Vox Talk

VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 8

Salutation:

Hi there, this is Stephanie Ciccarelli. Welcome to VOX Talk! Have we got an exciting episode for you, or what! Ready to go?

The Loop:

DigiDesign

Just when you thought analog went the way of the dinosaur, Digidesign, creator of ProTools, recently announced their new Reel Tape Suite, a suite that creates analog tape emulation effects. The Reel Tape Suite provides simulated tape saturation, simulated tape delays and also simulates tape machine flanging effects.

For more information, go to digidesign.com

http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=48&itemid=24532&langid=100&action=news_details

News #2

British Voice Association

In other news, the British Voice Association has posted a list of tips for keeping your voice healthy called “Taking Care of Your Voice”. I found this article via professional speaker and presenter Jeremy Jacobs’ blog at jeremyjacobs.com.

To learn more, visit british hyphen voice hyphen association dot com http://www.british-voice-association.com/voicecare.htm

http://www.british-voice-association.com/

http://www.jeremyjacobs.com/2007/01/23/top-tips-for-taking-care-of-your-voice/

News #3

To wrap up, are scientific journals obsolete? USA Today reports that since the advent of desktop publishing and new media distribution, scientific articles that would have usually been submitted to established peer reviewed journals are now being presented independently using video, voiceovers, and blogging.

There’s yet another great opportunity for creativity to blossom and your voice to shine. As they say, there has never been a better time to be in voiceovers!

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-01-24-scholarly-journals_x.htm?POE=TECISVA

If you have any news to share, send it to me via email. You can reach me at media@voices.com.

The Biz:

Have you ever got up before the birds to record? I’m sure there are many on-air talents who can identify with this one!

Coming from a classical singing background and years of 7 a.m. rehearsals, I find it really helps if you are up at least one hour before you are expected to perform.

During the interval between sleeping and recording, you may have possibly eaten your breakfast, had a drink, showered, and dressed – all things that prepare you mentally for a full day of work.

Getting up is one thing but warming up is another! Have you tried humming?

A loose, gentle hum is a nice way to ease in your facial muscles and create space. It gets your resonators going which in turn will help restore your vocal tone quality after sleeping for several hours.

One of my favorite exercises is the lip trill, or lip trills. They sound like a motorboat – here, I’ll demonstrate for you.

Of course, articulation, phrasing, range, breathing and stamina exercises are all important as well. You can learn more about vocal warm ups on the VOX Daily blog at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/

If you have any questions or topics that you’d like to see covered in this segment, email your suggestions to media@voices.com

Tech Talk:

Adam’s segment.

VoxBox:

As you may know, there was a terrible tragedy in Sacramento, California due to a contest held at a local radio station where contestants competed to win a Nintendo Wii. A 28 year-old wife and mother died as a result of the humiliating demands presented by the radio station personalities, fully knowing that the contest could potentially cost someone their life.

This outrageous event leaves more questions than answers. What I’d like to ask you is this:

Do you think that some radio personalities go too far?

Farewell:

Well, that’s all she wrote for this episode of VOX Talk. You can send in your comments and audio feedback to air on the podcast or join the conversations brewing at the VOX Daily blog. Until next time ☺