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Starting out in voiceover on a tight budget doesn’t mean your studio has to sound like it. Rob shares his no-nonsense guide to recording space, acoustics, kit and software, then explains how to get your finished studio tested before you go live.
We’ve been talking about doing this for nearly a year. In this episode of The Voiceover Social podcast, Rob and Helen Bee explain what Be Seen, Be Heard actually is – and why they built it.
The 2nd Great Big Voiceover Social brought over 90 people to Manchester in February 2026. Rob breaks down what changed, what it cost, why the hospitality industry made things considerably harder this year, and what’s being considered for 2027.
Peak or loudness normalisation? Learn when and how to normalise voiceover audio correctly. Covers RMS, LUFS, true peak levels, and the one golden rule: only normalise once.
Ideas to maximise your voiceover downtime with essential studio maintenance tasks.
Tired of conflicting voiceover equipment advice? Why the best mic, audio interface, and DAW for your home studio isn’t about specs – it’s what works for YOU.
Despite criticisms, software subscriptions enable sustainable development and regular updates, potentially benefiting both users and developers.
25th Jan 2025 saw 80+ people who work in the voiceover industry come together to socialise in the city centre of Manchester.
Rob looks at the pros and cons (mostly cons) of using effects stacks in voice over home studios and production
Every so often when I can’t think of anything else to write about I’ve written a Month In The Life blog. This isn’t one of those. Well, it is. But this time we actually have things to tell you about. This way to the news ⬇️
By now I hope you’ve listened to our first Voiceover Social podcast. If not, I’m very disappointed with you. The podcast featured the first play
What are we thinking about this month? Over-production. That’s it. That’s the introduction. No point milking it, labouring the point, over-elaborating, over-stressing, belabouring or making
Helen and I are very proud to announce that we’re taking over The Voiceover Social!
File management is a dull subject, but it’s important. I’ve had to sort IT issues that wouldn’t have occurred with good file management, so let’s keep on top of it.
A lot of the voiceovers we record utilise music in their finished forms. So here are Rob’s tips for working with music and where to source it from.
Quick video how-to tutorials showing you how to do Punch and Roll edit in Audacity, Audition, Logic Pro X, Ocenaudio, ProTools, Studio One, Twisted Wave and Reaper
We bought some new rabbits, so Rob stretches the limits of credibility to see if pet ownership can teach us anything about work and self-employment. Is he successful, or are we going to have to take the rabbits back to the shop? Read on to find out…
I’ve visited lots of voiceover studios and helped troubleshoot hundreds more remotely. Here are a few things that still make me inwardly groan.
Noise floors are like council tax bills. We all have one, and we’d all like it to be lower. This is a blog about shaving a few dB off your noise floor.
On 4th April 2023 B Double E turns 5! So here for your delectation are my deliberations of the last 5 years.
Rob documents his latest Studio Tickling Tour so you can all see what goes on backstage.
Noise reduction plug-in comparisons for voice work. These are very powerful tools but I do not advocate using them daily.
Izotope RX10 – many forums say this is an essential purchase for voiceovers. Let’s looks at what RX10 does and if you need it.
Every year on A-level results day Jeremy Clarkson tweets something like “Don’t worry if your a-level results are a bit disappointing. I got a C
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