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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaRYhThdpg Show Log Episode 151, July 21, 2014 Demo Demo Derby Guests: Cliff Zellman and Uncle Roy Yokelson 0:00:00 Incomparable Promo (with echo SFX) 0:01:02 Intro Video 0:01:46 The opening, complete with monster truck voicers. 0:02:41 Ground Rules for the Demo Demo Derby. Tonight will be about technical quality. 0:03:15 Cliff tells about his work with demos. 0:03:46 Roy describes his work. 0:05:01 Cliff describes what the modern demo must be. 0:05:38 Dan describes tonight’s goal to look at production of the demo and audio quality. 0:06:49 First demo (audiobook). 0:08:29 Critique. They liked the performance. Roy thinks it needed more breaths and pacing was off. Recording quality good, though George said levels were low. 0:11:15 George on mastering. RMS was -25. It should be closer to -20dB. It appears almost raw. 0:13:19 Sponsor words. 0:14:46 Next demo. Commercial demo. 0:16:02 Discussion. Cliff wanted more variety. Roy wanted to see more range demonstrated. 0:17:35 Roy talks about sequencing of demos. 0:18:21 Cliff says a demo must be entertaining. 0:19:40 J.S. Gilbert commented that it wasn’t actual broadcast spots. Don’t break out with the nationals that you didn’t do unless you really pull it off. 0:21:00 Don’t try to fool the casting director. 0:22:45 Cliff comments on how he can hear a director push a talent. 0:23:40 George said it sounded flat. 0:24:10 Roy asked what a typical casting director listens to demos on. 0:25:10 Cliff says a demo is the same as an audition. Audio quality is 51% of his decision. Uncle Roy adds his thoughts on audio quality. 0:27:42 Break (includes SpongeBob Square Pants’ “drop”) 0:28:56 They’re back. 0:29:50 Roy emphasizes that the demo is a “pre audition.” 0:30:20 Next demo. Character demo. 0:31:25 Discussion. Cliff liked original and rule breaking nature of the demo. 0:35:20 Next demo. Another character demo. 0:36:30 Discussion. Cliff and Roy wanted more variety and greater entertainment value. 0:39:33 Next demo. Commercial demo. 0:40:05 Discussion. Short and sweet: Dan asks what’s the perfect length. Roy heard what he needed and then it was on to the next. Cliff wondered about the casting for spots in the demo. Miscast demos stick out more than any benefit. 0:42:10 Dan said, “You gotta wow ‘em right from the start.” 0:42:39 Chatroom question: What would you guys do to master a demo to make it sound better? Discussion follows. 0:44:27 Dan: “So in other words, if you don’t know what something does, don’t use it!” Knob twisting doesn’t work, Cliff says. 0:44:55 Cliff then says, “You can process whatever you want as long as I don’t hear it.” Discussion. 0:45:56 Q: What do we mean by “range”? Discussion follows. Roy says it’s the emotions. 0:47:44 Cliff describes a TV ad that struck him because it was so well voiced. 0:48:20 Roy says we don’t want to hear “the sell,” we want warmth to be the sell, the smile to be sell. It’s too obvious when someone tries to “sell.” 0:49:18 Another commercial demo. 0:50:30 Discussion. Roy asks about the demo’s length. He’s not sure anybody would get to the last two spots. He liked the beginning, heard the range, liked the production. 0:51:10 Cliff thought the demo didn’t know when to stop. It was 1:10. Discussion. The first 15 seconds were key to the demo’s success. Cliff liked that it sounded like the voice actor’s talent and not someone else. 0:53:48 Break 0:55:02 They’re back. 0:55:57 Another demo. Commercial demo. 0:56:57 Discussion. The character in the middle broke the flow. Otherwise he liked it. Roy liked the range the character voice in the middle, but thought it might distract a casting director who’d miss the next spot. You don’t want to surprise in that way. George thought it needed a little mastering. 0:59:29 Dan asks “Should you produce your own demo?” Dan plays a demo he worked on with Roy. 1:00:13 BEFORE: Dan’s demo, original version. His voice is overwhelmed by background sounds. 1:01:15 AFTER: Dan’s demo after Uncle Roy fixed it. Voice and music blends much better. Cliff says there were subtleties that came out in the repaired version that he didn’t hear in the first version. Roy says the direction and script were good, it just needed to be mixed better. 1:04:21 Q: How long does it take to a demo? A: 3 hours to 2 months. Cliff likes to work one hour at a time, take time off (days, week), do another, and so on. Roy says you won’t get that at a “demo factory.” Roy says Cliff produces whole spots that are “demo worthy” and then pick pieces from them. 1:06:38 Cliff answers question about how many different segments should you have? A: no answer, as long as it’s entertaining and not “same-y.” 1:07:48 Roy, each session is a highly concentrated coaching session. Just because a spot aired, he needs “killer” spots to work with for a demo. 1:09:09 Dan says it’s critical to work with someone you trust. And you need to be able to reproduce what’s in your demo in a job. 1:10:09 George talks about the educ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McXMVhkD1tI&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 150, July 14, 2014 Guest: Bob Merkel from VoiceZam. George will air a Whittam’s World on mic questions And Dan will address the issue of audience participation. 0:01:16 Opening video. 0:01:57 Here they are. 0:03:20 Dan will be in L.A. for part of August. 0:04:00 Thanks to the sponsors, Edge Studio, Harlan Hogan and VoiceOverXtra. 0:05:00 Here we are at episode 150 since March 20, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9KjlnreVIw Dan and George want to hear from folks about what they’d like to hear about on the show. 0:06:30 If you have an audio issue, send it in and watch the guys sort it out. “Troubled Audio of the Week,” or “What’s in the Specimen Cup This Week?” 0:08:20 George asks if there’s “breaking news” to report on each week. 0:10:20 In the old days, they used to live call-ins. Should they revive this? 0:11:19 Send in feedback about roundtables and other content. 0:12:07 Next week: the Demo Demo Derby! Dan and George will be joined by Uncle Roy and Clifford to review the technical quality of demo productions. 0:12:57 Send your ideas to [email protected] There will be a new “specimen cup” at http://www.ewabs.net/ where you can submit your audio for technical review on the show. 0:14:47 Break 0:15:52 They’re back. 0:16:19 Whittam’s World Episode 25, with answers to mic questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjA5FLPGRS4 0:26:29 End video. George discusses more mic issues and how troubleshooting works. He recommends a backup mic. 0:30:01 Break 0:31:37 They’re back. Dan talks about websites being essential to being a voice actor. He talks about VoiceZam and introduces VoiceZam’s creator Bob Merkel. 0:32:59 Dan asks how VoiceZam works. Bob explains. VoiceZam takes the traditional demo with multiple selections presented one at a time and breaks them into separate selections on a “player.” This can help a producer who is wading through demos and short on time. VoiceZam stacks all the selections so the listener can control what they listen to. The website: http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpage.aspx The site includes an overview video and a sample demo. Bob demonstrates how VoiceZam works. 0:38:22 VoiceZam lets producers stay longer. Each segment could be longer than in the traditional format. 0:40:42 VoiceZam also includes contact information and social media links. VoiceZam also generates statistics on how your VoiceZam is used. 0:42:32 Bob describes his newest product, StraightShot. It’s a marketing tool that works with your emails. Bob shows how it works. You get buttons in your signature area of your email for your individual demo tracks. StraightShot takes you to the voice talent’s website. 0:51:58 George shows what the email looks like at his end. And we have problems with Flash. 0:53:40 Bob calls emails with VoiceZam “marketing missiles.” 0:54:12 Let’s look at the producer’s world. 0:55:30 And now some words about our sponsor, Harlan Hogan. Tell Harlan EWABS sent you! 0:57:34 Dan asks Bob about another new product, a WordPress plugin. Write him at [email protected] for a beta copy. It drops VoiceZam into your website. 0:59:09 Q: Any feedback from casting directors? A: Bob talks about “zamstistics” 0:59:40 Q: what’s your background? A: Bob gives the answer. He created VoiceZam out of frustration as a producer. 1:00:35 Q: Can VoiceZam be put on Facebook and LinkedIn? A: Yes, on a FB business page, so contact Bob to find out how. 1:01:04 Q: Will Zamstistics let you know WHO clicked on your demo links? A: It will show starting times for clicks and when a demo gets downloaded. Bob explains how you can use a tracking code to figure out who is doing the clicking. 1:02:36 Bob says there’s a revised version of Zamstistics coming soon. 1:02:55 Q: Can VoiceZam be used on Wix or Weebly sites? A: Yes. Bob discusses. 1:03:47 Dan asked about pricing. StraightShot is $2.95 a month which is on top of the standard VoiceZam price. There’s an EWABS premium, giving $5 off. 1:05:15 Bob gives overview of how VoiceZam responds to its customers. 1:06:13 Break 1:09:56 Dan and George are back. 1:10:36 Announcements: Thanks to donors! There’s a donate button on the ewabs.net page. 1:11:55 Clickers! Order your EWABS clickers! $5 on the EWABS homepage. 1:12:28 EWABS Essentials, a play list on the EWABS YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow. 1:13:44 Next week, the Demo Derby, with a technical review of demos. Hear what works and what doesn’t. 1:15:03 If you’d like your demo critiqued technically, send it to [email protected]. 1:15:19 On July 28, Rudy Gaskin will be on, talking about the Voice Acting Awards. Nominations for these awards are due July 31. 1:16:14 August 4, no show. On August 11, Dan and George will be together and the guest will be Dave Courvoisier, who will talk about his new book. During Voice2014, they will tape a show and air it in early September. 1:17:55 George thanks his dad for an “Angula

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfy8oHtxXk&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 149, July 7, 2014 Summer 2014 Fan Hangout using http://zoom.us/ 0:00:58 Show opening followed by black screen. 0:02:12 Dan (with a bird on his shoulder) and George begin. 0:04:13 Going around the Horn: Amy Snively, L.A., Calif. http://www.amysnively.com/ Anthony Gettig, Laurium, Michigan. http://www.gettig.net/ Conrad the Bird (with Dan Lenard) in Buffalo, N.Y. Steve Tardio, NYC to be. http://www.stevetardio.com/ Dave Smith, Henderson, NV. https://www.facebook.com/VegasVOguy Diana Birdsell, Huntington Beach, Calif. https://www.facebook.com/diana.p.birdsall?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Edward Waldorf, Spanish Fort, Alabama. https://www.facebook.com/ewaldorph?fref=ts J.S. Gilbert, South San Francisco, Calif. http://jsgilbert.com/ Bill Lord, Alexandria, Va. http://www.nothingrhymeswithorange.us/ Scott Chambers, Birmingham, Ala. http://www.scottchambersvo.com/ Shelley Avellino, Albuquerque, N.M. http://www.shelleyavellino.com/ Steven Gonzales, Baton Rouge, La. http://stevengonzalesvo.com/ Ted Mcaleer, Sevilla, Spain. http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/profile/TedMcaleer Larry Hudson, L.A., Calif. http://www.larryhudsonvo.com/ Andy Coffman, http://www.topvoiceover.com/ Jerry Reed, Syracuse, N.Y. http://jerryreed.com/ 0:14:15 The “Brady Bunch” view 0:14:47 Break 0:16:06 They’re ALL back. Welcome to Lee Pinney, Costa Mesa, Calif. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lee-pinney/9/892/603 0:17:19 Amy Snively makes an announcement. EWABS fans can get $25 off registration. The code is EWABS. You’ll get an additional code to promote FaffCamp to your associates. They’ll get $25 their registrations and you’ll get $25 off for each person you sign up, up to $350 off. Go to http://faffcamp.com/ Amy explains FaffCamp. There are two tracks, “starting smart” and “working pro.” The agenda is set before the event, so presentations can get honed; planned but not canned. Registration goes from $375 to $449 on July 12. You can take up to six months to pay. 0:26:43 Larry Hudson asks a question: He’s set up and working, but doesn’t have a pre-amp. What’s the difference if you spend $400-500 on a pre-amp. 0:27:27 George has clients who do just fine without a pre-amp and just plugging into a Mackey board http://www.mackie.com/products/digital_recording/index.html. That’s all you need if you’re doing all your processing. Things get more interesting if you’re using ISDN. It comes down to subtle differences. 0:28:50 J.S. comments. Now there are more products on the market that work well. For gaming, where audio gets heavily processed, there’s a huge difference when you use a high-end pre-amp for when the audio starts to have issues. Game voicers use high-end gear. You can also shorten a file without getting artifact-ing at a higher level. For the average or above-average, it may not come into to play. 0:32:02 J.S. has expensive gear because he can and he likes using it. 0:32:16 Dan comments that if you don’t know what something does, you probably don’t need it. Dan uses a pre-amp for the EWABS show, but for recording, he doesn’t for the sake of keeping the audio chain simpler. Most people can’t tell the difference. 0:34:30 Ted says “you want it warm.” It often means tubes. What makes the warm audio warm? 0:35:14 The Warm Audio brand gets discussed. http://www.warmaudio.com/ George talks about ribbon mics. Transformers add “warmth.” 0:36:10 Steve uses the Apogee mic. He wants tips for auditioning in hotel rooms. Dan says grab the quilt, go into the closet and cover yourself. 0:37:40 J.S. says to put all your clothes into the closet, use the suitcase as a table. 0:38:19 George says it’s all about “damping” and reverberation issues. Use the luggage rack and put it on the room desk. 0:39:15 Scott talks about the “Eyeball.” He uses it with the VO 1A mic. 0:39:55 Debbie Irwin, NYC, joined the group. http://www.debbieirwin.com/index.htm 0:40:30 Shelley asks about agents sending different formats, some long, some short. 0:41:20 Debbie says in her experience if it comes from an agent, they want the entire thing recorded. 0:42:05 Larry comments. If it’s exceedingly long, he’ll ask the agent. He’ll mix up the paragraphs and not read from the top. He’ll read 1-2-3 as 2-3-1. 0:43:12 J.S. has a different experience. He did the whole thing and they did a “lift-off” of it. They just used the audition rather than recording the piece yet again. He feels that if you need a watermark, you shouldn’t work for that company. There are lots of reasons why he’d want to hear the whole thing. 0:45:57 Break 0:50:02 They’re backbackback. 0:50:47 Diana Birdsell has gotten comments from clients who say her audio sounds “overprocessed.” She uses TwistedWave, normalizes to -3, declicks, and runs an effects stack. George responds. He says it’s a good sign that they know what they’re doing and bothered to tell her. It sounds too compressed. George she could go in an uncheck the Limiter. And if it’s still

Episode 148, June 30, 2014 John Melley on Marketing VO George on noise reduction on the mic side Dan will talk about normalization 0:00:44 Show opens 0:02:26 What is wrong with this picture? You CAN snowmobile the beaches of Puerto Rico. 0:04:13 Microphone choice affects exterior noise. George discusses. Band-aids are common, but if you can eliminate the noise from the source. Use a mic that rejects noise. Mics not good at this: omni-directional mics. 0:05:32 Cardioid mics are the most common VO mic tend to pick more of what’s in front. Supercardioids and hypercardioids tend to have a more limited pickup pattern and will pick up less noise. 0:06:37 Shotgun mics are the first that come to mind that do reject background noise, but they’re not miracle solutions. They pick up a “node” of what’s behind the mic. 0:07:26 These mics are more sensitive, that means more sensitive to noise in their pickup patterns. So, positioning these mics is key. 0:07:56 George shows dead zone for his AT-875R shotgun mic. http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT875R-Short-Shotgun-Microphone/dp/B000BQ79W0 He goes on to say it’s one of the most affordable shotgun mics around $150. 0:08:39 Dan’s mic is the CAD-E100S. It looks like a typical cardioid. It’s a super-cardioid that reflects the style of a shotgun mic. See sample at http://alturl.com/6xq26 0:09:36 If you have severe noise issues, then you can lean toward a dyanmic mic, Shure SM7B for example. See sample at http://www.fullcompass.com/product/270444.html?gclid=COihtKqnpL8CFQGmaQodWU4A_g 0:10:12 This mic is designed to be used very close. 0:10:35 Another way to solve the issue is to use a ribbon mic and using it sideways and speaking over the top of it. This is just a way to “think outside the box.” 0:12:46 Dan joins the conversation. 0:14:16 Break 0:15:46 Question from Shelley Avellino: what mic would you get, George? He has never gravitated to the most expensive mics. He loves his AT-875R. 0:17:06 George asks Dan what his “if money was no object” mic would be. Dan has them all already! 0:18:42 Happy Canada Day! 0:18:56 Tip of the Week on Normalization (video). Dan’s tip is to normalize after processing and to record as loud as you can without overmodulating. 0:24:26 George’s approach is to normalize first, doing the processing, and then normalize again. 0:24:56 George says it’s really a volume control. It’s good for minor adjustments. HJe also asks about the role RMS normalization is playings See his Whittam’s World (episode 34) about LUFs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tYNR1hjCio We could see an average RMS normalizing instead of peak normalizing. Be careful with RMS, stick with peak normalizing. 0:27:46 Break 0:29:10 They’re back with John Melley from Boston. 0:29:55 John tells the story how he got into voice-over. He quoted Woody Allen: 80 percent of success is showing up. 0:32:33 John’s tack on VO marketing. 0:33:27 Are you a commodity? What do you offer? 0:34:26 How can I get clients come to me? How to be the only guy in the room? 0:35:20 Dan asks how John does this. John talks about using your own story. 0:36:16 Part of cutting through the clutter is standing out with your product. Right Angle Marketing. Create a product that interests people at various conferences. For example, he was noticing a lot of work from dentists. How can he work with dentists? He went to a dental conference, set up a booth, and he was the only VO actor in the room. 0:39:26 Dan asks what kind of product was it. It’s an infomercial. John explains. 0:41:16 How do you find these niches? Use your own personal story as a marketing tool. He’ll send his story to prospective clients. It also triggers memories of things you’ve done that you have expertise in. 0:42:14 How can I make money now and raise my rates later? Create a product in an area you already have expertise in. Later you can refer to your body of work and charge a higher price. 0:43:46 Dan points out this creates products you can get paid for over and over. 0:44:16 There’s nobody in this business who didn’t do something else. 0:45:16 Dan asked John about sending out cards, referring to the EWABS marketing roundtable a few weeks ago. John said Thanksgiving is a good time since no one is doing it then. 0:46:31 Dan asks John about his webinar at VoiceOverXtra. It’s on July 9. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs110/1102478472127/archive/1117689104469.html John will go through the math of the business so you can really make money. 0:49:05 Harlan Hogan promotional message. Dan shows the HH headphones. You’ll hear yourself as you exist. They’re built to last. http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/vo-headphone.htm When you buy there, tell them EWABS sent you! 0:51:35 Questions from the chat room: Q: where did you go to college; A: UM Amherst. He enjoyed it, but found no closure in political science. 0:53:16 Dan asks about John’s podcast. It’s at voiceovermarketingpodcast.com 0:54:20 Q: Yes, where there’s no competition in VO? A: the key thin

First EVER VO Marketing Roundtable 0:00:00 Intro starts. 0:01:56 Dan does the introductions. Ann Ganguzza from Irvine, Calif.; Debbie Grattan and Paul Rarick, from Michigan; Doug Turkel from Miami, Fla.; John Melley from New Jersey: Kelley Buttrick from Atlanta. 0:04:19 Tonight’s about VO marketing. Dan asks how marketing has changed in the last decade. 0:04:51 Ann says her use of online marketing has increased. The internet has let her see others market and develop her own plan. Her background is in technology. 0:05:49 Debbie and Paul reply. When she began, other people did the technical stuff. Now she and Paul where all the hats. Having a partner allows him to market and her to do voice work. Often if you’re by yourself, you exhaust yourself. 0:07:17 Paul does the crap Debbie doesn’t want to do. They didn’t do much marketing for a long time and then when there was a big rush of VO talent into the business, they began. 0:08:07 Dan turns to Doug. Doug need to differentiate himself. He’s got an everyman voice, not the deep booming sound. He evolved to the “un-nouncer” describing what he sounds like that he’s been able to use for different situations. 0:10:02 Kelley has a journalism/public relations background. Her marketing is very research and relationship oriented, on a very individual basis. 0:11:02 George, caught mouth breathing, gets asked about how he markets. His challenge is that when he does his job well, he won’t hear from his clients again! He speaks to 5 to 10 new people per week. That’s why he joined Edge Studio to get support for marketing. 0:13:42 Dan asks what types of marketing are available. 0:14:06 Debbie said her approach is “if you build it they will come,” at her website and then work on the SEO. She uses keywords, YouTube, and a blog. She doesn’t like cold-calling. She prefers feeling good about what you’re doing. There are people who love cold calling. Find whats a good fit for you. You could spend all your time marketing and have no time for work. 0:18:02 Debbie tries to be very responsive to potential clients. 0:18:32 Anne weighs in. She schedules Twitter tweets. She wants to “drive the traffic” from social media to your website. She tries to engage and interact on social media so people get to know her. It takes time. 0:19:56 Dan asks Doug if he thinks it’s essential to drive people to your website for demos or is it something else? Answer: It depends. The market you’re going after might expect to hear from you in different ways. Most will still come from your website. It should build trust with your clients before they ever work with you. He has a lot of nice things clients have said on his site. You either sound like what a client wants or you don’t but your site will reinforce you. 0:22:32 Kelley has people who work on her SEO for her. She says the first thing she does is find out about a client. She finds people who might hire her and then researches them in detail. She’ll then send a “warm” email with her talking about the client before she talks about what she can do. 0:24:24 Kelley talks about “thoughtful appreciation.” What can she do for someone who does something helpful. She has sent items that people like and want as thank-you gifts. 0:25:22 Dan asks who does their websites. Anne does her own, Paul has done Debbie’s but also gotten outside help. Doug urges people to take pay-to-play sites off their websites. Why direct clients to those sites? 0:26:57 George describes his experience with websites. 0:28:32 Dan uses others to make his sites, but he wants to be able to change and update, to have control. 0:29:22 The group chimes in about the issue of not having website control. George says make sure you have a site you can manage. 0:30:09 Kelley writes her own content. She has an SEO plan. She wants the site to read well, and the SEO wants it to say things a certain way. 0:31:40 Thanks to our sponsors! Harlan Hogan at VoiceOverEssentials, VoiceOverXtra, and Edge Studio. 0:33:22 Dan moves the conversation to BRANDING. 0:34:12 Doug says it depends—that Dan’s mustache is memorable, for example. Doug took a stack of scripts he’d been hired for. He compiled the specs into one document. He looked for the common feature—everyday guy, not an announcer, and so on, stood out. That led to “un-nouncer.” Your booked jobs will give you a peek into your clients’ minds. What they think of you is more important than what you think of yourself. 0:36:47 Doug says another possibility is ask the clients for a word or a paragraph about what they think of your performance. Doug took “Doug gets it” into “Doug understands so you can be understood.” 0:38:09 Anne talks about personal branding. She agrees with Doug that it’s difficult to do this yourself. Everything she posts has a conscious choice to reinforce the brand. 0:39:52 Debbie says when she’s reading social media by VO talent, they’re targeting other VO professionals, not potential clients. Look for ways to serve your clients. Make their job

Streamed live on Jun 9, 2014 Show LogEpisode 146, June 9, 2014Guest: Kristen Thorne, Edge Studio Director of ProductionGeorge talks about using iPads and Android tablets for recordingDan’s Tip of the Week will be about audio quality in the personal, professional studio0:00:00 The show starts right from the top. Technical problem: can’t run the spots as usual. George is in NYC at Edge Studio.0:03:14 Dan rants on bad audio. He and George have heard a lot of bad audio lately. Dan reviews the basics: 0:04:15 Acoustics. If they aren’t right, your gear can’t fix it. There has to be minimal observable room reaction. Many don’t hear room reflection. 0:05:40 Base reflex. This comes from being in too small a room or under a shelf. Never mind “sound proofing.” Go into your closet and make it acoustically neutral.0:07:20 Mic technique. Dan has heard a lot of exploding p’s. The mic should be above, the copy below. Some get too close to their mics. You should be 7-12 inches away from your mic (the hang-10 finger routine). Headphone leakage, buzzing, noise floor are all issues Dan is hearing. Dan has a dropbox athttp://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ 0:10:02 George has a sound check service, too, athttp://vostudiotech.com/dropbox/ Note: he’s behind by several weeks because of his workload. Both services are free. 0:10:57 Starting July 1, World Voice Over will start certifying personal studio audio for members. 0:11:41 Dan still has Studio Suit, a sound damping treatment. (See EWABS Episode 103 (July 28, 2013) starting at about minute forty-one where Dan sets up a booth with PVC pipe and Studio Suit. EWABS Ep.103 July 28th, 2013 On the Road with VOPeeps! Guest: Scott Rummell).0:14:00 Technical issues intervene.0:19:22 George talks about how to use iPad for audio. (See also Whittam’s World Episode 27 at Edge Studio's Whittam's World - Episode 27 "Recording / Editing on iPads") The iPad is a decent computer, capable of producing good audio.0:20:30 George talks the Apogee One microphone for iPad. http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/one It’s an interface and has a built-in mic. 0:22:18 Question: what about tablets? Non iOS like Android, don’t have standard hardware, so you can’t guarantee how it will interact with USB devices like microphones. 0:23:23 George talks about the “USB Dual Pre” by Art that he’s had success using it on an Android phone. http://artproaudio.com/discontinued_products/discontinued_products/product/usb_dual_pre/ Make sure any tablets you’re thinking about getting have a “USB on-the-go” functionality and cable. The software on Android isn’t as simple and easy to use as Apple products at this point.0:24:21 TwistedWave on iPad is easy. Dan weighs in about how that works. 0:25:45 Question: can you run SourceConnect on the iPad? Not yet, but it’s in the works. 0:26:10 A less expensive mic for the iPad is the iTrack Solo. http://us.focusrite.com/ipad-audio-interfaces-usb-audio-interfaces/itrack-solo It just needs to be plugged into USB “bus power” (AKA a USB battery). George shows an example.0:26:59 George says iOS8 will have some great new features that allow file sharing that will give DropBox a run for their money.0:27:35 George goes to find the guest for tonight. Dan explains that YouStream didn’t cooperate and they had to use Google Hangout to bring us the show. He tells horror stories about radio remotes. 0:28:45 Kristen Thorne joins the show. 0:29:20 Dan begins interview. Kristen tells her background in VO. After falling asleep in studios, she decided she’s a producer. 0:31:40 Dan asks Kristen what goes on at Edge Studio. http://www.edgestudio.com/She explains. It’s everything from audiobooks to animation to corporate work. 0:33:00 Her main focus is bringing in new clients and helping them plan productions. 0:34:42 Question: what are some of your favorite projects and VO actors. Kristen discusses.0:35:45 As a casting director, she’s looking for professional, reliable voice actors. 0:36:30 George mentions that Edge hires who they train. George Orlando is an example. NYC has a thriving studio scene. Edge is a stone’s throw from Times Square. 0:38:33 Dan asks about Edge’s classes. The program includes webinars. 0:40:30 Dan asked about coaches at Edge. Kristen lists several.0:41:12 Question: are you using ipDTL and other remote capability? Mostly they use SourceConnect. There are some growing pains which is why George is there this week.0:42:48 Question: what is the n umber one thing a talent must have to work with Edge? Answer: Great demo gets you in the door. Location is next. Are you close to an Edge facility or does your personal studio produce professional quality. 0:44:25 Question: do you come west to teach? Answer is yes. 0:45:20 Question: Can I record my demo at Fairfield, Conn., Edge studio or do I have to come to NYC? George and Kristen talk about if remote recording demos is possible. George says that Edge will eventually have a SourceConnectNow link to allow talent to provide audio.0:48:35 Can you

Show Log Episode 145, June 2, 2014 Guest: Joe Loesch George will give tips about your work flow and efficiency Dan’s Tip of the Week will be about using the EWABS clicker 0:02:06 The show begins and they succumb to “chit chat.” 0:03:40 George talks about your equipment—is it still costing you money? Pro Tools is the example. People stick with what they have because they paid for it and spent 3 years making it work…only they’re using it poorly! Is there a point when you need to revamp and work more efficiently. Your equipment and products might be perfectly good; but how productive are you? In ProTools, some folks “bounce” their audio in real time, for example. A fast workflow is key in this business. Sometimes a little training can improve your workflow. 0:07:28 Also, people end up settling on mic’s that can be the most expensive. Sometimes the least expensive mic can be the best for your voice. Why keep 4-5 extra microphones? Hold a “shoot out” of your mic and keep the best two. 0:09:18 Another way you’re wasting your money is by sending out lousy sounding auditions. Raw files aren’t good enough anymore. Send auditions in at the quality of the final product. Some processing is needed. Your “RMS” or volume should not be lower than the rest. Louder things can be perceived as better. 0:11:28 One more thing: losing out on jobs on sound quality problems you aren’t aware of! Pervasive sounds you may not notice will cost you work. So, look for an objective review of your sound. 0:12:50 Dan joins in the discussion. Hissing and hums mean your audition won’t make it past the slate. Expensive equipment that you don’t know how to use will just show how much you don’t know. Juan Carlos Bagnall said he judges equipment and recording quality in the first few seconds. 0:14:50 Break 0:16:52 They’re back. Dan has lots of Studio Suit! Come on down. 0:18:16 Audio question from Trevor Jones. He wants more toys. Is there any point to aspiring to better gear? He’d also like to get out of the closet into a booth. Will his sound get better? Should he sell his Sony 75-6’s to an unsuspecting victim? 0:20:30 Dan on aspiring to more expensive equipment. Get good stuff, learn how to use it, but the higher the quality of the equipment the more the quality of your recording space is important. 0:21:15 Does moving to a bigger space improve quality? George thinks anything smaller than 5’ x 8’ if it’s tuned acoustically, it makes no difference. You can get better quality in a larger room. 0:22:36 About headphones—absolutely a personal preference. If you like the sound of your headphones, go for it. 0:23:25 Tip of the Week—the EWABS clickers, a step beyond. 0:23:58 It begins. We all make mistakes, so be good at editing. Use sound codes, like a clicker, to mark your waveform. 0:24:50 One way is with a mouth pop. Another a beep you make, and a third is your clicker. Each can mean a different problem. 0:25:32 Dan records and shows how it’s done. 0:26:41 He can now edit visually. Dan uses the clicker to show the start of a slide, followed by the slide number. He then pastes over a copied piece of audio file with a marker, with the required time for the start and end of each slide. Dan uses pop sounds for mistakes and then more quickly delete the mistakes. He demonstrates. Dan names the markers as required. 0:29:25 You create a code for yourself to speed up your process. 0:30:38 Break 0:32:24 They’re back with Joe Loesch, producer and voice actor. 0:33:05 Joe recounts how he got into the biz starting in the 70s. Robert Redford inspired him. Joe’s career spans the days from tape editing to now. 0:37:00 Luck favors the prepared. 0:37:30 Joe now teaches in Nashville. He also teaches “Booth Camp” for John Florian’s “Voice-Over Xtra.” 0:38:56 Dan asks Joe his view of how the business has changed in the last 30 years. 0:41:37 Joe has written stories and other books for kids. 0:42:50 Joe has expertise in demos. He talks about how he got into making demos. 0:45:20 Dan asks what goes into making a demo. Joe says a lot of training. In this market your demo is your calling card. 0:47:07 Dan comments that you shouldn’t do a demo before you’re really ready. Joe advises taking baby steps. Hone your skills. He wants to hear confidence; it’s everything. 0:48:22 A Harlan Hogan break. Hear the VO: 1-A vs the Sennheiser 416, ElectroVoice RE20, and the Neumann U87: http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/vo-1a-voiceover-microphone.htm 0:51:00 They’re back for a quick tour of Joe Loesch’s studio. He describes the sound deadening in his space. 0:53:15 George asks Joe how his air system works. Joe describes it. He coils the flexible duct so that the air arrives silently. 0:54:13 JS Gilbert asks what the biggest challenge is now in VO compared to 10 years ago. Joe is just enjoying life. 0:55:29 Steve Tardio asks about Joe doing animation in Nashville, not L.A.? He tells the story. 0:56:06 Is most of your work from local connections, LA or NYC or elsewhere? Joe has a lot

Published on May 19, 2014 Guests: Paul Strikwerda, VO and author of “Making Money in your PJ’s” George on audio processing Dan on the best mic for VO 0:02:30 Next week: no show. George tells about his head wound. 0:03:14 Dan shares the mustache gifts he gets and a non-mustache gift he got. 0:05:07 Thanking the sponsors! Harlan Hogan, John Florian at Voiceover Xtra, and Edge Studio. 0:05:43 Dan’s Tip of the Week—what microphone is “best” for VO? Which ones aren’t good? Among those: SM57—good for guitar amps and snare drumheads, not live VO. You don’t sound real talking half an inch from someone’s eardrum. 0:07:32 The RE20 is great for radio, but not the best for VO. We take a side trip into Dan’s radio history. 0:09:08 Tip of the Week: In your personal studio, the less optimum a mic you need to use. Without a professional booth, don’t spend a lot of money on a mic. A mic between $200 and $350 will work if you use it right, it will capture YOU. 0:10:05 Dan shows his mice -TLM 103. It’s extremely sensitive and not so good for noisy days. And it’s $1000 -E100S. Great mic. Not expensive. -Harlan Hogan’s VO1A. Good price and good sound. -Sennheisser 416 shotgun mic. Anyone of along with the Perception Series, will fill the bill. 0:12:28 While any mic can fill the bill, you have to know how to use it and interpret copy. Our job is present our voices to potential clients in the way they want to hear them. 0:13:26 George joins the discussion. It’s the mic you already have (unless you have a bad sounding or broken mic). Nobody will know what mic you use. Nobody needs to see where or how the sausage is made. Keep your audio chain simple. Don’t overthink it. 0:15:15 End of rant. 0:16:04 Break 0:17:42 They’re back. Dan has Studio Suit in the basement. Buy it so Dan can clear the extra bed he needs in June when it mom visits. 0:19:07 George’s “Whittam’s World Episode 18” on audio processing. George describes applying processing filters. 0:28:19 George is back. 0:28:59 Break 0:30:20 They’re back with Paul Strikwerda. Paul tells about his journey in writing books on voice-over. Paul’s website: http://www.nethervoice.com/ Paul appeared on EWABS in Episode 30 (Dec. 4, 2011; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lty2kDbnpFA) and Episode 58 (July 29, 2012; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gUjQrchEj8) 0:36:30 Paul wanted something with staying power. He wondered if he should write about being a freelancer or being a VO actor. 0:39:00 He wanted a book about how to be a professional not just for VO actors only, but for all freelancers. 0:39:40 Dan comments that people don’t know what it means to be an entrepreneur anymore. Paul replies that people know a lot about their art, but not about being in business and marketing yourself. 0:41:40 Dan asks Paul what makes his book different. Paul has developed his writing style from 4 years of blog work. He’s found it isn’t effective to tell people what to do. But, if they hear stories about other people, that’s more digestible. 0:43:34 Dan asks Paul for a sample reading. Paul also shows his colored computer glasses. 0:44:50 Paul reads a story from the book about the “Most Obnoxious Man in Voice-Over.” 0:47:10 Paul ends the great story and discussion ensues. 0:48:56 Dan asks where can you can get the book. It’s available for download devices, Amazon, and from http://makingmoneyinyourpjs.com/ 0:49:28 Paul has a contest. Buy the book in the next 3 weeks, take a photo of themselves with the book, and send it to Paul to win some prizes, including getting interviewed for Paul’s blog. 0:50:00 George asks when the audiobook version will be available. Paul thinks in about a month. 0:51:15 VO is hot right now, and this book gives insights into that. Some people are reading the book together including people in other fields. 0:54:24 George asks Paul how he learned an American English accent. 0:56:16 Harlan Hogan commercial. 0:58:20 Back with Paul. How do you say his name? 0:59:14 Dan asks Paul about his blog 7-8 months ago about pay-to-play sites. Paul has tried them all and now has said good bye to them all, including Bodalgo. He thinks they have cheapened the industry. We’ve traded convenience for low pay and low quality. He can’t price for profit at the pay-to-plays. They’re for the hobbyist. You have to do a lot more for a lot less. There are good things about them too. 1:03:50 Paul wrote a blog post, “Leaving voices.Com.” He plays bad auditions he heard on just one day. George talks about how so many people don’t get additional coaching. 1:05:40 Paul comments that there’s so much information online. Ignorance is no excuse. 1:06:41 Dan thinks the whole business is going through a major shift in the next year or two. Paul talks about crowdsourcing and how he used it to design his book cover. Paul said if pay was better and quality control was better. 1:08:41 Dan asks about Paul’s new studio. Paul describes it. He wrote a book, “Building a Booth on a Budget,” available only on his site. Paul won his mic

Episode 143, May 12, 2014 Guests: Harlan Hogan of Voiceover Essentials and David McRell of CEntrance, introducing MixerFace. George on the role of webcams in home studios. Dan on what you call your “home studio.” 0:02:18 Opening of the show with Dan and George. 0:04:38 George talks about using webcams in your own studio to go back to face-to-face contact. Why aren’t we using video more? George urges to use your webcams and Skype to improve the connection you have with clients. 0:08:13 Dan weighs in on the topic. Sometimes bandwidth issues interfere. He uses his iPhone or iPad to do the video. Clients watch him, but he doesn’t watch them. Dan and George talk about whether it’s a distraction. George proposes we explore the idea. 0:11:52 Break 0:13:09 They’re back. 0:13:39 Dan talks about Studio Suit. People are raving! http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Studio Suit comes in 8’x5’ pieces. 0:15:45 Tip of the Week: At WoVOCon the idea came up of not using the term “home studio.” Dan thinks we should change the name of “home studio” to “personal VO studios” for client consumption. No one needs to see how the sausage gets made! He lists pros and cons of studios at home. The only thing that matters is how does your audio sound. PPVOS: A personal, professional voice-over studio. 0:19:01 Back to the show. Dan continues the discussion. “Home studio” has a negative connotation. 0:20:54 Dan shows two business cards—two VO actors, but identically designed cards from Vista Print. 0:21:23 George likes the idea of losing the word “home” from a branding standpoint. Then he asks about how “professional” gets overused. 0:22:40 Dan and George fields a question about TwistedWave vs. ProTools. A TW user has created a keyboard shortcut for inserting silence to “punch and roll,” and the question was is that possible in ProTools. George wasn’t aware of one but suspects that a ProTools user out there has created something. 0:26:14 Break 0:27:49 They’re back with the guests, David and Harlan. 0:28:42 Dan asks Harlan how Voiceover Essentials got started. Harlan tells the history. It started with Porta-Booth. He stumbled into the idea and posted it on the web. Then somebody suggested making and selling them. After the first 1500 it occurred him that there was no VO source. It was a complete accident. 0:32:59 Harlan tells about how the business grew once he got set up at Amazon. http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He goes on to tell stories about his stopwatch and his book which looks at the days when VO actors and engineers all knew each other through studio work. http://alturl.com/t7x6x The second edition comes out in July. 0:40:00 Q: What does HH think of all the crowd sourcing of auditions? A: It sucks! It does speak to the difference between auditioning and building a business. That means going out and finding work. Pay-to-plays don’t build a business. 0:42:40 David McRell joins the discussion. He’s a development engineer at CEntrance. There are four MixerFaces in existence. It’s a portable solution for recording with iPhone, iPod, and iPad. http://centrance.com/products/mixerface/ 0:47.53 David explains the limiter function to prevent clipping your audio when you get too loud. George says the limiter makes this product unique. Set it and forget it. 0:49:48 George talks about how difficult self-engineering is when you’re performing. 0:51:01 David shows the size of the MixerFace compared to an iPod Touch. It’s the same size as the iPhone5 generation. 0:52:00 George asks if it’s compatible with other devices, too. Yes, if you have a USB Audio Recorder Pro. Check your Android phone specs. If it has “USB Host” capability, then Android will work. 0:53:41 George asks what controls the MixerFace has. David shows controls. It can handle ISDN input. 0:55:35 Dan asks if you can plug it in or if runs off its own battery. You can charge both the MixerFace and your iPhone or iPad when you plug it in. 0:57:30 Available in July but probably August will be the earliest David said they will be able to ship MixerFace. 0:58:50 Q: Is the battery replaceable? A: The battery will last about seven hours. Q: What about over the long term? A: It’s not super high powered so they expect the battery will last two years. 1:00:49 Break 1:01:29 They’re back. Harlan voices his own ad. 1:03:11 Harlan says email [email protected] if you’d like to order a MixerFace when they’re available. When the device is actually going to be available, they’ll contact you. No obligation. Harlan then talks about how you could use the MixerFace to serve as a phone patch and mixing board. True phone patches allow you to play back audio for clients to hear during sessions. 1:08:24 Harlan talks about new items at Voiceover Essentials: Decoupling speaker foam (“speaker shock mounts”). They “decouple” your speaker from the shelf. http://voiceoveressentials.com/content/shock-mount-speaker-stand.htm 0:13:13 Harlan talks about a shotgun mic shock mount. 1:14:10 Harlan shows his find,

Show Log Episode 142, May 5, 2014 Guest: Noelle Romano, voice coach from Edge Studio George presents a “Whittam’s World” on pre-fab vs. DIY isolation booths Dan talks about World Voice Over (WoVO) membership 0:04:40 Dan talks about WoVO Con One, the first conference of World Voice-Over. One of the best he’s been to. It began two years ago, as an industry organization for voice-over. Coming up: resources and people so WoVO can be the “voice of the people who speak for a living,” all over the world. There’s now a plan for a special website to promote members’ work. Join WoVO to help make the industry better for everyone. To learn more go to: http://www.worldvo.org/ The meeting was very productive. There was a demo of all three online ISDN replacements. People worked together. 0:11:04 George asked what it takes to join. You have to be a working professional. It’s a member-driven organization. 0:14:32 Break 0:16:47 They’re back. The latest with Studio Suit: Dan has a bunch and will ship! Hang it up and it works. http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ 0:17:25 George’s “Whittam’s World” (Episode 22) on isolation booths: build your own or pre fab? The “usual suspects” in pre-fab are similar and start at $4000. 1) George suggests consider looking at resale value if you may have to move soon. 2) Did you consider buying a used booth? Not so hard in L.A., but elsewhere it might be harder. Used booths can cost $3000 and hold their value pretty well. 3) Do you have time to build a booth? Are you missing work without the booth? The do it yourself booths take a lot of time to put together, far longer than you might expect. 4) How good are you at building? Do you have skilled friends? Dawbox plans aren’t the best and depend on your skills in building. 5) Acoustical treatments—all these need more than what they come with. They need denim panels (http://www.atsacoustics.com/) or other material. Some booths have pre attached foam that you need to work around. NONE have adequate acoustical treatment out of the box. Send questions for “Whittam’s World” to George at [email protected]. For one-on-one consulting, go to http://vostudiotech.com/ The video ended at 0:26:49. 0:26:50 George continues discussing the topic. George talks about Scott Peterson of L.A. (on Facebook) who makes collapsable, custom booths. https://www.facebook.com/scottsvobooths. Not available out of L.A. area. He cautions: often, the better the isolation, the worse the acoustics. It takes effort to make it all work. 0:29:19 Break 0:30:45 They’re back, with a rant about looping software. 0:31:16 Noelle comes on. She introduces herself and how she got into VO. 0:35:45 She specializes in coaching children! 0:38:40 George asks what if he brought Ella in. 0:40:30 What does it mean for a kid to be “competitive”? It comes down to how well a kid can take direction and how consistent are they? Are they enjoying it? Are they understanding it? 0:44:37 How important is it for a kid to have an agent? It’s important for getting access to bigger brands and clients. Otherwise, it would be a big workload for the parent. It’s up to the parent. 0:46:30 George asked about successful kids. Noelle tells of a mom who made sure her daughter got lessons as well as work. 0:49:50 Live spot for Edge Studios. 0:51:01 George talks about his month-long special on TwistedWave effect stacks for $37.50. Coupon code: TWStackMay14. 0:51:53 Q: Do you teach Skype sessions, Noelle? A: Yes! 0:52:25 Q: What percentage of work is going to actual kids compared to adults doing kids? A: It depends on the style of the show. In the pre-school world, it’s more likely to be a kid. For ages 7-14 and above, it tends to be adults doing kid voices. A problem with kid voices is that the kids grow up and their voices change! 0:54:43 Q: Does child acting work translate to adolescent and adult work? A: Noelle said it does, it can. 0:55:45 Q: Do you advocate a rounded acting education? A: Most of her kid clients are doing that. It comes down to the kid. 0:57:27 Q: Should you (the adult VO actor) choose a coach who is close to your own vocal style? A: Noelle thinks that can help, while not totally necessary. See her at NoRoVO.com. She advocates trying a lot of different teachers to cover a variety of learning styles. 0:58:40 Q: Is there work for kids not in L.A.? A: For kids, you typically want them in the room. You might, here and there, do an ISDN session once work is booked. The bulk of L.A. work is in person. Dan adds: NEVER direct your own kids! They can get surly. 1:00:03 Q: How much do you seek talent via auditions from agents or pay-to-play sites? A: Noelle has seen roles go to new talent, when the tried and true talent a studio is used to doesn’t meet the need. The animation world in L.A. is a tough bubble to pop. Competition is intense. Producers love to have choices, assuming the talent isn’t a celebrity. 1:02:50 Break 1:04:19 Dan is back with echo. Next week’s guest is HARLAN HOGAN! 1:05:00 Go over to Voi

Show Log Episode 141, April 28, 2014 Guests: James Alburger and Penny Abshire George talks about buying a new computer Dan talks about HISSSSSSS 0:03:55 Thanks to our sponsors. 0:04:44 Dan shows his old carbon microphone. 0:06:30 George goes computer shopping. Learn what a GPU is compared to CPU. 0:10:00 How much memory do you need? 0:12:25 Hard drive (HD) or solid state drive (SSD)? 0:14:35 Which operating system? 0:16:38 Dan and George discuss. 0:18:43 Break 0:20:19 They’re back in echo mode. Bumpers for the show welcome! 0:21:30 Tip of the Week on hissing. 0:26:03 Discussion. George added that Hiss can be a setting issue. Some Windows systems can actually add hiss. 0:28:55 Dan’s “live read” for Edge Studio’s home studio spring cleaning service offer. George will clean your system and filing, and give you ideas for backup. All for $127. Also, his TwistedWave stack service for half off during May. 0:31:50 Break 0:32:28 They’re back with Jim and Penny. 0:33:55 Jim and Penny join in from San Diego to talk about Voice Over Academy. Their site: http://www.voiceacting.com/ It all began at Voice 2007 in Las Vegas, and a community was created. Voice 2014: August 27-30 in Anaheim, Calif. “Better than Ever.” They’re having a Spanish VO presenter from Argentina, and more on motivation and marketing. Check out http://www.voice2014.com/ to see the presenters list. There will be presentations for intermediate to advanced levels of VO. Beginners will also find value in the programs. Most programs will be recorded and most will be available to participants. Early Bird registration runs through April 30. Also, until May 2, you can save $50 on registration. Listen how at 0:51:58. 0:55:37 Harlan Hogan’s Voice Over Essentials: http://voiceoveressentials.com/ He’s got all sorts of custom voice-over gear. 0:59:00 The interview with Jim and Penny resumes. They talk about their Voice Acting Academy. Their workshops will resume after Voice 2014. Another arm of their business: http://voiceactingstudios.com/ 1:01:00 Questions from the Chat Room 1:01:30 Q when will the 5th edition of The Art of Voice Acting, Jim’s book? A: this fall. 1:04:38 Q is there a chance Voice will make it outside of Southern California? A: No. They want it to make it convenient for voice talent and agents in L.A. They talk about the sense of community created by the Voice conferences. EWABS started because of Voice. Larry Davis and Elizabeth Stuart met at Voice 2010 and married. Andy Boyns and Mehmet met on the way to Voice, while both lived in Istanbul. 1:13:29 Break. 1:14:30 They’re back. Thanks to donors. Announcements Thanks for the sustaining donations we’re getting. Check out the YouTube channel for the shows as well as “EWABS Essentials,” which is a collection of nuggets from the show. Help needed for making “Essentials” videos. Coming soon: May 5: WoVOCon report from Dan. May 12: Marketing Roundtable. Get well, Uncle Roy. Thanks to our sponsors! Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, like our YouTube Channel. Thanks to Katherine Curriden, our producer. Anthony Gettig, the chatroom guru. Jack de Golia for show notes. Lee Pinney does the podcast version of the show. 1:23:35 With the show notes in YouTube, the time stamps become clickable links. Check that out. 1:24:38 Sign off with the classic microphone! 1:25:05 End of show.

Episode 140, April 21, 2014Third Anniversary Show, together at the Ganguzza’s house in Irvine, Calif. 0:3:10 Guests: Many, including Dan’s mom.0:4:00 Dan tells about meeting a SoCal mouse at his mom’s.0:5:25 Dan tells some EWABS history, starting with a talk George gave at Voice2008. Then, at Voice 2010, it started to jell as Dan and George collaborated on solving a problem. They took inspiration from NPR’s “Car Talk”—hence the “body shop.” Now we’re at episode 140. 0:9:55 Dan admits to editing with a razor blade.0:10:05 George admits his age (40), and then Dan does, too. (+17)Some shoutouts:0:10:45 Bob Sauer0:11:04 Adam from SLC0:11:29 Andy at Top Voice-Over0:11:37 Andy Boyns and Memet Onur sing happy birthday in Turkish (and sing it well)0:12:12 Anthony Gettig from the U.P. Michigan0:13:00 Break0:14:25 Back at the party. 0:14:50 Dan prepares to roam the room. Dan talks with Johnny Cavetas and his camera. 0:15:34 He then moves over to see Larry Hudson and Sylvia McClure, the EWABS “bumper” folks. Is it “Dan and George” or “George and Dan”? Simon Vance is the cameraman.0:17:30 Katherine Curriden, the EWABS producer for the last two years. She’s the person who gets the great guests for the show. 0:19:08 Connie Terwilliger. She met Dan at Voice 2007 in Las Vegas. Unconscious incompetence is curable. Connie is a good source on forums for good information.0:21:17 Denise Chamberlain. She worked with Dan on Voice-Over Virtual last summer. Dan sent an ALL CAPS email. They originally met at Voice 2007.0:22:30 Karen O’Bryant, a frequenter of the EWABS Chat Room. She recalls her favorite “cluge” when George had to broadcast Dan’s image from an iPhone perched on his forehead (Episode 125, Dec. 30, 2013). Her other favorite moment was a long discussion by George with no audio—the Chat Room filled in with their own words.0:24:28 Alex Apostolides0:25:13 James Alburger and Penny Abshire came up from San Diego for the event. Voice 2014 will be at the Anaheim Hilton this year. The theme is “Better than Ever.” A Las Vegas headliner will do a show and a talk later about the show, “Creating a Million-Dollar Mouth.” Other presenters will be new, too. Lots of surprises. 0:27:45 Martha Kahn, who helped Dan with the Voice-Over Virtual conference last summer. More shoutouts: 0:28:44 Joe Cipriano, the view from the wiring tangle, behind and underneath it all.0:30:03 Cliff Zellman, from his studio0:30:20 Dave Courvoisier (CourVO) from his car0:30:49 Ed Waldorph with a distinguished shoutout0:31:35 Break0:32:50 They’re back. George has a new virtual audience toy. It has cheers, crickets…0:33:30 Dan wanders over to meet Simon Vance. Simon tells us about his current audiobook work. He recounts his 700 title-career. He explains why he worked under other names.0:36:55 Dan asks Simon how he’s seen the business change. MP3’s contributed to the change, and then Audible combined with Amazon which “democratized” audiobooks, but drew in a huge number of new actors and changed the standards. The industry has expanded hugely. 0:42:03 Ann Ganguzza, the party host. Ann talks about Voice-Over Peeps. She remembered the fun of Episode 103, last July 28, when Dan built a Studio Suit booth in Ann’s living room. More shoutouts0:45:42 Elaine Clark, from Voice One in San Francisco0:46:00 Jerry Pelletier, from Florida, and his Studio Bricks studio0:46:32 John Taylor, in his house0:46:57 Kevin Scheuller from his EWABS inspired cave, with his EWABS clicker!0:47:30 Source Elements (Robert Marshall and Rebekah Wilson) sends a shoutout0:47:57 Break0:49:18 They’re back with a dead mic and frozen video. (Apollo 13 continues.)0:49:54 A wave from Dan’s mom.0:50:06 Dan’s mic dies. Gear shift. Cover SFX.0:52:30Q Is Dan shaving off his mustache in honor of three years?A Detailed answer0:53:20Q What equipment are you using to do the show?A (George adds a mustache). 0:53:50 George gives an extended answer. Be ready to take notes on all the details!0:57:00 Prizes offered to the assembled fun-havers.And then it was time to “fork a poke,” … er…1:06:50Announcements: Next week: James and Penny talking about Voice 2014The week after: VO Marketing Roundtable (Ann Ganguzza and others)1:08:00We still have clickers. $5. Get them at EWABS.com.1:09:30Sponsors: Harlan Hogan has a supply of “personally vetted,” very dense foam at half the cost for studio monitors. He has a shotgun mic with “field replaceable o-rings.” Harlan will be on the show in May. He’ll talk about a new audio interface for iOS.1:11:59 Contributors: Eric Erigoni, who donates weekly. Thanks to the wives. 1:12:45 Our sponsors: Harlan Hogan (Voice Over Essentials), Edge Studio, VO Studiotech.com (Soon to be Edge Studios), Voice-Over Xtra. Voice-Over Xtra’s daily newsletter is worth a daily read. Edge Studio’s newsletter got a shoutout too.1:13:15 LIKE US on Facebook, LIKE our videos on YouTube, FOLLOW us on Twitter, SUBSCRIBE to YouTube.Thanks to show support staff, like Katherine Curriden; Ann & Jerry Ganguzza; Lee

Episode 139, April 7, 2014 Voice Acting Masters Roundtable Guests: Elley-Ray, Marc Cashman, Randye Kaye and Elaine Clark To get into the chat room: at EWABS website click on “chat now.” 0:03:30 Skype TX coming someday. 0:05:00 Guest introductions. 0:08:00 First topic: Voice Over Styles Elaine: Every city/ad agency has a different feel. Elley-Ray: Actors forget we’re in a dialogue and to naturally respond (not displaying, dictating or announcing). Randye is having bandwidth problems. 0:11:20 Changing styles isn’t easy. It seems people who are “just me” do well. Elaine: the more real it is, the more you have to become part of it. For some it becomes more about them. The listener should feel and take action. Your delivery will depend on how close you are to the mic. Elley-Ray: we perform by ourselves, but really we’re part of a team. We forget it’s not a singular enterprise. We can’t just grab the ball for ourselves. Elaine: We have to know our job. Sometimes our character personifies the problem, not the solution. We have to understand our role. The “classic announcer” is now more of a caricature. Randye says the announcer still works but before a group. VO actors have to have a point of view, we’re not neutral newscasters. That’s new in the last few decades. We have to know what we feel and what we want the audience to feel. There’s still a place for the “engaged announcer read.” 0:16:30 Dan asks how the number of VO actors these days affects what we do. Elley: adapt and change. For her, time in the biz gives her confidence. For newbees, don’t get locked into what you may think is your “safety net.” Things will come full circle. Bend with the times. Elaine: technologically things have changed, but our core is technically based. In the late 90s there was so much “attitude” and youth orientation, followed by 9/11 which led to heart-felt, deeper. Then with aging baby boomers, now we need 50+ VO. Attitudes and styles of writing change, but techniques stay the same. Elley: Women’s roles have changed from airheads to professions. We’re now more conscious about who and how we voice. 0:20:30 Dan asks how do you do it differently? Elaine: there’s only one YOU, complete with opinions and visualizations. Bring your personality to it. Elley: we read left to right and get stuck on punctuation. She advocates dumping the punctuation. Change pitch speed and play with elongating prepositions. “Not read.” Discovery point in a sentence—how do you discover a response. When it’s written down, screw with pitch, speed, rhythm, volumes. Play with those things. Take risks, put your opinion and put in emotional truth. Elaine: coaches’ jobs is to put as much as we can in students’ bags of tricks. Change in reading copy (after 5 seconds of the same, the client is gone). 0:26:20 Break 0:28:49 They’re back. 0:30:00 Marc Cashman joins via Skype and George sorts it out. 0:32:00 Dan talks about a script he got today with confusing direction. And then he got copy written for what they say they don’t want. How do you get through this? Dan reads the copy and asked the group to respond. Randye said it’s difficult to coach since Dan’s read in his “see what this is” mode. This doesn’t say if it’s for radio or TV. Elley: There’s a humility needed that if you know too much, you can sound slick. Elaine: read it again as a TV commercial. Take 2. Dan reads again. Loses the script. Take 3. Coaches reply. Elaine: you have to imagine when you see the word “imagine.” It implies a storyteller style. The copy divides into three parts. Boil it down to a simplistic style. Turn the paper over and tell her a story about the script is about, in your own words in whatever time you want. 0:40:36 Dan does that and Elaine asks “why does that matter?” She talks about personalizing the message so that Dan can care about it. Elley: wrote down the word “imagine” – that’s the selling point while you’re selling transit. You have to be sure that when you get to that (transit) that we know it. Elley would have Dan do it in gibberish to express emotion of the words. 0:43:45 Marc Cashman arrives. Elley has to leave and come back to reestablish hearing. 0:45:00 Randye adds her thoughts—she heard Dan judging the copy as he read it. The copy didn’t suit his personality. He got more relaxed as he got further into it. He got a little Dr. Seuss when not connected to the copy. Each “imagine” is another chance to connect to the listener. Figure out whatever personal connection you can find and have a point of view either of you or the character you’ve playing. Take 4. 0:48:10 Responses at 0:49:24. Marc—initial take, Dan forgot to breathe. Breathe to the end of your phrases. He also thought it was a little too intimate. He thought Dan pulled back his personality too much. Ignore the direction and be yourself. Also, Marc didn’t hear a smile. Randye says Dan was reacting to coaching from take 1-on. She thinks there are moments in the script that need intimacy, but he didn’t change with

Episode 138, March 31, 2014 Guest: Joe Davis from voiceactorwebsites.com George on gear in or out of your booth Dan’s Tip of the Week on VO Education 0:03:30 Thanks to sponsors, Harlan Hogan, VO Xtra, and Edge Studio/VO Studio Tech 0:04:00 “Shout-outs” needed for the Third Anniversary show on April 21. 0:04:58 George rolls his “Whittam’s World” (Episode 15) about equipment in or out of the booth. George gives details on where to keep your computer and other gear. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mfMi8URfLg8&list=PLpWTD2BQBdrKqkKsnsWMWc4FYrh3mXBpH&index=16 to see it again. 0:13:00 Discussion between Dan and George about what gear in the booth. 0:14:52 Break 0:16:30 Dan’s rant on VO education. Everybody learns from somebody. Acting, technology, and business are the three phases of the VO biz. You never stop studying. Education for profit? Nothing wrong with that. There’s no certification for teaching VO acting. No one person can teach it all. Webinars? The question is what is the information being presented worth to you? Making you a better voice actor is in their interest. The all-in-one organizations offering guaranteed success—RUN! See WoVO’s best practices. http://www.worldvo.org//?s=Best+Practices&x=0&y=0 But never stop learning! Dan and George discuss. Dan says his peers have taught him much, with the foundation coming in his school days. Next week’s roundtable will include some top coaches. Q: Does WoVO offer accreditation? A: No, though WoVO will soon offer home studio certification. Coming up: how to make your website better. 0:25:57 Break 0:27:30 They’re back with Joe Davis. Joe demonstrates branding by wearing a Dan mustache. Joe talks about how he came to the business. His friendship with Dan led him to learn about VO. He began thinking about making web design fast, affordable, and relevant for VO. Joe and Dan now have a business, http://www.voiceactorwebsites.com/ Dan noticed websites can be a pain, with somebody else in charge. Joe thinks a website’s goal is either for branding (where you’ve had contact with the clients prior). For those sites, search engine optimization (SEO) isn’t as important. Example: McDonald’s—lots of graphics, nearly no text. Not good for SEO. http:// www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html The other type that brings in new traffic. That type needs to have a lot of text. Example: Dan’s site. http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/ It’s got lots of text which is good for SEO. “Flash” can’t be read by SEO. Example is Dan’s VO site, which can’t be seen on an iPhone. So you need to decide your need before you start. 0:37:00 Branding discussion. For Dan, his site is like a business card. 0:38:40 Joe asks what is a brand? A brand on livestock was a way of know who owned which cow. Ultimately, it’s something people think of someone or something. Example: Pepsi logo. Sometimes a brand gives you an insight into a company or it can give a feeling. For the website Joe runs, he spent hours building a logo with a headset and a mic. And that turned out not to work since VO’s don’t use headsets so much. It might be best to bring a brand or logo to your website development, rather than have the web designer do it. 0:43:20 Dealing with SEO and keywords. What is all that? When you go to a search engine and type in words, the search engine gives different weight to different terms. SEO includes on-page and off-page factors. If you don’t have the words “voice-over” on your page, you won’t get found. Most webpage viewers don’t go beyond the first page of a search result. Something 60- 85% click on the first three choices brought up by a search engine. Pay-per-click: Google makes its money by selling advertisers who appear above the search results. The client sets the amount per click up to a ceiling amount. This is why most of us won’t make money via our websites since there are deep pockets getting the most out of their SEO. Google has 10 spaces for the 1.3 million looking for voice work everyday. So if you can identify your niche visually and in text at your site. 0:51:15 Harlan Hogan spot. Harlan is having an April Fools Sale, one day only on April 1. 0:53:59 Audience questions. Q I just bought a domain and I’m trying to “host” it via WordPress. If this OK? A Yes. This is a good way to manage your site yourself. Joe tells the history of site management. You can “host” your site through BlueHost. You can have more power and flexibility by hosting yourself. Hostgater is another ($10 a month). George uses SquareSpace. His site includes an embedded element (SourceConnect Now). Joe said you do need to be careful that your embedded content is a trusted source. The other caution: the more you put on your site the slower it loads. It should load within 7 seconds. 1:01:10 Q: How do you handle multiple websites? A: Depends on what you want to do with each site. You probably need a very different brand for each function if you have a different site for each. If all your sites talk about the same thing, k

Published on Mar 24, 2014 Sinusitus and all things sinuses the topic on this thrilling episode of EWABS. Dan shares a TOTW on audio processing, and George shows off and demos his Kaotica Eyeball, picked up while presenting at VO 2014 Atlanta.

Published on Mar 17, 2014 Our wonderful and patient guest this episode is Liz de Nesnera, one of the most knowledgable on the subject of telephony in the VO industry. We have some Skype issues and George gets Liz on IPDTL mid-interview. If you like seeing how we make the sausage, this episode is for you. Dan shares his thoughts finding now VO niches, George shares a Whittam's World on dealing with aging audio equipment, and we answer a viewer question on audio processing with Logic Pro X.

Streamed live on Mar 10, 2014 Johnny Heller joins us to discuss the world of audiobooks from the actor's perspective. He's a union talent from New York City with many years of wisdom to share. Dan helps you with your technophobia and George rants about getting bad tech advice from forums.

Published on Mar 4, 2014 Our panelists this time around include Cliff Zellman, Uncle Roy Yokelson, Joe van Riper and Stephen Sisk. We start off analyzing audio for quality, discuss the demise of isdn, and take your questions. Than to Livingston Studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published on Feb 24, 2014 We're ALL BUSINESS this episode as Celia takes your questions on branding and building a VO business, Dan talks about nurturing your referrals, and George gets into his version of Life Hacking.

Published on Feb 18, 2014 Erik Sheppard, Agent from Today's Voice is our special guest, and friend of the show and entertaining morning show host John Taylor drops in to the LA studio. We start the show with Dan and George speaking via Source Connect Now, the latest in audio streaming over IP technology, George shares an interview with Source Elements founders Robert Marshall and Rebekah Wilson, and Dan shows us his RE20 and explains why NOT to us it for VO!

Published on Feb 10, 2014 J. S. Gilbert is visiting the southland this week and stops in the EWABS West Studio! We get into the discussion about whether ISDN should or will remain king of the hill for much longer, or if new technologies like Source Connect and IPDTL will take over soon. George shares product videos from Winter NAMM show including the CEntrance MixerFace, Universal Audio Apollo Twin, and Equator D5 studio monitors. J.S. Gilbert discusses: ISDN with the guys. IpDTL is beginning to gain much acclaim among VO artists, for sound quality, and ease of use. The topic turns to some of the reasons ISDN continues to hang on. J.S. shares some personal experiences with studio production personnel. JS makes the analogy of how mics evolved for use on the west coast in VO work Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittam's World: Segments from the NAMM show featuring centrance myxer face, the Apollo Twin Thunderbolt Interface, and Equator Studio Monifors, and controller. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F2Qm0... J.S. shares some advice on comparing yourself to others in the VO business. J.S. compares VO ten years ago, and today. J.S. goes in depth on just what is often expected from VO talent these days that isn't acting related at all. Dan shares a story of he and J.S. at dinner in San Francisco. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm J.S. relates how dan and george give so much added value to the vo industry. Js shares the details of his audio chain. George relates some stories of some of his higher end clients. J.S. lends his approval to studio suit as being installation, and cost effective when compared to the alternatives. Dan's Port a Booth demonstration video. Announcements An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week...Erik Sheppard Feb. 24.. Celia Siegel WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Feb 4, 2014 Toronto, ON, Canada voice actor Mike Pongracz is our special guess this week. Dan reminds you to not over think a home studio, and George shares sage advice on choosing audio cables.

Streamed live on Jan 27, 2014 Join Dan and George at 9 Eastern Time! If you'd like to be directly in the hangout, let us know now, we have room for 4 more participants. Otherwise, join us in the usual chatroom and watch live (Sort of ) on You Tube! Google hangout guests included: Ann Richardson Gene Dixon Scott Chambers Karyn O'Bryant Hosts: George Whittam Dan Lenard George logs in from the edge studio offices in New York, and gets us up to date with his New York trip thus far. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Hang out questions, and topics included: What is considered the standard resolution, and bit rate for voice over work? George's experiences at the NAMM show this year. The terminology of "Sound Damping." Client audition requests which become red flags. How to price readings for screenplays. How Dan was once quoted by Al Jazeera. The recent Blue Microphones user group email. Dan shares an interesting logo based on a Smith Brother's cough drop ad. Equator monitors that George saw at the NAMM show. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next week: Mike Pongracz of the Three Amivos. Coming Soon: J.S. Gilbert, Celia Siegel. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jan 20, 2014 Kelly Passinault shares HUGELY helpful info about casting VO, Dan's experiences in Vegas with Marice Tobias, and Joe Cipriano, George on phone patches. Dan's tip of the week: Vegas! Dan was recently at Maurice tobias' workshop in Las VegasDan has some great footage, including some of Joe Cipriano reading from his new book. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittams World: Phone Patches George shows us how with: Skype Earbuds Cell phone Hybrid Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome this week's guest: Burbank Creative Director, Kelly Passinault. Head of casting for voice caster, demo producer, and much more. http://kellylynnmarie.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kellylynnvo http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelly-pas... Interview topics, and questions included: How did Kelly get started doing all these varied skills? What did Kelly study in college? What exactly does a casting company do? What does she look for that causes her to choose one voice talent over another? How important are the specs on a particular piece of copy? How much of an audition does Kelly generally listen to before moving to the next one? Does she still choose mostly California talent, or does she find talent everywhere these days? Dan asked about the teaching, coaching, and production work that also goes on at Voicecaster. What part does audio quality play in a good audition? Kelly explains the classes at voice caster. What sort of equipment is available at Voicecaster? What are the criteria for working with Voicecastor? Voicecastor can also direct your audition via VO 'n' GO. What's the quickest way for talent to get passed over? What's the best way to get to read for Kelly if you're in LA for a few days?? What sort of equipment does Kelly use to listen to auditions? Does Kelly often choose Talent she's already familiar with for projects? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Focusrite drivers are now available to make the Scarlet a class compliant item. http://global.focusrite.com/answerbas... George is at Nam show this thurs, fri. George will be in New York at Edge Studios next week to include: 6 p.m. Thursday night party at edge studios, and.. Tuesday through Thursday George is available to work on your studio if you are local to the New York area. Dan introduces us to a new studio in Toronto Special thanks to VO Peeps, and and Anne Ganguzza. Next Week: Google hangout - rsvp [email protected] to be a guest. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jan 14, 2014 The lovely Larissa Gallagher is in studio with George for this episode. Dan's Tip of the Week is on iOS recording devices, and George shares his thoughts on IPDTL. George fills us in on IPDTL, the Chrome browser extension that facilitates a live voiceover session. It's free, and the sound quality is nearly as good as Source Connect. Our guest Larissa shares her experiences with ISDN. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Dan fields a quick question from the chat room audience about the 2i2 verses Sapphire 6 in regards to sound quality. Dan's tip of the week: IOS Recording. It can be done, but do you have to? Dan shows us several interfaces. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Larissa Gallagher http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5000693/ http://www.larissagallagher.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Laris... Interview questions, and topics included: How Larissa got started in the VO business. Larissa's dance training. Larissa's other background prep for voice over. Larissa's time on the East Coast prior to her move to LA. What was the hardest thing in shifting from acting to voice over for Larissa? Larissa's home studio. Larissa's choice in DAWs. Larissa says she loves the new Harlan Hogan Signature Series headphones. How did Larissa prepare for the leap into the US market? What advice does she offer other Aussies? Questions on Australian accents, and dialects. What other accents does Larissa perform? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: George talks a little about possibly upgrading to Mavericks, and why you may want to wait until you do. Dan tells us whats new with Studio Suit. George will be in NY 26th/27 Jan. For a session at Edge Studio. Friday Is a mixer/hangout at edge studios 7pm.....see edge.com for details??? Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jan 7, 2014 Bob Bergen, voice of Porky Pig and many other characters, commercials, radio imaging, and more is our guest.

Published on Dec 30, 2013 Dan and George celebrate another year of edu-tainment EWABS style. Share some of our favorite moments of 2013. Enjoy some of our favorite interviews this year including Rick Wasserman Anthony Mendes, John Taylor, David Kaye, and more. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Relive many of the valuable lessons taught to us by: Paul Pape Juan Carlos Fred Melamed Maurice LaMarche Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt Rodney Saulsberry Marc Grau Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Afterward the guys share some of the fun technical glitches, and bloopers associated with the shows production. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Other favorite segments included: Dan's assembly of a portable voiceover booth featuring Studio Suit. The guys sharing a little Halloween hilarity with us. Featuring Lee Pinney as "Dan Lenard." Jason Huggins playing a little ukulele for us. Dan and Dr Bernstein singing a little tune for us. Announcements An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week: December 6th Bob Bergen. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Streamed live on Dec 23, 2013 Happy Holidays! George joins us from his parent's house in Pennsylvania. George's parents own both a pipe organ, and a player piano. We get a demonstration of the player piano later in the show. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, an audio loop back interferes with a portion of the show after, but gets corrected around38:00 minutes into the show. Regular chat room viewers who joined us in this holiday hang out included: ( in order of appearance) Dan Lenard George Whittam George Whittam Sr. (AKA Trumpet Guy) Jason Lawson Lee Pinney Ron Levine (AKA Santa Claus) Uncle Roy Yokelson Steven Tardio Special guest appearance by Ella Whittam. Carol Spencer Morgan, and Husband Tom. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Please send in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. www.ewabshop.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs. com Hang out topics, and questions included: The activities of each of our guests this holiday season. Some specifics about Steve Tardio's work at NBC. Carol Spencer Morgan's recent voice over work. Dan's recent adventures with a sump pump. The EWABS logo contest. Specific clip requests for the best-of 2013 show. A demonstration of the Whittam's player piano. Best practices for voice over in the coming year. The electric train set up at the Whittam residence. Happy holiday wishes from each of our guests. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George will be at Edge Studios open house in New York on Thursday, and Friday of this week. Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Upcoming Shows: Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Streamed live on Dec 16, 2013 Rob shares his legal wisdom and end of the year tax tips. George joins us later in the program, special thanks to Anthony Gettig for co-hosting this episode. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Processing. Do you need it? How much is too much? Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Dan demonstrates the new EWABS Clicker, only $5. Order yours today. George joins us live from a client's studio, where George is completing a project. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome This Weeks Special Guest: Robert Sciglimpaglia. Robert Sciglimpaglia is a practicing attorney, actor and accomplished voice over artist as well as the author of Voice Over Legal. https://www.facebook.com/robscig http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2215197/ www.voiceoverlegal.com Interview topics, and questions included: What year end business advice might Rob have for us? What sort of questions does Rob receive from voice over clients? Rob relates that recently there have been many questions in regards to collections. Can an individual have a legal trademark? What tips does Rob have for getting paid? Are wire transfers a legitimate method of getting paid? What are the differences if operating as a foreign entity doing business with the United States. Are trademarks, and service marks the same thing? What news is there regarding Rob's book "Voice Over Legal?" What sort of projects has Rob been working on recently? What's Rob's connection to World Voices Organization (WOVO)? Have there been any recent problems with people using copyrighted music on their demos etc? What is Rob's opinion of to pay to play sites? What is the single biggest mistake that voice talent usually make? What is the best practice regarding starting out with a new client? Should we trademark our personal names? Rob's book is available at www.voiceoverlegal.com. George gives us some additional information about his on site project. Announcements Please send your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. www.ewabs.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To Be Announced Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Happy Holidays! from Harlan Hogan's 12 days of Christmas. voiceoveressentials.com/ Next Week: Holiday Hangout special with the Whittam family. RSVP [email protected]. January 6: Bob Bergen Support the show by sending your questions and ideas to [email protected] WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Dec 9, 2013 Karen Souer of karensouer.com is our guest, Dan and George talk studio acoustics, and we share some client stories from the past week. Dan and George explain how easy it is to get into our live viewer chat room. George shows off a specialty tool he recently acquired, a power nailer. Dan shares a few recent mustache themed items he's received. The guys share some recent experiences they've had maintaining their own, and other's studios. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Whittam's World: Acoustic treatment. Example acoustic panels, and their composite materials. Including a studio suit demonstration. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome this week's guest: Karen Souer, Voice Over Administrative Assistant. Karensouer.com [email protected] Interview topics, and questions included : Karen's job title, and examples of the tasks involved. The business side of voice over. The principles of organization. Client relationship management (CRM) software. The ability to delegate tasks. How Karen came to be a voice over administrative assistant. What was it like growing up with a father so involved in voice over? Karen's audio editing expertise. Ability to work with social media, and Internet content. Karen shares some recent tips on organization. What sort of tools ( online, offline, software) Does Karen use in her administrative work? John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Happy Holidays from Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements Please send your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. ewabs.com An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To Be Announced Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Support the show by sending your questions and ideas to [email protected] Upcoming Shows: Dec. 16th Rob Sciglimpaglia, Dec. 23rd Holiday Hang Out with the Whittam family. Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Dec 2, 2013 A wonderful interview with Wes Dooley at his AEA headquarters in Pasadena, CA, George talks USB, and Dan shares his thoughts on mics for the traveling VO. George's Tech Tidbits: USB 2 vs. 3. It's all about speed, but how much do you need? Dan shows us the happy Hanukkah glasses his son Louis sent from school this year. The guys explain that this week's guest Wes Dooley, and AEA Microphones have the most veritable microphone collection. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Announcements: Tuesday Dec. 19 Dan Lenard's Home Studio Wizardry: Live Training, Studio Case Analysis, Q and A. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs... An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: To be announced. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. Thanks again to Eric Arigoni, John Taylor and Others who have made recent donations. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Which microphone to take on the road. How to keep it simple. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan This Week's Guest: Wes Dooley of AEA Microphones. WWW.wesdooly.com http://www.ribbonmics.com/aea/R44.html Interview topics, and questions included: How Wes became involved in the microphone industry. Why ribbon microphones? What improvements were made to the original 44 design? How Wes went from Hobby mode, to full paced business mode. Wes gives some suggestions for specific vo ribbon mics. Wes explains the physics of why ribbon works for voice over. Ribbon mic technique. We get a visual pan of AEA's "Wall of Mics." Ribbon mic pricing. Why ribbon mics are so well suited to long-form narrative work. A brief look at some of the more interesting Mics in AEA's collection. George recommends the N22 if investigating a new AEA ribbon mic, and then demonstrates a Coles 4104 B mic for us. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Happy Holidays from Harlan! Harlanhogan.com/sale save up to $100. George shares this week's Viewer question. Choosing appropriate shapes of acoustical foam. Dec. 9th Karen Souer - Virtual Assistant. Dec. 16th Rob Sciglimpaglia, Dec. 23rd Holiday Hang Out with the Whittam family. Dec. 30th End of the year best of 2013 show. Jan. 6th Bob Bergen. How to practice animation sounds. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Streamed live on Nov 25, 2013 EWABS AUDIO MASTERS ROUNDTABLE 11/25/13 This is the RAW YOUTUBE LIVE feed, warts and all. I will upload the Ustream version as well. Our Quarterly Audio Masters Roundtable included guests: Uncle Roy Yokelson Cliff Zellman Juan Carlos Bagnell Mike Varella. Paul Pape also joins us in the chat room to contribute. Roundtable topics, and discussions included: Noise floor description and solutions. Candid In-depth analysis by experts. Lots of audience questions about noise floor too. Breaths, should you Leave em in? Take them out? What's the rule? Recording formats and specs. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Uncle Roy tells us about his Emmy from CBS Sports. Pro Tools 11. What's new? Will an expensive mic improve your sound quality? Dan asks the panelists for their opinion on soundproofing devices. Australian listener Carol Spencer Morgan asks Juan Carlos bagnell if she should continue to dream of a serious shot in the US market. A brief discussion about the Kaotica Eyeball Mic. An audience member asks is a rubber floor good for a studio? Does Reaper have punch n roll? Uncle Roy re-visits the Pro Tools discussion briefly. Mike asks George about his headset mic. Cliff Zellman rejoins us from a critical computer meltdown to lend his opinion of the eyeball mic. Juan Carlos Bagnell hosts a YouTube video for using a Microsoft Surface tablet to record. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT7n75... Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. HarlanHogan.com/save - Black Friday Deals. Announcements: Thanks once again for your recent donations. Get your EWABS Clickers. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: Possibly airtime on EWABS for your business, though it is yet to be announced officially. Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Next Week: Wes Dooly Coming Soon: Karen Souer WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Nov 18, 2013 What a unique opportunity we had this episode! Joe Cipriano came on to talk about his book "Living On Air" and had to break away for a promo VO job, but he took us with him into the booth and we got to experience the entire session from start to finish. Soooo cool! Plus, George features a Whittam's World on EQ and Dan and George discuss Mac for VO. The guys chat with Joe about his new book "Living On Air," which will also be available in audiobook form directed by Maurice Tobias. Then, Joe gives us a tour of his studio which leads to an impromptu ISDN session. You'll love watching Joe work live. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Whittam's World: EQ. George gives us a hands-on demonstration using Twisted Wave. Notch filter? Add some punch? Roll-off? George shows us how. Special thanks to Edge Studios. Full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Dan's Tip Of The Week: Why choose Mac for voice over? Both dan, and George give us their reasons for recommending Mac. Announcements: An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: Possibly airtime on EWABS for your business, though it is yet to be announced officially. Deadline: December 28th, 2013. Dan has a Home Studio Wizardry Webinar with VoiceOver extra December 10th at 9 p.m. Eastern. EWABS "clickers" are now available for purchase. Potentially new swag for next year... send in your ideas. Thanks to Eric Arigoni, and other chat room viewers for their recent donations. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. Ewabs.com Next Week:Audio-master's Round Table. Dec. 2nd: Wes Dooly of AEA microphones. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Nov 11, 2013 SoundStreak Demo episode with Yoni Slotwiner answering the chat room questions, plus Dan on Mic selection for VO.

Published on Nov 4, 2013 Fred Melamed gives us 40 minutes of his time to share his experiences and wisdom as a screen and voice actor. Dan fills us in on the current happenings at World Voices, including voice over coaching, and demo production. See this months newsletter for more. George's Tech Tidbits: George shares this weeks "Whittam's World." George's bi-weekly vlog, This Week: Reducing your noise floor. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome This Weeks Guest: Fred Melamed. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577329/ http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/... Interview topics, and questkons included: Fred's demo reel. Did Fred originally set out to be a stage or film actor? Fred's early beginnings, and his decision to get involved in voice over. Fred's approach to voice over. Fred's home studio, and how he was one of the first to have a home studio. How often does Fred audition? What one book would Fred recommend on voice acting? Does Fred Miss New York? Why did he move to California? How did Fred approach his dubbing work? What does Fred think of the violence in video games today? What are fred's thoughts on breaking into the US market from a foreign speakers point of view? Does on camera work bring any advantages to performing as a voice over? What is it like working with Larry David? What has Fred's experience been in regards to "In a World?" What is Fred's advice to mid-level voice actors looking to accomplish more? Fred ad-libs a spot for Harlan Hogan. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: November 7th voices for voices event benefiting the Don LaFontaine lab. November 10th at 3 p.m. James Arnold Taylor's "Talking To Myself." November 18th Joe Cipriano. November 25th Audiomaster's Round Table. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Oct 28, 2013 Hangout Guests Included: Diane Meritt Gene Dixon Jason Huggins Lee Pinney Pat Sweeny Rosemary Benson Chris Thom Special Guest: Ella Whittam. Happy Halloween Ella! Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Dan shows us some new EWABS swag. EWABS Clickers. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Hangout Topics And Questionsd Included: Audition 3.0 dropping out on playback. MiC vs. Macbook upgrade to fix noise problem. A revisit of hooking the 416 to an existing mic and boom. Audio monitors in sizes other than the standard 8 inch. In ear monitors. Large booths, and bass. OS X Mavericks. Closing comments from each of our guests. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Oct 21, 2013 Maurice LaMarche joined us for a wonderful 40 minute interview! Chris Currier shows us the Neumann TLM 107 at the 135th AES Show in NYC. George shows us some footage of his bike trek in New York. George's Tech Tidbits: Audio Codecs; ISDN, or ? Source Connect, SoundsStreak, Lucy live, Skype,... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George turned 40 this week. Happy birthday George! Dan's Tip Of The Week: Proper Level Settings. Under-modulation, over-modulation, set it just right. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm This Week's Guest: The Emmy Award winning Maurice LaMarche of Pinky and the brain, Futurama, and Inspector Gadget fame. Interview questions, and topics included: Maurice's portable recording set up. The guys share some impromptu troubleshooting techniques with Maurice. Maurice shares his recent experiences at some L.A. area studios. Maurice shares some of the highlights of his recent work with Lexus. Some fellow voice talent that Maurice admires. Dan asks about Maurice's two Emmys. How did Maurice get to where he is in his career? Maurice lends some advice. How long has Maurice been working with Rob Paulson? Which of them was cast first for Pinky and the brain? How many auditions; and what type, does Maurice do each day? Maurice gives us a sample of his Fruit Loops character Toucan Sam. Are there any plans with Rob Paulson to do future Pinky and the brain episodes? Does Maurice have a Toronto/Canadian agent? Was Paul Frees an inspiration in regards to Toucan Sam? What sort of things does Maurice do to keep his voice in shape? What sort of training would Maurice recommend. What sort of parts has Maurice missed out on, or would he like to do in the future? Has Maurice done any video games? Maurice gives a personal shout out to Diane Meritt. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Next Week: "Ghoulgle" hangout costume party. RSVP [email protected] to be a participant. Nov. Fred Melamed who plays the father role of the recently popular "In A World" movie. Coming Soon: Audio Master's Round Table. Thanks to our recent donors Voice Over Virtual is still open... Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Nov.10 Dan will be giving a live demonstration of Studio Suit. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com George shares highlights from the AES show featuring the new Neumann microphone. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Oct 7, 2013 The only voice actor we know with a performing pig living in her house, Debi Derryberry had us entertained from start to finish with her stories and experiences as a world-traveling voice actor. Dan share video he collected from FaffCon 6, and George shared his coverage from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm AnnouncementsGeorge directs us to the e webs website where you can now send in your voice message questions as well via javascript.Special thanks to our recent donors.Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference.http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article....Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com.EWABS E-support membership:Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo.Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop.Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsewabs_show on TwitterWOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com.Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com

Published on September 30, 2013 1 Google Hangout!

Published on Sep 16, 2013 Graeme Judd is our guest this week, George: USB vs Firewire, Dan's TOTW "Broadcast Quality" George's Tech Tid Bits: Firewire vs. USB. George relates his recent experiences with FireWire on Mac devices, and tells us how the Lexicon Alpha may solve some of these problems. Lots of other great information regarding Firewire, and USB. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: "Broadcast Quality," what does it truly mean? perhaps "Professional Quality Audio" would be a better term to use. Dan explains. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Dan gives a quick shout out to his son Louis at Oswego college. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Welcome This Week's Guest: Graeme Judd promo voice of CBS, TBS, Travel TV. Graeme works in both Canadian, and the US markets. Graeme breaks from his wife's birthday party to give us this EWABS interview, thanks Graeme. Graemejudd.com http://www.sbvtalent.com/Pages/vo_tal... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Graeme... Interview topics and questions included: Graeme's comedy promo reel. How did Graeme get into doing promos? What's Graeme's average day like? Graeme's home studio setup. Graeme's new house / studio project. Does Graeme ever come to the US to record? What kind of benefits does Graeme get from having a personal manager. Who Graeme looks up to in the promo world. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements George directs us to the e webs website where you can now send in your voice message questions as well via javascript. Special thanks to our recent donors. Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Coming Shows: September 23rd Rachael MacFarlane September 30th Google hangout Edition. TBA: interview with Wes Dooley from AEA Microphones. MXL Microphones. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Sep 24, 2013 Seth's (more talented) sister Rachael MacFarlane joined us for this blast of an episode. (George obviously knows the MacFarlanes quite well, which makes for an interesting interview you won't want to miss). Georges Tech Tid Bits: Soundproofing. Should you sound proof? George gives us some practicality on the subject. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Audio Book Recording. Dan helps us understand some editing, and processing requirements. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Voice Actress Rachael MacFarlane of American Dad, Family Guy, and more. https://www.facebook.com/RachaelMacfa... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1484134/ http://americandad.wikia.com/wiki/Rac... Interview questions, and topics included: How the family is associated with both Seth, and Rachael's careers. The differing recording environments involved in each series. Rachael's ability to influence character direction. How Rachael transitioned from musical theatre, to voice over. How do you handle having young children, and being a voice over. Georges work on Rachael's studio. Rachael's typical day. Rachael's production work. Rachael's plans to expand into the commercial world. Rachael gives us a sample of her Hayley character. Current projects Rachael is working on. Watch for this future episode of Family Guy. Rachael Guest Stars. Rachael's audio chain. Georges personal friendship with the MacFarlanes. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Dan shows off his awesome modified voice over recording sign from Harlan, and Voice Over Essentials. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George reads us a viewer question. A question about a headset for use on Les Mis. George shares a unique rig with us. Announcements: Thanks Eric Arrigoni for your recent donation. Next Week: Google Hangout Edition October 7th Debi Derryberry October 14th Stew Herrera Please help Stew as he rides to support the Arthritis Foundation. http://afcabikeclassic.kintera.org/fa... October 21st Maurice LaMarche WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Sep 9, 2013 Tara Platt & Yuri Lowenthal are our guests. Dan's Tip of the Week is on Rumble. George speaks about when it's time to upgrade your home studio. The guys have been working steadily on voice over virtual, and the open house went well Saturday night from Anne Ganguzza's house. George's Tech Tid Bits: Time to consider a professional studio upgrade? George gives us some things to consider, and introduces us to the Wheatstone Vorsis M1. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Rumble What it is exactly, and how to deal with it. Dan shows us some specific measures. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guests: Tara Platt, and Yuri Lowenthal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523180/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297428/ http://voiceovervoiceactor.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How tara, and Yuri got their start in voice over. Tara, and Yuri's work in animation. Do you need to be accessible to LA to be in animation? Tara, and Yuri's work in anime. How important is improv for voice actors? Tara, and Yuri's book: Voice-Over Voice Actor. Tara, and Yuri's movie: Con Artists Conartistsmovie.com Yuri, and Keith Barry's e-book: Tough City. http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/32... Tara, and Yuri's web series: Shelf Life. Tara, and Yuri give us a tour of their home studio. How Tara, and Yuri schedule studio usage time. The couples marketing strategy. The Voice-Over, Voice Actor warm up CD. Do Tyra, and Yuri consider themselves primarily actors, or voice actors? Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Announcements: Thanks to our recent donors. Birthday shout outs. A brief after Poker Classic update. Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ 100% satisfaction guaranteed. George, and Dan field a question from regular chat room viewer Steve tardio, with audio. Coming Shows: September 16th Graeme Judd from Calgary. September 23rd Rachael MacFarlane September 30th Google hangout Edition. TBA: interview with Wes Dooley from AEA Microphones. MXL Microphones. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Aug 27, 2013 John Taylor, Karyn O'Bryant, Katherine Curriden, Anthony Gettig join us for a fun discussion on watermarking, traveling, a recap of the DLF Poker Classic, and much more! George tells us about his recent affiliation with edge studio. Congratulations George! https://www.edgestudio.com/press-rele... Dan tells us about his recent meeting with David, and Stephanie Ciccarelli of voices.com. Hang Out Guests Included: John Taylor Karyn O'Bryant Katherine Curriden Anthony Gettig Rachel Ehrenberg Hang Out Questions and Topics Included: John Taylor's recent live broadcast of his radio show via Luci Live. Dan's progress with his ukulele lessons. Tales from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Don LaFontaine, and June Foray's birthdays. Connie Terwilliger's meet up group. Shotgun mics, and pricing. Watermarking. Serious considerations. WOVO-world voices progress. Anthony's recent video presentation. Deriving work from YouTube productions. Various YouTube tips. Some of John's recent in studio experiences. Closing comments from each of our guests. Special Thanks to our newest sponsor Edge Studios! http://www.edgestudio.com/ Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authors of "VO Behind the MIC" Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Aug 19, 2013 David Kaye was our guest, and we had a great time. George talks about audio interfaces, and Dan's Tip of the Week is Audio Formats. Plus a viewer question with sound clip, and even more! George's Tech This Week: Audio Interfaces What an audio interface does. Some requirements we should be looking for. George and Dan show us a few, including: ART USB Dual Pre Focusrite iTrack Solo Echo (prototype) Apogee One (original type) Apogee MiC (with integral interface) Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: File Formats What are the functions of the particular audio file format extensions? AIFF AAC MP3 QuickTime Wave PCM (etc.) Dan gives us an in-depth answer. Dan, and George field a question from a viewer who has an odd transient noise in his audio. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: David Kaye http://www.davidkaye.com/ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/D... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443286/ Interview questions, and topics included: David's 11th grade radio job. David's transition into freelance Voice work. David's work on the GI Joe Animated Series. David's work in video games. David's work on Transformers. Georges recent work on David's home studio, with pics. Are recent animations using more real voices than cartoon voices? Current projects David is working on. Ratchet and Clank. Avengers. Which of David's voiced games does he play? George and Dan play us the Transformers theme, which was originally recorded by one of our regular chat room guests; Uncle Roy Yokelson. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Experience the Voice Over Conference for the Digital Age ! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com/ Announcements: George considers a future live EWABS YouTube stream. Dan's Studio suit order progress. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authors of "VO Behind the MIC" TBA: Rachael MacFarlane

Published on Aug 12, 2013 Casting Director, Voice Director, and technology blogger Juan Carlos Bagnell, AKA "Some Audio Guy" is our guest. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/ https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ George returns from his recent business trip to New York. Dan shows us his new display case for his antique microphones. George's Tech Tidbits: Neumann Microphones. Chris Currier of Sennheiser sent George a few Neumann microphones this week; including a TLM-103MT, U87, TLM-193. George shows them to us, and goes over some of their features. George will be bringing us some audio from each of these soon. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: What's the best recording software? Dan gives us several things to consider, and some useful advice. George gives us some further choices. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Juan Carlos Bagnell aka "Some Audio Guy." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/ https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: Juan's start in the business. As a casting director, and voice over director, what is Juan's casting work like? The actual workflow involved. Facilitating relationships, narrowing the search. How much of Juan's casting is union?; non-union? Does Juan receive many auditions from outside the LA area? Juan's experiences as voice over director. What's the biggest mistake Talent make? What can talent do to increase their chances? Juan's work with http://www.yourtechreport.com/,http://www.examiner.com/. What does Juan feel is the next biggest thing in tech? How does Juan define "conversational" for vo? Have the tastes of clients changed in the last year or two? Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: George thanks our recent donors. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 19 ----David Kaye AUG 24--------POKER CLASSIC---$ for the DLF LAB AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal-Actors, Animators, Authos of "VO Behind the MIC" George lists a couple of blogs he follows each week that include recent happenings, and things we should be aware of as voice over artists. http://www.nethervoice.com/nethervoice/ http://www.courvo.biz/blog Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Aug 6, 2013 Listen to Marc Graue "Fix it in the mix" as he shares his pearls of wisdom on the VO industry, how he started his own commercial studio, and a few dirty jokes for good measure. We also visit with our friend Marc Cashman to see his amazing home studio built by the late Mike Sommer. Dan recounts an interesting story of being recognized while visiting California recently. The guys share footage of thier visit with Marc Cashman featuring his studio, and workflow. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George's Tech Tidbits: George hints that there is a big transition in place for him, and will reveal more soon. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Mac vs PC. Advantages, and drawbacks to consider. The guys continue the debate with chatroom viewers afterward. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Marc Graue http://www.fixinthemix.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246394/ https://www.facebook.com/marc.graue.3 Interview questions, and topics included: How Marc got started in voice over. Marc shares stories from early in his career. Marcs studio, and his popularity in the VO community. Marcs unique demo production process. Marc gives other demo advice, and tips. Marcs preferred audio chain. The type of work Marc does, versus most home studio work. Marc's classes, and how they relate to casting. How Marc's studio was a big part of "In a world." Marcs advice for voice actors. Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Announcements: Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Future Shows: AUG 12----Juan Carlos Bagnell aka Some Audio Guy AUG 19 ----David Kaye AUG 24--------POKER CLASSIC---$ for the DLF LAB AUG 26-----Google Hangout Sept 2-------Labor Day - No show this week. Sept 9----Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal --Actors, Animators, Authos of "VO Behind the MIC" Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jul 29, 2013 Scott Rummell, Anne Ganguzza and the VOPeeps join us for Episode 103. Dan assembles a Studio Suit booth onsite! Peeps test out the SM57, Sennheiser 416, and AT2020 mics in the booth. We join the live audience as Anne explains a little about VO Peeps to us. Anne introduces us to some of the raffle items to be given away this episode. Dan introduces us to This Weeks Guest: Orange County VO Scott Rummle. http://www.scottrummell.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083086/#A... Scott's beginnings in voice over, and his early affiliation with Daws Butler. Scott's close friendship with Don LaFontaine. Giving back. Scott shares some stories. Scott's home studio. If scott could give beginners one piece of advice, what would it be? What networking advice does Scott have for the new voice actor? Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show VO Peeps Scholarship Fund: http://vopeeps.com/donate/ Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Aug. 5th at 9pm Eastern, the show goes to one hour on Monday nights. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Dan's mom makes a brief guest appearance. Dan and George assemble a homemade, portable sound dampening booth featuring Studio Suit. Dan fields questions about Studio Suit, and the assembly. Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Giant 3-day Online Conference, all you need is an Internet connection. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Audience members volunteer to read scripts as Dan demonstrates three different microphones inside the Studio Suit booth. Anne, and Dan draw names for the raffle. Prizes included: Full Registration to That's Voiceover! (2 Tickets) 6 months subscription includes EWABS Pro content and eSupport 1 hour home VO studio consultation with Dan 1 hour VO Studio Consult EWABS SWAG! Next week's guest is: Marc Graue Aug.12: Juan Carlos aka Some Audio Guy Aug.26: Google Hangout WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jul 22, 2013 Paul Pape, co-founder of the DLF VO Lab and ADR VO is our guest. Dan's Tip of the Week on his home studio thoughts, George on EQ, and Bob Merkel on VoiceZam! It's a jam packed episode! This weeks guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau... George's Text Tidbits: Equalization Why do you need to use EQ? George shows a detailed example using twistedwave. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. http://vopeeps.com/vo-peeps-meetup/ Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/pokercla... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's Tip Of The Week: Soundproofing Just how sound proof do you need your studio? Things to consider. Welcome This Week's Guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau... Interview questions and topics included: Paul explains what ADR is. Paul gives some recent real world examples, including a recent Tom Hanks film. How do you get into ADR? Paul's new production company is New Trails Productions. A full-service production company. What sort of skills are needed for directing? Paul's training in theatre. How important is technology in your home studio? How far should we go with tweaking our audio before delivery? What percentage of Pauls work is iSDN? Paul's home studio equipment. The huge support of the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic this year. How important is improv training to ADR? Some of the technical aspects of performing ADR. Will ADR ever be possible for your home studio? Should we pursue work in ADR, even though those jobs are often hard to get? Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Dan tells us more about voiceover virtual. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Bob Merkel gives us a great interview explaining voicezam in detail. http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpa... Next Week: EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jul 14, 2013 Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor, and Host of The Producer's Podcast is our guest on this week's show. www.ryandrean.com/‎ www.ryanontheradio.com/‎ George's Tech Tidbits: The Cad E100S microphone. George gives us a live demonstration, alongside the 416. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. August 5th EWABS will begin airing live on MONDAYS. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table. http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... George will be in this Virtual Conference. Premiere Discount Expires July 31 Pay By Installments! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs.com Dan's Tip Of The Week: Phone Patch What is it? How does it work? Do you need one? What are the alternatives? Welcome This Week's Guest: Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor. www.ryandrean.com/‎ www.ryanontheradio.com/‎ Interview topics, and questions included: How Ryan got his start in radio. Ryan explains some of the equipment that was being phased out as his career began. How is radio production different, from other types of voice over? What types of imaging formats are there? Tips for working with demographics. Ryans home studio setup. How did the branch into voice acting occur? How can you get started in imaging production? Has social media changed radio? Which mic is better for imaging? Ryan's also hosts a podcast, which can be found here: http://www.ryanontheradio.com/2010/01... Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra. The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm George's Tech This Week: Audiophile Engineering, Voxover. http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/... Next Week's Guest: Paul Pape. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Jul 7, 2013 Audio Masters Roundtable Guests Included: Cliff Zellman Joe Van Riper - Sporting a "# 100" sticker, for this special episode. Mike Varela - Lead Engineer at the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab. Uncle Roy Yokelson Dan joins us from his recent trip to Europe, and shares a mini travelogue. Friends, and guests of EWABS sent in audio/video shout outs, which are aired throughout the episode. Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: Portable setups, and recording on the road. Tweaking the performance of your porta booth. Avid Fast Track Solo. Source Connect. ISDN. Audio Evolution for Android. USB Audio Recorder Pro (which comes with Audio evolution.) OTG cable, to connect USB to your Android device. LUCI, information and features. Which of our guests still rely on ISDN, and why? Bridging. Skype. What's the best media player to select for your voice over website? VoiceZam information, and a feature request. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/ Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!! Visit World Voices at the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear ! shop.ewabs Next Week's Guest: Ryan Drean, "Ryan on the radio." Coming Soon: George, and Dan together in L.A. A live broadcast, from Anne Ganguzza's house. EWABS will be airing live on Monday nights, further details to be announced soon. Other Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: RMS vs. LUFS in twisted wave. Advice on setting up your voice over website. Transferring media from audio evolution to other devices. parting advice, and thoughts from all our guests. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors??? Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to [email protected] The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast, and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live! Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box. Go to ewabs.com for details. Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com