Home Studio 101 Class

Get the tools to build a home studio, engineer, & audition

Having a home studio at their disposal is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal of any voiceover talent who wishes to stay competitive.

In the past, you would have used giant reels of tape and edited with razor blades, but fortunately today you don't need to build an addition onto your house or take out a second mortgage to equip yourself with a studio capable of providing auditions, or even broadcast quality audio.

We will ease the learning curve and help you write the shopping list for your studio. Be able to market yourself anywhere in the world and deliver your voice to your clients without leaving the comforts of home. Working in your pajamas is optional.

Instructor Greg Sextro will help you assess you home studio needs and discuss the in's and out's of what’s involved in becoming your own engineer and producer. Questions are welcomed during the class. Click for a class outline.

CLASS OUTLINE

This class covers:

1. The Reality of Having a Home Studio - What's really involved?

  • The Pros
  • The Cons

2. Determining what kind of studio best suits you?

  • Level of Quality
    • Audition Quality
    • Broadcast Quality
    • Broadcast Quality with Phone Patch/ISDN
    • Full Service Professional Studio
  • Location
  • Schedule and Availability
  • Voice Talent Database Involvement

3. Responsibilities – How many hats do you have to wear and what's involved?

  • Voice Talent
  • Producer
  • Engineer

4. Vocal Booth Setup – Think you don't have the space... you would be surprised.

  • Suggestions
  • Soundproofing

5. Equipment – What needs to be on your home studio grocery list?

  • Recording and editing software
    • Pro Tools
    • Garage Band
    • Adobe Audition
    • Audacity
  • Microphones
  • Headphones
  • Computer- Mac, PC, laptop
  • Speakers
  • Cables
  • Pop-Filters & Popper Stoppers
  • Music Stand

6. Working with Files – You've got the finished product, now what?

  • File Types
    • Audio
    • Wav
    • Aiff
    • Mp3
  • File Delivery
    • Converting
    • FTP
    • Emailing
    • CD's

7. Resources – What to do, when you don't know what to do.

  • Private Consultations
  • Pro-Tools Training
  • Help from Edge

About this Class

  • Setting: Tele-class
  • Timetable: Offered every other week
  • Instructor: Greg Sextro
  • Class Length: 2-hours
  • Cost: $79 or included for anyone in the Phase-2

To Participate

  • Already in our Phase-2 program? This class is included, so just register by calling us at 888-321-EDGE (3343) or email training@edgestudio.com.
  • Want to purchase this class "A La Carte"? Select the class below and click "add to cart", or email training@edgestudio.com, or call us at 888-321-EDGE (3343).
  • Click for Edge Studio Polices

Home Studio 101

After You Register

  • Dial 1-641-594-7078 a few minutes before the class begins

Greg Sextro

Mixer, Engineer

Greg is an award winning sound designer, editor, and mixer, and has been working in TV and Film for over 10 years. His work can be heard in numerous feature films, shorts, documentaries, anime and animated productions, TV shows, and commercials.

Some noted projects include the animated feature "Sita Sings the Blues" by Nina Paley, the cartoon series "Super Normal" by World Leaders Entertainment, the feature film "Lucky Life" by Lee Isaac Chung, "Idiots & Angels" by Bill Plympton, and the stop motion short "Hose" by Kevin Watkins. His commercial work includes projects for Unisom, TLC, MTV2, Comcast, Wella Hair Color, Clairol Professional, Cheerios, Armstrong Flooring, Martha Stewart Collection, and much more.

Early in his career, he spent countless hours engineering and mixing Voice-Overs for educational and commercial projects at Fullhouse Productions in NYC. Today, he maintains a diverse clientele, and provides a wide array of audio services. One day you might see him in the studio surround mixing an anime series for DVD, and the next, recording dialog on location for a feature film.

How to Reach Us

Call us 888-321-3343
Email us training@edgestudio.com

Click for Edge location information...

Meet Your Coaches

Edge Alumni Work Everyday

Get free educational
voice over newsletters!

Get free, educational voice over newsletters

Where should we send them?

Select which newsletters you want