Category Archives: Auditioning

Dialing in the skills and tricks to help you book more jobs from auditions

Audacity Latency Correction for ACX Audiobook Voice Over Punch & Roll Recording

Posted on June 25, 2022 by William Williams

What Latency is, why does it matter and how to correct it in the Audacity recording app. If you do punch and roll recording for ACX audiobooks or produce multi-track music you need to set the recording latency correction to … Continue reading →

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Add Negative Emotions to Your Voice Over Performance

Posted on June 24, 2022 by William Williams

Here’s a quick voice over acting tip. When you’re performing a voice over project you are often instructed to be enthusiastic, or upbeat, or friendly, or, my favorite: have a smile in your voice. Well, I want you to sound … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Voice Over-How to Choose Books That Sell

Posted on April 8, 2021 by William Williams

When you produce audiobooks you want to be paid well for your effort. Success in audiobook voice over depends on choosing books that will sell. Here are some hints on how to select books that are likely to earn you … Continue reading →

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ACX Audiobooks Voiceover: How Do I Get Paid?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by William Williams

Many voiceover talents use the website ACX.com to find voiceover work narrating audiobooks. There’s a lot of effort that goes into producing an audio Book. A typical book narration job may require a week or two weeks of full-time work … Continue reading →

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6 Skills You Need for ACX Audiobook Voice Over

Posted on January 2, 2021 by William Williams

Wondering if YOU should perform audiobooks as a voice over talent? Here are 6 skills that make audiobook production more fun and efficient. You don’t need them all but the more you have the better your chances in the audiobook … Continue reading →

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ACX Audiobook Narration Voice Over – Yes or No?

Posted on December 22, 2020 by William Williams

Audiobook voice over is the longest form of voice over narration work. As a voice actor should you consider performing audiobooks? Here are the pros and cons of audiobook voice over. This is part of a series of video tips … Continue reading →

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Eliminate Room Echo from Your Voice Over Recording

Posted on February 3, 2020 by William Williams

It’s very important to realize it when you do a voiceover audition for job that the client wants to hear broadcast quality audio. This is because the client is going to assume that the job will be the same quality … Continue reading →

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Speed Up Your Voice Over Editing Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on September 16, 2019 by William Williams

Using the mouse for voice over recording apps is both inaccurate and slow. I’ll show you how to speed up your audio recording and editing using Keyboard Shortcuts or Hot Keys. And check out my complete recording course “Secrets Voice … Continue reading →

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Reading in Voiceover: Improve Your Speed and Accuracy

Posted on July 28, 2019 by William Williams

If you want to turn in faster and better voiceover auditions and jobs then you need to improve your reading skills. If you find yourself halting, stumbling on words, or mis-reading the copy here’s why that happens–and how to fix … Continue reading →

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Should You Edit Out Breaths in Voice Over? Yes… and No!

Posted on February 12, 2019 by William Williams

I am a firm believer that speeding up auditions equals more auditions equals more jobs. And this efficiency means mo’ money per hour of auditioning. When I read an audition there is often a sentence or two that I “pick … Continue reading →

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