This is a sensational book for setting up a voiceover studio - with everything from equipment recommendations from Fisher, to audio editing and v/o techniques from the talented Harlan Hogan, this book shines loud and clear.

Superb resource, highly recommended - makes a huge difference to see what needs to be done to set up pro sounding audio recordings. This is one book I'll be using as a reference for years.

Great job, guys!


Regards,

Ken Calhoun

As a voice talent let me echo what other reviews have said. This is indeed an invaluable tool if you want a practical how to guide on getting out there in the world of voiceover. This tool shows what home set-up will best work for you, then how to use it.
While Harlan is an amazing teacher, his most amazing gift is that he shares with you knowledge that takes literally many, many years to aquire.
Please stop harlan its not fair your educating too many people already!!!
Seriously though from basic outlay to full blown editing this book can't be beat.
If you have a chance augment this book and your v/o resources with Jeff and Harlans amazing DVD: Voice-Over Success, it's like this book only Harlan and Jeffrey teach you on camera. Like having the masters in your own home. If its not available here at Amazon I would demand they carry it.
Truly worth the price of admission as Harlan likes to say. This knowledge pays for itself in short order if truly applied.
Thank you Jeffrey and Harlan, two true teachers.
E. Newsome

I bought several books recently prior to setting up a home studio. This one went with me to the store when I was selecting equipment. Thorough and precise without being overly technical (read: boring) it provided exactly what I needed to know. An invaluable book to anyone seriously interested in this topic.

This book is very helpfull and can save time and money in the mistakes one could make setting up a home recording studio.

This is a must-have for any aspiring Voice Actor (or Singer who does recordings at home).

This book advises you on how to set up your basic home studio:

- recommendations for good microphones to suit different budgets
- other things to look for (Interface / Preamp / mixers ..etc)
- acoustic treatment recommendations (from cheap to expensive)

This book also advises you on digital sound editing (what software to use and the basics of using them) and thus achieving that top-notch professional sounding voice-over. Naturally, it also includes recommendations on how to make a great voice demo. I honestly have never heard of royalty-free music/sound effects until I read the book; but thankfully, the book contains useful web-links to good suppliers of sound equipment and royalty-free media libraries.

For those of you who have cash to spare, this book also advises on how to set up your home ISDN / telephone patch, and the costs you will be expecting.

I honestly can't think of anything that this book has missed for new studio-starters who know little about sound equipment.

Most importantly, apart from the occasional but necessary technical jargons, this book was easy to follow, and the font size was pleasant to the eye.