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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesIs AI Killing Voiceover? Not So Fast AI is killing voiceover. Or is it? An email to George kicks off a much bigger conversation this week about what artificial intelligence is actually doing to voiceover and audio production right now…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesWhat Makes a Microphone Directional? Part Two After finishing Part One with bikes, the team takes a fairly sharp turn into microphone physics. What makes a microphone directional? How does an interference tube reject sound?
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesWhat Makes a Microphone Directional? Part One What actually makes a microphone directional? In Part One of this seriously nerdy microphone discussion, the team dives into interference tubes, polar patterns, room reflections and the physics…
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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesIf You Could Only Keep 5 Plugins, Which Ones Survive? If somebody deleted your entire plugin folder and told you that you could only put five back, what would you choose? That's the challenge this week on The Pro Audio Suite.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesGuess That Mic: Four Mics, Ten Listeners and One Surprise Winner AP records the same voice through four very different microphones and sends the files around without revealing what they are.
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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesBest Voice Over Mic for Women? It's Not That Simple Is there actually such a thing as the best voice-over microphone for women? It sounds like a simple question, but once the Pro Audio Suite starts pulling it apart, things get much more interesting.
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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesCan You Build a Proper VO Setup in a Tiny Room? How do you build a voiceover audition setup when the room is tiny, space is precious, and you really don't want to pull the whole thing apart every time you're finished?
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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesIn Ears for Voiceover: Brilliant Isolation or Total Overkill? Do voice actors really need in ear monitors? They offer excellent isolation and can sound fantastic, but they can also feel uncomfortable, create an unnatural sense of pressure, and make it harder to…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesMic Splitters, Patchbays and the Search for Clean Gain What is the cleanest way to connect several microphones, preamps and audio interfaces without constantly crawling behind the rack?
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesDo Voice Actors Really Need a Neumann U87? The Neumann U87 may be one of the most recognisable microphones in the world, but does that make it the right microphone for voiceover and animation?
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The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesAI Fixed the Audio, But Should We Tell People? This week on The Pro Audio Suite, the crew dives into the weirdly perfect world of AI fixing AI. Robert shares a corporate video job about AI adoption that was, rather beautifully, rescued by AI…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesSSL One First Look: Tiny Interface, Real Knobs This week on The Pro Audio Suite, George brings out a little show and tell with the SSL One, SSL's compact single mic preamp interface aimed squarely at the same world as the Scarlett Solo and other…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesCan You Trust What You're Hearing? Monitoring, Headphones and Room Lies This week on The Pro Audio Suite , the crew dives into one of the biggest traps in audio production: trusting what you think you're hearing.

The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesSource Elements Recorder, First Look This week on The Pro Audio Suite , we take a first look at the new Source Elements Recorder , a browser-based recording tool designed for voice actors, producers and modern remote workflows.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesAcceptable Audio: What Voice Actors Should Listen For The team breaks down what "acceptable audio" really means for voice actors recording from home, from reflections and noise to mic placement, editing, clothing rustle and using reference recordings.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesApple Silicon, Old Macs, and Why Working Gear Shouldn't Die Apple has not always been known as the bargain option, but the latest Apple Silicon Macs might be changing that conversation.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesStudio Rebuilds, Vintage Gear & Reclaimed Timber Rabbit Holes This week on The Pro Audio Suite , things go gloriously off the rails. AP has been rebuilding his studio, and is talking reclaimed timber and custom desks, George is showing off weird vintage Apple…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesFix Bad Audio Instantly? Inside Waves' Voice Regeneration Tool What happens when audio is so bad… even the best plugins can't save it? In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite , we're joined by Michael "Gomez" Pearce-Adams from Waves Audio to talk about Voice…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesTwistedWave 32.3 and 32.4, One Keystroke Processing and a New Repair Tool TwistedWave has dropped updates that feel like they were built for anyone smashing through a pile of auditions or VO edits every day.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesFixing Loopback the Easy Way, Nexus Suite Explained Loopback is one of the most common and misunderstood problems in home studios. In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, the team breaks down how the new Nexus Suite, specifically Nexus Review, makes…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesWho Owns Audio Now? The Industry Consolidation Problem In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, the team dives into some major shifts in the audio industry. Audio Tonics has acquired DPA, Austrian Audio, SSL, Harrison and more.
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesRemote Recording, Choirs, and Old-School Rigs with Robert Marshall In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite , the team digs into a large-scale remote recording with Robert Marshall , capturing a full orchestra and 100-plus voice choir performing Handel's Messiah…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoicesGear Innovation or Gear Madness? A fascinating piece of gear quietly surfaced ahead of NAMM, and it sent us down a deep rabbit hole. In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, the crew digs into the Carno Sepia system , a digitally…
The Pro Audio SuiteVoices2025 Wrap Up: PASport VO, AI Reality Checks, Source-Connect Myths and What We Learned This Year 2025 has been a big year for The Pro Audio Suite , so this episode is a full end-of-year wrap up with Robbo, Andrew Peters, George "The Tech" Whitham, and Robert Marshall.
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