Voodoo Sound

16/06/2025

🎤 Mic Talk! From Budget to Broadcast Ready

In this week’s Pro Audio Suite, George walks us through his epic mic comparison webinar — from the $150 AT875R to the high-end OC818 and even a few curveballs like the D112 (yes, the kick drum mic). If you’re a voice actor wondering what mic to buy (or just love mic geekery), this one’s for you.

👉 Hear it now at proaudiosuite.com
🎧 Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Amazon Music

Brought to you by TriBooth and Austrian Audio

This week, it's all about the front end — microphones for voiceover. George recently ran a live webinar comparing a wide range of mics from the Audio-Technica AT875R to the mighty Austrian Audio OC818, and we’re diving deep into the results. From self-noise to low-end roll-off, polar patterns to...

12/06/2025

The PASport VO just got benched, and it passed with flying colours.

An independent lab test found the preamp noise floor at –89 dB. That’s quieter than your booth. Quieter than your headphones. Quieter than just about anything. And the build quality impressed the pros.

But there’s a catch: CEntrance won’t make more unless we prove the demand is real. So if you missed out the first time and want in on the next batch, we need you to do one thing:

👉 Email Michael at CEntrance and say, “Where’s my PASport VO?”
[email protected]

Let’s bring this thing back.

🎧 Full ep on ProAudioSuite.com
🧰 Need help with gear? JustAskRobbo.com

This week on The Pro Audio Suite, we dig into the lab-tested results of our very own PASport VO, the portable audio interface designed for voice talent and podcasters. George took it to a respected LA repair shop for an independent bench test, and the results? Minus 89 dB of self-noise. Translation:...

28/05/2025

Helping your voice talent sound better doesn’t always mean upgrading their gear.

Sometimes, it’s about helping them hear what’s wrong.

Robbo’s hosting Home Studio Rehab, a live online session for voice actors, podcasters, and content creators to finally learn:

What to listen for

What’s holding their sound back

And how to fix it themselves

Includes live audio breakdowns + replay. Limited spots.

Send your talent here: www.justaskrobbo.com/home-studio-rehab

27/05/2025

🎸 Lesson in Rock: Stairway Breaks the Rules... and That’s Why It Works

There’s a golden rule in studio land:
Never let the tempo drift.
It makes editing harder. Performances wobble. The mix suffers.
So we lock it in with a click, and don’t look back.

Unless you’re Jimmy Page, when Led Zeppelin recorded Stairway to Heaven, they tracked it section by section, with no click track, no tempo map, no grid.
Just feel.

“The tempo speeds up as it goes on… and it’s meant to.”
— Jimmy Page

The song literally builds as it climbs.Starts soft.
Rises steadily.
Ends in a full-blown release.

It breaks the rules. And it works.

So what can we learn from them?:

Sometimes, the rulebook’s just muscle memory.
“This is how it’s done.”
“This is how I’ve always done it.”
“This is how everyone else does it.”

But the best stuff usually happens when you stop doing what’s expected and start doing what feels right.

Break the rules if they’re getting in your way. Just make sure you’re doing it on purpose.

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25/05/2025

The best part of this job? Hearing what happens after the demo goes out.

“I landed a major campaign off the back of my demo.”
— Ayesha Tansey

“It was everything I’d hoped for. I walked away feeling truly confident.”
— Sian Luxford

“I am crying like a f*ing baby right now, because it's so good.”**
— Sumera Meers

“It now reflects the work I’m doing today, not 15 years ago.”
— Andrew Peters

Each one was built around them—not a template.

🎧 Hear more here: https://www.voodoosound.com.au/voiceover-demos

And if your current demo doesn’t reflect where you’re at today—we should probably talk.

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21/05/2025

🎙️ Ever record a take and think:

“Why does my voice sound muddy?”

Here’s a dead-simple trick to clean it up, no 3rd party plugins, no guesswork, just your DAW’s built-in EQ. Try this:

Open your EQ and boost one band to +10dB.
Sweep slowly between 200–400Hz.
When your voice sounds boxy or bloated, that’s your trouble spot.
Now cut that frequency down to -3 to -5dB.

Cleaner. Tighter. Clearer.

This works in TwistedWave, Audition, Reaper, and even Audacity.
Want a stack built for YOUR voice?
I create custom processing presets tuned to your voice, mic, and space.
This week only: Get 10% off.

🎯 Book here: https://www.voodoosound.com.au/booking-calendar/custom-voice-over-processing-presets?referral=service_list_widget

Upload your audio → I’ll build your stack → You sound better. Simple.

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20/05/2025

Jeff Thomas once said something to me that stuck:“Everything you produce needs to make the person listening feel something.” At the time, I probably thought that meant “hit ’em with some killer FX.”

And sometimes, it does, but only if that’s the emotion we want the listener to feel.

Years later, Phil Dowse said something nearly identical in a strategy meeting. Different context, same truth. Whether it’s a radio promo, a podcast opener, or a five-second stinger, the goal isn’t just to sound slick. It’s to move people.

If your imaging doesn’t make the listener feel something, you’re just making noise.

Need your station’s imaging to actually connect with listeners? I’ve been doing this for 30+ years across CHR, Rock, Hot AC and Talk formats in Australia, Singapore, the US and UK.

Hear how I work: https://www.voodoosound.com.au/radio-imaging

19/05/2025

🎸 Lesson in Rock: Reinventing the Familiar

Back in 2008, Kid Rock took a punt. His producer, Mike E. Clark, was working with Violent J from Insane Clown Posse when Clark looped Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London over a groove and then dropped in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama guitar hook, just to see what would happen.

At first, Kid Rock thought it was a bit of a dumb idea—worried it might come off as a cheap stunt and disrespect two rock classics. He shelved the concept… until it clicked that both songs were in the same key. That “aha” moment changed everything: same musical bones, fresh lyrics and melody, and suddenly All Summer Long was born, a bona fide global hit.

Reminds me of that old Mark Twain quote:

“There is no such thing as a new idea... We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope.”

And it tracks. Whether you’re cutting a VO demo, producing a podcast intro, or building a killer station ID, you don’t always have to start from scratch. Sometimes, the magic’s already there. You just need to look at it sideways.

Takeaway: Don’t be afraid to remix, reuse, or reframe. Innovation often comes from recognising what’s already great and giving it your own twist.

18/05/2025

This reel features voiceover artists who knew their sound and knew what they wanted to say.

Each script was tailored.
Each session was directed.
Each mix was built to let them shine.

Because real is the trend right now.
And a cookie-cutter demo won’t cut it.

“I landed a major campaign off the back of my demo.” – Ayesha Tansey

Hear the difference. Ready to sound like you? More info: https://www.voodoosound.com.au/voiceover-demo-production

15/05/2025

🎆 FLASHBACK FRIDAY kicks off!
Every week, I’m diving into the Voodoo Sound vault to bring back some of the classics, the quirky, the clever, the iconic.

This week? A classy big band jingle from 1992 for Bob Blades at Ferny Grove Meats.
Written by Louis Rogers, voiced with style, and topped off with Bob’s weekly specials on Triple M Brisbane.

🎶 “Our meat can’t be beat…”
Yup, they don’t make ’em like this anymore.

Radio Imaging is a Voodoo Sound thing.
If you need IDs, stingers, or that signature sound, I’ve got you.

Link in bio or hit up voodoosound.com.au/radio-imaging

13/05/2025

This week on The Pro Audio Suite, Emmy-winning VO artist Cissy Jones and seasoned performer Larissa Gallagher join us to talk about voice cloning, copyright chaos… and the tools being built to protect performers.

They’re not just highlighting the problem. They’re backing the solution.

We dig into:
• How their voices ended up on AI platforms
• What NAVA is doing about it
• The emerging technologies designed to safeguard voices
• What every creative professional needs to know

📢 Essential listening for anyone in the VO or production space.
🎧 Now streaming on all podcast platforms.
🔗 www.proaudiosuite.com

Award-winning voice actors Cissy Jones and Larissa Gallagher have seen their voices stolen by AI. Literally. In this hard-hitting episode of The Pro Audio Suite, they join us to share the shocking reality of finding their voices on AI platforms — being sold, shared, and synthesized without consent...