Applications You May Need for VO

Hey Everyone,

Here is a rundown of a few applications I use and love.

1) Audacity:

This is a bare bones audio editor, has everything you need to get started. It's a great starter app. You can add plugins and render as well. Best of all, it's FREE, get it if you are starting out.

2) Vegas Video

Vegas Video is my favorite because of the visual. While using a high quality audio production editor for less than $50, you are also learning how to edit video.

I'm biased because I used to edit video and shoot film a long time ago. This app has everything you need. The particularly awesome option is that you can render it out to so many different formats. From wav, to mp3, to aif, there are a lot of uses for those higher quality files.

Also, from a editor's perspective, it's good to see the audiofile as a whole, be able to cut and move things around. There's countless plugins included, plus you mess with the audio through envelopes.

This is a great all around app. I love it and I've used it for years and it's cheap as hell. Plus, you can go off and make movies with it.

3) Open Office

We all may have our own office applications and if you were lucky enough to have one installed in your computer, then awesome. Me? Not so much. Open office is the free version of office for everyone. No ads, no crazy catches. Just free. You'll need an office application to open up scripts, not to mention make invoices.

4) Xara Web Designer (optional)

If you end up making a website, I am a firm believer in this app. It's very simple, you don't have to know anything about programming and the learning curve (though slightly steep) is doable. It also won't cost an arm and a leg.


5) VLC Media Player

When you come upon audio files that may not work on your regular player, try this little guy out. I use it all the time.

There you GO!
All of these are for the most part Free or Dirt cheap. Don't go spending hundreds of dollars on apps. The cheaper ones here are complicated enough that you can delve into it but simple enough that you can just get the job done.