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Until May 1st 2013 I am giving away a $999 Cinesamples Cineperc Full Bundle

by J.S. Gilbert
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I attended GDC, the Game developers Conference again and a highlight for me are the GANG awards (Game Audio Network Guild), and the big party held afterwards at Pyramind. They hold a raffle and I was lucky enough to win a few prizes this year. The biggest and best among the bunch was Cinesamples Cineperc [...]

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Sennheisers Online Tutorials for Filmmakers (Videographers) or anybody looking to create good sound

by J.S. Gilbert
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For the past 21 years, Sennheiser has owned Neumann and have been cranking out some incredible microphones (and other audio products) under both names. While I own a coouple dozen microphones, the two I turn to most often are the Sennheiser 416 shotgun and the veteran Neumann U87. Not only do I trust these guys [...]

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Craig Anderton’s 5 Marketing Slogans That Must Die

by J.S. Gilbert
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Every now and again, as a writer and a big mouth in general, I come across something that says to me, “I could have written that” or “I wish I had written that”, as opposed to “I could have written that better”. I came across Craig Anderton’s ”Five Marketing Slogans That Must Die”, buried way back [...]

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Audio Plug-In Crazy with SpectrumWorx

by J.S. Gilbert
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I’ve discovered among my musician, v.o., audio engineer, video game developer and some other creative friends that we can fall into 2 camps, those who love plug-ins and must have more and more or those who don’t  really care one way or the other. A company from Croatia named Little Endian has come up with a plug-in called [...]

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Doritos Changing the Game Wins A Lion for Goodby Silverstein

by J.S. Gilbert
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Congrats to Alex Burke and the whole team at GSP for yet another Cannes Lion. Despite some voice actors desires to list Addy’s Telly’s, Lions, Clio’s and other awards on their resumes, websites or foreheads, there really aren’t any awards for voice over. At best, we voice guys and girls must simply take a small [...]

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A Nice Set of Headphones

by J.S. Gilbert
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Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything new to this here blog and my faithful 3 followers are no doubt sorely upset. Add to that the fact that I promised I would speak a little about my experiences at AES, which was almost 2 months ago, and I’m seeming downright lazy. So, to get [...]

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Vote No on Yes

by J.S. Gilbert
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Many of you know that one of the favorite hats I get to wear is that of being a voice talent. Sometimes I get to write em, sometimes I direct em, sometimes I say em, and sometimes I wish I didn’t say em. But overall, despite the fact that I may be making lots of [...]

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What’s wrong with the word Audition?

by J.S. Gilbert
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While the way we do things is changing, there is no reason that accepted language needs to change, when doing so offers no improvement. Case in point is the term “custom demo”.  The word is ”audition”.  Is  anyone confused when they hear the word audition? Then why would anyone want to introduce another term that [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i vs. Canon EOS 7D

by J.S. Gilbert
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DSLR’s are all the rage these days, in particular for videographers looking to get high quality results with a minimal outlay of dollars. There are lots of pluses and minuses and I would recommend anyone looking at making an investment of what is easily several thousand dollars, (no matter how you slice it) borrow, rent [...]

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I’m a Nickelodeon “Star”, but they don’t know who I am.

by J.S. Gilbert
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Opening Screen from Go Bananas Okay, here’s the long version. A few days ago I get contacted by another poor, lost soul who had recently lost their job, spent several months looking for work and has now decided to try their hands at the wonderful world of voice over. Since my usual response is to [...]

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Working at Zoetrope with Ear Wax for Stanford Hospital

by J.S. Gilbert
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       In the middle of San Francisco’s North Beach district is a rather unique building. Besides it having been built right smack in the middle of the 1906 earthquake and being one of the narrowest office buildings you might ever see, this 7 or 8 story building belongs to Francis Ford Coppola and is the home of [...]

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How to Become a Rich and Famous Voice Actor

by J.S. Gilbert
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While I wear a lot of hats, the one that I most enjoy is being the voice over guy. But it seems as though everyone these days is trying to become a voice actor. Most will never make a nickel, but will leave a sizable donation with one or more of the many, many individuals [...]

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Gadgets and Stuff

by J.S. Gilbert
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The Making of Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Accousticalsurfaces.com For those of you looking to upgrade project studios or home studios or are looking to build or retrofit studio space, www.acousticsurfaces.com is a treasure trove of information and products for almost any situation. From [...]

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