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Voice Over Recording In The Woods - A Surprise on My Vacation

You'd think it would be a pretty good bet that I could take a week off without having to record any audio. After all, I've had to actively submit auditions for every voice over job I've gotten. So you might imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail on the 2nd day out (why was I checking e-mail? Brand new iPhone...but that's a different story:)) I received an offer for a voice over job I hadn't even auditioned for. And they couldn't wait a week. It was take-it-or-leave-it. So I decided to give it a shot. Here is all the equipment I had with me.

1. iPhone

2. Zoom H2 Handy Recorder

3. Netbook computer with an 11 hour battery life

We were going to be doing some singing, which is the only reason I had the recorder. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Anyway, here is how it went. The client e-mailed some scripts and instructions. I used my iPhone to read the scripts, holding it in one hand, and recorded all my parts while holding the Zoom H2 in my other hand. Once I had recorded all my files, I ejected the SD card from the H2 and put it into my netbook. I used the Internet Tethering feature of the iPhone to connect my netbook to the web, downloaded Audacity, and edited the audio files (noise gating and reduction, cutting out bad takes, etc.). Finally I uploaded the files to the client's website.

It was definitely a first for me. What made it work was that the Zoom H2 can record at up to 24-bit/96kHz on its stereo mic setup. The client specifically requested a minimum of 24 bit and a 44.1 KHz sampling rate. I could not have done it with a really cruddy mic.

So now I know there is no reason to ever fear losing out on a recording gig when I'm on the go, which means you can too. All 3 required items fit very easily into a quite small hand bag or back pack.

Happy recording!

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How To Improve Your Online Proofreading Skills

Of course, how much of this your proofreading assignment requires will vary by employer, but that's not the point here. Here are seven tips to help you brush up on your proofreading skills.

Look at the Whole Piece

Depending on the type of writing you want to look at the overall structure of the piece you are proofreading to ensure the piece is structurally sound - check for a beginning or introduction, a middle or body, an end or conclusion.

Read Slowly

Our minds have the tendency to 'skim', even when we are reading something for the first time, we see whole words, not individual letters; we see phrases instead of the component words. Slow your reading down and take time to look at each word.

Read Out Loud

Use two senses instead of one, read the writing out loud. Hearing the words helps you to identify words used out of place, run on sentences, incorrect use of contractions, and sometimes even simple spelling mistakes.

Zoom In

If you are doing proofreading on the computer, pretty much every application, and all current web browsers, you use will have a zoom feature to make the text on the screen larger. Even if they don't zoom, you can always reduce the resolution of your computer monitor while you work.

Don't always rely on your spell checker

Spell-checkers are great for identifying words that aren't spelled correctly, most even check basic grammar rules too. English is a funny language, however, and it's possible to have the wrong word in a sentence and for the checker not to see it. Use them, but don't rely on your spell checker.

Read, Read, Read

The more you read the more familiar you will become with words and grammar. If you find yourself proofreading the same kind of material every time - scientific journals, fictional writing, technical specifications - you should try reading more of the same - become very familiar with your subject matter.

Write, Write, Write

Writing a lot is another awesome way to learn how to proofread - might sound back-to-front to some, but the more you write the more you think about the words you are using, the sentence structure, tone of voice and tenses.

Read more, write more, take your time, sound it out, and learn to proofread better. Nice and simple.

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