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Voice of God No Longer in Style in Political Ads
BusinessPundit | August 21st 2008 by Rob
Daniel Libit has a fantastic article in Politico (found through Patrick Ruffini) that reviews the trends in political ad voiceovers. John McCain’s voice of choice comes from “Joan,” whose last name must remain a “corporate secret.” From the read more
Combating Ad Burnout
FredNotes | August 12th 2008 by Fred Masey
What makes an ad forgettable? Call it burnout or call it tune-out, the best expression of that phenomenon I’ve ever heard is not some complex verbal dissertation but just a very simple sound. I think Charles Shultz demonstrated it perfectly wh read more
Female Voiceover - the site & the sounds
Search Engine Optimization in the UK | August 8th 2008 by SEOUK
We have recently uploaded a new site for Louise Wilson Voice Imaging, a company specialising in providing voiceovers for corporate videos, e-learing courses, websites and on-hold marketing. You may well have heard Louise's voice but you're going to h read more
No Lamp, No Genie
FredNotes | August 5th 2008 by Fred Masey
Are there any magic words that make ad copy work? If you Google the phrase Magic Advertising Words you’ll come up with somewhere around 275,000 responses. The frightening thing is that so many of them offer lists of words that are alleged to read more
Logo per Speakingvoices
Nuovi orizzonti :) | August 1st 2008 by Luca
Speakingvoices sarà un servizio web che offrirà la voce di giovani talenti poliglotti ed interpreti.Ho pensato a un logo semplice, pulito che riprendesse i visi di 3 etnie diverse. read more
links for 2008-07-29
Andy Dickinson.net | July 29th 2008 by Andy Dickinson
A Fix for Youtube Audio Compression Abuse at FreshDV A top tip on better audio range from youtube video (tags: audio youtube compression) Straight To The Point: Over 200 ideas already submitted in UK Government competition James casts his eye over read more
a bit of both worlds
eydryan | July 16th 2008 by eydryan
as I was saying to Dan in a comment, I’m probably going to take this blog in another direction, that of branding and web marketing, rather than seo and linkbuilding and so on. thus, I’m happy to present you a bit of an article which empha read more
Is Radio Washed Up?
FredNotes | July 12th 2008 by Fred Masey
Are newer media sounding radio’s death knell? There are entire generations of people who grew up watching radio long before something called television sailed into the picture. Yes, I said watching radio. It was a strange phenomenon; the fami read more
A Game To Call Your Own
FredNotes | May 16th 2008 by Fred Masey
Want to be your own boss? There are three kinds of people who will be reading this: those who work for someone else, those who want their own business and those who have their own business. While I’ll always try to offer something of value for ev read more
New Studio
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | April 5th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I’ve been pretty busy lately both with voiceover work and with rebuilding my studio at home. I won’t show you the before pictures of the studio, because there really wasn’t much too it; just a long folding table with a mixer, the co read more
Moose and Squirrel
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | March 15th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
Just poking around on YouTube tonight and came across a great little interview from 1985 of June Foray and Bill Scott. Two of the all-time great voice actors. Even if you’ve seen it before, it’s worth watching again. Voices of Bullwi read more
I Guess I’m Kind Of A Big Deal
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | February 28th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
This nifty little email showed up in my Inbox today: Tim McLaughlin, It is my pleasure to inform you that you are being considered for inclusion into the 2008-2009 Princeton Premier Business Leaders and Professionals “Honors Edition” sect read more
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The Batty Belfry | February 28th 2008 by Terri Walton
I am SOOO excited! I finally signed up for the Such A Voice master class up in Sherburne, Vermont. It's a hands-on training for voiceover work where they coach you and you cut a demo in their studio. It's the weekend of May 16. I took the introd read more
He Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 16th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
Actually, he lives in Studio City — Tom Kenny that is, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants. Check out Meet The Guy Behind “Spongebob Squarepants” on The Famous and Funny People blog. read more
Joe Cipriano And The Neumann U 87i
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 14th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
ProSoundWeb.com has a nice piece today called Neumann U 87 Delivers The “Voice Of Television.” It includes Joe’s method for recording from hotel rooms while on the road. read more
Making Your Audio Production Sound Real
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 14th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
In addition to using my studio for voiceover work, I love the production process of editing, and adding music or sound effects to commercials and other audio productions. I enjoy the creative process of putting an audio piece together that uses ̶ read more
Voiceover Rates Explained
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 12th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I could write about what goes into setting a rate for voiceovers, but why would I when Mary McKitrick did an absolutely fantastic job of explaining it in Setting rates in the voice-over business on her blog. read more
Quit Yer Bellyachin’
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 10th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
That headline is more a message to myself than anyone else — although there have been a few people in my life that need that advice more than others. I try to be a pretty positive guy — most of the time. It’s something I got from read more
Voiceovers On The Road
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | January 7th 2008 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
My wife and I are planning a road trip with two of our kids for sometime this summer. That’s had me thinking about my options for taking some recording capability on the road. While this trip will be a vacation, there’s always the cha read more
The Santa Sessions
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | December 21st 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I know a lot of other voiceover bloggers have posted this piece of video but I couldn’t resist putting it up here. When I finished a recording session of my own at Coupe Studios in Boulder the other day, John McVey, the engineer, played it fo read more
Goal Setting Time
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | December 3rd 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I’m a big believer in setting goals, and while I do that throughout the year, this is the time of year where I start working on goals for the next year. I’m not a big believer in “New Year’s Resolutions” because theyR read more
In A World . . .
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | November 5th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
. . . where movie trailers use the same lines over and over, one man tries to make a difference. Check out Cinematical Seven: Most Overly Used Lines in Trailers read more
Seeing Results From A Voiceover
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | November 1st 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
A couple of weeks ago, I did a voiceover for the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. The video presentation, produced by Rockin’ Media, was part of an effort to get SnowSports Industries America to move their SnowSports Trade Show f read more
Happy AV Week!
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | October 22nd 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
That’s right, it’s AV Week - October 21st to October 27th. From the AV Week website: “AV Week is an international celebration of the AV industry. The AV trade association InfoComm International and its members sponsor workshops, p read more
I Was Hit By A Freight Train
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | October 19th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
Well, okay, not really a freight train, but it sure felt like that. Came down with a whopping case of the flu that started last Thursday afternoon, the 11th. It came on quick - just like a freight train. I felt fine Thursday morning, just a lit read more
And One More Radio Imaging Demo
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | September 20th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I mentioned the other day that I’d be adding another radio imaging demo to the Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin web site. Check out the Oldies radio imaging demo. So as of now, I’ve got the following radio imaging demos on my site: AC / H read more
Another Radio Imaging Demo
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | September 17th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
I’ve now added a Classic Rock / Rock Imaging Demo to the Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin web site. Here’s the list of all the radio imaging reels so far: AC / Hot AC radio imaging Classic Rock / Rock imaging Country radio imaging News / Tal read more
‘King of Voiceover’ Percy Rodrigues Passes Away at 89
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | September 13th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
The voice behind the movie trailers, TV spots, and radio commercials for “Jaws” has passed away. Percy Rodrigues died of kidney problems recently. Lengendary Actor and ‘King of Voiceover’ Percy Rodrigues Passes Away at 89 (P read more
Recording Equipment Sale
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | September 12th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
No, I haven’t decided to sell off my studio equipment. But the folks over at Musician’s Friend are having a “Scratch ’N’ Dent” sale that includes some good deals on gear and other items for your voiceover studio read more
Adobe Audition 3 On The Way
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin Blog | September 10th 2007 by Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
Last week Adobe announced that Audition 3 is on the way, most likely shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007. Hey, that means it might make a good Christmas present for your favorite voice talent!\nI’m still using Adobe Audition 1.5 and for no read more
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