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Here's my review of the Kaotica Eyeball. It's a foam ball which you put on your microphone to help soundproof your place.
It really works. But, it's a little steep at $200 and the mic positionment might be a little weird. Check out the video!
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Voice123: Why I DON'T recommend them to New Voices!
For those who are unfamiliar, Voice123 is a pay-to-play service where they send you auditions for jobs.
There are a few REALLY bad things about V123 that all new VO talents need to know.
1) Jobs in V123 don't have to be ACTUAL JOBS!
Voice123 doesn't escrow money, so the jobs can very much not exist. V123, when you get a job, asks you through email whether or not you received the job and you can say yes or no. It doesn't really matter. There could be thousands of jobs where people just posted them and they never happened.
The main difference between this and Voices.com is that Voices requires clients to pay the money for the jobs to Voices once the agreement starts. So, once again Voices has the advantage.
2) The Smartcast feature
Voice123 punishes talent for auditioning too much. If you audition for every job that comes your way, you lose auditions. This is counter productive because they have no clue whether the jobs even become actual paying jobs. In essence, every non-job should be considered a non-audition.
Personally, I haven't had an audition in 8 days with the exception of direct invitations from clients. When I complained, they said that I audition for 600% of the jobs. Don't you want talent to audition for jobs? Isn't that a good thing?
3) $400 price tag
Ugh, $400 now puts them at the most expensively bad Pay-to-play site available. UGH! The worst. There is no possible reason for this increase. I only tolerate it because there have been jobs which I've received through this.
4) Connection to Voicebunny
Voice123 is connected to Voicebunny, one of the cheapest sites when it comes to paying VO talent. It's the worst, and V123 created it. They seem to have really figured out a way to screw over VO artists. If you're new to Vo, Voicebunny is a good proving grounds if you can't afford the voices.com price tag.
In conclusion, Voice123 suddenly had an influx of auditions of the past few months and were really giving out lots of auditions but this month was punishment for my willingness to auditions. Basically, don't get V123 first. Get voices.com!
There are a few REALLY bad things about V123 that all new VO talents need to know.
1) Jobs in V123 don't have to be ACTUAL JOBS!
Voice123 doesn't escrow money, so the jobs can very much not exist. V123, when you get a job, asks you through email whether or not you received the job and you can say yes or no. It doesn't really matter. There could be thousands of jobs where people just posted them and they never happened.
The main difference between this and Voices.com is that Voices requires clients to pay the money for the jobs to Voices once the agreement starts. So, once again Voices has the advantage.
2) The Smartcast feature
Voice123 punishes talent for auditioning too much. If you audition for every job that comes your way, you lose auditions. This is counter productive because they have no clue whether the jobs even become actual paying jobs. In essence, every non-job should be considered a non-audition.
Personally, I haven't had an audition in 8 days with the exception of direct invitations from clients. When I complained, they said that I audition for 600% of the jobs. Don't you want talent to audition for jobs? Isn't that a good thing?
3) $400 price tag
Ugh, $400 now puts them at the most expensively bad Pay-to-play site available. UGH! The worst. There is no possible reason for this increase. I only tolerate it because there have been jobs which I've received through this.
4) Connection to Voicebunny
Voice123 is connected to Voicebunny, one of the cheapest sites when it comes to paying VO talent. It's the worst, and V123 created it. They seem to have really figured out a way to screw over VO artists. If you're new to Vo, Voicebunny is a good proving grounds if you can't afford the voices.com price tag.
In conclusion, Voice123 suddenly had an influx of auditions of the past few months and were really giving out lots of auditions but this month was punishment for my willingness to auditions. Basically, don't get V123 first. Get voices.com!
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