How important is it for the voice actor of today to master the technical aspects of the business?
This is something I have rallied for since I started. I hammer my students on this topic again and again, often from day one. There are two primary types of voice actor; those who live in major market cities who will never have to know the first thing about digital editing and audio production because they will always go to a studio to do their work and all they have to do is read and act. They are usually successful actors or celebrities, or highly successful voice actors who have never had to have a home studio. Then, there is the home based voice actor, who goes to other studios when required, but is fully capable of delivering the goods from their home studio when they can get away with it. The best example of this would be Joe Cipriano, or Beau Weaver, who have excellent quality studios at home, but also go out to the studios to do their work when they need to. They’re both in Hollywood and that type of life is accessible to them. But what about someone in Kentucky, or Texas, Mich
