Road Trip!

roadtripThe famous line from Animal House bears no resemblance to my present-day journey, but I can’t but help to draw the comparison in enthusiasm.

I love driving, and I love my daughter, so having the two of them to myself for the next 2 days is optimal.

We’re on our way to Champaign, Illinois in a mini-van full of furniture we’ve cobbled together from Craigslist to move her into her first off-campus apartment.  I’ve even found a patsy, er, uh, friend to join me for the trip back to help with the driving.

I’ve got a rented Honda Odyssey and I think they still sell gas along the way, so I’m set.

I plan to stop to check e-mail and make uploads every few hours for a break.  I’m gonna hate giving up my 3G network for the slower Edge (E) Network in most locales…but Starbucks stores are good for free wi-fi’s.

For recording, I’ve got my Zoom H4n, my laptop, a AKG C3000B with USB adaptor, and Adobe Audition 3.0.  I’ve even got my iPhone with Blue Microphone’s “MIKEY” if I need to get an audition in down ‘n’ dirty.  I use the Poddio app on my iPhone to edit on the fly.

So look here for postcards from the hiway the next few days.  My blogs may not always refer to the voice-over business, but life on the road.  I’ll at least try to post lots of good pics.

CourVO

Comments

  1. Mike Cooper says:

    Hey Dave! I hope you’re enjoying your trip, still!

    Thanks for the tips on recording on the move. But you may be interested to know that I went to check out Poddio and it’s now in the UK iPhone App Store at (drum roll…) £84.99 – yes, eighty-four pounds and ninety-nine pence, or US$140 !!!

    That seems a little steep for an iPhone app, don’t you think, even if it’s a good one. Any other suggestions?

    Thanks as ever,

    Mike
    .-= Mike Cooper´s last blog ..Mid-August Update =-.

    • CourVO says:

      Ho-Lee-Kow!!!

      Mike, I had no idea…. when I bought Poddio a couple of months ago, I remember it being, like $10.99USD. They’re over-the-top with that price!

      Try Voxie.. a lot cheaper, but it doesn’t let you edit from the iPhone interface…Poddio is the only one I’ve found that lets you do that.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting, BTW.

      Dave C

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