Recording Voiceover

Introduction





A Life in Sound



A Bit About This Book



The Making of a Superior Voiceover Recording



A Short Case Study




The Voice in Media





Information Theory



The Beginning of Digital Audio



Historical Precedents



Psychoacoustics



Reverberation



The Disembodied Voice



Recording Foreign Languages




Room Acoustics





A Word on Project Studio Acoustics



Studio Design and Acoustics




Microphones





Fundamentals of the Human Voice



Microphone Design Types



Polar Response



Frequency Response



Microphone Experiments



Dynamic Microphones



Condenser Microphones



Digital Microphones



USB Microphones




The Engineer





The Engineer at Work



Collaboration - Communication - Responsibility



Multitasking



Building a Sense of Trust



Preparation



The Team




The Studio





A Few Simple Truths



Lighting



The Script Easel



Seated or Standing?



Monitoring



Video Monitoring



Keep it Organized



Additional Considerations




The Session





Documentation and Notes



The Co-producer Role



Working With the Voice Talent



Some Tips and Tricks



Documentation (Part II)



Studio Weirdness




Your Personal Recording Space





The Basics



The Space



Modifying an Existing Space



Custom Designing a Studio



Prefabricated Voice Booths



Hardware



Software



Delivery - The Remote Session



Additional Costs



The Matter of Trust




Recording for Commercials





The Dictatorship of the Clock



How Long is Too Long?



The Commercial Session



Insert Lines and Redos



Editing and Intercutting



After the Session



One Final Word




Recording Long-Form Narration





The Long-Form Session



Documentation



Recording to Picture



Further Thoughts on Long-Form Narration




Recording for Games and Animation





Game Voice Recording



Recording for Animation



Watch Your Levels!



An Experiment in Voice Recording




Recording Interviews and Roundtable Discussions





Interviews



Video Interviews



Boom and Shotgun Mic Techniques



Recording Roundtable Discussions



Live Mixing of Roundtable Discussions




More Voiceover Opportunities





Voice Response



Public Announcements



Web Content



Voice Talent Demos



Audio Books



The Wacky World of Toys



Audio Tours



Something Completely Different



In Conclusion




That's a Wrap





Building the Sense of Trust



Your Insurance Policy



A Passion for Voice