Voice over jobs and my road trips must somehow be cosmically linked. We only go on two or three trips per year, and for all three of them this year (I’m writing from a hotel room as we speak), I have had to record and deliver a voiceover job. I guess I should go on more trips?
Anyway, like last time I was able to accomplish this with my handy dandy Zoom H2 field recorder. I received the e-mail on my iphone, recorded the script on the H2, transferred the audio to my netbook computer via SD card (which the H2 uses to record onto), edited the audio with Audacity, exported it as an mp3, and e-mailed it back to my client.
Check out the awesome little H2 here:
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The Recording Software Does Not Matter That Much
Once you are familiar enough with the basics of recording audio on a computer, it doesn’t really matter what specific program you use (all other things being equal). It’s kind of like driving different new car. The controls may be located in different places or may look different, but they will accomplish the same tasks.
Why do I mention this? Because I want folks to understand the importance of learning the basic elements of recording thoroughly. Once you do that , you can make informed decisions about what recording software you use instead of just buying expensive programs because they are popular, when you might well be able to accomplish your recording goals with inexpensive (or even free!) software.
We try to keep this in mind when publishing our posts, articles and tutorial videos. Our motto is “Knowledge Trumps Gear.” That includes software.