You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 114.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check up my personal website at www.com.

In the next few episodes, I want to discuss the technical skills you need in order to succeed as a voice actor.

It wasn't so long ago that voice actors did not need to concern themselves with the technical aspects of recording and manipulating audio.

Up until the late 20th century, most professional recording equipment was far too expensive for individuals

to own. The majority of voice actors didn't have their own home studios, nor were they expected

to have the expertise to run sophisticated recording equipment. So most of that was handled by studio

engineers. In the 21st century, that's all changed. With the advent of

the internet, digital audio, and more inexpensive home recording equipment, every voice

actor is now expected to be able to record themselves at home on a professional level, and

to be able to manipulate and distribute audio files online to casting directors and

clients. This means that if you want to be professionally competitive as a voice actor,

you need to master some technical skills in two important areas, computers and audio recording.

I'm going to spend this episode outlining what you must know

about computers in order to thrive in the world of voiceover. In the next episode, I'm going to

discuss the ins and outs of audio recording and what mistakes to avoid when trying to record

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