Live recording sessions. What are they, how do they work and what do you need?. Voice-over has evolved very, very fast. The days when you could only record in professional studios under the supervision of an engineer and a director are over. Coronavirus challenged societies to consider and accept new ways of working… remotely, in […]
The 10 Best Voice Performances in Video Games. There was a time when video games didn’t have any voices, firstly because the technology didn’t allow it, and secondly, because gaming back then wasn’t considered a form of storytelling so much. But then things started to change: videogames matured and began telling stories with some depth, […]
We all know that the most spoken language in the world is an Asian language. Mandarin, with 960 million native speakers!! It is by far the largest of the Chinese dialect groups, and it is spoken by 70 percent of the Chinese speakers over a large geographical area. Related article: Top 10 Most Spoken Languages […]
The most common languages in the African continent are French and English, being official or co-official languages in 41 countries. Arabic, Portuguese and Swahili are also very widespread. Related article: Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World. But we’d like to talk about these other African languages “not-so-well-known”, but which have some demand in […]
The 10 best voice performances in Animated TV Shows. We are back with our Top 10 voice acting lists. The worlds of animation and voice go hand in hand most of the time, because good characters frequently need a powerful sound presence, as well as a visual one. A great voice is the perfect complement […]
Welcome to DVO’s Tutorial Series on Audacity. In this first Audacity Tutorial Guide episode we will cover the Basics. Audacity is an audio editing program compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. With it, we can record audio tracks, edit audio files in various formats, mix audio tracks, modify pitch and […]
What are the most spoken languages in the world? – One of the best linguistic resources, The Ethnologue Catalogue of World Languages, lists 6.912 living languages. About 6% of them have more than a million speakers each, and collectively account for 94% of the world population. Before discovering the most spoken languages… did you know that some […]
Your home studio. In the voiceover world, it’s becoming increasingly common to hear about the home studio concept, which simply means to set up a recording studio in your own house. Assuming that we already know all the tips to be a good voice talent, we’re now ready to start to look for new projects […]
You want to work as voice over talent and you know the first tool that you will need is a marketable voice over demo. Your demo will present your voice to clients. They can listen to it and evaluate your services first-hand. And you wonder: How do I make my first voice over demos? Related […]
