How to record a voice-over without a studio
In her TED Talk from 2017 Lulu Miller showed the world some of the tricks used by people in radio, and by pod-casters to help make the audio you hear clean and crisp.
Personally speaking, I have a wonderful home office. It is on the second floor of my home and I have great views with lots of natural light.
But, I live moments away from a fire station and right next to a pretty busy street. There are also plenty of beautifully manicured lawns nearby with a whole variety of pieces of power equipment going at any given time. Each of these sounds from the outside world can make recording a crisp dialogue pretty near impossible if it were not for my invisibility cloak. When I need a quiet place to record a voice-over I use a portable pop-up tent that I cover with a heavy blanket (my invisibility cloak). It only takes seconds to setup or tear down, and it does a great job of deadening the sound from the room and keeps the outside noise out. I don’t do a ton of voice-over work, so a permanent soundproof studio is more than I need right now. Best of all, when I am done I just pack it up and I have my office back.
One of my favorite NPR reporters records some of his reports from under his coat. You can look up the #arishapiroundercoats to see him hard at work. Clik here to check him out on instagram
But, I live moments away from a fire station and right next to a pretty busy street. There are also plenty of beautifully manicured lawns nearby with a whole variety of pieces of power equipment going at any given time. Each of these sounds from the outside world can make recording a crisp dialogue pretty near impossible if it were not for my invisibility cloak. When I need a quiet place to record a voice-over I use a portable pop-up tent that I cover with a heavy blanket (my invisibility cloak). It only takes seconds to setup or tear down, and it does a great job of deadening the sound from the room and keeps the outside noise out. I don’t do a ton of voice-over work, so a permanent soundproof studio is more than I need right now. Best of all, when I am done I just pack it up and I have my office back.
One of my favorite NPR reporters records some of his reports from under his coat. You can look up the #arishapiroundercoats to see him hard at work. Clik here to check him out on instagram
Watch Lulu's TED talk to see even more secrets of creating quality audio and the power of single voice.
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