It sounds easy but no no no!!! I went through the hassle and built my own studio which cost me over $400 and I paid the membership for voices which cost me $200 at the time. I was so excited at first, I thought it was going to rain a lot of money, but I was very wrong. After almost a year of submitting over 500 auditions, I only got $250 which means I got my money back plus a little extra money ($50). Now my membership is going to end soon and there's no way in hell I'm going to renew. My point is don't waste your money. It's hard to make money on that damn platform.
This is the comment I was looking for, I knew it looks easier, but to actually do it, I did not understand why charge 200$ for membership... thank you, too strange that nobody has struggled like you did, but I had a feeling that's something is wrong here.
Thank you for this - it was really helpful! As someone who just started (like yesterday) to try out voiceacting and perhaps make income in the later process - would you recommend purchasing a microphone immediately, for like pro bono gigs? If so, what equipments would you recommend? Appreciate your help on this :)
Hey, glad this was helpful. We certainly do recommend a microphone as one of the starting tools. Booking a job with a cellphone microphone would be extremely unlikely. Plus the lowest payout we have on our site is $100. We usually recommend mics like the Rode NT USB or Audio Technica 2020 USB for people testing the water.
Hi Zoro, thanks for watching! If you want to get an estimate on how much money you can make as a voice actor, check out this page: www.voices.com/help/beginners-guide-to-voice-acting/making-money-doing-voice-overs
Great question. There are a lot of different formats that I've seen people using. I would suggest always including the job number. This will make it easy to cross reference down the road if there are ever revisions or pickups. Beyond that, I would say whatever makes the process clear and easy for you! - Randy
hello! can i voice act online or do i need to be there in person? say i auditioned online, and got the part. will i need to go voice in person? will it be on a call? or do i send in videos of the script? also great video 👍
Thanks! All of the work completed on our site is done from the comfort of your home. The audition quality must reflect the quality of your finished product, so it's important that you have a good audio recording setup at home. Hope this helps! - Randy
Great video. I have a question about applying to a job. For 'Job Budget', is that the overall budget of the project or what the VO Artist might be paid. If a budget says '$500-$700', do I write down a number between them or go lower to a reasonable price?
The budget listed is what the client has on the table for the talent. Feel free to bid up to the maximum, or over if you feel it's listed too low. The bottom line is to always bid what you feel is fair. Here's a video we made that might help -Randy czcams.com/video/j6YgjUUUqbg/video.html
If I am a beginner talent and I am able to book 25-50 auditions does that mean I’m on the right track to being a full time voice actor or is that being to ahead of myself?
Hello sir.. I want to submit an audition. But the script contains some grammatical error. So me want to know whether it is ok to record or correction is needed??
Great question. We usually recommend reading 15-20 seconds of the audition script as it was written. You can also provide an updated version after your first take.
Thank you! I believe it was our AKG C214 into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. For processing, we had an EQ and some compression, followed by a little de-essing. I hope this helps. -Randy
@@DavidBrackett385 Oh no! You can get a really similar sound with a decent USB microphone like the Rode NT1 USB -Around $240. The plugins are all available for free!
Most talent starting out will audition around 100 times before landing their first job. It gets easier and booking rates generally improve. The best thing you can do is make sure you're not overlooking your audio. I'd check out our leaderboard and make sure your audio is comparable to theirs. If it's not, you'll want to improve the audio before sending more auditions. www.voices.com/leaderboard -Randy
Absolutely, each project varies depending on the client's needs, but typically a 1-2 day turnaround is expected. They will usually list their expected turnaround so you know when auditioning. Hope this helps! - Randy
I’m new to this so this video was refreshing. Now I feel more confident in auditing!
Very new to Voices, and I am always looking for as much feedback as possible. Thank you for the great tips.
You're very welcome!
May i use earphone for recording sir
Great tips! Thanks Randy and Cameron
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You're so welcome! -Randy
It sounds easy but no no no!!! I went through the hassle and built my own studio which cost me over $400 and I paid the membership for voices which cost me $200 at the time. I was so excited at first, I thought it was going to rain a lot of money, but I was very wrong. After almost a year of submitting over 500 auditions, I only got $250 which means I got my money back plus a little extra money ($50). Now my membership is going to end soon and there's no way in hell I'm going to renew. My point is don't waste your money. It's hard to make money on that damn platform.
This is the comment I was looking for, I knew it looks easier, but to actually do it, I did not understand why charge 200$ for membership... thank you, too strange that nobody has struggled like you did, but I had a feeling that's something is wrong here.
Thank you so much!🙏 This particular video is totally helpful!💝
That's awesome to hear! Glad it was helpful -Randy
Thank you for this - it was really helpful! As someone who just started (like yesterday) to try out voiceacting and perhaps make income in the later process - would you recommend purchasing a microphone immediately, for like pro bono gigs? If so, what equipments would you recommend? Appreciate your help on this :)
Hey, glad this was helpful. We certainly do recommend a microphone as one of the starting tools. Booking a job with a cellphone microphone would be extremely unlikely. Plus the lowest payout we have on our site is $100. We usually recommend mics like the Rode NT USB or Audio Technica 2020 USB for people testing the water.
Hey just out of curiosity, how has it been so far? Im just getting started and ordered my equipment.
Thank's a LOT! That was really helpful for me!
We're really happy to here that it was useful :)
My question is when they request a certain amount of time but the script is shorter what should you do?
Thanks a tone sir🙏.... For such an informative video👏👏👏
Gonna create my account on voices ☺️
So happy it was useful! Welcome aboard.
Do the edited our voice or not.
Can I use cell phone? Coz I can't buy now I don't have budget
Did he say a YEAR before I start booking gigs?
I want to dubbing videos But I made my own profile so whats now how do I make money ? From it like how i can use my voice for others ? Help please
Hi Zoro, thanks for watching! If you want to get an estimate on how much money you can make as a voice actor, check out this page: www.voices.com/help/beginners-guide-to-voice-acting/making-money-doing-voice-overs
I am a voice over artist ,a fresher ...not getting any project 😟
magic, very informative.
Glad you think so!
Great info that gets right to the point. Can you tell us how to name our audio files? Our name first then the client # or ?
Great question. There are a lot of different formats that I've seen people using. I would suggest always including the job number. This will make it easy to cross reference down the road if there are ever revisions or pickups. Beyond that, I would say whatever makes the process clear and easy for you! - Randy
@@voices Thank you Randy. Really appreciate Voices for all the support and resources. HNY
Hi from Chicago, I wld like to give audition fr background voice fr documentary films. Any particular center plz suggest.
Bringing the energy? What if the character doesn't have much energy?
hello! can i voice act online or do i need to be there in person? say i auditioned online, and got the part. will i need to go voice in person? will it be on a call? or do i send in videos of the script? also great video 👍
Thanks! All of the work completed on our site is done from the comfort of your home. The audition quality must reflect the quality of your finished product, so it's important that you have a good audio recording setup at home. Hope this helps! - Randy
Great video.
I have a question about applying to a job. For 'Job Budget', is that the overall budget of the project or what the VO Artist might be paid. If a budget says '$500-$700', do I write down a number between them or go lower to a reasonable price?
The budget listed is what the client has on the table for the talent. Feel free to bid up to the maximum, or over if you feel it's listed too low. The bottom line is to always bid what you feel is fair. Here's a video we made that might help -Randy
czcams.com/video/j6YgjUUUqbg/video.html
Hello, how does an African get an audition and get client.
If I am a beginner talent and I am able to book 25-50 auditions does that mean I’m on the right track to being a full time voice actor or is that being to ahead of myself?
I think what he's saying is that beginners typically land 1 job for every 25-50 auditions they submit. So it's a percentage, not a total number.
@@bensutton3527 got it
hello provide some tips to edit sound
Hello sir.. I want to submit an audition. But the script contains some grammatical error. So me want to know whether it is ok to record or correction is needed??
Great question. We usually recommend reading 15-20 seconds of the audition script as it was written. You can also provide an updated version after your first take.
Actually I am a beginner and never do any submission. Now am going to try my best but now got stuck with that script..
What audio chain did you guys use in this video it sounds great
Thank you! I believe it was our AKG C214 into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. For processing, we had an EQ and some compression, followed by a little de-essing. I hope this helps. -Randy
@@voices just reading that made my bank account scared hahaha great work though sounded incredible. Watch out for my demo reel I’m going all in lol
@@DavidBrackett385 Oh no! You can get a really similar sound with a decent USB microphone like the Rode NT1 USB -Around $240. The plugins are all available for free!
@@voices free? Where do you get such things lol
no music. okay
I'm 73 auditions in and still haven't gotten any jobs. Is that normal and has anyone overcome this?
Most talent starting out will audition around 100 times before landing their first job. It gets easier and booking rates generally improve. The best thing you can do is make sure you're not overlooking your audio. I'd check out our leaderboard and make sure your audio is comparable to theirs. If it's not, you'll want to improve the audio before sending more auditions. www.voices.com/leaderboard -Randy
Ah I’ve been normalising to -3db.
if we get a project, in how much time we need to deliver it generally? i mean can someone do this as part time besides his or her studies?
Absolutely, each project varies depending on the client's needs, but typically a 1-2 day turnaround is expected. They will usually list their expected turnaround so you know when auditioning. Hope this helps! - Randy
okay,
Thanks!!
also tel us what mic we should use keep Asians in Ur mind stay safe much love and respect Ur new subscriber #shinysatrskingdom
I hope that this report may be of some help for you. www.voices.com/help/beginners-guide-to-voice-acting
How old do you have to be
There are no age restrictions. We have clients looking for all types of voice-ages!
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