r/VoiceActing 19h ago

Discussion For video games and anime, how much time does a voice actor have in the booth to analyze and mark up a script before recording lines?

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I know that film, tv, and theatre actors will take their scripts home and really pore over them. But I've heard you don't really have the time for that when you're voice acting in a studio with an engineer and a director.


r/VoiceActing 22h ago

PAID work CASTING CALL (HISPANIC MOTHER) PAID

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We are looking for high quality, natural sounding voices for this animated pilot! The pilot is aimed to be rated TV-14, for young adults with slightly mature subject matter and slightly mature language. 

This pilot is about a boy named Stan, a boy who lives in a world of hellish creatures who want him and the people he loves to cease to exist. And he'll do anything he has to do to keep his loved ones safe. YOU will be auditioning as the main characters MOTHER!!!

PAYMENT RATES - $60 ($20 per line/3 lines)

AUDITION:
https://forms.gle/zZakJNviDvgf661D7


r/VoiceActing 2h ago

Booth Related Studiobricks Questions

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Hi all! I ordered a Studiobricks One Plus VO Edition and it arrived/was partially built last week-- the experience hasn't been stellar (though the booth sounds great!)...

The booth arrived nearly falling over sideways (all 1300 lbs) off the palette and we had to have someone hold it upright as we unpacked because it was tipping over upon delivery. This was to the point that the deliveryman was worried about it falling over and asked us to help him unload it off the truck. Also, several building blocks were lightly damaged, I think due to items shifting during transit.

After building the exterior and giving Studiobricks a head's up about some of the damage, I realized that the desk table and its cable management didn't fit/was miscut (you can still see the pencil marks from where they were supposed to cut the desk) and my Yellowtec mic arm's XLR cable was damaged to the point that the wiring was showing, rendering the arm unusable.

They seemed to take the damage seriously and offered me a bit of money off for the original damages to the booth exterior, which were mostly superficial. They have said they're sending me new desk parts (though the weight of the package sent does not match the weight of the desk, so I'm not sure what specifically is being sent) and, as of now, replacing the mic arm is up in the air because it's through another company. I also believe contractually I have to pay for shipping and customs for these additional parts.

I have a few questions to folks who have bought the booth before:

  1. Is this a typical experience, haha? I've only heard good things about Studiobricks before this!
  2. My booth came with instructions (via email) that were years old and didn't match the current model of booth I had, was that also the case for other folks? The instruction QR code for the booth led to a broken link for me.
  3. Which kind of leads me to this point... was there a space on the wall to place your monitor mount, or did you have to pull off some of the foam paneling? I'm not sure where to put the mount! Thanks :)

I can attach images if that's helpful. Thank you all for your thoughts.


r/VoiceActing 18h ago

Microphones Yo, have any of you guys ever hear a metal sound when using a mic

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I was practicing my voice acting with my newest microphone I bought, a Fifine Mic with Boomarm, and each time that I try to voice act with it, such as when I get to a loud scene where I have to be like slightly above normal volume, it makes this like metallic ringing after each word. I never had this issue with other mics but I'm wondering if anyone else has ever had this issue before with some microphones


r/VoiceActing 1h ago

PAID work need some advise related to sound

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Hello sound engineer guys , I need your advice about something.
While filming, my English isn’t always strong enough, so I sometimes end up using the wrong words during the conversation.
Imagine this scene: Someone XYZ and I are walking along the beach, talking about history. I’m asking questions, and he’s answering.
I have a few questions:
During editing, is it possible to replace some of my dialogue with a voice-over and remove the original lines where I spoke incorrectly?
Will it still feel natural? Since the original recording has background sounds from the beach, I’m wondering if adding a voice-over later will sound different or unnatural because the ambient sound won’t match.
Even if the voice-over is done well, the lip movement won’t match exactly, right? I’m okay if the mismatch isn’t too noticeable. I was also thinking that, during those moments, I could cut away to B-roll footage of the beach or the surroundings while the corrected voice-over plays. Do you think that would work?


r/VoiceActing 6h ago

Microphones Which XLR mic & Audio interface should I get for 200$

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I'm looking to upgrade my setup for voice acting for 200$

For mics I was thinking about getting the AKG P120 or the Maono PM320 with the Fifine SC-1 what Microphone should I pick and do you have any other options


r/VoiceActing 22h ago

Advice Røde NT1 Signature - muffled S sounds?

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Looking for some advice! Recently got a Røde NT1 Signature, paired with a Scarlett 2i2 4th Generation interface. Problem is, when I listen to recordings back, the 's' sounds are awfully muffled and makes the overall quality sound really bad. Does anyone have any advice as to how to sort this issue? Maybe I have the wrong settings on my interface, but I'm really new to the professional set up. Any advice would be much appreciated, as I'm due to record for a series soon, and the S sounds were an issue picked up by production. I'd ideally like to sort it out before recording the pilot!


r/VoiceActing 51m ago

Advice What kinds of edits I need to do to have similar voice as Nyarlathotep from Dusk and Apocalypse from X-Men 97?

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I do know that that the voice editing is not going to magically make a voice good, but I just want to know how they did it with Nyarlathotep and Apocalypse.

They are not 1:1, but they just sound so badass and mighty.

I tried to search around the internet about this, but so far all I got was "How to make a demonic voice!!" videos, and they are just voices with lower pitch.

Also, sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this question. If there's any subreddit meant for this, please just tell me!


r/VoiceActing 4h ago

PAID work CASTING CALL (HISPANIC MOTHER) PAID

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We are looking for high quality, natural sounding voices for this animated pilot! The pilot is aimed to be rated TV-14, for young adults with slightly mature subject matter and slightly mature language. 

This pilot is about a boy named Stan, a boy who lives in a world of hellish creatures who want him and the people he loves to cease to exist. And he'll do anything he has to do to keep his loved ones safe. YOU will be auditioning as the main characters MOTHER!!!

PAYMENT RATES - $60 ($20 per line/3 lines)

AUDITIONS FORM IS IN THE COMMENTS!


r/VoiceActing 10h ago

Discussion When is it right for you to send?

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When do you feel ready to send your audition tape?


r/VoiceActing 3h ago

Advice this sub looks like it has many professionals so

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Hello there everyone! I've been planning and practicing how to do Kaedehara Kazuha's voice from Genshin Impact.

As a beginner, my range of voice is low or narrow whatever..

I think I'm on the same voice range as him. I'm having a problem with my voice is raspier than him, the way he pronounces his words, and so on.

My main questions here are, will understanding his character help me? And with enough practice, will I eventually get rid or just reduce raspy voice.


r/VoiceActing 4h ago

Getting Started starter equipment

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Is there a list of starter equipment, like mics, headsets and easy to use computer programs for recording? Im looking into dipping my toes in VA but im not sure about having to spend so much only to lose interest, are there any sites or brands y'all recommend?


r/VoiceActing 2h ago

Advice Amateur voice actor here. How do I keep my family from hearing me?

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I live with my sister and my mom and dad in the same house. I usually do voice acting in my room. however, 99% of the day, my parents and sister are upstairs almost right next to my room. if I want to voice acting for a character when they’re screaming, how can I do so without annoying my family or humiliating myself?


r/VoiceActing 23h ago

Discussion Can't get Work

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I am not getting any kind of Voice Acting project I auditioned literally hundreds of them on casting call. It's really demotivating.