You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 115.

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 out my personal website at www.crispinfremant.com.

In the last episode, I outlined the basic computer skills you need in order to be able to record professional quality audio in your home studio.

I spoke in depth about the structure of your computer and how it interfaces with any external audio devices you may be using, such as a USB microphone or a USB audio interface.

If you haven't listened to the previous episode yet,

I highly recommend you review it before continuing. As I move forward, I'm going to be building on the information I shared with you last time. In this episode, I want to talk in depth about

the process of recording audio on a professional level.

Most beginning voice actors do not have a solid understanding of what it means to record professional level audio.

With the proliferation of smartphones and other consumer-level portable digital recording devices,

we've all become very accustomed to recording both audio

and video on the spur of the moment. We often watch videos and listen to audio that our friends

and family post on social media websites. While these shared moments of audio and video may be

spontaneous and candid, they almost never approach a level of quality that is acceptable

for professional audio environments. Just imagine if the sound in the next big movie or TV show you

decided to watch was recorded on your cell phone. It would be difficult for you to listen to it

for long without being frustrated by the low quality of the audio.

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