M. Bruce Abbott

Quick Voiceover Tip: What is Knee

“Compression Week” wraps up at the Radio Lounge Quick Voiceover Tip: What is Knee? So, we’re almost there and we finish with the term “knee”.  Knee is really about the transient way the audio gain is reduced. Where attack refers to how fast the audio is compressed (gain reduction), knee is more about how the … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: Attack and Release

“Compression Week” Continues at The Radio Lounge Quick Voiceover Tip: What is Attack / Release? We hope you are getting a clearer picture of what kind of compression settings are best suited to you, the voice actor.  Today we look at two important compression settings.  First, let’s look at attack.  This is how quickly the … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: What Is Ratio

“Compression Week” continues at the Radio Lounge Quick Voiceover Tip: What Is Ratio? So here we are, “Compression Week” at Radio Lounge.  Hopefully, this is beginning to make sense.  Bottom line, you don’t need a degree in audio engineering to put the pieces of the puzzle together.  Today, we get a bit more complicated.  Ratio … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: What is compression?

Today’s quick voiceover tip: What is Compression? Welcome to Compression Week here at the Radio Lounge. Each day this week, we will quickly dive into the mystery of this all-important voice over tool. As a voice actor, you have many variables to deal with. A human voice isn’t just one volume, it travels from soft … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: What is Threshold

Part of “Compression Week” Quick Voiceover Tip: What is Threshold. Welcome to day two of Compression Week here at the Radio Lounge. Today’s we dive into the compression settings, beginning with thrhesold. Threshold is really your Compression Baseline. Threshold is basically the volume level where gain reduction begins working. Cranking in a lower threshold level … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: Source Connect

Quick Voiceover Tip: Source Connect. Should I have Source Connect? It’s one of the most common questions we get here at the Lounge. If you are unfamiliar with what Source Connect (SC) is, it is a professional digital connection platform that is being widely used to replace ISDN connections between studios. Many studios that require … Read more

Quick Voiceover Tip: Client sessions

Quick Voiceover Tip: Client sessions Some voice actors love working directly with a client in a session because of the immediate feedback; when the session is finished it is truly finished. Some voice actors do NOT like working with the client because – well, sometimes the client doesn’t exactly know what they want, or maybe … Read more

Voiceover Demo Showcase: Dave Howell

In today’s voiceover demo showcase : Dave Howell. We are constantly amazed at the depth of talent in our industry. So when the “Back Porch Guy” called about doing a few new voice over demos, we wanted to know more. Dave Howell is first and foremost, an actor, the most important element in defining a … Read more

Voiceover Phone PatchES

Phone Patch Overview Many voice over sessions require you to connect to a client or producer via the phone. This is actually easier than it sounds. Sure, to do a legitimate digital audio phone hybrid, you are going to spend $500-1000 dollars on a unit that becomes a part of your recording rig. JK Audio … Read more