FAQs

My schedule changes daily and is determined by what’s in my inbox. Generally, once I receive the final/approved script for your project I can have the voiceover done and sent to you within 24-48 hours, Monday through Friday. The turnaround time depends upon the length of your project and what all is required. For longer-length projects or projects that require several different separate voiceovers, for example, your complete project scope is for 15, 2-minute videos, that will take longer for me to finish. Once I know the scope and length of your project I’ll be happy to provide you an estimation of when it will be complete.

There are times when I already have booked out my recording studio and have other voiceover projects scheduled. In those cases, I will start recording your project on the next business day I have availability.

Scripts change from time to time. Should you make changes to the script within 30 days after I’ve recorded and have sent you the final audio file(s), I do have a minimum re-recording fee. If the change is only a few words or minimal, I may lesson that fee. On the other hand, if the script changes a great deal and/or if they constitute recording most of the project over again, the re-recording fee will increase.

If you have changes to the script 30 days or more after I’ve sent you the audio file, it will be considered a new project and a full, new fee will be charged.

I do my very best to quality check the audio before I send it, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. If I’ve accidentally made a mistake, I’ll re-record it for FREE.

With a simple click of a few buttons, I can easily save your audio in whatever format you need. Wav, aif, and mp3 are the most popular, but just let me know what you need and I’ll save and send your audio as needed.

I always QC or quality check the audio to make sure I’ve got all of the words and pronunciations correct.

As far as “edited” or “raw” audio, it’s entirely up to you. If you’d like “raw” audio, I’ll just send you the audio with all of my breaths included (they will not be mitigated or silenced). You’ll receive your audio file in the format needed, but my breaths will still be there and no processing will be added. For “edited” audio, I’ll mitigate or silence my breaths and will add a minor amount of processing. Don’t worry…the processing is minimal and just provides you with a “cleaner” audio file.

Also rest assured that all of my recording sessions are recorded in my broadcast-quality studio to give your project’s voiceover the clearest and highest quality possible.

Once we’ve decided that we’re going to work together, I’ll first need the final/approved script for your project. It’s very helpful if you can make note of any challenging names and how they should be pronounced. Other items I may have questions on regarding your script are how you would like me to handle numbers, years, and acronyms. For example, for the year 2010, would you like me to say “twenty ten” or “two thousand and ten”.

Before I begin recording I’ll review the script to see if I have any questions. Some other questions I may have for you are about the “performance” and if you have any specific directions for me on how you would like your project read or performed. “With a smile”, professional, like I’m talking to a friend, with some authority, an expert, dramatic, “over the top”, really anything. The more specific you can be with your directions, the better idea I’ll have as to how you want your project to sound.

I’ll also need to know about the “techy” side of your project about what format and what audio specs you would like me to save your audio in. For example, would you like me to save it as an mp3, wav, or aif file, or something else? 44.1 or 48 kHz? 16-, 24-, or 32-bit? 128-, 160-, or 192 kbps? It’s also important for me to know then length of time that I have to get the voiceover in at (ie – does it have to be exactly two minutes, or can it be between two and two-and-a-half minutes)?

And…that’s about it. I like to keep thing simple and honest. Once I have this information, you can just sit back and relax and I’ll start the recording process.

If it’s the first time we’ve worked together I’ll send you a sample audio piece using a portion of your script to see if I have the correct tone, pace, and performance you are looking for.

I’ll then proceed with the recording session and will edit the audio per your specifications, save it, and send it to you likely via WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Google Drive. If the audio file is small enough, I may simply send it as an email attachment.

And that’s a wrap! Really it’s a simple process. The next step is for me to send you an electronic invoice.

Remember that anytime during the process you can reach out to me via email at judy@judyfossumvoiceovers.com or give me a call to discuss any questions you might have.

The voiceover projects I help with and the “voices” I provide are nuances of me – differences of Judy. For example, my natural speaking voice has been described as bright, intelligent, trustworthy, professional, “knows what she’s talking about”, friendly, warm, and with authority. So when working with you I always ask for specific directions as to how you would like your project to be performed/read. Does your project need an “expert”, like someone talking peer to peer? Or perhaps it’s more of a “motherly” role you need? Or maybe you need a “friend” to talk to another friend? It depends on the project, but having descriptive words as to what you’re looking for helps me provide the right real-life character for your project.

I work from my broadcast-quality recording studio, which is sound managed with acoustic panels, bass traps, thick walls, and differently angled soft surfaces to absorb (rather than reflect) sound. This provides a quiet recording space to provide you with clear, high-quality audio. My electronic/recording gear includes a TLM 103 (Neumann) microphone, MacBook Pro, M-Audio speakers, Apogee Duet microphone interface, Mogami cables, and Twistedwave recording software.