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It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #108! In this very casual and exceedingly funny episode, Dan and George go over: Rode NT1 5th Gen “in the house”, let’s do a 32bit float record setup/test in TW Which side of the mic do you speak into, the one with the logo or…? The Rode conundrum Learning WISTSL? keep a WISTSL FILE! Your UPS might be hurting, not helping, to provide clean audio- Johnathon Grant’s discovery And in Dan’s Basic Basics - What are those weird noises and how to describe them. Plus your great submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #VOBS #voiceoverbodyshop #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

An Amazing Hour Of Great Stories From “The Voice of Barbie.” Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Chris Landsdowne. A name you may not know but if you remember the 90’s she was voice of all Barbie products. While Barbie may not appeal to everyone, getting your voice on big products can make a career! Chris will tell us all about how that came about and the opportunities that brought her. Catch the Replay all week at those sites or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #107 We keep on keeping on with more VO TECH Truth! This week we cover more important stuff, like: Yamaha YH-WL500 Wireless Headphones Demystifying 32-bit float recording Rode NT1 5th Gen 16bit WAV is NOT 16kbps MP3!! Here’s why Careful opening your micro-SD card with a knife, And we discuss: Do you really need that expensive mic? Plus your great submitted questions!\ Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

Artificial intelligence . Good Or Bad For The VO Industry? We can’t predict the future and everyone seems to have an opinion! What do you think? This week on VoiceOver Body Shop Episode 257, Dan and George bring you Justin O., A prime user of AI for business and communication. How good is it? Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #AI #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

When it comes to your Home Voice Over Studio, you need the the facts.b At Voice Over Body Shop, we are the facts. We prove it this week with VOBS TECH-TALK #106 In George’s Tech-Update: Demystifying the TwistedWave v29 “subscription”, Model.\ Picking the right monitoring for the task? Headphones vs speakers vs ?? More on AI. Is the Synco D2 is NOT a great substitute for the MKH416, ProSoCoustic WavePro panels test and Review: More on Zoom audio channel settings! In Dan’s Basic Basics - Is it a noisy mic? Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

We Have A riot with Tim Powers and Improv! Voice Actor and improv facilitator Tim Powers joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop for a super fun hour of learning how important improv is to vote acting! Tim is a Samurai, a tough guy, a doctor, a superhero, a secret agent, a crook, a football coach, a soldier, a platoon leader, a scientist, a cowboy, a lunatic and a father. But he's also known as the "friendly" voice of that trusted neighbor across the street that gives you good advice. With years of experience in improvisation, and training from some of LA's top talent, we’ll have some great playtime that will leave you rolling on your side laughing! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH-TALK #105 We won’t leave you out in the wilderness of Home VO Studio misinformation. We’ll lead you out of the woods! Follow us as we delve into the latest Tech. In George’s update we took at • What happened with Zoom 5.14? A GTT Video. The secret hidden inside the Earthworks Ethos many-layered pop filters Truly new mic technology on the horizon, the Konos “Everything Microphone” In Dan’s Basic Basics - We talk about kids and parent engineers. Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

Making The Most of Your Demos Our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop is Hugh P. Klitzke, a voiceover coach, director and producer in New York City. He teaches the conversational read, self-direction, the commercial read, and directs auditions (amongst other things). We have a great discussion about the do's and don't of your demos.. and auditions.. Hugh has directed booking auditions for commercials, animation, ADR, politicals, podcasts, narration, games, audiobooks, promos, affiliates, trailers, e-learning, and industrials. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

If You're In VO You Gotta Hear This Show. The Guy’s Have over 30 years of experience of setting up, tuning and fixing home VO studios. You gotta figure they know something. In George’s Tech update: Apple announces AR Goggles Apple Vision Pro iOS 17 and Mac OS announced called Sonoma Earthworks Ethos mic, using it on the show. PASport VO is starting the product manufacturing phase. New acoustic panels from ProsoCoustic show-n-tell Dan’s Basic Basics - Microphone misunderstandings. Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

Deb Irwin Knows Medical! She is our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! A truly informative and fun chat. Medical narration is a specialized niche in the voiceover world, one that requires a high level of skill and proficiency. Her years of lending her voice to everything from medical explainer videos for patients and medical professionals, to pharmaceutical marketing, to medical-legal recordings and more, are what make her the expert in the medical narration industry. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH-TALK #103 The Guy’s are on a roll in this free flowing, entertaining but more importantly, informative VOBS TECH-TALK In George’s Tech update: * UNBOXING: Sennheiser Profile USB Microphone Streaming Set * TRAVEL KITS: Use SIMPLE gear you can REMEMBER how to use! * Chrome: RESTART Chrome every day, even more important that your Mac/Windows systems Dan’s Basic Basics - Do you need a soundproof booth? Plus your submitted questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

Learn How To Make It Sound Like You Know What Your Talking About With VO Coach Dave Walsh. A amazing and entertaining, not mention VERY informative hour you don’t want to miss. Dave Walsh and his TrueTell™ method is a unique way to be convincing when reading copy written by someone else in an area you may know little about. Dave has enjoyed a truly multi-faceted career on both sides of the Hollywood glass, as successful artist, coach and director as well as studio executive. Walsh has been a key national and international voiceover talent for almost 20 years, He’s has also spent the better part of the last decade coaching and cultivating the voiceover careers of some of the most established artists in the United States, Canada and Latin America. We always have a great time with Dave as he guides us through some typical copy and explains his methods. A Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

VOBS TECH TALK #102 Interviews with a cool Seattle studio More from NAMM (Acoustical stuff) Basics basics talking about DAWS that are too sophisticated Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Watch this VOBS intently! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters! Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

What’s next in VO Tech? Robert Marshall geeks out with The Guys. Making VO Recording Easier, More Convenient And ready for next 10 years, Robert Marshall, of Source Elements,Co-Host of the Pro Audio Suite joins us to talk about the new PASport Pro from Centrance and other great VO Tech stuff. Lets look at this amazing new piece of gear. Robert Marshall is the innovations co-founder of Source elements, holds degrees in electrical engineering and music composition. Using his skills as a musician, engineer, and producer, he is the visionary behind the idea of leveraging Internet connectivity to make post-production faster and more productive. Learn all about the new technology and catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH TALK #101 Stuff at NAMM! In this weeks jam-packed Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK: We Talk with the booth Junkie, Mike Delgaudio while he was at NAMM in Anaheim. We look at some new stuff And some Basic Basics - Don’t be intimidated by VO Technology. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

The Way To Success Is To Learn from The Masters That’s why VOBS brings you the top names in the business to show you what it takes to get ahead in your voice over career. Our guest they is week is Cris Fries! Cris is currently the voice of Dodge, Chevron, America's Best, and Kubota, and has had recent/current national campaigns and spots for BF Goodrich, Blue Def, Credit Karma, Scheels, Peak, TGI Friday's, and is, or has recently voiced promos for History Channel, ESPN, FOX and others. He's also featured as principal and supporting characters in top-selling video games such as Call of Duty: World at War, Guild Wars 2, G.I. Joes. Nuff said! Chris relates stories about his rise to success and answers your questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH TALK #100!! Voice Over Body Shop is THE place for the latest VO Tech and know how! As we celebrate an amazing 100th TECH-TALK episode we run gamut of stuff you need to know , or at least hear about, Like: The new CEntrance PASPort VO Presale starts April 10th, use coupon code “VOBS” Rodecaster Pro II: It’s great, but who is it for? Ryan from Rode was a delight to talk with at VO Atlanta. WAVES Audio, everybody calm down, they heard you, perpetual licences are available. Rode NTH-100, a very comfortable acquired taste ATH-M50x-STS headphones test And some Basic Basics - Every room is different. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, voiceactor.com And World-Voices.org

What Was VO Atlanta Like? Dan and George made their way to the Peach State to take in the sessions, camaraderie, VO services, new tech and the hoopla of the largest voice over conference on planet earth! We talk with Organizer Anna Collins about what it takes to run an event like this and with George’s daughter Elijah who participated in VO Atlanta’s unique “Kids Only” VO Track. Plus we show you some of the fun had by all. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

VOBS TECH TALK #99 Need we say more? In another basics loaded episode Dan And George round the horn with these tidbits. PASPort VO is coming… Rode NT1 5th Gen: The end of setting gain forever? Yamaha AG08, an AG03 with a lot more stuff, Rodecaster Pro competitor ATH-M50 xSTS, studio-grade headphones with an AT2020 capsule mic boom?! SSL SSL2 interface now has a “loopback” driver, but it doesn’t do what VO needs. Audio-Technica AT-SP65XBT Bluetooth Speaker, good for a little “booth monitor” for “punch n roll” recording And some Basic Basics - Pop screens? Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

Do you want to take your audiobook skills to the next level? Then you must watch and listen to this very special VOBS as we celebrate 12 years of bringing you great guests and information. Scott Brick Is THE name in Audiobook Acting and Narration! Scott is also the name in training the next generation of audiobook narrators. Are looking to break into the audiobook industry? Check out his How to Break Into Narration blog for info on getting started... for those narrators looking for some target assistance, he offers personal coaching options. Plus he’s one of the nicest guys in our business. He’ll tell us the state of the audiobook business and the challenges it faces. Scott Brick and VOBS. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

It’s VOBS TECH-TALK #98. Bear with us as we dazzle you with our pickanic basket full of home voice over studio knowledge. This week we venture into the woods to find you the best VO grubs, for instance: Bone conduction headphones: Wear headphones without “wearing headphones”... Mic cables: It’s all about the connectors, folkx. Waves StudioRack: An FX chain that travels between DAW’s TwistedWave video editing is great for fixing your audio before delivery And Dan talks about Sound treatment. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast right here. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

Voice Over Body Shop is BACK! If your trying to move up in voice over, this is the one to Listen to! John Bailey has made quite a transition of himself and in his career! Jon has been our guest on VOBS many times. Always wildly funny, entertaining and informative as to what it really takes to break the wall of inertia and succeed in any endeavor! Jon, known as Epic Voice Guy on social media is an actor, voice actor, content creator, social influencer, and stand-up comedian! With such vocal talent he has taken Hollywood by storm!

It’s the Best VOBS-TECH-TALK .. This Week! Going on almost 12 years of the best information home Voice Over Studios out there! Dan and George lead the way when it comes to getting your audio to sound WISTSL! This week we tackle: Multi-channel input control in latest Zoom release (Mac only for now) Firewire support removed in Mac OS Ventura, Universal Audio Sphere LX mic under $1000 now, Survey- what does the ultimate audio interface mean to you? https://forms.gle/s937rBcKKzL6uZRSA Solid State Logic Connex Quad USB Conferencing Microphone Joke time: And we discuss how Technology has changed over the past few years and how to take advantage of it. Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Do Not Miss This VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTOR.com And World-Voices.org

A delightful and extremely informative hour with Jason Linere White! Award Winning Actor. Voice Over Artist. Motion Capture Performer. Jason gives us the low down on how to succeed in this business. Ton's of super valuable info!!! \Always in constant movement, be it in social media, workout groups, ADR, teaching martial arts, or speaking at VO conferences - it’s no wonder that Jason has been referred to as the “Jackie Chan” of voice over. Starting out as an on-camera childhood actor in Los Angeles, he quickly understood how to breakdown scripts, and find the “heart” of the story. Jason believes the reason is… The "inner-city." Great questions from you as well! Catch the replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements -Makers of Source Connect Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra And World-Voices organization

Totally Unscripted Voice Over Tech Kibitzing! VOBS TECH-TALK #95 has it all! Well, almost. Dan and George run down a pile of things like: The new Mac mini! Apple Studio has many complaints about fan noise, Bertom Denoiser Pro just released Interesting company: Angry Audio And we talk about the right software for voice over. A great discussion! Plus, YOUR submitted questions! Truly a classic VOBS! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:

When it comes to animation voices, Debi Derryberry is at the top of her game! She’s our guest this week on Voice Over Body Shop! We’ll talk about the progression of hers and YOUR VO career. What does it take to survive in this nutty business? Her years of experience on the inside of the animation and VO world give her a perspective few of us have. She’s always a super fun guest! YOU can ask your questions as well in our interactive chatrooms on Facebook live and on YouTube! Debi Derryberry and VOBS, LIVE This Monday night at 5 Pacific, 8 Eastern! Or, catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website, VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

If You Only Knew how much fun Dan and George have keeping you up to speed on the right way to record your voice tracks properly!! You’ll have fun watching this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #94 because we go over the latest technology Stuff like: Adobe’s Creative Cloud and questionable opt-in practices A RODE VideoMicGo II review. A cool road mic? And we discuss bad home VO studio Internet advice. Plus your questions on changeable hypercardiod/cardioid patterns, mic sensitivity, webcams, and booth acoustics. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org #danlenard #georgewhittam #voicerecording #homestudiotechnology #voiceover #podcast #voiceoveradvice #voiceover #votech #vobusiness #voiceovertraining #voiceoverrecording

Happy 2023 Everyone! In 2023 Your Home VO Studio Will Become Even More A Vital Part Of Your VO Business! Trust in the guys who tell it like truly is. Dan Lenard and George Whittam! You can find the industry standard Home VO Studio experts right here every week. And remember you can work with Dan personally @ Homevoiceoverstudio.com and George @ Georgethe.tech. This week We start off the new year with: Some special guests! * George’s new headphones for 2023: * Why do manufacturer audio processing presets usually SUCK!? * Is the perfect travel VO mic a hand-held vocal mic? * Firmware update 1.27 makes Presonus Revelator io24 less stable? * The new Rode NT-USB+ mic is… OK? * Focusrite VOCaster DSP issues. * SSL12 adds the full SSL console look/feel. Dans Discussion on what gear to buy in 2023. (Or not) Plus lots of your questions answered! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

Dan & George Invited You To Their Holiday Party! You know. ..We had to do something with all those left over cookies. We haven’t had an Audience Round Table in .. A Long Time! So as our gift to you this holiday season, we gave our audience the chance to be on cam and join the party. Plus we chat with the crew you don’t see during our show. Sue and Jeff make it all happen. Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

This Holiday Season, You Must Listen To THE Voices Of VO Tech! ON this weeks festive Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #92, we give you straight talk on these great topics: Gretch-Ken voiceover booths: Killer app: For UA Apollo, realtime noise reduction! External displays: Turn off the internal processing! HDMI cables: George’s NEMESIS!! Make sure iOS is set to NOT update applications automatically. Why? And Dan delivers his views and demonstrates the difference between Dynamic Vs. Condenser Mics Plus we answer your great VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters:

Happy Holidays From Voice Over Body Shop! We keep giving you the gift of outstanding information and the best minds in the VO business. This Week spend A Delightful Hour With Voice Talent, Actor, Coach AND Agent, Lau Lapides! Lau is Founder & President of Lau Lapides Company, a boutique coaching, training & production company for voice talent and actors. Programs include hybrid online & in-person workshops, seminars, one-to-one personalized coaching, + showcases in NYC/LA and online. Lau’s media and broadcasting career coaches all work in television, film, radio and theatre. Their voices can be heard around the world. We’ll discuss VO training, trends, her thoughts on marketing and the many styles and genre’s in voice over today! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

You Have To Listen To Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #91! You don’t want to miss a minute, because we talk about * Comparing “AI” noise reduction tools. * A case for upgrading your Mac OS: * Ventura? Not yet for me, * TwistedWave 28, problems And Dan demonstrates a big editing trick!! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org

A "GOLDEN” HOUR With One Of The Best In The Audiobook Biz. This is an hour is great listening!!! Narrating Audiobooks takes a lot. Acting, editing, just finding the work. Yet droves of people love audiobook narrating. People start there to get into other voice over work. It can be fun work but you have to know the territory. Johnny Heller joins us this week on Voice Over Body Shop to tell us how to navigate the terrain. Johnny is an Audiofile GOLDEN VOICE narrator and one of the most sought after Audiobook and Commercial VO coaches in the nation. And a really swell guy. Johnny is an ALA Odyssey Award winner and a Grammy Nominee. He has narrated over1000 titles in almost every genre; Publishers Weekly named him a Listen Up Award Winner 2008-2016; Audiofile Magazine named him a Best Voice of 2008 -2011, 2014-2018, 2020 and one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century. A multiple recipient of Booklist & Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Johnny has garnered over 30 Earphone Awards, is a 14-time Audie Award Nominee and a 4-time Audie Award Winner. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

It’s Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #90!!! No One Understands Home Voice Over Studios Like Dan And George, “The Guys!” Why is that? 0ver 40 combined years of dealing with the unique space that a home studio is why. Every week, we give you the lowdown on what makes your home VO studio Sound What It’s Supposed To Sound Like. (WISTSL) And this week we get down with this stuff: New dynamic mics keep coming, is it time to consider one? Mac OS Ventura: Word on the street is “it’s good.” PSA: When ordering an acoustic panel for a door, keep the door knob location in mind! Streamdeck: Fun buttons that do whatever ya want! UADForum.com Voiceover, Podcasting and Livestreaming talk! And Dan and George talk about - Expensive Microphones! Plus we answer your voluminous VO Studio and sound questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org

It’s Been Too Long Since We’ve Been Gone! SO Voice Over Body Shop Is Back With Another Topical VO Discussion With Our Expert Guest: Laura Schreiber! Laura is a full-time, professional voice over actress and her authentic passion and years of experience shine through in her warm and sincere voice. Laura can sound like a charming teenager or a hip-young mom, and working with her feels like you’ve cast that cute and super fun girl-next-door whom you’ve always known. That’s why we love talking with her! Laura discusses with us, the latest trends in Voice Over today. How can understanding current trends help you book more work? What are some of the trends that we should be mindful of when submitting auditions? Is there a specific process that might help to stay on top of current trends? catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org

x We never run out of VO TECH to talk about. So twice a month we bring you by far the most comprehensive, fact filled and technique packed program we can. Voice Over Body Shop TECH-TALK #89 will be on for the next two weeks, and remember you can watch all 89 episodes (if you want to tech binge watch) Here on Facebook, our homepage, and of course our podcast on Podbean, apple podcasts and every other podcast platform there is. On George’s Tech update, we dig deep into these cool subjects: Another wave of cool USB interfaces from Lewitt Connect 6 and M-Audio’s new brand M-Game “RGB Dual”, RGB Dual connects to TWO PC’s at once. Lewitt connects to a PC/Mac and a mobile device via USB-C. Vanguard V13 tube mic stacks up well against U67 Soundproofing: Homasote? Nah, drywall. Audacity 3.2.1 adds “channel strip” Realtime FX on tracks for “non-destructive” processing. We have a 2 min Demo video And Dan and George talk about - Dropouts. What are they and how to you prevent hem? Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com World-Voices.org

A Super Fun Hour With Scott and Miranda Parkin! One of our favorite guests Voice Over Body Shop is the very talented and witty Scott Parkin! His favorite person is his very talented daughter, Miranda! We get a two-fer this week with Scott and Miranda joining us live, in studio This Monday night at 5 PT, 8 ET and whatever it is in between. Scott is a master of improv and showing you how to really go outside the box with your auditions! Miranda is a rising VO star and talented artist in her own right. She shows us the animatic of her latest project, “The Comet Casino!” Great art and character design and cool story to boot! Let’s see what it takes to try and sell a potential project like that! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org

When you’ve been creating home studios for as long as “The Guys” at VOBS have, there’s not much that gets by them. The technology we have today to create VO recordings is amazing. The choices you have are countless. But how to narrow down those choices to the easiest use, and get you the professional quality audio voice over requires. On this info packed, eloquent and occasionally very silly VOBS TECH-TALK #88 George and Dan look at: The Sterling USB interface Apollo I/O hacking continues Clubhouse pro audio, Our discussion on noise reduction strategies Plus we answer your thoughtful questions! Acoustics, Interfaces and mic noise problems. Catch the replay all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com and JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production

Booking The Gig Comes Down to Your Audition! Your demo is important, your website matters, but the bottom line is how did your audition catch the attention of the producer? So how do you make the most of your auditions? Everett Oliver is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry. Everett specializes in professional directing for Voice Over auditions. He has experience as an animation demo co-producer, a private coach for commercial and animation, as well as a career building consultant. What tips does he offer to help you book the work you desire? We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

If you enjoyed last weeks Voice Over Body Shop from VO North, We kept the energy going with some live audience TECH-TALK #87! We answer a pile of VO Tech questions from VO North at the Pantages Hotel in Toronto, Ontario Canada! Plus, we talk with Trevor from Bear Cave Studios about his new, Canadian made vocal booths! Doing a show on location is always a challenge, but “The Guys” always seem to find a way to pull it off! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra and JMC Demos Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

We missed and love VO Conferences! So, first chance we got, we hopped on a flight this weekend to Toronto, Ontario Canada for the last VO North! We catch up with old friends, and have some very exclusive interviews with some very interesting people covering the gamut of the Voice Over business! VO North Co-Founder Dervla Trainor, the always unpredictable Elley-Ray Hennesey, Animation Director Jack Cox, WebTech master Brad Newman, the power mother/daughter team of Kim Handisides and Lisa Suliteanu, and our home studio cohort, “Uncle” Roy. Yokelson of Antland Productions! It’s great stuff to hear from all of them so pay attention! You might learn something! Catch it all week right here on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We can't thank enough our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

Your Home VO Studio is A Vital Part Of Your VO Business! Getting the right advice to get your sound The Way It’s Supposed To Sound Like can be confusing and frustrating! With this weeks VOBS TECH-TALK #86 we look at some details that perhaps you may not quite understand. On George’s Tech Update, we first take a look at George’s Trip to London and some soundproofing strategies his hotel employed. We get a preview of a new pre-amp that promise amazing sound in a small package! Dan and George look at the difference between 44.100kHz vs. 48KHz. And, of course, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions with the usual, unbeatable honesty and frankness you’ve come to expect from “The Guys!” Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

WE ARE BACK, FOR MORE VO.. BS With 10 AMAZING TIPS from our good friend, VO Coach and author, Marc Cashman! There’s so much to know to succeed in the Freelance VO business. Marc has published a daily tip for professionals the past few years enlightening all of us of the acting skills, technical procedures and protocols that make you stand out of the crowd! MARC is an award-winning Radio and TV commercial producer, as well as a working voice actor. As Voice President of Cashman Commercials, he's won over 150 advertising awards and is a veteran voice actor with experience in Radio, TV commercials, film dubbing, animated series, video games, and over 200 audiobooks. And he authored one of the best-selling books on voice acting, “V-Oh! Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career,” We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials voice over VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra JMC Demos & World-Voices Organization

Lest We Forget, Voice Acting Is ACTING! George was off this Monday. We had scheduled Scott Parkin to guest co-host. Unfortunately, Scott had a slight surfing accident and had to postpone. SO…Screen actor, voice talent, and the man behind VOHeroes.com, David H. Lawrence XVII, agreed to be our co-host on this weeks Voice Over Body Shop. One great, talented guest to replace another! Easy peasy! We talked about acting Performance, and what it takes to consistently become someone else in your auditions and voice over work. Plus lots of laughs! Catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra JMC Demos And World-Voices Organization

Let’s face it, VO Tech is intimidating. That is until you watch VOBS TECH-TALK #85 Yamaha AG03 MKII, New features! New Forum for Apollo VO users At $150 Presonus Revelator io24 currently the best deal going ? To Firmware or NOT to Firmware? What’s it all MEAN? Dan Discusses- The difference between Sound treatment and sound proofing. Plus another lightning round of your submitted home VO studio questions! Catch it all week on Facebook our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

A Very Entertaining and VERY Informative Conversation with George Washington III! George Washington III, one of the most versatile voices in the VO biz joins us to talk about His VO business, Diversity in VO marketing anything else we can think of. GWIII is a super guy to listen to! George has a voice that stops listeners in their tracks and makes them pay attention.George is a full-time political voice actor with 17 years experience in the business of helping clients communicate their stories. George's voiceover work extends to radio and television commercials, e-learning, corporate narration, and telephony, providing solutions for clients all over the US and around the world. catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage VOBS.tv and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voice Over Essentials VO Heroes Source Elements Voice Actor Websites Voice Over Xtra and JMC Demos Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

VOBS Road trip! Dan and George trek to Mojave Microphones in Burbank to see how they make High-end microphones for professionals, like us VO folk! You’ll learn a lot! IN George’s tech update: FAKE SSD DRIVES on AMAZON, BEWARE!! Window inserts: Do they “work”? UA Apollo, is anything resolved with Zoom since Console 10? And Dan Discusses “The Best Mic for VO.” Plus a lightning round of your submitted home VO studio questions! Catch it all week on Facebook our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

Here's a VERY Informative and FUN hour with a true master of VO self-Promotion, Kelley Buttrick! How do you market your Voice Over Business? There’s so much information out there. What can work best for you? Our good friend Kelley Buttrick is a master of promoting what she does to the people that hire us. Kelley is an award-winning voiceover talent with a reputation for professionalism, easy directability, and exceeding expectations. Her voice is heard on national advertisements, documentaries, and corporate productions. We always have a great time talking with her about her methods, techniques and how she stands out from the crowd! Catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage, our podcast and The Pro Audio Suite for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

The Amazing Part II Of Our Discussion With the Audio Superstars Of The Pro Audio Suite Podcast! Source Connects Robert Marshall, Audio Producer Darren “Robbo” Robertson and deep voiced Andrew Peters, join Dan and George for another round of audio tech insight. WE cover: Mojave MA50 condenser mic, affordable Mojave USB extenders, they are not ALL the same! SoundDesk for Mac, run plugins REAL TIME, CHEAP APOLLO! And, we have another lightning round of answering your submitted questions! Catch it all week on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverbodyshop/ our homepage, VOBS.TV, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com JMC Demos jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production And World-Voices.org

It's The Wildest VOBS This Year! Dan and George do a joint event with George’s other Podcast, “The Pro Audio Suite” with Andrew Peters, Darren "Robbo" Robertson, and Robert Marshall! OK, not everyone is an audio geek, but this was a no-holds-barred, fascinating and entertaining discussion of what your VO audio SHOULD sound like, World-Voices Audio Standards, and how these bonafide masters of VO help you achieve sounding your best! Catch the replay all week on Facebook our homepage, and our podcast for those of you who love to listen on the go! We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can’t be here without YOU and our other great supporters: