Whether you’re living in the west, like me in Southern California, or in an area where there you are subject to dry winter air, whether it’s outside or inside, you can become dehydrated, quickly. Such conditions will affect your sound if you are in voiceover, and are working a lot.
Those nasty pops, clicks emanating from your mouth are a killer for any audition and can be an editor’s nighmare.
Being the stickler for quality clean sounds, I have my arsenal in my recording booth, which I use over the course of a typical day at work:
I always keep a glass of water nearby. Constantly.
Hot herbal tea, with lemon, and sometimes, honey. decaf only-
Oasis oral moisturizer (diluted and in a small spray bottle)
Entertainer’s Secret dry throat spray, which I use if my throat is sore or dry from talking too much!
I also take throat lozenges occasionally while editing, or between jobs. Either Hall’s or Robitussin. Cherry!
Sometimes the dry air gets to my sinuses, and swells my adenoids. (Kiss of death) So I don’t sound “nasally”, I use a saline nasal rinse, which has kept head colds at bay, as well.
Those nasty pops, clicks emanating from your mouth are a killer for any audition and can be an editor’s nighmare.
Being the stickler for quality clean sounds, I have my arsenal in my recording booth, which I use over the course of a typical day at work:
I always keep a glass of water nearby. Constantly.
Hot herbal tea, with lemon, and sometimes, honey. decaf only-
Oasis oral moisturizer (diluted and in a small spray bottle)
Entertainer’s Secret dry throat spray, which I use if my throat is sore or dry from talking too much!
I also take throat lozenges occasionally while editing, or between jobs. Either Hall’s or Robitussin. Cherry!
Sometimes the dry air gets to my sinuses, and swells my adenoids. (Kiss of death) So I don’t sound “nasally”, I use a saline nasal rinse, which has kept head colds at bay, as well.
Hydration hints
My friend Bobbin Beam has written some excellent thoughts about how to stay hydrated while you’re working in the studio. Good stuff, Bobbin. Thank you.
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