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How to Act in Audio Drama When the Mic Is Your Whole Stage
Mic positions, moves, spot effects, script mark-up and listening: how voice actors play a scene in audio drama, radio plays and fiction podcasts.
Sarah Robbins Sarah Robbins writes for The Voice Realm about finding voice over work, home studios, casting and the business side of voice acting.
Voice Over Studio
Cut First, Squeeze Gently: EQ and Compression for Voice Over
Where to cut, what to boost and how hard to squeeze: EQ and compression for voice actors, with starting settings that still sound like you.
Voice Over Business
Several Sites, Now Just One: Larry Wayne on Why The Voice Realm Is Home
Larry Wayne used to be listed on several voice sites. Now it is just one. In his own words: the team, a client every week since 2014, and racing for the top 10.
Voice Over Business
Fifteen Years and Two Thumbs Up: Irene Ziegler on Life at The Voice Realm
Irene Ziegler has been a Voice Realm voice actor for more than fifteen years. In her own words: more auditions, repeat clients, help in seconds, and two thumbs up.
Voice Over Business
From Film Sets to a Brisbane Booth: Alexandra McTavish on Voicing for the World
From twenty years as an actor to voicing for clients on several continents from Brisbane: Alexandra McTavish on The Voice Realm, the read that clicks, and why your own voice is your greatest asset.
British Voice Over
A Wind-Up Radio in Every Kitchen: What Be Ready Means for Voiceover Artists
The government wants every home to keep an FM radio. Why the Be Ready campaign is voice work, and how British voiceover artists can read for trust.
Australian Voice Over
Calling the Cup: What Race Callers Teach Australian Voice Over Artists
Triple M has gone racing for the Melbourne Cup. What the people who call the race can teach Australian voice over artists about prep, pace and the tag.
Voice Over Business
How to Read a Voice Over Contract Before You Sign
Usage, term, territory, exclusivity, payment and the AI clause: what to check in a voice over contract and how to ask for changes without losing the job.
Voice Over Studio
Turn It Down: Headphones, Long Edits and a Voice Actor’s Hearing
Safe headphone levels, where a voice actor's day gets loud, free habits that protect your ears, and what ringing ears and a hearing test can tell you.
Voice Over Business
Two Studios, One Marketplace: Alexandra McTavish and Xavi Parellada on Life at The Voice Realm
Two voice actors, Brisbane and Spain, answer the same six questions about clients, castings and why they tell other voices to join The Voice Realm.