by Bobbin Beam | Nov 28, 2007 | Studio Equipment
For the past 10 years or so, I’ve been relentless in my computer maintenance schedule. I have a monthly checklist I follow that keeps whatever my machine I am working with, to work with screaming efficiency. First of all, I use a Toshiba laptop I purchased...
by Bobbin Beam | Nov 19, 2007 | Studio Equipment
“Have laptop and mic will travel” will now allow me to work and audition while travelling so much better. Now I can use my Neumann or Rode studio mics, not a usb mic while I travel. The usb mic, however will come in handy for podcasts and some...
by Bobbin Beam | Oct 17, 2007 | Studio Equipment
A recent post from a newsgroup I belong to offers some pointers for new folks looking to set up a home studio: While there is no single, one size fits all answer to a home studio set up, consider the following:Harlan Hogan and Jeffrey Fisher’s book, “The Voice...
by Bobbin Beam | Jul 16, 2007 | Studio Equipment
I belong to a voice actors newsgroup and would like to share one of its threads. Since I only know first names, I can’t credit the sources, but the information and related urls are may be of benefit to some.Q: Hello everyone! I’ve got an issue...
by Bobbin Beam | Jun 16, 2007 | Studio Equipment
This week has been interesting. Not at all as busy with voice work, but with other things. Some things related to the “business”, some not. It was the first week working inside the new sound booth. Plenty of auditions and smaller bread & butter...
by Bobbin Beam | Jun 12, 2007 | Studio Equipment
OK, here are all costs associated with my new sound booth, which are broken apart as actual building materials costs, in addition to custom extras. After visiting Whisper Rooms costs, plus freight, I think this saved quite a bit of money, and allowed for me to upgrade...
