Recording at Home
It's time to set up your Home VO Studio! In this pre-recorded course, our incredible instructor, Jim Edgar, will walk you through the key essentials in getting ready to record at home and will detail the audio equipment you'll need to capture your brilliant performances.
This course contains approximately 6 hours of video instruction - including demos of home recording core skills using affordable computer software, as well as handouts and additional resources.
You do not need recording equipment for this course.
Curriculum
- Part Two - Introduction (3:07)
- Working With Audio
- Onscreen Wave Demo (8:41)
- Noise Floor - Examples & Descriptions (6:08)
- Some IT & Organization (10:24)
- Demo of Different Mics in the Same Space (8:53)
- Learning about Good Audio through Bad Audio (28:58)
- Debreathing (is bad) (6:28)
- Setting Up Your Mic (14:13)
- Quick Q&A (7:59)
- Another Thing About Foam (2:43)
- Home Setup (19:18)
- The Challenge of Working by Yourself (6:34)
- The Temptation of Overprocessing (1:59)
- Evolution of a Home Setup/Booth Tour (10:24)
- Headphones and Cables (6:01)
- Editing (7:39)
- Final Workflow Demo (12:38)
- Final Thoughts & Questions (3:46)
- Audio Samples Played in Class
- Part Two - Full Video (167:03)
Your Instructor
Jim Edgar works as a full time voice actor from his studio in northern California. A lifelong love of characters and storytelling led him to voiceover in 2007. He regularly provides VO for video games, narration, eLearning, audiobook, and commercial projects. A few of his favorite roles have included a talking scoreboard asking existential questions, a significantly unhinged Birdman of Alcatraz, and a Stormtrooper aggressively guarding holiday presents.
Jim found that the many hours spent in recording studios over the years provided the expertise to help other voice actors set up great sounding workspaces. He has assisted hundreds to get their sound sorted out so they can simply focus on being brilliant behind the mic. Jim brings a deep understanding of recording technology and software to our classes - all from the perspective of a working voice actor.