Audio Production

Back in 2015, my husband created an enclosed booth for me, made of moving blankets. Big improvement for me - and didn't cost much, either. Five moving blankets and a couple sets of grommets probably cost a little over 100 bucks. So, what's been added or changed over the last couple of years? Just a few tweaks, really: the straight-back dining room chair was switched out for a more comfy padded office chair; an iPad was added; the music stand was raised up to eye level - much better for the posture and the voice. And what's next? Probably just some more tweaks. Lately, I've [...]

Remember when you were a kid and you built a fort out of pillows, blankets, whatever? Same idea here - this one's built out of moving blankets. I put it up and take it down every day that I record but it's really the brainchild of my husband - he designed it, hammered in the grommets and installed the wood screws. This is recording set-up 3.0 for me. When I first started out in voiceover and audiobooks, I set up the mic stand in a corner of the bedroom and hung blankets around me as best as I could. That location, however, proved to be [...]

Welcome. I took quite a break from blogging - but now I'm back. And I thought I'd have a bit of an open house, just to kick things off. (And yep, that's my AKG mic peeking out from the curtain to welcome you in.) So, what's been going on lately? Well, my latest audiobook, Kaanapali Beach Paradise, is now available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes, so that's some good news to share. On the personal front, I'm on a quest to read all of P.D. James's Adam Dalgleish books. I've read most of the later ones, but it occurred to me that I'd never read [...]