Author Archive | David H. Lawrence XVII

Hey, there!

ACX recommends a method, when recording audiobooks with ProTools, called “punch and roll” – when you make a mistake, the software rolls back and lets you pick up with a correction.

(I have a pretty elegant way of using Audacity for producing audiobooks, called the StairStep method, here, if you’re interested. We’ve tested it, and it’s faster, and a better workflow, than punch and roll.)

But now, a smarty pants VO2GoGo fan has a way to do “punch and roll” with Sound Forge. Continue Reading →

Hey there.

Deep breath.

This has been an interesting week for me, because I was fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to help four different actors with their respective career issues. In each of these cases, the questions they asked were astounding, unusual and extraordinarily valuable.

And it made me realize just how valuable the answers really were.

So…what were these questions? And what were the answers? Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I often give an adjustment to my clients and students that asks them to take the copy again, but this time, break the tape sharply.

Wha?

Here’s what I mean by that. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

In another issue, I talked about not trying to specialize in VO, but being a generalist.

There’s more to that – and it has to do with your brand. Here’s what I mean. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I booked an ACX job the other day for a PFH rate that was well above what most people make to read audiobooks. More than triple.

And I had already offered the client a 50/50 royalty split, because it was a really popular title on Amazon (top half a percent – I mean really popular).

He declined. And in asking him why, I found out that authors are being told some very interesting things by their coaches about how to work with voice talent.

I shared a really big item with you in another 60 SECONDS.

But there’s more. Read on. Continue Reading →

Hey there!

I got an email from Betsy recently, and she said to check out the link she’d included. She thought it would be a great way to illustrate my “You are enough” diatribe.

She was so right. Check it out. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I booked an ACX job the other day for a PFH rate that was well above what most people make to read audiobooks. More than triple.

And I had already offered the client a 50/50 royalty split, because it was a really popular title on Amazon (top half a percent – I mean really popular).

He declined. And in asking him why, I found out that authors are being told some very interesting things by their coaches about how to work with voice talent.

Want to know what they are learning? Continue Reading →