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Here are some useful tools I've found (and used!) for voiceover artists:
FREE VOICEOVER PRACTICE SCRIPTS
Visit any of these sites for quite literally hundreds of free sample scripts you can use to practice your craft!
https://www.schoolofvoiceover.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/84-Graduate-Practice-Scripts-School-of-Voiceover.pdf (Free download with 84 scripts)
FREE WORDS PER MINUTE CALCULATORS / SPEECH CALCULATORS
FREE PRONUNCIATION WEBSITES
ESSENTIAL PLUGIN TOOLS FOR VOICEOVERS
NOISE GATE PLUGINS
A good noise gate will go a long way to reduce noise between words, breaths, and pauses. Here are a two articles comparing noise gate plugins you can use with your DAW. For reference, I use LogicPro, and I use the standard noise gate that it comes with. If you want to get fancier, it's worth checking out these lists because they share their pros and cons.
The 11 Best Noise Gate Plugins according to WhippedCreamSounds
The 7 Best Free Noise Gate Plugins!
DE-REVERB PLUGINS
I currently use the iZotope RX De-Reverb with Logic and it comes with a de-plosive, de-crackler and mouth noise remover that I also love. This was the best plugin investment I've made so far because it allows me to record outside of my studio in hotels and other locations and get a studio-quality recording. In the link below, you can take their listening test to hear the quality for yourself.
WHERE TO FIND TRAVEL BOOTHS / MOBILE VOCAL BOOTHS
I designed my own variation of the booth linked below using PVC pipe. I still own it and have it packed away so I can travel with it when needed. The frame parts probably cost closer to $40 (heck, you could get PVC cheaper on Facebook Marketplace, I'm sure), but the entire booth cost closer to $200 because I ordered heavier sound blankets for the project instead of regular moving blankets. However, you can use whatever you have. If I were travelling to a hotel, for example, I wouldn't even bother bringing the blankets with me - I'd take only the frame and throw the hotel bed cover over the top of the booth to record. I used this particular setup for several months as I was waiting for my custom studio build to be completed.
https://gearspace.com/board/low-end-theory/478582-my-40-diy-vocal-booth.html
An example of sound dampening blankets: https://amzn.to/48aM79s
Basically, the entire thing, when put together, looks like this guy, just a little cheaper:
If you're custom-building your own studio or converting a closet and need some foam, I used something like this:
I will be updating this page every-so-often, so feel free to check back. For more information about the tools I use in my studio, visit my post with linked products here.
