Jesse Carroll's VoiceOver Jumpstart Blog

Short answer: A live directed session is you recording in real time while a director, producer or client gives you notes, usually over Zoom, Teams, Google Meet or Source Connect. You handle it by practicing the script until nothing trips you, testing your software the day before, hitting record five...

Short answer: You crush it on Voice123 by doing three things most people skip: buying in at the $888 tier or higher so you see auditions early, being selective about which jobs you audition for so your like rate stays high and you stay in the top ranks, and building your profile with playlists of sh...

Short answer: Start on Audacity because it is free and does everything a beginner needs. When you are doing enough auditions that speed matters, move to Adobe Audition, which is what I use and what most full-time voice actors end up on. Reaper is the cheap, endlessly customizable middle option if yo...

Short answer: With $1,500 and no experience, I would buy a Rode NT1 and a Scarlett 2i2, treat a closet with cheap foam, install free editing software, buy a Voices.com membership and the top tier of Voice123, and start auditioning that week while getting coached. No demo, no website, no cold email. ...

Short answer: You book more jobs on Voices.com with three things: speed, quality and personality. Get to auditions within two hours when you can, have competitive audio, and put your own point of view into every read instead of robotically hitting the client's buzzwords. Then tighten your proposals ...

Short answer: You only need two: Voices.com and Voice123. Start on Voices.com because it is forgiving for beginners and everything, including payment, happens on the platform. Move to Voice123 once you have bookings and real demos, because that is where you keep the client and build a list that pays...

Short answer: You get started in voiceover by doing five things in order: buy basic professional gear for under $1,000, build a free Voices.com profile and max it out before paying for a membership, learn to sound like a real person instead of an announcer, track your numbers like a business, and th...

Short answer: Voices.com is a casting marketplace. Clients post jobs, the algorithm sends you auditions that match your profile, you record and submit, and the client picks a voice. Everything, including payment, happens on the platform. Most people who "can't book anything" on Voices.com have a pro...