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When part of your work is recording corporate and explainer video voiceovers you can discover quite a range of things  you previously had no idea existed.

For example non slip tennis courts; a special plastic used in photovoltaic cells; an iphone app that controls wood burning stoves; how to decommission wind turbines; a machine that measures human body resonant frequencies; how to turn a conservatory into an extra room; a water distribution and sewerage company in the desert in the UAE and finding out how to drive fancy VW cars over rocky terrain – you name it I’ve done the voice over!.

I hope these blog posts give a flavour of the more interesting voiceover stuff that sometimes comes my way – plus some of the other things I like that I’ve come across in those moments when I’m waiting for the next script to arrive!

Chris Radley – Voice Over

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Audio Technica AT4033 microphone grille close up. Photo by Louis Radley

How to book a professional voice over

 January 30, 2024
A checklist before engaging a voice over artist If you are planning to use a professional voice-over in a project for the first time you may find the whole process rather daunting.  A recent post on Linked In by voice artist Sarah Bowers makes everything straight forward with a guide to seven steps to booking a pro voice over. Sarah (see photo) outlines the things you want to be sure read more
Shure SM7dB microphone

50 year old microphone gets an upgrade

 November 6, 2023
Taking a look at the new Shure SM7dB mic One of the regular questions that people new to voiceovers ask when they plan to set up a home studio is – what voice over mic should I use? The advice generally is to get a large diaphragm capacitor mic and a pre-amp/interface to connect to your computer. These mics have an XLR connection and invariably need to receive phantom power read more
Aston Origin microphone

Should a voice over be a lurker?

 October 30, 2023
Should voice overs use social media? A recent posting on Linked In resonated with me. It was by a Linked In trainer who works with entrepreneurs – Lea Turner. The posting was about people on social media who go on there regularly and never, or rarely, post anything. That is totally me. The article points out how you are missing out on opportunities to network with and build relationships with read more
Aston Apex Glass microphone

New mics from Aston

 October 23, 2023
A new hand held stage mic I’m taking my voiceover hat off for a moment and putting on my audio producer / sound engineer hat on. (Metaphorically of course – I would struggle to get my head phones on if I wore a hat).  Anyway there is news from Aston Microphones that I thought I would write about. British based Aston first came to my notice in 2016 when they read more
DAB Radio

Changes in Radio

 October 10, 2023
BBC follows commercial radio groups into regional networking Until 2010 I was a radio presenter – mostly on local commercial stations. I still take an interest in developments in the world of radio. When I was still in commercial radio there was a trend underway towards increased networking with local stations providing less and less local programming with shows increasingly coming from regional hubs. After I left radio the trend read more
Fido Bug

Fido Bug – VO narration

 September 21, 2023
Another explainer video voice over Here is explainer video where I recently recorded the voice over narration. The video explains how you can use a small device – called a Fido Bug – to help discover and then locate where an underground pipe may be leaking. The bugs can be attached to pipes to listen to the noise of the pipe. A range of quick samples are taken and any read more
Blue Yeti microphone

3 voice over things to consider

 June 19, 2023
What you need to be a professional voice over As my recent voice over blog posts reveal I’ve been spending some time recuperating from eye surgery.  After having to lie on my back all the time for a week (essential apparently for the kind of corneal surgery I’ve just had) I can now get up and spend a little bit of recovery time catching up with articles on the internet read more
Aston Stealth microphone close up Photo by Louis Radley

Voiceovers – back in the booth – again!

 June 19, 2023
Back to voice work after surgery Back in May I reported on my voice over blog that I was getting back behind the mic after eye surgery – following that post I had a few busy weeks until the time came to have my other eye operated on. This has now taken place and after some further recuperation over the last week or so I am now once again back read more
AT4033 microphone with pop shield. Photo by Louis Radley

Back in the voice over booth.

 May 10, 2023
Return to the microphone I’m getting back behind the microphone to do some VO recording in my voice over booth after a couple of weeks recovering from eye surgery. Now with part of one of my corneas replaced and healed I’m back and firing on all cylinders and getting stuck into a corporate narration, a number of IVR messages and a pharmaceutical product information video narration. After a few years read more
Leka Xi logo

Voice Over – another explainer

 March 27, 2023
Narration for an explainer video Here is an explainer video that I recorded a voice over for recently. I have worked for Leka Systems for a number of years and was very happy to be asked to narrate this video explaining one of their recent innovations. It is always pleasing to have clients that come back to use you time after time. You can see more about the system on read more

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