Fledgling voice artist seeking counsel.

[kozikowski]

I might someday have the need for an English voice

That occurred to me as well. Can you do an arrivals/departure presenter at Victoria Station?

There's a back-burner project......

Koz

[MichloIW]

My first paid voice work.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1435557200051856

[kozikowski]

That worked out, didn't it? It's 4:35. Is that within the window of time after which you have to come out and gasp for air?

Can I cynically assume that fifteenth century Renaissance chamber music doesn't have copyright issues?

"Sir Robin of the Scarlet Breast's London Solicitors are on line three for you....."

Koz

[MichloIW]

Hah, yes that was about my limit before expiring.

I've been using an ice-pack in a cap on my head and one under each foot. I did find this yesterday, though:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000 ... UTF8&psc=1

I asked the question and was told it is almost silent and surprisingly cooling. I really need ventilation to draw out the hot air eventually but hopefully this will help for the time being.

As for the music, I purposefully searched for free, royalty free music. Also, it wasn't long enough so I had to extend it with some editing and lessening of the tempo.

People have been very positive about it.

Cheers.

[MichloIW]

Greetings once more,

I found a very quiet little fan: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000 ... UTF8&psc=1

At low level I don't hear it in my ambient noise tests after processing.

It isn't cooling very much but it helps a little.

Please let me know what you think. The tests are here:

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=FF725192 ... 2D%2143644

Cheers.

[flynwill]

Cool, I'm glad you are getting some relief.

If you decide to do further fan shopping you should know that what makes noise is air velocity. What cools you is air volume per second. So the secret to cooling quietly is to move a large volume of air slowly. That's why ceiling fans work so well -- big fan move slow. (but unfortunately I don't think you can get a ceiling fan in your closet). But you might find larger diameter fans with low speeds that are sufficiently quiet and give you more cooling.

[MichloIW]

Cool, I'm glad you are getting some relief.

If you decide to do further fan shopping you should know that what makes noise is air velocity. What cools you is air volume per second. So the secret to cooling quietly is to move a large volume of air slowly. That's why ceiling fans work so well -- big fan move slow. (but unfortunately I don't think you can get a ceiling fan in your closet). But you might find larger diameter fans with low speeds that are sufficiently quiet and give you more cooling.

Thank you very much for the tip. I definitely need more cooling than I have. Also probably a way to pull out the heat.

Cheers.

[kozikowski]

It's difficult to do. I've owned many stand-alone fans and almost without exception "LOW" wasn't low enough. We need one click to the left of LOW called "Ceiling Fan."

I suspect the marketing people will raise their hands and say since people think the noise is keeping them cool, it won't sell. There's an addition problem with those as well. You can get variable speed motors, but many of them get the low speeds by making the motor itself buzz. Most people's environments make a lot of noise.

How did the last few Los Angeles afternoons work out? I think the humidity hit 70% a couple of times. Hiding in the shade and not moving seemed the best course. Rain check on the cuppa — unless it has ice in it.
Koz

[MichloIW]

It's difficult to do. I've owned many stand-alone fans and almost without exception "LOW" wasn't low enough. We need one click to the left of LOW called "Ceiling Fan."

I suspect the marketing people will raise their hands and say since people think the noise is keeping them cool, it won't sell. There's an addition problem with those as well. You can get variable speed motors, but many of them get the low speeds by making the motor itself buzz. Most people's environments make a lot of noise.

How did the last few Los Angeles afternoons work out? I think the humidity hit 70% a couple of times. Hiding in the shade and not moving seemed the best course. Rain check on the cuppa — unless it has ice in it.
Koz

Today is the first day I've not had to use the A/C in my home office. Spending any time in the audio closet was for masochists only.

As for the tea, plenty of ice here, mate. I've been here long enough to learn its merit.

Cheers.

[MichloIW]

Incidentally, I haven't yet finished recording all of the baseline guides to the voices I need for Cattle but I did finally finish the list and what they need to sound like.

There are 39 characters I have to make distinguishable plus a few background ones and of course, my narrator's voice. FORTY! *gulps*

If I can get this down, though, with the zombies, the male, female, young and old, I should be good for anything.

Cheers.