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Comprehensive Guide: Voiceover Post-Production Techniques

March 1, 2022

Listen to Jarvis, an AI avatar, read the first paragraph of this article.

Whether listeners recognize it consciously or not, audio can make or break a project. Poorly balanced sound strips a dialogue scene of its weight, forcing audiences to focus on deciphering voices from background noise. Poor podcast audio becomes distracting, action scenes lose their impact, and songs become a mess of competing tracks and vocals. Regardless of the quality of the rest of the project, audio editing and clarity have a huge impact on how the we receive content. In fact, a recent study of online videos found that there was an 89 percent correlation between highly-rated videos and good audio quality.

Voiceover scripts need to be thought through for an excellent end product.

What You Need to Know for Voiceover Script Success

February 8, 2022

The irony of quality advertisements, audiobooks, and training content is that you may never notice the voiceover behind them—and yet, that’s exactly the outcome you want. Let’s review what constitutes great voiceover scripts.

A high-quality script ensures that a voiceover enhances your content without outshining it (or distracting listeners for the wrong reasons). A well-written script helps voice actors and advanced text-to-speech platforms like WellSaid Labs easily identify where to add pauses, emphasis, and inflections.

Meet the new text to speech voice avatars at WellSaid!

New Avatar Voices, Now at WSL!

November 22, 2021

We are so excited to introduce you to our seven new friends. Technically, they are avatar voices, but we know you’ll like them. While we often add new voice options to the WSL Studio, we are extra excited about this group. Let’s meet the new options for your next voice over project and learn a bit about the process.

The Impact of Voice on Real Estate Videos

November 25, 2019

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but what’s worth more than a gallery of pictures? Sweeping real estate videos are!

WellSaid Adding soundtrack to your voice narration.

Choosing the Right Sound Track for Your Voice Over

November 18, 2019

When you have a solid voice recording, adding the right background music lets you set the emotional tone. Select the right sound track, and your production suddenly takes on a professional sound. Even subtle background music adds ambiance and feeling to an otherwise sterile recording.

Finding the right track requires some detective work and a lot of attention to nuance and tone. The process of looking for, and finding, that perfect accompaniment can be mystifying, but it doesn’t have to be. From identifying the best music services to trying out several tracks, this post gives you the information you need for confident audio mixing.

TTS Update: More Characters, Less Editing

November 14, 2019

What do you want?
MORE TEXT! CLEANER WORKFLOW!
When do you want it?
NOW!

We’re happy to oblige! These two new capabilities aid you on your quest to lifelike ai text to speech. Without further ado, let us introduce:

8 Tips for Stunning Video Voice Over

November 11, 2019

When you’ve got an eye-dazzling video and a perfectly wordsmithed script, you need only the best for your voice narration, too. We’ve compiled some of the voice industry’s best tips for creating the best possible voice over. From script prep to post-production, these eight hacks get you the results. Ready?

Voice Overs with TTS: Bringing Simple Back!

October 2, 2019

Voice over production is an arduous, multi-step process. Before you get to the final cut, you have to generate the script, audition and hire a voice actor, and record initial takes and retakes in the studio. Each part of the process offers its own rewards and challenges that affect how long a project will take and, ultimately, influence its quality. In short, the voice over workflow impacts your schedule and your budget.

Comprehensive Guide: Voiceover Post-Production Techniques

What You Need to Know for Voiceover Script Success

New Avatar Voices, Now at WSL!

The Impact of Voice on Real Estate Videos

Choosing the Right Sound Track for Your Voice Over

TTS Update: More Characters, Less Editing

8 Tips for Stunning Video Voice Over

Voice Overs with TTS: Bringing Simple Back!

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