{"id":3670,"date":"2020-01-08T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/?p=3670"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:01:30","slug":"what-voice-over-genre-fits-your-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/what-voice-over-genre-fits-your-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"What Voice over Genre Fits Your Voice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartcareerproject.com\/careers\/voice-over\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> average salary of a radio and television announcers <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">back in 2017 according to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Labor Statistics, is around $35,360, roughly $17.50 an hour. Dreamy right? The world is sleeping on voice actors, thinking they are all voice and stuff, not thinking that it requires more than just talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is completely common to hear a voice over on radio, movies, and commercials before. However, technological advances is taking the world by storm, pushing industries to be more competitive, and creative. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/reasons-to-entrust-your-business-commercials-and-audios-to-a-voice-over-professional\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing strategies nowadays are not confined to printed flyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, billboards, or printed tarpaulins. This innovation opened a lot of opportunities for voice over actors. You see, the market for VO talents is not limited to the entertainment industry anymore. Since it is a growing industry, anyone who has the talent,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voiceoverherald.com\/work-from-home-a-new-trend-for-aspiring-voice-over-talents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a well-equipped home studio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a bit of money to start up can do VO work.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a beginner in the industry, you might want to wonder as to what kind of VO work fits for you. You would want to focus on one type before moving to another. Confused? Not all roles fit to a specific voice. Just like when choosing an actor to play the role for example, Superman. They would obviously go for someone with a cleft chin because he fits the job! It is the same with voice actors. Not all voice types can fit for the job, so you have to have one that you really know how to do. Below are some of the well known VO genre, and some tips as to how you can nail doing a specific niche.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are the different types of Voice Over work that I can do? What other stuff do I need to know about it?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also known as Additional Dialogue Recording or commonly referred to us \u201cLooping\u201d. The replacement of dialog in post-production of a film or video. This is done because often the &#8220;sync&#8221; sound recorded on the set is sub-par because of ambient noise, set acoustics, or talent deficiency.This voice-over work is common in film and documentaries but has since evolved to include translations of audiobooks, advertisements, anime and cartoons as a result of global distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing in good software is the key component for doing ADR or looping. Start-up voice over business with low budget would use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GarageBand 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Any sound engineer and voice over entrepreneur knows that in ADR looping one would need a program which can play the video while recording the \u201cdubbed over\u201d dialogue. Some use a music program that already includes Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) functionality. Some of these professional software programs are: Gallery\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADRStudio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Steinberg\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuendo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Digidesign\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Tools<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Apple Inc.\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soundtrack Pro 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice Q ADR<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ZIO Audio\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialog ADR<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialog Spotting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Gallery\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoicePro <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software is used for recording video game dialog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Commercials\/Infomercials\/Advertisements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Commercials are more realistic nowadays, compared to the ones that we\u2019ve seen before. (But, I dare you to watch Thai commercials, just for fun, oh boy wouldn\u2019t you be amazed!)&nbsp; Almost everyone can do commercials because it talks about day to day experiences, but still, there are specific characteristics that clients look for. What do clients look for from voice artists other than voice quality, these are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Voice artists with a \u201cmore real\u201d sound. <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies are shifting to a \u201cpersonalized\u201d branding of their image. The image and feel of being approachable, trusted and relatable are what they look for in a voice over artist for their marketing promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Your own website.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than accessibility to online searches for voice over artists, having your own website also enables producers and casting directors to view your profile. So, branding your website (colors, layout and content) along the niche of your demos that are also available on your website is highly recommended.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Voice acting<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rise of video and role-playing games other than animation\/cartoon series requires voice over artists the ability to \u201cvoice-act\u201d into the persona of the character their being cast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Instructional voice\/overs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These are no longer just instructional or how-to-do-it videos the rise of virtual assistants for mobile applications, guides for smartphones, laptops, tablets, or how to create your own social media profile calls for voice-over artists to do them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the market includes eLearning videos and Whiteboards, which requires voice overs that sounds knowledgeable, engaging and dynamic! Since you act behind the mic, it should be heard on your voice. Try practising that.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Radio Dramas. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a specialised area of voice work and often requires voice over artists who have a background on theatrical acting. So if you have that background, you have an edge! Try recording yourself while acting so you would know where to focus on.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radio-4657577_960_720.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3672 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radio-4657577_960_720-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radio-4657577_960_720-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radio-4657577_960_720-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thevoicerealm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radio-4657577_960_720.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current trend in the radio drama genre is the serial dramatisation of acclaimed novels like those from Neil Gaiman recently heard in BBC Radio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Telephone and IVR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Companies and telephone companies look for voice over artists who sound professional and engaging for better customer relations, rather than relying on their own employee pool to record their business messaging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Internet voice over. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of Internet voice overs involve introductions to web pages, as well as narration for the videos found on those pages. Industries using Internet voice overs may vary, although many tend to fall within the realm of technology and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the style, genre or category have been around since the start of the voice over industry, a true professional voice over artist will always be learning and evolving with the changes in the genre to maximize the opportunities available. If you happen to stumble upon a category that you think you have an edge on, practice it and go for an audition! If you have been doing a specific genre for a couple of years, maybe it is time for you to try something new. There are plenty of VO actors in the industry so you have to do some things to stand out. The Voice Realm can help you if you feel a little confused. Contact us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of voice over work are you currently focused on? 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