Recording in Other Languages? Avoid These 3 Common Translation and Localization Traps

Because of the wide range of variations in spelling, pronunciation, usage, and even cultural references, translating language for voice overs presents many challenges. The process of tailoring a message into various languages with accurate linguistics and attention to dialect, all while maintaining its integrity, is known as localization. And it’s our consideration of these subtle…

Voice over goofs? Do this

I’ve been in the business long enough to remember recording on reel to reel tape. In my voice over studio I had two huge Tascam reel to reel machines, lots of white wax pencils, sticky tape, razor blades and band aids. Fixing flubs was a real ordeal . You’d listen on slow speed, mark the…