Audio engineering pro and voice coach Don Baarns talks tech, audiobooks and why Punch and Roll recording skills are true timesavers.

Visiting Los Angeles with the guy who knows audio technology inside and out - Don Baarns, a leading expert in voice recording and studio production. Owner of the renowned voiceover courses at VOJumpStart (where both veteran and newbie voiceover talent can learn valuable skills about recording), Don shares what you really need to know about your home studio - before recording!  We talk about Punch and Roll (and how mastering this skill makes editing fast and easy); life before Punch and Roll (wait, there was a time??!); his voice recording and production courses (available at Red Baarns Audio); a backstory about 'The Umm Syndrome' (it's a thing - tune in); body language in front of the mic; the growing demand for 'proofers'; how to sound like you're NOT recording a book and more. The big takeaway is how to get more audio recordings done in less time - and of course we all could use a lesson in that! Bring in your love of audio and listen in.About the Spotlight Conversations podcast:Tune in as I invite friends inside my cozy linoleum free recording studio to talk about all things media - radio, television, music, film, voiceovers, audiobooks, publishing - if guests are in the spotlight, we're talkin'!  Refreshingly unscripted and unusually entertaining, listen in as each guest gets real about their careers in the entertainment biz, from where they started to how it's going. Settle into my swanky studio where drinks are on ice and the conversation starters are music + media - always a deal breaker for the rock and roll homemaker! New episodes drop every Tuesday. For more on what I'm doing when I'm not podcasting head on over to my Linktree accountListen to Donna every night starting at 9 on Houston Radio Platinum, and catch her special program 'Late Night Spotlight' - intimate, unscripted interviews with guests from the entertainment industry - Monday through Friday at 10PM CT/11:00 ET Social media links, website and more hereFollow and subscribe hereBooth Announcer: ...