Audio Production for Voice Overs

Audio production is an integral part of the process to create a professional sounding recording for your project, brand or product.

Professional sound recording studios have played a big part in voice over production for years. As technology continues to develop, many voice over artists now have professional home studios to offer clients the same quality sound as they traditionally received in traditional sound recording studios. It also means a saving in voice over rates.

Clients are able to connect to a voice over talent by various means such as ISDN, Source Connect, telephone patch and even listen in to a voice over session via Skype at near CD quality from their office or home.

This is a great way to save time and money. Even if you still want to use a professional recording studio to mix the voice with music and sound effects. Recently an increasing number The Voice Realm clients have talent record using their remote studio and then take the WAV or MP3 file on a USB stick to their local studio of choice to me mixed.

This saves at least an hour’s studio fee which usually runs into hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

Voice over audio production is also the fine tuning or ‘sweetening’ of the voice. This includes compression of the voice, equalizing the sound to make it appear crisper or add more bass, de-breathing, and even adding echoes or other effects that are done to enhance the sound.

No matter how many effects are added, the voice is still one of the most important elements of any audio production. Always ensure you use a professional voice talent. The voice talent’s ability to take direction and give the client exactly what they are after.