Because the internet keeps showing you a $1,300 microphone and quietly skipping the part that actually decides whether you book. Here's the secret nobody selling you gear wants to lead with: a great mic in a bad room just captures a bad room in stunning detail.
I went full time in voiceover in 2003, back before the home studio was a thing. I double majored in performance and digital media production, so I've spent this entire career on both sides of the glass, as the talent AND as the engineer. I was already delivering professional on-air broadcast work from my own home studio long before 2020 sent everybody scrambling. When the world went remote, I wasn't scrambling. I was busier than ever.
I did the work, so you don't have to. Here it is.
WHAT'S INSIDE (33 pages)
The Mission ... what "clean" actually sounds like, and why unmodified matters more than you think
The Mic ... the famous ones, the $200 ones that book work, and condenser vs. shotgun vs. dynamic
The Interface ... what that little box does, and the three that get the job done
The Headphones ... closed back, over the ear, and the one spec that trips everybody up
The Software ... why Pro Tools is overkill, plus the four settings that actually matter
The Space ... treating vs. proofing, where to hang it first, and the myths that need to die
The Stuff Only You Can Fix ... placement, gain, hums, clicks, and the fridge you stopped hearing
The Five Minute Pre-Flight ... the checklist to run before every single session
BONUS: The Road Kit ... travel rigs, hotel rooms, and why the pillow fort has to go
Plus THE GEAR LIST: every product mentioned, grouped and linked, so you can go straight from reading to buying without a single extra search.
WHO THIS IS FOR:
Starting from scratch. You've decided to do this, you own nothing yet, and every video contradicts the last one.
Ready to upgrade. You've got a setup that works and you want to know what's worth the money next... and what absolutely isn't.
Something is off and you can't name it. Boxy, hollow, hummy, thin. Two of these sections fix that, usually for free.
Instant PDF download. Yours forever.
Serious craft. Serious passion. Serious FUN.
Because the internet keeps showing you a $1,300 microphone and quietly skipping the part that actually decides whether you book. Here's the secret nobody selling you gear wants to lead with: a great mic in a bad room just captures a bad room in stunning detail.
I went full time in voiceover in 2003, back before the home studio was a thing. I double majored in performance and digital media production, so I've spent this entire career on both sides of the glass, as the talent AND as the engineer. I was already delivering professional on-air broadcast work from my own home studio long before 2020 sent everybody scrambling. When the world went remote, I wasn't scrambling. I was busier than ever.
I did the work, so you don't have to. Here it is.
WHAT'S INSIDE (33 pages)
The Mission ... what "clean" actually sounds like, and why unmodified matters more than you think
The Mic ... the famous ones, the $200 ones that book work, and condenser vs. shotgun vs. dynamic
The Interface ... what that little box does, and the three that get the job done
The Headphones ... closed back, over the ear, and the one spec that trips everybody up
The Software ... why Pro Tools is overkill, plus the four settings that actually matter
The Space ... treating vs. proofing, where to hang it first, and the myths that need to die
The Stuff Only You Can Fix ... placement, gain, hums, clicks, and the fridge you stopped hearing
The Five Minute Pre-Flight ... the checklist to run before every single session
BONUS: The Road Kit ... travel rigs, hotel rooms, and why the pillow fort has to go
Plus THE GEAR LIST: every product mentioned, grouped and linked, so you can go straight from reading to buying without a single extra search.
WHO THIS IS FOR:
Starting from scratch. You've decided to do this, you own nothing yet, and every video contradicts the last one.
Ready to upgrade. You've got a setup that works and you want to know what's worth the money next... and what absolutely isn't.
Something is off and you can't name it. Boxy, hollow, hummy, thin. Two of these sections fix that, usually for free.
Instant PDF download. Yours forever.
Serious craft. Serious passion. Serious FUN.
