whats a productive way to...

Lynne Alston · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 17:08 (GMT) Post subject: whats a productive way to...

I'm moving up the practice a little, now recording a book.

Is it more productive to read a chapter at a time, then edit, or page to page?

How do you tackle a larger project?

Thanks, Lynne

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 17:35 (GMT) Post subject:

Lynn,

Since a big part of VO is editing, I think I would practice one page at a time. Here is a lesson in editing no matter what program you use.

1. Record (obviously) Find your zone. I record about 6 inches away from the mic with the top of the mic below and slightly to the left. Almost like I am talking over it. Everyone has their own method.
2. Now that you are done recording, before you do anything else, run a DC offset (ProTools), I think Sound Forge has it, not sure of others. This centers your waves so it will not make clicking sounds later.
3. Enlarge your waveform so you can see it better.
4. Start your editing process by removing breathing, pops, mouth noise, etc. Run a remove silence process if you have it. I always remove the items, some people just use mute (Adobe Audition for example) to get rid of an item.
5. Now use your EQ
6. Now Compress/Limit
7. If you have any other effects like delay or reverb, this is the time to throw that in. For female voices, I recommend the use of a dessor if the "S's" are sticking out to much.
8 Now Normalize.
9. Mixdown.

Always use this exact order and you will have great copy all the time. Remember, because you have a plosive (hard P) its not the end of the world. Most of the time it can be removed.

Hope I helped. I am sure some others have their way of doing it too.

Also, remember, after you been doing this and you start landing bigtime gigs and start dealing with major producers. If they even let you record at home, they will want your recordings raw. Meaning, they don't want you to do anything to it. They will do it for you.

Lynne Alston · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 17:49 (GMT) Post subject: great help

Victor, great help, I'm becoming an whiz with the basic editing in Pro-tools, short copy is easier to correct, but when I think of the editing process for longer reads, I become a little overwhelmed, I like the idea page to page at this stage of development.

Thanks

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 17:59 (GMT) Post subject:

This is one of my regular clients. This is an example of a raw recording....then followed up by the edited and mastered version. What a difference. Wink

Lynne Alston · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 18:36 (GMT) Post subject: slowing down.

O.k first I have to slow down when I read these responses, just the other day I read a forum as " The best way to get Laid" of course I knew it was lead, shows where my mind wasn't!

Back to this post, editing. When editing I usually delete the silences, how would I get rid of the plosive 'p', and the lip clicking, other than using delete in pro-tools?

Good info to know about the raw copy, did you do anything to yours, mine has little breaths, lip smacks, sighs, sometimes a few other choice words, surely you edit these first before sending on the"raw" copy.

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 18:46 (GMT) Post subject:

Nope, raw copy means raw copy...lol. Since I do curse alot, they get it all in all of its glorious splender...lol. Twisted Evil