Voice Over Body Shop

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! 
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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

VOBS Voice Over Body Shop EP 205 with Guest Neil Ross   We say don't miss this one, but we mean it double this time as we bring you a fabulous, informative and entertaining interview with one of the iconic voices from our lives. Neil Ross! Neil has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably Voltron, G.I. Joe, and Transformers. He has also done voice work in numerous video games, including Mass Effect and Leisure Suit Larry 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich. Neil has a new book about his amazing career called Vocal Recall - A Life in Radio and Voiceovers! It promises to be an entertaining and nostalgic look at our business!   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! 
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VO Tech The Way It Was Meant To Be! Simple, understandable and Entertaining. Stuff that’s ..you know…just between us.. It’s an amazing VOBS TECH-TALK #55   This week, in George’s Tech Update: His  new favorite mic boom: Gator Frameworks 3000. His new favorite webcam, the Mokose UV70, 4K USB 3 with manual focus, zoom and iris. Bertom Denoiser: Not you usual noise reduction plugin.  An Apple Silicon computer UPDATE and warnings! Is it PRIME TIME YET?? WE also have an intense discussion  on: Dynamic Mics- Why or Why not? Plus your questions on: Moving from Audacity to Adobe Audition, Acoustic panels, Source Connect Router settings, Headphones, Setting Monitor levels, sample rates and a ton more! This is why you join us week after week for more than 10 glorious years!  HEY! Catch it if you can  all week here on our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! Or the video version on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and  We love our supporters and donors for yo

A Great Hour of VO Discussion With VO Producer Bryant Falk! At The Voice Over Body Shop, we continue to look at what goes on with the folks who use our audio. Our guest this week is Bryant Falk from Abacus Entertainment!  As a professional voice over and on-camera commercial and corporate producer and director for 20 years, Bryan  has produced and directed spots, promos and corporate campaigns for clients such as Foot Locker, Bloomberg, Wal-Mart, Avastin, AMC, Bloomberg, MTV, The NBA and many, many more. Bryant coaches and records for some of the top names in the voice over industry.  With his company, Abacus Audio, he has crafted over 1000 of the industry's highest quality and unique demos. HEY! Catch it all week on here on Podbean. 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 

Total Shop Talk With “The Guys!” Every now and then Dan and George cut loose and just shoot the breeze about their fascinating encounters with home VO studios all across fruited plain and all over our planet! In another spectacular VOBS TECH-TALK session Dan and George get down on: Apple Mac M1 update: An Apollo “whoosh” update, -SM7b with Cloud Lifter might be cleaner/less noise on Scarlett series? -Zoom differences between Mac and Windows Plus, Discussion:k bad audio?, “Check your settings!” And we answer your questions on: Wifi Routers, Complicated Mic Models, Making your mic “warmer,” U87 vs. U87ai And a whole lot more! This is why you join us week after week for more than 10 glorious years!  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: Voiceoveresse

WE ARE BACK With A talk with great Industry Insider! TV Producer Kevin Gershan! Kevin is a producer/director for CBS Television Distribution based in Entertainment Tonight, working on major syndication shows, including Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune,Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray and others. Celebrating 40 years with CBS, We’ll talk about Kevin’s broadcast career and how he made it to top TV Producer. He works with many voice actors and we’ll discuss the big time production process!   HEY! Catch it 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, 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