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Booths and Sound Isolation: Clubhouse #VOLifeChat with Jean-Francois Donaldson
enApril 13, 2021
About this Episode
Whether you are recording for podcasts or voiceovers, sound quality is everything. Jean-Francois Donaldson is a voice actor, demo producer and booth builder, so he knows a little something about booths and sound isolation for VO. We had a chat on Clubhouse about it. We discussed:
- How Jean-Francois got started with VO 3:34
- Booth building 9:00
- Soundproofing and the ideal places to set up a booth in your home 16:07
- Prerequisites for your recording environment
- Materials you can use for sound isolation when recording in a closet
- Registering as a production studio 31:03
- Q&A 38:00
Show Notes - https://kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/jeanfrancois-donaldson-voiceover-booths
Note: This was my first time recording a Clubhouse room. I didn't catch the first few minutes of Jean-Francois' audio, so you'll miss his side of our back and forth during the introduction.
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