How to be a Voice Actor

[FunDubs]

He sounds like he'd be good to play an old man xD

[ThatEpicAsian]

This didn't teach me how to be a voice actor at all!

But it was definently funny. Nice job!

[dindush1]

Hey John,

I have a cheap condenser mic, I like the sound of it, but the only problem I have with it it's the background hissing sound when I speak, Probably from my computer fans.

How can I eliminate that? Replace the fans?

Thanks.

[jbvoiceguy]

Respond to this video...  Well, if it's your fans, the noise will go away if you isolate them from you. Or try recording on another computer with your mic--away from your present computer--and see if you still hear the "hiss". It also might be a gain staging problem. Are you sure you're recording a healthy signal-- say -10 db--and not just boosting a quiet input signal? That will definitely give you a "hissing" sound. Good luck! John

[dindush1]

in a world.... lolololol

[Shroete]

well... that was even less than more than unhelpfull

[jbvoiceguy]

Thank you!

[robloxguggi]

@Shroete It's " Well ... that was more than less than unhelpful!"

[ricky45]

im intrested in voice acting , which is the most important step?? like the microphone?

[EnzanBlues456]

ROFLMAO!! xD

[NeptunePrincess04]

i want to be voice actor really bad, i mean, how cool is to have ur voice look like it's coming out of a character? i love it!

[fmbaum]

No webinars today ... and I found the secret to VO. Had to share. Please adjust your sense of humor. And don't be announcer-like ?

[The111DooD]

I've wanted to become a voice actor for a long time. I love trying to impersonate game characters or make my own characters. Is it useful to be able to sing as well? I kind of heard that is sort of like voice acting.

[GrubbyTubby]

LOL nice.

[takasora]

my friend wants me to read passages (because i'm a native English speaker) so he can play them back to his class in Korea. we're good friends, and i would like to do it for free, but i've found i run out of breath! so he's paying me a little...

i don't mind doing it, but is what i'm doing for my friend similar to voice acting?

i make sure what i send him is flawless, no matter how time consuming :-S

[jbvoiceguy]

@takasora , sounds like voice acting to me!

[bunnygalxoxo]

OMG I HATE THAT ROFL

"IN A WORLD.."

[montifus]

"Hoho, you're not going to CRY..."

That sounded a lot like Thurl Ravenscroft to me. For those who don't know, he was the voice of Tony the Tiger and sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." I really enjoyed this video!

[pilot856]

im looking into buying a good mic for voice acting. what model do u use? what do u recomend

[jbvoiceguy]

I use Neumann U87, TLM 147, TLM 103, and Sennheiser 416 mics. I recommend that you go to a local pro audio store and "test drive" a mic that makes you sound good--and that you can afford. Rode and audio-technica make some great-sounding, inexpensive mics. It's a very subjective call. Best of luck to you!

John

[Purufufuru]

Ahahahaa x'D

You did those voices? X'D That's some serious skill!!! XwX I really want to be a voice actor, hopefully I will...

[Eugene007440]

Funny XD I want to become a voice actor! I think I have talent 'cause I can make so many funny voices and serious deep voices as well :D

[Purufufuru]

~yeah, me too ^^

First time I tried, I came to the finals so they chose between me and another girl XD

[momosquad23]

Make sure you can act too. Its not just about the different voices. You could use the same voices over and over and still be a VA if you can act.

[valypaly3]

lmfao this never gets old XD

[sorazgirl13]

LMAO!

[valypaly3]

lmao IN A WORLD!!!

[alana91194]

i'm from wisconsin! man i guess i gotta find a different use for my 1200 dollars.

[graehme]

hahah ask your doctor before injecting illeagle seroids rofl

[nekoraba]

omg i love this vid!

[monokea]

This cracks me up everytime. Other then that I hope to be as good a voice actor as John someday.

[jbvoiceguy]

What a nice thing to say, monokea. A rarity on these boards.  Blessings to you. john

[MaybeOneDayIWillKnow]

Don't blame you. I want to be a voice actress too, but I'm practicing more a high pitched voices than deeper ones. ^^"

[BarbraofSeville]

Damn, that's a fine voice.

[jbvoiceguy]

acting, my dear, ACTING!!!!

[LookKhun]

This is good stuff. XD

Love his voice.

[gninja4life]

IN A WORLD

[urienzero]

hehe the wuss cry was excellent!!!

[rexthehedgehog]

lol

[hakkersszz]

Awsome :D

And love the voice btw

[MicheleMidnight]

ha ha ha...too funny. glad i came back to check this one too.

[beckyboo900600]

HOOOOLD IT!

[silentutot]

yea, where do you get them steroids?

[gothkyd]

very nice! I've done quite a few different voices for cartoons but i've never really tried that movie announcer one. :P

[shutUp198911]

thts brilliant...

[ohnoitshoward]

Hahaha!

[orville1960]

LOL AMAZING HOW YOU GO FROM ZERO TO HERO

[hellobard]

haha that is really funny..

your voice work is amazing! are you available for hire?

[Deimonian]

Neat. I like it.

I'll start holding my breath right now until my head explodes. jk..

[CATHYBAYLE]

I love it En hora buena you are incredible

kisses from Spain

[chadmilerna]

dude you ball hard and i need to have like half as skillz right

[polycat]

I need this.

[SydBarrettRoger]

Hey! ho! huff the Talbot!

[equipt0xxx]

Easy muscles

[flyingspagmonster]

There are many Pastafarians in the voice over industry.

[lorencoldman]

It's wrong to make jokes about such a serious subject as voice acting!

[jbvoiceguy]

I assure you, this is no joke, sir or madam. The Feuchtingler method has helped countless struggling voice actors and lay-persons alike to reach dizzying heights of glory!

[lorencoldman]

Well I believe you're being honest about the "dizzying" part at least!

[ServeTheBeaver]

i am a voice actor

this is great! XD

[jennyhanniver]

If this is done with puppets, it is disguised well. I think we're actually watching footage of a man's head explode, and I am an expert on anomalous video.

[SirAuryn]

LOL pretty ridiculous but still a good laugh.

[BeatBlox]

Nice vid! LMAO!

[BeatBlox]

LMAO! NICE!

[ateat2]

Lol awesome work

[harshcritic456654]

A concise and useful guide to becoming a working professional in the voice-over industry-- NOT!!!

[jimmykennel]

You should announce professionally!

[caneswatter]

Earthquake voice! LOL

[bigfootisveryreal]

That's not real, you used puppets!

[jbvoiceguy]

Well OF COURSE we used puppets! Isn't that how everyone does it??

[chupacabrasISREAL]

I can see the strings.

[jbvoiceguy]

Yes, but the strings are real.