Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The New Paradigm-A Home Studio Is a Required Tool of the Trade -- The Business of Getting Business-Auditions -- The Business of Getting Business-Sessions -- The Business of Getting Business-Voice Demos -- The Business of Getting Business-The Internet -- The Business of Getting Business-Making Money Recording at Home -- The Business of Getting Business-Studio Speak -- The Business of Getting Business-Global Agents -- Casting -- Interaction -- Sessions -- The Business of Getting Business-Audition Web Sites -- Chapter 2 Recording from the Comfort of Home-Seven Easy Steps to Get Started -- (1) Computer -- (1a) High-Speed Internet Access -- (2) Microphone -- (3) Microphone Preamplifier -- (4) Audio Interface -- (4a) USB Microphones -- (5) Recording Software -- (6) Speakers and Headphones -- (7) A Room of Your Own -- Chapter 3 Choosing the Right Computer for Recording at Home and on the Road -- PC or Mac? -- Software Drives the Hardware -- Hardware Issues -- CPU -- HDD -- USB/FireWire Ports -- Wired or Wireless Network Connection -- RAM -- CD/DVD Writer -- Audio Interface/Sound Card -- Monitor(s) -- Speakers -- Printer -- Other Fun Stuff -- Software -- And Two Cautions ... -- Oh, My Aching Backup -- Internet Connection -- Still Worried? -- Chapter 4 Assembling Your Home Studio-Hardware -- Don't Skimp on a Solid Front End -- Recording Overview -- Microphones -- Pickup Lines -- Phantom Power -- Choosing the Perfect Microphone -- Dynamic Choices -- Condensers-Condensed -- Ribbon Cutting -- Mic Accessories -- Cables and Connectors -- Mic Support -- Shock Mounts -- Pop Filter -- Other Gear -- Microphone Preamps -- Mixer -- Standalone Microphone Preamp -- Audio Interface -- USB Based -- FireWire Based -- USB Microphones -- Final Necessities -- Headphones -- Speakers (aka Monitors) -- Don't Be Shy: Ask for Help.

Chapter 5 Assembling Your Home Studio-Software -- Digital Recording Software -- PC -- Mac -- Other Software -- Audio Interface/Soundcard Software -- Effects and Plug-Ins -- Computer Audio Tune-Ups -- Chapter 6 Sound Space: Finding/Creating/Tweaking the Right Location -- Your Office -- Your Vocal Booth -- Closet Comments -- Building a "Recording Booth" -- The Tent -- Corner Space -- Three-Sided Booth -- Prebuilt Freestanding Walls -- VO Box -- Other Standalone "Vocal Booths" -- Chapter 7 Home Recording-Away from Home -- Assembling Your Portable Studio -- The Porta-Booth -- Building Your Booth -- Using and Traveling with the Booth -- When All Else Fails -- Chapter 8 Basic Production Techniques -- Setting Levels Outside the Box -- Setting Levels Inside the Box -- Recognizing Correct Onscreen Levels -- Getting Up Close and Personal with Your Microphone -- Keep on Tracking -- Get Set to Edit -- Editing on Your Computer -- Chapter 9 Teleportation-Long-Distance Direction -- Phone Patches -- Call Mario Brothers! We Gotta Figure Out da Plumbing! -- Audio Quality -- Delivery Delay -- Responsibility -- ISDN Patches -- Setting Up the Dial-Up -- Is the Future on the Net? -- Chapter 10 Profitable Promotion -- The Anatomy of Success -- Head = Brains -- Heart = Passion -- Stomach = Guts -- Spread the Word -- Five Relatively Painless Ways to Promote -- (1) Direct Contact -- (2) Publicity/Public Relations -- (3) General Advertising -- (4) Direct Response -- (5) Advertising Specialties -- What about the Web? -- A Few Words on Word of Mouth -- Other Home Studio Revenue Streams -- No Copy? No Problem! -- Home Studio Legal and Logistic Concerns -- Now That You've Built It, They Will Come! -- Chapter 11 Working the World Wide Web -- So, A Practically Perfect Partner -- Your Audio Web Site Opportunities -- Your Agent(s) -- Independent Sites -- Your Personal Site.

Web Design: Can You Do It Yourself? -- Professional Web Design -- Web Promotion -- Getting Your Voice Demos "Web-Ready" -- Flash -- MP3 -- Real Media -- Windows Media -- Streaming versus Downloaded Audio Files -- Preparing Your Files for the Web -- Sony Wave Hammer -- We Are Virtual Voice-Overs -- The Virtual Voice-Over and the Home Studio Auditions -- The Virtual Voice-Over and the Future -- Chapter 12 Advanced Production Techniques -- Your Essential Post-Production Workflow -- (1) Edit Out the Obvious Garbage -- (2) Use EQ to Do a Little Noise Reduction -- (3) Even Out the Volume -- (4) Raise the Overall Volume -- (5) Create the Master File -- (6) Celebrate -- Fixing Common Problems -- Lip Smacks -- Breaths -- Extraneous Noise(s) -- General Background Noise -- Hum and Hiss -- Bad Edits -- Sentence Pickups -- Volume Inconsistencies -- Clicks and Crackles -- Thin Sound -- Dull Recording -- Louder File -- Faster/Slower -- Plosives -- Sibilance -- Clipping -- Sweetening: Adding Some Pizzazz! -- Telephone Sound -- Caverns and Hallways and Bathrooms, Oh My -- Echoes -- Swirlies and Swishies -- Pitch Shifting -- Adding Music and Sound Effects -- Music -- Sound Effects -- Mixing in Music and Sound Effects -- Multitracking -- CD: Burn Baby Burn -- What about Video Production? -- In Conclusion ... -- A Glitzy, Glowing, Glimmering, Glamorous Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Essential Resources Guide -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J-K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X-Z.