[Perform-Talk] Question for You Experienced Voice Actors!

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Annie,
I only use a Braille Display if I have no other choice. I tend to
emboss scripts, especially long form such as audiobooks. For short
commercials, I memorise them but my short term memory is good. Hands
travelling across the page can still be heard but the noise has less
of an impact on the listener. Distance between the microphone and the
unwanted noise source is key. My mic is on the desk while my Braille
script is on my lap under the desk. If I have to use a Braille
Display, I try and learn bits so that I can advance the line during a
gap in speaking which can be edited out later.

I hope some of this helps.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 1/9/21, Brett Boyer via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I have done a few things. The first is to try to have the display as far
> away as possible. I have put the display on my lap.
> If I'm standing I have a podium that I can lower, well it's more of a music
> stand.
> I also use a condenser mic and I don't usually hear the clicks.
> I know this goes without saying but you might have to just listen through
> your headphones and find the maximum distance that is still comfortable.
> I know some of these are common sense, but I figured I should cover a few
> basic things.
> I'm sure others will chime in.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Anne Davis
> via Perform-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2021 6:34 PM
> To: perform-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Anne Davis <annedonnellon at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Perform-Talk] Question for You Experienced Voice Actors!
>
> Hey everybody!  I know some of you on here are VoiceOver artists and I have
> an important question, especially as it relates to the use of the braille
> display.
>
> Currently, I have a chord whereby one end hooks up to my computer, the other
> end hooks into my BrailleSense.  This makes it a piece of cake in coaching
> sessions and when I’m practicing copy because I can just get right to it and
> read it right off my computer.  My only concern is when I record, the
> click-click-clicking of the braille display is heard crystal clear, which I
> realize could cause potential distraction to anyone listening.
>
> How have you gotten around this?
>
> Would you recommend using a braille display other than the BrailleSense?  I
> wonder if, for instance, one of the Brailliant models might be quieter?
>
> I also emboss when necessary, especially if thereare things in the copy I
> need to mark, underline, or whatever.
>
> But, as you may know,clients can change the script on you at the last minute
> and several times.
>
> Any tips are greatly appreciated, on or offlist.
>
> As for the Software I use and the mic: I have an AT2035 and I am using
> Reaper to record😊.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Annie
>
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Sandra Gayer DipABRSM, LRSM.

Soprano Singer
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Broadcast Presenter
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