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Do you want to take your audiobook skills to the next level? Then you must watch and listen to this very special VOBS as we celebrate 12 years of bringing you great guests and information. Scott Brick Is THE name in Audiobook Acting and Narration!  Scott is also the name in training the next generation of audiobook narrators. Are looking to break into the audiobook industry?  Check out his How to Break Into Narration blog for info on getting started... for those narrators looking for some target assistance, he offers  personal coaching options. Plus he’s one of the nicest guys in our business. He’ll tell us the state of the audiobook business and the challenges it faces. Scott Brick and VOBS. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans 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,  VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org   Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #98. Bear with us as we dazzle you with our pickanic basket full of home voice over studio knowledge. This week we venture into the woods to find you the best VO grubs, for instance: Bone conduction headphones: Wear headphones without “wearing headphones”... Mic cables: It’s all about the connectors, folkx.  Waves StudioRack: An FX chain that travels between DAW’s TwistedWave video editing is great for fixing your audio before delivery And Dan talks about Sound treatment.   Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here. We love our fans 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,  VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

Voice Over Body Shop is BACK! If your trying to move up in voice over, this is the one to Listen to! John Bailey has made quite a transition of himself and in his career! Jon has been our guest on VOBS many times. Always wildly funny, entertaining and informative as to what it really takes to break the wall of inertia and succeed in any endeavor! Jon, known as Epic Voice Guy on social media is an actor, voice actor, content creator, social influencer, and stand-up comedian! With such vocal talent he has taken Hollywood by storm!

It’s the Best VOBS-TECH-TALK .. This Week!   Going on almost 12 years of the best information home Voice Over Studios out there! Dan and George lead the way when it comes to getting your audio to sound WISTSL! This week we tackle: Multi-channel input control in latest Zoom release (Mac only for now) Firewire support removed in Mac OS Ventura, Universal Audio Sphere LX mic under $1000 now, Survey- what does the ultimate audio interface mean to you? https://forms.gle/s937rBcKKzL6uZRSA Solid State Logic Connex Quad USB Conferencing Microphone Joke time: And we discuss how Technology has changed over the past few years and how to take advantage of it. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS!   Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTOR.com  And World-Voices.org

A delightful and extremely informative hour with Jason Linere White!   Award Winning Actor. Voice Over Artist. Motion Capture Performer. Jason gives us the low down on how to succeed in this business. Ton's of super valuable info!!!   \Always in constant movement, be it in social media, workout groups, ADR, teaching martial arts, or speaking at VO conferences - it’s no wonder that Jason has been referred to as the “Jackie Chan” of voice over. Starting out as an on-camera childhood actor in Los Angeles, he quickly understood how to breakdown scripts, and find the “heart” of the story. Jason believes the reason is… The "inner-city." Great questions from you as well! Catch the replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans 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 -Makers of Source Connect Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra And World-Voices organization

Totally Unscripted Voice Over Tech Kibitzing! VOBS TECH-TALK #95 has it all!  Well, almost. Dan and George run down a pile of things like: The new Mac mini! Apple Studio has many complaints about fan noise, Bertom Denoiser Pro just released Interesting company: Angry Audio And we talk about the right software for voice over. A great discussion! Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Truly a classic VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:

When it comes to animation voices, Debi Derryberry is at the top of her game! She’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! We’ll talk about the progression of hers and YOUR VO career. What does it take to survive in this nutty business?  Her years of experience on the inside of the animation and VO world give her a perspective few of us have. She’s always a super fun guest!  YOU can ask your questions as well in our interactive chatrooms on Facebook live and on YouTube!   Debi Derryberry and VOBS, LIVE This Monday night at 5 Pacific, 8 Eastern! Or, catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast.   We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #voiceoverrecording

If You Only Knew how much fun Dan and George have keeping you up to speed on the right way to record your voice tracks properly!!  You’ll have fun  watching this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #94 because we go over the latest technology Stuff like: Adobe’s Creative Cloud and questionable opt-in practices A RODE VideoMicGo II review. A cool road mic? And we discuss bad home VO studio Internet advice.  Plus your questions on  changeable hypercardiod/cardioid patterns, mic sensitivity, webcams,  and booth acoustics. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org   #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover  #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining  #voiceoverrecording

Happy 2023 Everyone! In 2023 Your Home VO Studio Will Become Even More A Vital Part Of Your VO Business! Trust in the guys who tell it like truly is. Dan Lenard and George Whittam! You can find the industry standard Home VO Studio experts right here every week. And remember you can work with Dan personally @ Homevoiceoverstudio.com and George @ Georgethe.tech. This week We start off the new year with:   Some special guests! * George’s new headphones for 2023: * Why do manufacturer audio processing presets usually SUCK!? * Is the perfect travel VO mic a hand-held vocal mic? * Firmware update 1.27 makes Presonus Revelator io24 less stable? * The new Rode NT-USB+ mic is… OK? * Focusrite VOCaster DSP issues. * SSL12 adds the full SSL console look/feel. Dans Discussion on what gear to buy in 2023. (Or not) Plus lots of your questions answered! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org

Dan & George Invited You To Their Holiday Party! You know. ..We had to do something with all those left over cookies. We haven’t had an Audience Round Table in .. A Long Time! So as our gift to you this holiday season, we gave our audience the chance to be on cam and join the party. Plus we chat with the crew you don’t see during our show. Sue and Jeff make it all happen. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here:  Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  And World-Voices.org

This Holiday Season, You Must Listen To THE Voices Of VO Tech! ON this weeks festive Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #92, we give you straight talk on these great topics: Gretch-Ken voiceover booths: Killer app: For UA Apollo, realtime noise reduction! External displays: Turn off the internal processing! HDMI cables: George’s NEMESIS!!  Make sure iOS is set to NOT update applications automatically. Why? And Dan delivers his views and demonstrates the difference between Dynamic Vs. Condenser Mics Plus we answer your great VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it 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 fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:

Happy Holidays From Voice Over Body Shop!  We keep giving you the gift of outstanding information and the best minds in the VO business. This Week spend A Delightful Hour With Voice Talent, Actor, Coach AND Agent, Lau Lapides! Lau is Founder & President of Lau Lapides Company, a boutique coaching, training & production company for voice talent and actors. Programs include hybrid online & in-person workshops, seminars, one-to-one personalized coaching, + showcases in NYC/LA and online. Lau’s media and broadcasting career coaches all work in television, film, radio and theatre. Their voices can be heard around the world. We’ll discuss VO training, trends, her thoughts on marketing and the many styles and genre’s in voice over today! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org

You Have To Listen To Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #91! You don’t want to miss a minute, because we talk about * Comparing “AI” noise reduction tools. * A case for upgrading your Mac OS: * Ventura? Not yet for me, * TwistedWave 28, problems And Dan demonstrates a big editing trick!! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions!
 Catch it 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 fans 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  World-Voices.org

A "GOLDEN” HOUR With One Of The Best In The Audiobook Biz.   This is an hour is great listening!!! Narrating Audiobooks takes a lot. Acting, editing, just finding the work. Yet droves of people love audiobook narrating. People start there to get into other voice over work. It can be fun work but you have to know the territory. Johnny Heller joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop to tell us how to navigate the terrain. Johnny is an Audiofile GOLDEN VOICE narrator and one of the most sought after Audiobook and Commercial VO coaches in the nation. And a really swell guy. Johnny is an ALA Odyssey Award winner and a Grammy Nominee. He has narrated over1000 titles in almost every genre; Publishers Weekly named him a Listen Up Award Winner 2008-2016; Audiofile Magazine named him a Best Voice of 2008 -2011, 2014-2018, 2020 and one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century. A multiple recipient of Booklist & Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Johnny has garnered over 30 Earphone Awards, is a 14-time Audie Award Nominee and a 4-time Audie Award Winner. We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org

It’s Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #90!!!   No One Understands Home Voice Over Studios Like Dan And George, “The Guys!”  Why is that?  0ver 40 combined years of dealing with the unique space that  a home studio is why. Every week, we give you the lowdown on what makes your home VO studio Sound What It’s Supposed To Sound Like.  (WISTSL) And this week we get down with this stuff: New dynamic mics keep coming, is it time to consider one? Mac OS Ventura: Word on the street is “it’s good.”  PSA: When ordering an acoustic panel for a door, keep the door knob location in mind!  Streamdeck: Fun buttons that do whatever ya want!  UADForum.com Voiceover, Podcasting and Livestreaming talk! And Dan and George talk about  - Expensive Microphones! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it 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 fans 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  World-Voices.org

It’s Been Too Long Since We’ve Been Gone! SO Voice Over Body Shop Is Back With Another Topical VO Discussion With Our Expert Guest: Laura Schreiber!   Laura is a full-time, professional voice over actress and her authentic passion and years of experience shine through in her warm and sincere voice.  Laura can sound like a charming teenager or a hip-young mom, and working with her feels like you’ve cast that cute and super fun girl-next-door whom you’ve always known. That’s why we love talking with her!  Laura  discusses with us, the latest trends in Voice Over today.  How can understanding current trends help you book more work? What are some of the trends that we should be mindful of when submitting auditions? Is there a specific process that might help to stay on top of current trends? catch the replay all week on  Facebook  our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go!  We love our fans 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  World-Voices.org

x We never run out of VO TECH to talk about. So twice a month we bring you by far the most comprehensive, fact filled and technique packed program we can. Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #89 will be on for the next two weeks, and remember you can watch all 89 episodes (if you want to tech binge watch) Here on Facebook, our homepage, and of course our podcast on Podbean, apple podcasts and every other podcast platform there is.    On George’s Tech update, we dig deep into these cool subjects:   Another wave of cool USB interfaces from Lewitt Connect 6 and M-Audio’s new brand M-Game “RGB Dual”,  RGB Dual connects to TWO PC’s at once. Lewitt connects to a PC/Mac and a mobile device via USB-C.  Vanguard V13 tube mic stacks up well against U67  Soundproofing: Homasote? Nah, drywall. Audacity 3.2.1 adds “channel strip” Realtime FX on tracks for “non-destructive” processing. We have a  2 min Demo video And Dan and George talk about  - Dropouts. What are they and how to you prevent hem?  Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! 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 fans 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  World-Voices.org

A Super Fun Hour With Scott and Miranda Parkin! One of our favorite guests Voice Over Body Shop is the very talented and witty Scott Parkin! His favorite person is his very talented daughter, Miranda! We get a two-fer this week with Scott and Miranda joining us live, in studio This Monday night at 5 PT, 8 ET and whatever it is  in between.    Scott is a master of improv and showing you how to really go outside the box with your auditions! Miranda is a rising VO star and talented artist in her own right. She shows us the animatic of her latest project, “The Comet Casino!”  Great art and character design and cool story to boot! Let’s see what it takes to try and sell a potential project like that! We love our fans 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 World-Voices.org

When you’ve been creating home studios for as long as “The Guys” at VOBS have, there’s not much that gets by them. The technology we have today to create VO recordings is amazing. The choices you have are countless. But how to narrow down those choices to the easiest use, and get you the professional quality audio voice over requires. On this info packed, eloquent and occasionally very silly VOBS TECH-TALK #88 George and Dan look at: The Sterling USB interface Apollo I/O hacking continues Clubhouse pro audio, Our discussion on noise reduction strategies Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Acoustics, Interfaces and mic noise problems. 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 fans 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

Booking The Gig Comes Down to Your Audition! Your demo is important, your website matters, but the bottom line is how did your audition catch the attention of the producer? So how do you make the most of your auditions?  Everett Oliver is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry. Everett specializes in professional directing for Voice Over auditions. He has experience as an animation demo co-producer, a private coach for commercial and animation, as well as a career building consultant. What tips does he offer to help you book the work you desire? We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be Voiceoveressentials.com,  VOHeroes.com  Sourceelements.com,  VoiceOverXtra.com,  VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com  JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org