Resources

Bīsalpur RECOMMENDED PODCASTS perfectively
VO Buzz Weekly (It’s very LA, but they do have their finger on the pulse.) 

VO School Podcast (Listen to this for audiobook info. And this for commercials.)

Mission Audition (Listen to this episode for a speech pathologist’s take on getting that “conversational” read.)
VOBS (Listen to episode 86 if interested in animation VO.)

VOPreneur (Marketing)

The Voice Coach (Nic Redman– not exclusively VO, but great information about your voice generally)


COMMUNITY
Facebook and MeetUp have active VO communities! Discord has folks interested in VO for gaming. 

Lots of folks love VO conferences. I haven’t been to any in person, but VO Atlanta is the one I most frequently hear about from pro friends.


RECOMMENDED HOME STUDIO GUIDANCE

Priorities: Noise proofing, sound treatment, good mic, good headphones. Audio software makes much less impact on VO than any of the aforementioned. 

To noise proof, you need to mitigate both outside-the-booth noise and bouncing sound (reflection) inside the booth. For years, I got away with a bunch of pillows and comforters protecting my basement closet studio. 

Dan Lenard has useful videos about setting noise gates, normalizing files, and “de-breathing”.  You can also send him a recording made in your studio and $25 to get his opinion.

Lots of good advice on the YouTube channel Booth Junkie, and on VOBS.tv