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Post by Dice Cut Tomatoes on Jan 10, 2017 21:15:17 GMT -8
I'm new to VAC, but I'm excited to meet you all. I'm a voice actress in Tokyo. Most of my work has been narration and educational materials for ESL due to my location, but I've started doing some character work online as well. I have been pursuing voice acting for about two years. My most notable character is Lishari in the total conversion Skyrim mod called Enderal (link: IMDb). This was the first character role I had ever done publicly. And I am hooked! It was so much fun. I was recently able to voice two characters in a Dragon Age: Origins mod called (link: The Shattered War). I use an AT2035 mic, Roland UA-4FX audio interface and Adobe Audition. I try to surround myself with tons of fabrics (curtains, blankets, futons...) when I record, but background noise is still sometimes a problem, so I will be searching the forums for tips! Also, I sometimes have a smacky mouth problem. I'm sure everyone wanted to know that. Unfortunately for me, they don't really sell green apples here in my part of Tokyo - which is the traditional remedy for smacky mouth. Perhaps I will find tips here on that as well? For my day job I am a 7th grade science teacher. But I never knew how much I could love doing something until I stumbled into voice acting. It is pure joy and I am eager to learn and grow and get to know all of you along the way.
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Jan 12, 2017 3:53:28 GMT -8
That's awesome! We recently got another member here ( VKtheVA) who is interested in moving to Japan and doing voice work there... perhaps you two should connect!
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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on Jan 12, 2017 18:24:21 GMT -8
Not sure what might work instead of Granny Smith apples, but I'm happy to brainstorm and troubleshoot! For starters, maybe another variety of sour/acidic apples is available in your area? (Someone mentioned Gala apples somewhere.) Or maybe, if you put lemon juice on just about any type of apple slices, to make them more acidic? (Also keeps them from turning brown!) If pre-packaged apple slices are sold there, I know the ones here in the U.S. have preservatives in them, which I'm almost positive is citric acid, to keep them fresh and appealing. Maybe something like those could work? Moving away from apples altogether, is your mouth too dry, from not drinking water close enough to (or during) recording sessions? Or on the other hand, is your mouth too *wet* from having drunk water too recently when you record? I've found keeping myself hydrated regularly, hydrating really well earlier in the day and then minimizing water just before/during recording works best for me -- but still not letting myself just totally go without water of course, especially for long sessions. Personally, I hardly ever eat green apples. I just don't particularly like sour foods, so I only eat them occasionally. =)
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Jan 13, 2017 18:28:27 GMT -8
^ Oh yeah, I have really bad mouth noise too, so a couple directors have had me use this spray...I think it's called "Dry Mouth Spray" or something like that. One studio also has lollipops on hand Although I will say that if you're recording things from home, it's probably not as huge of a deal as you think it is. We tend to be hypercritical of our own recordings especially if it's something we get picked on for in-studio a lot, but most of your online clients won't be as particular about it, thankfully.
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Post by Dice Cut Tomatoes on Jan 14, 2017 15:42:22 GMT -8
That's awesome! We recently got another member here ( VKtheVA ) who is interested in moving to Japan and doing voice work there... perhaps you two should connect! Oh cool, I'll have to introduce myself! Not sure what might work instead of Granny Smith apples, but I'm happy to brainstorm and troubleshoot! For starters, maybe another variety of sour/acidic apples is available in your area? (Someone mentioned Gala apples somewhere.) Or maybe, if you put lemon juice on just about any type of apple slices, to make them more acidic? (Also keeps them from turning brown!) If pre-packaged apple slices are sold there, I know the ones here in the U.S. have preservatives in them, which I'm almost positive is citric acid, to keep them fresh and appealing. Maybe something like those could work? Moving away from apples altogether, is your mouth too dry, from not drinking water close enough to (or during) recording sessions? Or on the other hand, is your mouth too *wet* from having drunk water too recently when you record? I've found keeping myself hydrated regularly, hydrating really well earlier in the day and then minimizing water just before/during recording works best for me -- but still not letting myself just totally go without water of course, especially for long sessions. Personally, I hardly ever eat green apples. I just don't particularly like sour foods, so I only eat them occasionally. =) Thank you so much for the reply! The only apples I can find here are Fuji apples, which are really sweet more than acidic. I'll try putting lemon juice on them. I hadn't thought of that before. I think it might be what you said, that I start out dehydrated so I drink too much water right before, or during, recording. I'll definitely keep that in mind in the future! ^ Oh yeah, I have really bad mouth noise too, so a couple directors have had me use this spray...I think it's called "Dry Mouth Spray" or something like that. One studio also has lollipops on hand Although I will say that if you're recording things from home, it's probably not as huge of a deal as you think it is. We tend to be hypercritical of our own recordings especially if it's something we get picked on for in-studio a lot, but most of your online clients won't be as particular about it, thankfully. A spray could be really handy! Oh, lollipops lol. Sour apple? Thank you so much for all of the tips!
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