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This page will be periodically updated (much like the rest of this resource) so please check back from time-to-time 😊 — Neth

CLASS-RELATED LINKS

Audio Class-specific

AE4VA Syllabus (PDF) – https://bit.ly/CC-AE4VA-Syllabus
Student Details Form – https://bit.ly/cc-ae4vaStudentDetails
AE4VA Dropbox (upload link) – https://bit.ly/AE4VA-dropbox
Demo Eng. Dropbox (upload link) – https://bit.ly/CC-DemoHW
Student/alumni support call w/Neth – https://bit.ly/cc-tasupport

Weekly Slides + Extras – https://bit.ly/AE4VA-slides
Neth’s Notes™ – https://bit.ly/ae4va-nethsNotes
Wk 2 – https://bit.ly/CC-SampleBitExamples-audioOnly
Wk 2 – https://bit.ly/CC-SampleBitExamples-REAPERsession

Other

PLUGINS, TUTORIALS, ETC.

PLUGINS & SOFTWARE

PLUGINS WE OFTEN USE IN CLASS / RECOMMEND TRYING
iZotope
Slate Digital
Universal Audio (UAD)
MeldaProduction
Waves
Various
  • LoAir by Waves – Subharmonic generator
  • Little AlterBoy by soundtoys – Vocal pitch shifting
  • IR1 / IR360 Convolution Reverb by Waves
  • soothe2 by oeksound – Dynamic resonance supressor
  • Dehumaniser 2 by KROTOS – Complex vocal effects / sculptor, great for creature/monster voices!
    • KROTOS Studio – SFX generator, for foley, sound design, & more!
  • dearVR (several types) by Dear Reality – various “spatializer” plugins for 3D soundscape mixing & design
EQUALIZERS
COMPRESSORS & LIMITERS / MAXIMIZERS
DE-ESS, DE-REVERB, METERS, ETC.
Noise Reduction (noise floor clean-up)
DeEssers (Sibilance)
DeBreath, DeReverb, and Miscellaneous
Meters
BUNDLES / SUITES
ReaPlugs by Cockos, Inc. (incl. free w/REAPER)
MFreeFXBundle by MeldaProduction (~38 effects, with new ones added all the time!)
ERA Bundle by accusonus (no longer sold; download below or from Archive.org)
Other Miscellaneous Plugins
  • Waves Nx – 3D Audio on Any Headphones
  • Sound Rider by Polygon Audio via KVR – 3D Spectrum Analyser
  • Oscarizor by Audio Sugar – 2D/3D Spectrum Analyzer
  • PEEL by zplane – spatial spectral isolator EQ
  • MNDALA 2 by MNTRA – Animistic sound design engine
  • SplineEQ by Photosounder – Linear phase EQ
  • Photosounder – image-based sound editor/synthesiser/processor
  • Alter/Ego by plogue – real-time singing synthesizer
  • Convology XT by Impulse Record via Plugins4Free – Impulse Response convolution reverb plugin
De-Click Options…(few to choose from)
RX from iZotope – (compare editions)
De-click – (in all editions)
De-click automatically identifies and removes clicks, pops, and digital impulse noises that can ruin a listening experience. Use De-click when polishing audio transfers and other recordings suffering from quality degradation, digital errors, cell phone interference, and more with its low-latency algorithm.
Mouth De-click – (only in Standard / Advanced editions)
Mouth De-click is a de-clicker that is finely tuned to detect and reduce mouth noises such as clicks and lip smacks. It’s designed for use on longer audio selections, but it can also be used to remove individual clicks.
Velvet from iZotope
  • $85 directly from iZotope, (but I found it for $49 via PluginFox)
spiff from oeksound
  • $159 USD (as at April 2026)
    • 20 Day Trial
  • iLok required (don’t need dongle)
DeClick 2 from Acon Digital
Mouth De-Clicker from accusonus – (FREE)
Part of ERA 6 Bundle (discontinued)
Declick from CEDAR
  • Around £49 / ~$66 USD (as at April 2026)
    • This plugin seems more geared towards music / instrument click cleanup, not necessarily for voice stuff…
SOFTWARE WE USE / RECOMMEND
Common Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) & Audio Editing Software programs.
Other DAWs we know some folks use for both recording *and* mixing voiceover content:

TUTORIALS & RESOURCES

REAPER
  • Other / Miscellaneous
    • REAPER Forums
    • REAPER Stash
    • ReaPack – in-software package manager that helps you discover, install, and keep up to date resources such as ReaScripts, JS effects, templates, and more.
    • Reapertips.com – interesting & unique tips blog.
ReaFir (noise removal tutorial video for the plugin included with REAPER) – https://bit.ly/BGnoise-ReaFir-2015
AUDACITY
How to add iZotope RX to Audacity
  • Video shared by Steve Landes
  • Playlist – “Audio Editing for Voice Actors” by Steve Landes
Exporting your audio from Audacity with Real-Time Effects (FX) applied
GENERAL VO & AUDIO RESOURCES
  • JustAskJim – by Jim Edgar
    • VO Answerbase – An incredible wealth of knowledge, especially as a resource for questions that are regularly asked around the global community.
    • Blog – “Articles & Posts” – You can search for keywords and it is likely he has at least one blog post about it.
  • IDEA – The International Dialects of English Archive
  • Accent Help (Store Link) – by Jim Johnson
VO Rates Resource Websites

USA

CANADA

CAVA refers to the GVAA Rate Guide for non-union vo work.

UK

AUSTRALIA

AAVA refers to the GVAA Rate Guide for non-union vo work