Posts Tagged ‘ryan drean’

Feb
12

Pro Tools 10: Clip Gain

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I have been meaning to make it “official” for a while so now is as good a time as any: I love Clip Gain.  If you are running Pro Tools 10, Congratulations.  If not this may be transferable to other DAW’s but I doubt it.  Actually what clip gain does is not brand new.  It allows you [...]

Feb
07

FROM PC TO MAC P2: Terminal Commands

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In the last, and inaugural, post about my addition of the Mac environment to my workflow I mentioned that I really like both PC and MAC.  However, there are some things I couldn’t really get used to the Mac OS.  This time I wanted to point out the Terminal.  In Applications>Utilities.  Some Mac users may never use [...]

Feb
06

From PC to MAC P1: Mouse and Keyboard

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If you are like me you are, or were, a “PC” guy….or gal.  But for one reason or another you are making the transition to Mac.  I am 50/50.  I have about 5 different computers….actually 6 that I work on regularly.  I know that’s ridiculous but I like “gear” and I have  different machines for [...]

Jan
28

MUST READ: How is this even possible?

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Lori Lewis does it again. An employee with Jacobs Media, she writes about Social Strategy in a column called Merge, seen weekly on All Access. This installment really shocked me.

Oct
30

New or ReCycled Sessions?

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Efficiency and Creativity. The question: Is it better to start a new session or try to repurpose an old one?

Oct
15

Free Music: Extra AMERICAN!

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We will put up some content on the Soundcloud page from time to time. If we post it there we will make it downloadable and if we make it downloadable, its FREE and CLEAR.

Oct
10

Soundcloud + Getty Images

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Basically, you can connect your Soundcloud account to Getty Images Music Licensing (Getty Images) and start getting your music and/or content “out there” for licensing to media, advertisers, designers and creatives

Oct
04

Los Productores y Ryan Drean: En Español

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Raul Segura, has interviewed me! In fact he runs an entire spanish audio production and voiceover blog. If you speak/read spanish then you could take a peek. OR if you are looking for a great Spanish language resource this could be your spot.

Oct
03

Don’t Forget To Close Your Eyes

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He says “Who cares? Don’t forget to close your eyes sometimes. It helps to stop visualizing the production and JUST listen to it.”

Sep
17

Sell the Sizzle and FAST

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Savvy PD’s had been maximizing their opportunities efficiently for years before PPM came along. “Selling the Sizzle, not the Steak” was a phrase I heard my entire professional career which started in 2000. But it is more important than ever to do this because…NOW ITS SCIENCE.

Sep
10

Tutorial: Add Some Tempo Effects!

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Here is one way to incorporate TEMPO EFFECTS, and maybe the easiest, to get an OBVIOUS and QUICK result. You always want to make the Vocal track sound “interesting.”

Aug
23

Phonetic Spelling: Help a VO out!

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Fortunately, my workload is ever increasing a fact about which I will never complain. But with that comes new challenges. One that has stood out recently is having a clue how to pronounce words that I have never seen much less heard before.

Aug
09

In the (Road) Studio: Simple, Clean Voiceover in a Bedroom

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…this is a just a simple video I made just after doing some imaging VO. Someone asked me what I take on the road as the final product does sound pretty clean. Surprisingly clean. Below find the actual types out specs of what I have here and how I use it.

Aug
06

All Access 10 Q’s

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I got interviewed by All Access for their 10Q’s section.  Here is a little from that and the link if you have a few minutes to kill.  I attempted to sound intelligent at times…

Jun
13

Tutorial: Multiple Tracks, Different FX,Same Voice Over

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From time to time I try to create some good (or perhaps just slightly useful) tutorial videos.  I have been amping up my imaging voice over business lately.  I have multiple clients that like me to send the read in multiple filters each time.  In fact, I know Jeff Berlin mentioned this type of thing [...]

Jun
04

360 Country (What I have been doing for a few months)

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So it is with not a small amount of excitement I get to finally write this post.  While I have been doing a multitude of things for TM Studios/Dial Global since I started in February, the main thing I have been developing is a new country branding product calledI hope you take a listen to what we [...]

May
10

New Site Design!! (Probable Issues)

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Just a quick note…as of 5/10/12 (because apparently I didn’t get enough site drama with my server change) I am having the whole site redesigned…again…  Once complete it will be pretty sweet which means easier to look at, easier to navigate and way more contemporary.  I have delayed the podcast until I know it will [...]

Jan
13

Who Wants My Job? Imaging/Commercial Production Open at 96-3 KSCS Dallas/Ft. Worth

Imaging/Commercial Production open at 96-3 KSCS Dallas/Ft. Worth

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