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What do you voice?

A wide variety of material. I voice training videos and podcasts, audio books, commentaries for documentaries or corporate videos, web promotions, tourist audio guides, radio, TV & cinema commercials, exhibition videos, English versions of non-English films, even transport station announcements! I can voice Standard English or many styles; there are audio samples on my site.

What do you need from clients before your record?

- A script, which is fully checked, please! Read it aloud yourself…does it make sense; is the grammar good? If English is not your first language, I will check for free.

- Are there any difficult or unusual pronunciations such as people’s names or place names I won’t be able to find out the pronunciation of? Please write these words out phonetically for me please, send me www.Forvo.com links, www.HowjSay.com links or why not send me mp3 files with you reading the word(s) slowly and clearly.

- What style do you need from me? Listen to my samples and let me know.

- Is time an issue? Do I have to get everything into a set exact time?

How quick is the turnaround time?

Usually the same day, I work 7 days a week, (although I have been known to take short holidays!) with files sent by e-mail for by a large file transfer service. If there are any problems with the recording, technically or editorially, I will re-do at the soonest opportunity, at of course, no extra cost. You can direct me via Skype if you like Skypename: peter,baker

What equipment have you got?

I have a broadcast quality studio in the United Kingdom with Neumann U87 microphones, a Yamaha O1V96VCM digital mixer, Marantz Professional Digital Recorder and I edit the recordings using Adobe Audition software. You can have files as either large .wav or .aiff files or .mp3 files at any data rate…most clients who want mp3s ask for 128kb or 256kb/sec. People usually choose the mp3 option if it’s for direct uploading to a website, Powerpoint use or for a phone answering service. The larger wav or aiff files are better for smooth video editing.

As a professional voiceover, why are your rates so reasonable?

I’d rather be busy every day than just read big budget scripts when they come in.

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