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Twenty-One Years of Voice Over Editing Without Adobe: Why I Chose Cubase Instead

April 14, 2026 by Dane Reid

Voice-over editing and voice-over production both demand software that doesn't get in my way. When I started my career two decades ago, that choice seemed simple: everyone around me was using Cool Edit Pro. Radio stations like Majic 107.5, the one I interned at, standardized on it. My colleagues, … [Read more...] about Twenty-One Years of Voice Over Editing Without Adobe: Why I Chose Cubase Instead

Filed Under: African American Voiceover, audio, Blog, Commercial Ads, Demos, Industry & Career, Radio Imaging, Radio Industry Voiceover & Insights, Studio, Technical & Studio, Technology & Voiceover, The Studio, Uncategorized, voiceover, Voiceover Career, voices Tagged With: Adobe Audition vs Cubase, audio engineering for VO, audio production autonomy, audio software subscriptions, commercial voice over tips, Cubase for voice acting, digital audio workstations, home studio setup, independent audio producer, podcast editing software, professional DAW ownership, radio imaging production, radio station production, recording studio hardware, Steinberg Cubase 12, UAD Apollo Luna, voice actor software, voice over career advice, voice over editing, voice over production

What the 2026 Voiceover Survey Reveals About Our Industry

March 31, 2026 by Dane Reid

Last month I filled out the State of the Voiceover survey circulated by NAVA. It was my first time participating in the survey. It took me a few minutes of my time, but it was a month of waiting for the results. With the state of the world changing, I wondered how my beloved industry was weathering … [Read more...] about What the 2026 Voiceover Survey Reveals About Our Industry

Filed Under: About Voice Over, audio, Blog, Interviews & Insight, Technology & Voiceover, Testimonials, The Studio, Uncategorized, Vlogging, voiceover, Voiceover Career, voices Tagged With: AI voice actors, direct marketing voice over, home studio voice over, NAVA voiceover survey, non-union voice over, online casting voice over, pay to play voice over, SAG-AFTRA voice actors, state of voiceover, synthetic voice technology, voice actor demographics, voice actor income, voice actor salary, voice over business, Voice Over Career, voice over coaching, Voice Over Professional, voice over trends, voiceover industry 2026, voiceover survey data

My Last DMX Hip Hop Radio Commercial

April 14, 2021 by Dane Reid

Click here to listen to my last DMX Hip Hop Radio Commercial Hip Hop was crushed recently when a giant laid to rest. I remember when DMX introduced himself to the world. The hip hop world was looking for a new set of heroes after the death of Tupac followed by Biggie. Ja Rule was rising. Jay-Z … [Read more...] about My Last DMX Hip Hop Radio Commercial

Filed Under: About Voice Over, audio, Black Sounding Voiceover, Demos, Radio Imaging, Uncategorized, Vlogging, voiceover, Voiceover Career Tagged With: DMX, Hip Hop Concert Commercial, Hip Hop Radio Commercial, Hip Hop Radio Imaging, Radio Commercial, Radio Imaging, Top Rated African American Voice Talent, Urban Radio Imaging

A Nightmare On Dell Street- My Open Letter To Dell

April 11, 2021 by Dane Reid

When I looked for the right laptop for myself in 2018, I searched far and wide. I know a little bit about tech, so I thought it would be an easy process. I needed something that was portable and could fit inside my small Tumi backpack. I needed something with at least 15 inches in screen real estate … [Read more...] about A Nightmare On Dell Street- My Open Letter To Dell

Filed Under: audio, Studio, Technology & Voiceover, The Studio, Travel Tagged With: dell, dell trackpad freeze, dell xps, trackpad problems, travel mobile studio, voiceover studio, warranty issue, windows drivers, xps 15 2 in 1

The New Hip Hop Radio Imaging Voice of KZBT

November 5, 2020 by Dane Reid

As a voiceover talent, I do a lot of voices. And I do a lot of voiceover for different genres of voiceover. But as I have expressed before, being a radio imaging voice is one of my favorites. I have nailed a bunch of commercial voiceover auditions and it is really satisfying to book them, but … [Read more...] about The New Hip Hop Radio Imaging Voice of KZBT

Filed Under: About Voice Over, audio, Demos, Radio Imaging, Testimonials, Vlogging, voiceover, Voiceover Career, voices Tagged With: Atlanta Voice Over, Black Voiceover Talent, Breaking Into voiceover, Hip Hop Radio Imaging, Mix Group, Radio Imaging, Top Rated African American Voice Talent, Urban AC, Voice Actor, Voice Over, Voice Over Professional, Voice Talent, voiceover career

My 7 Step Voiceover Audition Process

September 1, 2020 by Dane Reid

A colleague of mine once said to me "The job of a Voiceover Talent is to wake up every day and voiceover audition." Well, I'm terrible at my job. I do not audition often. My career as a voiceover talent has never been about auditioning. It has always been about marketing, personal relationships, and … [Read more...] about My 7 Step Voiceover Audition Process

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