Just a few weeks ago on the show, we broached the subject of VOICE AI and the legal predicament it presents in terms of protecting your voice. Well, it didn't take long for things to come to a head. Just this week (May 2021) Canadian Voice Actor Bev Standing launched legal action against global Social Media giant Tik Tok, claiming they have used sound files that she recorded for another job without her permission and without compensation to create an artificial voice that can be used on their si...
May 14, 2021•28 min•Season 7Ep. 21
Thanks to your feedback on our recent poll, we've begun planning more episodes that feature gear, gear setups, and room tuning tips n tricks. The first cab off the rank is this week's episode. We asked each of our panel members to come up with something new that they have been playing with over the past few weeks. And what we got was a great diversity of NEWNESS... George looks at some software for your RODE USB Mini, Robbo shines the light on a plugin from OEK SOUND, AP has a brand new mic to p...
May 10, 2021•46 min•Season 7Ep. 20
They're thought of as "The Dark Side" of Audio, long hours behind the mic for some, and hours of painstaking editing on the other side of the glass. This week we speak with Simone Feiler (Brisbane Audio Books Owner/Engineer) and Scott Brick, Audio Book Voice Artist with a stack of credentials. We take a dive down the rabbit hole of questions about this little know artform and have a few laughs along the way. Don't miss the little surprise stashed away at the end... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 19
"The NT-USB Mini brings the pristine sound quality of RØDE’s world-class studio mics to a compact, easy-to-use USB microphone. Designed to deliver crystal-clear, professional-quality audio direct to a computer or tablet, it’s the perfect microphone for gamers, podcasters, musicians, streamers, and content creators who want to be heard in full definition.'' That's what RODE have to say about their mini USB mic on their website. But are they right?? Robbo, George, and AP get to business finding ou...
Apr 26, 2021•23 min•Season 7Ep. 18
In past episodes, we have discussed the broader consequences of Voice Over AI. Bob Bergen talked about the union's position, Tony Bellette discussed the repercussions of selling your voice, and on more than one occasion we have had a discussion around 'owning your voice". And for us, that's what a lot of this comes down to. Can you OWN your voice? What rights do you have, and can anyone just make a sample and use it for their own purposes? Well this week, we get some definitive answers! Stuart G...
Apr 19, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 17
If you follow our show, you will absolutely know who Bill Drescher is. 50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make him a household name in the Music Biz. In Part two of our interview with Bill, we look back at the later part of his career, and Charles Manson, Drum Mic Setups, His Vocal Chain setup, tips and tricks, and a whole lot more... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their ...
Apr 12, 2021•51 min•Season 7Ep. 16
If you follow our show, you will absolutely know who Bill Drescher is. 50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make him a household name in the Music Biz. In Part One of our interview with Bill, we look back at the early years of his career. The building of the Sound City legend, his production/engineering work with the likes of Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Rick Springfield, INXS, and (believe it or not) Evil Knievel. We also touch on some great stories fr...
Apr 05, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Last week we featured Brad Newman ( upper-level CRM owner and founder)and spoke in broad terms about marketing for Media people. This week we get down to the nitty-gritty of what to post and when... Find out more about Brad below.. Brad's VoiceOver website.. bradnewman.com/ Voice Actor website hosting .. voiceactorwebsites.com/services/web-hosting/ Upper-Level CRM.. upperlevelcrm.com/ The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for th...
Mar 29, 2021•32 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Brad Newmann is a "Jack of all trades". He's a voice artist, post-production studio owner, and also heads up a marketing company aimed at voice-over and audio peeps... This week Brad joins us to talk about Marketing for the Voice Over industry. What are we doing wrong, what are the ways of getting it right?? And everything in-between. Oh and don't worry we couldn't let him go without geeking out over gear and studios for a little while as well! Find out more about Brad below.. Brad's VoiceOver w...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 13
FLAC is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio. But should you use it as a delivery format for your clients? Is it really lossless? We dive into the topic... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go to Voice Over Essentials and the Porta Booth Pro for their support of our program Fin...
Mar 15, 2021•9 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Imaging Blueprint has released some audio plugins designed for radio imaging and created with radio producers & voiceovers in mind. The suite of plugins in ‘The Construction Series’ comprises the Construction Compressor, Construction Limiter, and Construction EQ. We asked the boys to take a minute and jump on the show to give us the lowdown behind their conception, construction and uses!! The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank the...
Mar 08, 2021•13 min•Season 7Ep. 11
AI voice farmers are actively recruiting unsuspecting voice talent to be the guinea pigs for their Voice Emulation software that they are rolling out. While a nice check upfront may pay this months rent, and put some petrol in the car, what are the ongoing consequences that they DON'T tell you about. Robbo and AP are joined by Aussie Voice Over Industry veteran (and all-round nice guy) Tony Bellette to discuss the pitfalls of handing your signature sound over to someone else... The Pro Audio Sui...
Mar 04, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Legendary Pioneer of the Audio Recording biz Rupert Neve passed away recently, so in tribute to the man and his work, we decided to get hold of a couple of Musicians/Engineers who had worked on his gear, and pick their brains about what made them so great. Bill Drescher was one of the Engineers at the legendary Sound City studios and has recorded on a bunch of other Neve consoles. And Graeme Buzz Bidstrup is an Australian musician, songwriter, and music producer. Both have a love affair with Nev...
Mar 01, 2021•58 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Dan Brumm rejoins us for this week's quick bite, as we get into a conversation around a Superbowl Ad from the other week, in particular the mix. Did they mix it like that on purpose? Was there "client issues" to contend with? Or was the voice not processed enough by the voice talent? ## RANT ALERT ## This show may well be remembered not so much for the content (although you NEED to hear it) but for Robbo's Rant. We hit a sensitive spot, and Robbo lets em have it with both guns blazing!! Is he ri...
Feb 22, 2021•25 min•Season 7Ep. 8
For over 12 years Dann Brumm has been voicing content for Australian and International markets. For the last 2, he's been Voicing "Uncle Stripe" on "Bluey" an Australian Cartoon series that features the adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends. He is also the series Sound designer and Mixer. It is aired all over the globe, and is the most-watched program in the history of ABC iview, with series one surpassing 241 million program plays si...
Feb 14, 2021•48 min•Season 7Ep. 7
When it comes to voicing animated characters for TV and Film, there's not much Bob Bergen hasn't done. He is the current voice of the animated character Porky Pig and has also voiced Marvin the Martian , Tweety , Sylvester Jr. , and Speedy Gonzales . He's been the voice of Luke Skywalker in countless video games, has had Character roles in Toy Story 2, Space Jam, Finding Nemo, Antz, as well as parts in many... many more feature films. This week we sat down with Bob to talk about his plan to chan...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 6
"You get what you pay for" is the old adage my mother always threw at me when I was a kid. And back then it was probably very true. But is it applicable today? And more importantly (to this podcast anyway) does it apply to Audio gear? Robbo, AP, George... Discuss!! The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go to ...
Feb 01, 2021•16 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Been away over the Christmas/New Year break? Frustrated with your travel set up? Well, this week we answer all your questions about the what and more importantly "how" to get the best sound from your portable voice over studio.. The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go to Voice Over Essentials and the Porta B...
Jan 25, 2021•15 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Toward the end of last year, we had a listener send us an email asking what we considered to be the best mic for voice over use under $100 USD. After much deliberation, and it should be said conflicting opinions, we have come up with our list here. See what you think.. The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go...
Jan 18, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Hot on the back of last weeks conversation around the way things might look in 2021, we take a look at what's coming our way gear-wise...Who loves shopping on Sweetwater?? The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go to Voice Over Essentials and the Porta Booth Pro for their support of our program Find out more a...
Jan 11, 2021•21 min•Season 7Ep. 2
The devil (aka 2020) is gone. But what does the new year hold in store?? The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of their gear here . Thanks also go to Voice Over Essentials and the Porta Booth Pro for their support of our program Find out more and order your Porta Booth here . @rodemic @rodemics Rode on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/compa...
Jan 04, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 1
There is a quote from Hunter S. Thompson that says... “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” You could argue he was actually taking a look back at 2020, so this week, and to wrap up the year... we did.. The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We wou...
Dec 21, 2020•14 min•Season 6Ep. 53
Your voice is your own right? Or is it? In this weeks episode, we investigate the voice synthesis software that is already out there. How are they generating these voices? Is voice farming really a thing? Who can you trust, and where can you turn if you believe you're being ripped off? Bobby Owsinski joins us for this peek into the future (which is already here). But are we ready for it legally and ethically? The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would ...
Dec 14, 2020•35 min•Season 6Ep. 52
It's Murphy's Law. You've got the big session (voice-over or STudio) and you go to boot up/set up and something doesn't work. Or worse still, you finish the job, and your hard drive packs it in... What's your plan B? In this week's quick bite, we discuss the myriad of ways you can protect your most valuable asset... YOUR WORK... Don't lose that job because something chose the exact moment you were meant to be working to pack it in... Robbo, Andrew, George and Robert share their back up plans for...
Dec 07, 2020•31 min•Season 6Ep. 51
Source-RTL is a very simple RTS-enabled (Remote Transport Sync) application that allows for remote Voice Recording to picture. This in itself is nothing new, but when you consider that the Talents end requires nothing more than a Source Connect connection, and a computer screen, the innovations become more obvious. In this episode, Rober Marshall details how it works, and runs through both the Voice Talent and Engineers workflows. If you're anything like me, you'll be fascinated by the possibili...
Nov 30, 2020•22 min•Season 6Ep. 50
When we finished our chat with Des last week we were talking off-air about great broadcast mics. And the Sure SM7b raised its head. Des is a huge fan, so we figured while we had him we would record a quick bit on this versatile mic. What we got was an in-depth look at why Des loves this mic (and rightfully so) and as is our usual way, we strayed onto the topic of digital radio, and how to tune a radio station. These last two topics may sound useless to you, but next time you want to understand w...
Nov 23, 2020•23 min•Season 6Ep. 49
When you talk about pedigree, Des Decean is the antipathies when it comes to building Radio studios... Des is one of Australia’s most qualified and respected engineers. He has been instrumental in the introduction and launch of Digital Radio in Australia, and back in 1980, Des was the very first employee of Austereo when commercial FM radio was first launched in Australia. As chief engineer, Des built SA FM in Adelaide into one of Australia’s first FM stations. He was a member of the Acquisition...
Nov 16, 2020•46 min•Season 6Ep. 48
Colin Day is a UK Audio Engineer, and (along with his wife) a successful VO artist. This week we received a question from Colin asking about recording and processing female voice overs. So considering we still had Gomez from WAVES on the line, we thought what better time to cover off the topic... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our show, and their generosity. You can see the complete list of thei...
Nov 09, 2020•22 min•Season 6Ep. 47
Steve Balbi has been in the music biz for a long time and played at the highest level. Success in his homeland of Australia with 80s juggernaut "Noiseworks", international success with "The Electric Hippies", and now a new solo album that he recorded in his bedroom. All this led us to Steve, and given the fact he's just completed the build of his first home studio, we had to catch up and talk about recording at home in general. Just wait till you hear how he devised himself an amp room, then ask...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 46
Gomez (AKA Michael Pearson-Adams or MPA) is the Director of Training and Development at Waves. An old friend of Robbo's (And The Show) he's given us the first look at Waves latest offering. And it's an episode that turns into a WAVES Masterclass on some of their biggest and most popular sellers. With the entire panel wading in with their favourites and some inside scoops on uses and setups, you're bound to have a notepad full of new ideas from this ep... Find out more about Waves v12 here ... Th...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 45
