A. In Queens, New York.
Q. Do you have your own in-house digital studio?
A. Yes! I have a simple, "boothless" recording setup at home (Shure SM58 + MBox + Pro Tools LE).
I regularly rent recording booths by the hour in Manhattan which usually involves working with engineers. Some rental studios
have access to ISDN sessions if you need to participate.
Q. We are located in Ohio. How can we work with you?
A. A bit costly, but via ISDN session
is one option. ISDN session lets you listen to my recording
while it is being done at a rented ISDN-capable studio
in New York, allowing you to give directions and comments
in real time from your local ISDN-capable studio. In other
words, to do this ISDN session, both of us will have to
be at a rented ISDN-capable studios simultaneously, and
you will need to cover the cost of ISDN studio rental
and expenses.
Please email me or call me to ask for the detailed
procedure if you are interested in doing ISDN sessions
with me.
Click http://www.digifon.com/DDLtableOH-WY.html
for the nearest ISDN equipped studios in the US.
If ISDN is not your cup of tea, you can simply ask
for "packaged session". For this, you will
send me an approved script, give me an instruction in
advance, and I will record and edit on my own and send
them to you either on CD, via email or via ftp. I may
have to rent a recording booth/studio in a furnished
setting in Manhattan, or I may record from my simple
home studio set-up, depending on the turnaround time
and your budget.
Please be advised that packaging will require additional
recording expenses, editing and engineering fee (if
applicable), on top of the VO fee. All scripts have
to be approved before the booking is confirmed. A week
to 10 days may be required to secure a reasonably-priced
recording studio in Manhattan available.
Q.
How can I listen to your voice sample?
Q. What are your rates?
A. Please refer to VO unions SAG and
AFTRA for standard rates -- rates do vary depending upon
usage, type of products, volume and technicality of the
content, etc.
Also important: Please note that THE SCRIPT MUST BE
FINALIZED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO THE RECORDING.
Accent and Pronunciation Preferences in Japanese
In a Japanese script, pronunciation preferences have
to be ultimately cleared by the client side in prior to
booking a VO recording. In some cases, there may be several
'correct' ways to accent a word in the standard Japanese
speech. Any Japanese speaking VO talent will ultimately
need to confirm with producers regarding pronunciation
preferences (if any), after of course looking up in a
Japanese Accent Dictionary first.
Oftentimes, words to watch for are new product names and
technical terms in KATAKANA including ones originating
from non-Japanese languages. Any re-recording taking place
to correct pronuncion preferences, and accomodate script
revisions will be considered as 'new' recording assignment
and subject to additional fee.
VO length -- the most misunderstood issue
Almost always studio time for VO recordings cannot be
estimated based on the prospective length of a final product.
As you can easily imagine, you may need me to do several
takes for a single read to have as a backup, not to mention
time and effort required to be put in for editing and
engineering.
Please be advised that I no longer deliver a lengthy VO
segment from my home studio, except for scratch / audition
purposes. This is the decision I had to make in order
to deliver the highest quality VO in my limited availability.
For a final product comprising VO segments (files) that
are longer than 15 minutes per segment(file), please inquire
for my availability in a rented booth studio, where I
can work with an engineer so as to maintain the best quality
in an efficient manner. In cases where we decide to work
from a rented recording studio, please note that all studio
expenses including engineer's fee and studio rental will
be charged hourly (one hour minimum).
I no longer deliver a lengthy VO segment from my home
studio, unless for scratch / audition purposes. This is
the decision I had to make in order to deliver the highest
quality VO in my limited availability.