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Published on Nov 18, 2013 What a unique opportunity we had this episode! Joe Cipriano came on to talk about his book "Living On Air" and had to break away for a promo VO job, but he took us with him into the booth and we got to experience the entire session from start to finish. Soooo cool! Plus, George features a Whittam's World on EQ and Dan and George discuss Mac for VO. The guys chat with Joe about his new book "Living On Air," which will also be available in audiobook form directed by Maurice Tobias. Then, Joe gives us a tour of his studio which leads to an impromptu ISDN session. You'll love watching Joe work live. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Whittam's World: EQ. George gives us a hands-on demonstration using Twisted Wave. Notch filter? Add some punch? Roll-off? George shows us how. Special thanks to Edge Stu

Published on Nov 11, 2013 SoundStreak Demo episode with Yoni Slotwiner answering the chat room questions, plus Dan on Mic selection for VO.

Published on Nov 4, 2013 Fred Melamed gives us 40 minutes of his time to share his experiences and wisdom as a screen and voice actor. Dan fills us in on the current happenings at World Voices, including voice over coaching, and demo production. See this months newsletter for more. George's Tech Tidbits: George shares this weeks "Whittam's World." George's bi-weekly vlog, This Week: Reducing your noise floor.  Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Welcome This Weeks Guest: Fred Melamed. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577329/ http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/... Interview topics, and questkons included: Fred's demo reel. Did Fred orig

Published on Oct 28, 2013 Hangout Guests Included: Diane Meritt Gene Dixon  Jason Huggins Lee Pinney Pat Sweeny Rosemary Benson Chris Thom Special Guest: Ella Whittam. Happy Halloween Ella! Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Announcements: Dan shows us some new EWABS swag. EWABS Clickers. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com  Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com  For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/  Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to

Published on Oct 21, 2013 Maurice LaMarche joined us for a wonderful 40 minute interview! Chris Currier shows us the Neumann TLM 107 at the 135th AES Show in NYC. George shows us some footage of his bike trek in New York. George's Tech Tidbits: Audio Codecs; ISDN, or ?  Source Connect, SoundsStreak, Lucy live, Skype,... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George turned 40 this week. Happy birthday George! Dan's Tip Of The Week: Proper Level Settings. Under-modulation, over-modulation, set it just right. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra.  The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  This Week's Guest: The Emmy Award winning Maurice

Published on Oct 7, 2013 The only voice actor we know with a performing pig living in her house, Debi Derryberry had us entertained from start to finish with her stories and experiences as a world-traveling voice actor. Dan share video he collected from FaffCon 6, and George shared his coverage from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED.  Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra.  The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm AnnouncementsGeorge directs us to the e webs website where you can now send in your voice message questions as well via javascript.Special thanks to our recent donors.Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An on

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Published on Sep 16, 2013 Graeme Judd is our guest this week, George: USB vs Firewire, Dan's TOTW "Broadcast Quality" George's Tech Tid Bits: Firewire vs. USB. George relates his recent experiences with FireWire on Mac devices, and tells us how the Lexicon Alpha may solve some of these problems. Lots of other great information regarding Firewire, and USB. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: "Broadcast Quality," what does it truly mean? perhaps "Professional Quality Audio" would be a better term to use. Dan explains. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Dan gives a quick shout out to his son Louis at Oswego college. Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.

Published on Sep 24, 2013 Seth's (more talented) sister Rachael MacFarlane joined us for this blast of an episode. (George obviously knows the MacFarlanes quite well, which makes for an interesting interview you won't want to miss). Georges Tech Tid Bits: Soundproofing. Should you sound proof? George gives us some practicality on the subject. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Audio Book Recording.  Dan helps us understand some editing, and processing requirements. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Voice Actress Rachael MacFarlane of American Dad, Family Guy, and more. https://www.facebook.com/RachaelMacfa... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1484134/ http://americandad.wikia.com/wiki/Rac... Interview questions, and topics included: How the family is associated with both Seth, and Rachael's careers. The differing recording environments involved in each series. Rachael's ability to i

Published on Sep 9, 2013 Tara Platt & Yuri Lowenthal are our guests. Dan's Tip of the Week is on Rumble. George speaks about when it's time to upgrade your home studio. The guys have been working steadily on voice over virtual, and the open house went well Saturday night from Anne Ganguzza's house. George's Tech Tid Bits: Time to consider a professional studio upgrade?  George gives us some things to consider, and introduces us to the Wheatstone Vorsis M1. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Rumble What it is exactly, and how to deal with it. Dan shows us some specific measures. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guests: Tara Platt, and Yuri Lowenthal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523180/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297428/ http://voiceovervoiceactor.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How tara, and Yuri got their start in voice over. Tara, and Yuri's work in animation

Published on Aug 27, 2013 John Taylor, Karyn O'Bryant, Katherine Curriden, Anthony Gettig join us for a fun discussion on watermarking, traveling, a recap of the DLF Poker Classic, and much more! George tells us about his recent affiliation with edge studio. Congratulations George! https://www.edgestudio.com/press-rele... Dan tells us about his recent meeting with David, and Stephanie Ciccarelli of voices.com. Hang Out Guests Included: John Taylor Karyn O'Bryant Katherine Curriden Anthony Gettig Rachel Ehrenberg Hang Out Questions and Topics Included: John Taylor's recent live broadcast of his radio show via Luci Live. Dan's progress with his ukulele lessons. Tales from the Don LaFontaine Poker Classic. Don LaFontaine, and June Foray's birthdays. Connie Terwilliger's meet up group. Shotgun mics, and pricing. Watermarking. Serious considerations. WOVO-world voices progress. Anthony's recent video presentation. Deriving work from YouTube productions. Various YouTube tips. Some of John's recent in studio exp

Published on Aug 19, 2013 David Kaye was our guest, and we had a great time. George talks about audio interfaces, and Dan's Tip of the Week is Audio Formats. Plus a viewer question with sound clip, and even more! George's Tech This Week: Audio Interfaces What an audio interface does. Some requirements we should be looking for. George and Dan show us a few, including:  ART USB Dual Pre Focusrite iTrack Solo Echo (prototype) Apogee One (original type) Apogee MiC (with integral interface) Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: File Formats What are the functions of the particular audio file format extensions? AIFF AAC MP3 QuickTime Wave PCM (etc.) Dan gives us an in-depth answer. Dan, and George field a question from a viewer who has an odd transient noise in his audio. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: David Kaye http://www.davidkaye.com/ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/D... h

Published on Aug 12, 2013 Casting Director, Voice Director, and technology blogger Juan Carlos Bagnell, AKA "Some Audio Guy" is our guest. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555985/  https://www.facebook.com/jcbagnell http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/  George returns from his recent business trip to New York. Dan shows us his new display case for his antique microphones. George's Tech Tidbits: Neumann Microphones. Chris Currier of Sennheiser sent George a few Neumann microphones this week; including a TLM-103MT, U87, TLM-193. George shows them to us, and goes over some of their features. George will be bringing us some audio from each of these soon. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: What's the best recording software? Dan gives us several things to consider, and some useful advice. George gives us some further choices. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Juan Carlos Bagnell aka "Som

Published on Aug 6, 2013 Listen to Marc Graue "Fix it in the mix" as he shares his pearls of wisdom on the VO industry, how he started his own commercial studio, and a few dirty jokes for good measure. We also visit with our friend Marc Cashman to see his amazing home studio built by the late Mike Sommer. Dan recounts an interesting story of being recognized while visiting California recently. The guys share footage of thier visit with Marc Cashman featuring his studio, and workflow. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show George's Tech Tidbits: George hints that there is a big transition in place for him, and will reveal more soon. Dan's Tip Of The Week: Mac vs PC. Advantages, and drawbacks to consider. The guys continue the debate with chatroom viewers afterward. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guest: Marc Graue http://www.fixinthemix.com/  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246394/ https://www.facebook.com/mar

Published on Jul 29, 2013 Scott Rummell, Anne Ganguzza and the VOPeeps join us for Episode 103. Dan assembles a Studio Suit booth onsite! Peeps test out the SM57, Sennheiser 416, and AT2020 mics in the booth. We join the live audience as Anne explains a little about VO Peeps to us. Anne introduces us to some of the raffle items to be given away this episode. Dan introduces us to This Weeks Guest: Orange County VO Scott Rummle. http://www.scottrummell.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083086/#A... Scott's beginnings in voice over, and his early affiliation with Daws Butler. Scott's close friendship with Don LaFontaine. Giving back. Scott shares some stories. Scott's home studio. If scott could give beginners one piece of advice, what would it be? What networking advice does Scott have for the new voice actor? Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show VO Peeps Scholarship Fund: http://vopeeps.com/donate/ Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudi

Published on Jul 22, 2013 Paul Pape, co-founder of the DLF VO Lab and ADR VO is our guest. Dan's Tip of the Week on his home studio thoughts, George on EQ, and Bob Merkel on VoiceZam! It's a jam packed episode! This weeks guest: Paul Pape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pape http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-pape... http://www.redwallproductions.net/pau...  George's Text Tidbits: Equalization Why do you need to use EQ? George shows a detailed example using twistedwave. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. http://vopeeps.com/vo-peeps-meetup/ Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/pokercla... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-sup

Published on Jul 14, 2013 Ryan Drean, Radio Producer, Voice Actor, and Host of The Producer's Podcast is our guest on this week's show. www.ryandrean.com/‎ www.ryanontheradio.com/‎ George's Tech Tidbits: The Cad E100S microphone. George gives us a live demonstration, alongside the 416. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: July 28 EWABS teams up for a special VO Peeps event at Anne Ganguzza's. August 5th EWABS will begin airing live on MONDAYS. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... George will be in this Virtual Conference. Premiere Discount Expires July 31 Pay By Installments! http://www.voiceovervirtual.com Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help

Published on Jul 7, 2013 Audio Masters Roundtable Guests Included: Cliff Zellman Joe Van Riper - Sporting a "# 100" sticker, for this special episode. Mike Varela - Lead Engineer at the Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab. Uncle Roy Yokelson Dan joins us from his recent trip to Europe, and shares a mini travelogue. Friends, and guests of EWABS sent in audio/video shout outs, which are aired throughout the episode. Roundtable Questions and Topics Included: Portable setups, and recording on the road. Tweaking the performance of your porta booth. Avid Fast Track Solo. Source Connect. ISDN. Audio Evolution for Android. USB Audio Recorder Pro (which comes with Audio evolution.) OTG cable, to connect USB to your Android device. LUCI, information and features. Which of our guests still rely on ISDN, and why? Bridging. Skype. What's the best media player to select for your voice over website? VoiceZam information, and a feature request. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan

Published on Jun 24, 2013 Our guest is Rodney Saulsberry, voice actor, coach, and author of  "You Can Bank On Your Voice." George reviews the iTrack Solo and Adobe Creative Cloud. Dan's Tip Of The Week is on Mic Technique. George's Tech Tidbits: Focusrite iTrack Solo George shares an unpackaging, and shares its features.  Lots of need to know info, if you're considering purchasing one of these. Dan gives us his experiences with the product as well. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: The EWABS live podcast will be back on July 7th for our 100th episode. Send us a video / audio shout out for this special occasion. A 30 second video, or audio shout out which may be aired during EWABS' 100th episode. Aug.24-The 3rd annual Don LaFontaine Poker Classic George will be attending this, and John Taylor has sponsored a table.  http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/... Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.

Published on May 12, 2013 Tri-lingual Promo VO Anthony Mendez is our guest on this episode, and George's parents and brother make a surprise visit! Visit Anthony Mendez' websites at: http://www.anthonyvo.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/company/antho... http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/prof... Condolences go out to George's mom, who suffered a nasty spill. She's visiting with them this Mother's Day, and will join us live later in the show. Dan fills us in on the details regarding his Pirates of Penzance performance. Dan's wife is also in this production, and Dan shares a picture. George's tech tidbits: Open season on George. Ask George any question. George gives us some 416, and condenser mic positioning tips. Chat room viewers pose questions. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Announcements: May 15th-Georges "How to record with the iPad effectively" webinar. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/webinar.... Please watch for the upcoming EWABS marketing survey. Please donate, an