I saw a couple video production houses post on social media about offering a low budget promo video to businesses looking to spread the word that their doors are open.

It got me thinking…how can I help?

I’m just a VO guy.  I wish I had the talent to put together a quick video for people to post on social to draw some eyes…but I’m still working on that.

In the meantime, I wrote a couple tags that were generic enough for any business but heartfelt enough to make a difference.  There are three audio tags.  Sentiments that I think we’ve all felt through all of this.

If you’re looking for ways to help using video…I’d love for you to use my voice.

Here it is.  Free of charge.

In the spirit of giving and rebuilding:

 

Here is a link to the WAV file for the following scripts Looking forward to better days. Looking forward to a sense of normalcy. Looking forward to serving you. They say “distance makes the heart grow fonder” Turns out they’re right! We can’t wait to see you We stayed home…together We persevered…together We will thrive again…together We are…better together

 

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 for the MP3.

If that doesn’t work let me know bill@billstage.com

If you use this I’d LOVE to see the finished product.  Tag me on social or send me a link.  Let me know if I can help any further because It’s true what I said…we really are better together.

Stay safe.

Stay well.

This is Source Connect by Source Elements. Hailed as the industry standard ISDN replacement!

Wait, is ISDN going away? No…it’s just getting really expensive! Source Connect is a portable, high quality, secure way to record and monitor from anywhere in the world.

It’s available in 3 versions: Standard, Pro and Pro X. Well, 4 versions if you count Source Connect Now…but let’s not, ok?. Nothing says “working pro” like the free, less stable version of the thing everyone else has!

Source Connect is super easy to install and easy use and it sounds amazing!

In this video I take you behind the scenes in my voice over studio and show you some of the fun toys. This is my recording studio…my WhisperRoom!

Since 1990, WhisperRoom, Inc.™ has manufactured Sound Isolation Enclosures across the world to major TV networks, federal governments, medical labs, musicians, and weird voice over guys’ basements for a myriad of applications. Wait…do that say medical labs?

The prefabricated acoustical enclosures present a handsome and professional appearance made with three quarter inch MDF, precision cut to ensure accuracy of the component fit and are covered with an attractive, durable, charcoal gray, cloth material…that our cat Rosie used as a scratching post. (RIP Rosie)

Its got a ventilation system I don’t use and their website says some components used to manufacture the WhisperRoom contain formaldehyde and I am just reading this now?

Their booths significantly reduce ambient and acoustic noise but are not soundproof. So if you don’t treat it properly you end up sounding like you’re in a coffin. And if you get a model any smaller you’ll feel like it too!

This is the “899” and retails at about $6,000. I got this baby off of Craigslist for $1000 from a woman in Tennessee who was starting a demo recording business for karaoke singers. And I promise uphold the legacy of the previous performers that have stepped into these hallowed walls!

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This is the Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre.

It’s got a logic assisted gate, split band de-esser and (my favorite) an aural exciter!!

This preamp is notorious for being in radio broadcasting studios and on the engineers desks due to a power supply issue.

But the EQ and Big Bottom make up for it! It sounds so damn good!

It is a Reflected-plate amplifier tube mic preamp…Which means the circuit effectively operates the tube’s plate at a constant low dc potential, and extracts the plate current through a current mirror which thereby produces an output current as a reflection of the plate current.

Confused? Just wait till I explain the “low jitter word clock output” feature.

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In this video I take you behind the scenes in my voice over studio and show you some of the fun toys. The Neumann TLM 103 is my microphone!

The TLM 103 is one of the biggest successes in Neumann’s history. Its pristine, clear sound is a modern update on the classic U87…which is longer and heavier and well, who needs it!

Also the 103 is 1/2 the price so…it was perfect for a cheapo like me who wants to save a penny but sound damn good too!

It comes in a nickel finish, weighs in at one pound and is delivered in this beautiful wooden box that for some reason I keep my guitar picks in.

The TLM stands for “transformer less mic”…it’s a cardioid condenser microphone with a gentle presence boost for a stunningly direct sound with breathtaking definition and ultra low noise…and it’s the kind Howard Stern uses!

Just look at the lines of the grill. It’s so sexy so sleek! And makes my voice sound exactly the same way!

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According to BusinessNewsDaily.com, the way to achieve success as an entrepreneur is to define what success means to you!

You can start by creating a strategy and goals as a way to measure your success. Your business plan along with your one, five and ten-year business goals will give you an idea of what you need in order to get there.

Once you create your goals you have to find a way to measure them. Any good goal can be tracked but allow yourself to be flexible because things change.

Find your purpose. You need a clearly defined purpose and a plan to grow your business.

There are lots of ways to know when success has been achieved. Be it a profit-based, becoming a leader in your industry or more personal like a sense of security and accomplishment.

The best part about being an entrepreneur is making your own rules. The great news is you can decide for yourself what it means to be successful.

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