our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-

On This Weeks  Voice Over Body Shop, We Welcome the Dean of Voice acting, Mr. Marc Cashman!  With over 40 years in the voiceover industry, Marc has written hundreds of articles about voice acting for Voices.com, Backstage and NowCasting.com; is in demand for V-O Conventions and Conferences as a Keynote Speaker and Master Class instructor, and has authored one of the top-selling books on voice acting, “V-Oh! Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career.” When Dan, George and Marc get together, The VO wisdom just gushes out, so grab a bucket We’d love getting questions from you! Send them now to “theguys@vobs.TV or ask them in our Facebook OR YouTube chat! HEY! Catch it live if you can this Monday at 5 Pacific 8 Eastern, or the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, or our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and

VO Recording Technology Made Simple!    The entire voice over and voice acting community knows, when it comes to creating and maintaining a “personal professional voice over studio,” the place to get the proper information on how to do it right is the Voice Over Body Shop. Dan Lenard and George Whittam make it easy and fun and, hopefully prevent thousands of dollars of mistakes and hours of mind-numbing frustration. On this weeks wild TECH-TALK #64, we tackle these important items: * Vanguard v4 Gen2 Mic, what’s different? George on the mic
 * Mini-Review: The most “pleasing” sounding bluetooth earbuds George has ever heard, iMore Comfobud Pro with EQ presets
 * Rant: Hey Apple, when are the new Macs? Waiting on the Macbook Pro 14”
 * First look: Presonus revelator io24
 * TIP: Exercising audio connections, what’s it mean and how does it help? 
 Discussion: Dan rants on crowd sourced home studios. Plus your questions on: Sound proofing Window plugs A “Crackling“ noise in play back De-essing plug-ins and Why

AI voices and the legality of it all! We talk about it with VO Super Lawyer  Rob Siglimpaglia! Contracts? NDA’s? Liability? Many of us don’t understand the legal aspects to running a voice over business, or any business for that matter. However, we are all independent contractors and we want to protect ourselves from some of the legal pitfalls we can encounter.  That's where Rob Siglimpaglia, Lawyer, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer and author of the book we voice talent need to read, “Voice Over Legal” comes in. He’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop. HEY! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/  our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

The Home VO Studio Stuff You Can Only In Get One Place! When “The Guys” get down and talk shop, you’re  hearing more than 30 years experience serving your home VO studio needs.  Dan and George tell it like it truly is! On this weeks entertaining and informative  VOBS TECH-TALK #63 we cover: The Vanguard v4 gen2 Mic first look. Powerline ethernet adapters explained Universal Audio Apollo officially supports Apple Silicon m1! TdrNova plugin solves Audacity eq woes and much more for free Also our Discussion: Misconceptions about RMS. Plus your questions on Twisted Wave, Back up power, and much more!   HEY! Catch it if you can all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra and JMC Demos

Your Voice Is Your Livelihood! At VOBS, We Want You To Sound Your Best Our guest this week  is a great example of Speech Language and Voice Pathologist meets Vocal Coach! Amy Chapman MA, CCC-SLP is a vocal therapist and singing voice specialist. Amy is a licensed and board-certified Speech & Language Pathologist who has dedicated her career to helping professionals improve and optimize their voice. As a trained singer and performer, she has combined her expertise on the stage with a scientific knowledge of health and physiology to help her clients achieve optimal results. We talk about how to best take care of your voice, heal problems you have and improve your vocal performance overall.  HEY! Catch the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.

Informative, Vital and  fun VO Audio Talk! With George still on a well deserved vacation, Tim Friedlander joins Dan for a great shop talk discussion on recording your VO at tracks at home.    We discuss our personal philosophies as to what you need to do to make your audio sound professional. A session you must pay attention to! Plus we answer your questions on: Issues with iZotope RX8 The SHURE MV7 microphone for work? What is the silliest setup we’ve stumbled upon in a home studio? How does a TLM-103 stand against a U-87? Do you like to stand or sit when doing voice overs? HEY! Catch it if you can on the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra and JMC Demos

You Will Love This Episode!   George went “glamping.” So, our great friend voice talent, musician and fellow audio engineer, Tim Friedlander fills in as co-host on this weeks exciting Voice Over Body Shop
 Our special guest is very busy voice actor, the very vivacious Myrna Velasko! Myrna is known for voicing animation and gaming roles like Green Lantern / Jessica Cruz, Torra Doza, and Carla. But she is best known as Hannah The Dashboard Hula Girl on those great Arco gas spots! How do you get there as a voice talent? We’ll ask! Plus Tims shares his insights on Recording and the Vo Biz. HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! 
 We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials VOHeroes Sourceelements VoiceOverXtra VOICEACTORWEBSITES and JMC Demos

Where else can hear the true, nitty gritty, home voice over studio shop talk? The best and most fun place is VOBS TECH-TALK #61! This week we jump headlong into a plethora of cool stuff! TwistedWave 26: Video editing?? Speech recognition Bertom Denoiser: Amazing noise reduction without the downsides, universal binary runs native on M1 Mac TDR Nova: The perfect EQ/De-esser for Audacity?  iLok USB key, now in USB-C Presonus Revelator io24: On-board DSP like Apollo but $200!  Plus we discuss, what causes hummmmmmm? Along with answers to your questions on: Network security, fusion drive frailties, High-pass filters, Tri-booth vs. Self built PVC booth.   HEY! Catch it if you can on the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements

At Voice Over Body Shop, we look at all aspects of the voice over marketplace. With so many opportunities in so many genres, what’s the best for you? Well, this week we talk with Los Angeles based Dubbing Director and cinematographer, Harry Buerkle. With so many networks grabbing foreign material for American audiences, experience and skill in dubbing can be a very valuable skill to exploit.  Harry’s 2016 short film “I’ll Wait Here” played at several film festivals, winning the Best Doc award at the Bamberger Filmtagen in Germany. (https://testkammer.com) He’s worked with publications such as The Hollywood Reporter, Glamour, Billboard, Vulture, as well as the TV show Ellen, and others. Raised in the Austrian Alps, Harry graduated from the American Film Institute Conservatory with a directing degree.  And you can ask Harry your questions too! Send them now to theguys@vobs.tv or ask LIVE from our Facebook Live comments! PLUS listen in and ask your questions LIVE on your iOS device as we simulcast on CLUBHOUSE a

THIS IS THE PLACE FOR THE ULTIMATE HOME VO STUDIO INFO! On this weeks Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #60 Dan and George show and tell a pile of things to make recording your VO tracks a breeze. We discuss “The Sound Screw?” What is it? Audacity is NOT "spyware,” and Universal Audio buys Townsend Labs. What does the mean for the Sphere I22? And we discuss the folly of too much gear! Plus your questions on: Our thoughts on the Isovox. Whats a good laptop for recording? What is meant when someone says that a microphone “takes EQ well” ? Proper larger room acoustics, and of course, lots of praise for our advice and services.  HEY! Catch it if you can on the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websites and JM

Dan, George and Voice Over Body Shop are thrilled to back and be part of your Voice Over success! After a couple weeks off to recharge, we’re so happy to talk with our longtime friend and very busy VO pro, Mara Junot! Mara has performed voiceovers for Fortune 500 companies worldwide and appears in media from video games to animated movies. Mara is known for her "shapeshifting voice”. She’s featured in commercials for brands including ESPN, Nintendo, World of Warcraft, McDonald's, Google, Coca-Cola, The Walking Dead and Target Corporation. She became the first female voice actress to narrate E! True Hollywood Story. Plus, see what Dan experienced in amazing Iceland! HEY! Catch it if you can on the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes

What if you could know everything about what’s going on “Everywhere” in the VO world?  We try to inform you with all we got, which is more than anyone else, and a new website takes it even further!    In this masterful edition of VOBS TECH-TALK #59 we discuss: acoustics hidden in the ceiling! George share’s video of Show Rummell’s new studio. When does a power conditioner help? The Tula USB mic,  Plus Special guest Byron Wagner explains his new techno baby “Abaton.”    And your questions on Travel gear, Wireless headphones, Auralex foam thickness, Booth lighting and just purchasing booth. HEY! Catch it if you can all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes, Sourceelements,  VoiceOverXtra,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES. and JMC Demos

How Do You Present Yourself in the Voice Over Business in 2021? Voice Over Body Shop brings you more fresh content with a deep dish discussion with the one and only J.S. Gilbert! J.S. is a writer, ad creative and voice actor, who knows more about social media than most Gurus - He’s not an influencer, it's just that the influencers listen to HIM. Aside from his noted commercial work, he’s played the iconic role  of “Sweetooth” in the video game “Twisted Metal” and a ton of other creepy roles in other noted games. Brilliant, Quick witted and  opinionated, we’ll talk about who you need to listen to when making social media decisions.  HEY! Catch it if you can on the replay all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements  Voice Actor Websi

                              VOBS TECH-TALK #58! As we all start to step out of our isolation, we know the Voice Over biz will pick up even more. To keep you up to date, “The Guys” at VOBS are here to make your recording studio sound it’s best!  We cover a ton of stuff this week, including: Mac hardware at WWDC? New Mac OS: Monterey. Coolest thing we’ve ever seen?  System updates, best practices. USB mics are bad, but not the reason you might think Plus our in depth discussion about Why would things sound different, over time and with different mics? Also answers to your questions: Acoustic Foam- Wedge/pyramidal or flat panels? Audio processing for video games? Plosive reducing microphones? Mic Figure 8 pattern? And so much more! HEY! Catch it if you can all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our oth

Voice Over Body Shop is back! And what a return as our guest this week is the multi-talented Alicyn Packard!   Alicyn has one of the most uniquely versatile female voices in or business! As an actor, writer, producer and musician, Alicyn seamlessly moves between genres, lending her face and voice to a myriad of projects for television, radio, film, web & stage. Alicyn can be heard daily bringing to life over a dozen popular animated characters and breathing fresh authenticity into commercials and on-air television promotions. We look forward to asking her the big questions about what it takes to make it in VO and all the other things she does.   HEY! Catch it if you can  all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! 
   We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelemen

VOBS TECH-TALK #57! How do “the Guys” find more VO Tech stuff to talk about every week? Because there’s something new every week and we stay on top of it all for just for you! And this week we cover the gamut, like: TwistedWave is now $99 New acoustic panels and diffuser from StudioBricks,  Audition 2021: Make sure you UPDATE!  The latest, ultimate USB mic? Headphone bleed.  also, a discussion on how to properly place acoustic foam on walls.  plus your questions on  The Fruity Loops “Heat Map?” Someone  didn’t like their MKH 416?! Plug-in’s and the M1 and Pop filters. HEY! Catch it all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast right here for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials., VOHeroes, Sourceelements,  VoiceOverXtra,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES. and JMC Demos 

We Can’t Resist Lori Alan! Lori Alan is our special guest on this weeks exciting Voice Over Body Shop Lori started talking as soon as she fell out of the womb, and hasn't stopped since.   She is perhaps best known for her award-winning voice-over work. She starred as Diane Simmons on Family Guy, Pearl the Whale on SpongeBob: Squarepants, Sue Richards, The Invisible Woman, on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear Solid video game trilogy. She's proud to be a part of the Pixar Family. Voicing characters in Wall-e, Monster's University, Bonnie's Mom in Pixar's Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, Minions, and Mother's Sadness in Inside Out.   We never know what will happen when Lori brings her talent, knowledge and witty repartee to our show.   HEY! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! 
 We love our supporters and donors for your continued support.

A Perfectly Good Reason To Spend A Perfectly Good Hour! It’s amazing that’s there’s more to talk about when it comes to home VO Studios! But “The Guys” have their thumbs on everything VO Tech and bring it to you every other week!  It’s time for an amazing and VERY entertaining and informative TECH-TALK #56! And this week we cover a ton!  Apple Silicon update iMac M1 is it time to buy?  NO! on SM7b for voice actors? Why most acoustic foam sucks for voiceover booths.  New acoustic panels from from StudioBricks RodeConnect for Rode NT-USB Mini mic What’s with Adobe Audition and glitches lately? Our Discussion on:  Why do some talents invest in so much more than they need? Plus your questions on: Polk Audio speakers from college as a monitor? Noise floor issues disintegrating audio with Zoom  Pro Tools on the M1? HEY! Catch it if you can  all week on  Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our supporters