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It's not as mysterious as you think, Mark dubbing.
The other day, I found a short video, the background sound is a paragraph of magnetic male voice narration, the pop-up screen flushed over the "Mark sound effects", "seeking the same voice". I was so happy when I saw it. This is the typical "Mark" flavor. To put it bluntly, Mark's voice-over is that kind of voice-over style that sounds professional, calm, and grainy, and is often used in advertisements, documentaries, and corporate videos. How did the name come about? It is said that the earliest is a sound effects library with "Mark" named this tone, called and called into the jargon. Nowadays, a lot of newbies want to imitate this kind of sound as soon as they come up, and they think the threshold is too high to reach. Don't worry, I have been tossing around for so many years, I tell you, find the right way, even a novice can feel the doorway.
The voice is natural, but it feels like it can be practiced
Don't get hung up on "what if I don't sound like me". The essence of Mark's voice is not how low and gorgeous it is, but how much of it is in theA sense of ease, trust and just the right amount of telling. You try these points:
Relax, relax again! Don't be nervous before you record. Nervousness makes your throat tight and your voice shrill. Take a few deep breaths, sink your shoulders, and imagine you're telling your friend something interesting, only in a slightly more formal tone. If you are too formal, your voice will sound fake.
The speech slows down, but it's not a drag. Marker sounds rarely burst like a machine gun. Try to spit out each word clearly, with a slight pause of so many fractions of a second before and after an important word or sentence. This pause is especially critical, as it creates a sense of reflection and weight. Record yourself a clip and listen to it. Isn't it a little slower and steadier, and the feeling comes out immediately?
Find your "chest resonance". Don't deliberately suppress your voice to mimic a subwoofer, it hurts your voice and is hard to hear. Try placing your hand gently on your chest when you speak and feel the slight vibration. Try humming "hmmm..." to get a feel for it... Doesn't your voice sound thicker and rounder? This is chest resonance. Practice it more often and let your voice sink naturally.
Accent and tone are soul. When you get a piece of copy, don't rush to read it. Scan it quickly and ask yourself: what is this paragraph trying to say? What are the core selling points? Which word strikes the most chord? Find that word or phrase, and when you read it, give it a little bit of "emphasis", a little bit heavier voice, or a little bit higher tone. Imagine that you're recommending a good product to someone sincerely, rather than reading a manual without emotion.
Environment is not good? Poorly equipped? You can still do it.
Don't be put off by professional studios when you're just starting out in voiceover. We have to be practical.
You can record on your cell phone too, but it's all about technique. Cell phone microphones are particularly sensitive to ambient noise. Find the quietest room in your house, close the windows and block the doorway. Don't talk into the bottom or top of your phone - is that a microphone hole? Look up the location of the microphone on your cell phone model (usually at the bottom or near the rear camera).Talk to it at a 45-degree angle.I'm 15-20 centimeters away. Why? To minimize the "poof" sound produced by the airflow directly impacting the microphone (microphone spraying). The sound recorded by cell phone may be thin and a bit muffled, don't be afraid, it can be saved later.
The headset comes with a mic? It works, but the results are usually worse than the phone's own microphone, with current sound and wire rubbing being regulars. Not recommended unless a particularly good gaming headset.
Looking for an upgrade? Hundred-dollar USB mics are king. Really planning to play well, a USB condenser mic for around a hundred dollars (like the entry level models from Descente and Boa) is a huge leap forward. Plug it directly into your computer and it works, with a huge improvement in sound clarity and detail. With a simple desktop stand and a spray shield (one of those spongy ones for a tenner will do), you can effectively minimize the spraying of the mic and some of the ambient noise.
Ambient noise is a mortal enemy. Record late at night, record early in the morning, and avoid neighborhood renovations and square dancing downstairs. Turn off the air conditioner, fan, refrigerator hum. Hang a thick blanket or quilt between the microphone and the wall, or simply get into the closet (the more clothes the better, a natural sound-absorbing room!). ), the effect is immediate. Don't laugh, but many of the greats were "closet people" in the early days!
A free tool to instantly "mark up" your voice!
Dry after recording? Don't panic, post-processing is the magic moment. These are the tools to play around with without spending a fortune:
2. Adobe Podcast Enhancement Tool (Web Wizard): This is a free online tool out of Adobe. Upload your audio file (even if it's recorded on your phone), and it automatically helps you deal with noise reduction, removing echoes, and optimizing voice clarity. The effect is very natural, foolproof operation, is simply a novice savior! After processing and downloading back, the sound quality is instantly upgraded a few notches.
3. CUT / MUST CUT (mobile quick release): If you mainly do video on your phone, directly use the recording function of Cinema Cut or Must Cut, which comes with some simple "dubbing" or "reverb" sound effects, choose the right one (don't overdo it), and you can quickly make the sound sound sound fuller and more spatial (similar to the feeling of (similar to the feeling of being in a recording studio).
Imitation is a shortcut, but don't lose yourself.
Listen to classic commercials and documentaries. CCTV documentaries (e.g. "Aerial China"), Apple commercials, and male voice-over narration for car commercials are all excellent examples. Pay attention to theirRhythm, pauses, stress, intonation. Try reading along and mimicking, one sentence at a time, recording it for comparison. Not to turn you into a repeater, but to learn the framework and feel of that expression.
One more important point:Inject your own understanding and emotions. Copywriting is dead, people are alive. Think about what the emotion behind the passage is. Is it inspiring pride? Convey trust? Or tell a moving story? Find that emotion and use your voice to convey it. Even if you don't have a top-notch "Mark's voice," a sincere, understanding expression is far more powerful than an empty imitation.
Voice-over work, especially in Mark's style, is all about "hiding the cleverness from the awkwardness". It sounds natural and smooth, but it's all about the details. Equipment, environment, technique, post-production, expression, all intertwined. Don't expect to get there in one step, record more, listen more, tune more, compare more. Persist in practicing, you will find your own voice more and more have that "flavor", and, is your own unique "Mark flavor".