7 Essentials an Audiobook Narrator Can't Record Without | Audible ACX

Ever wonder what it takes to keep your voice in top shape for audiobook narration? 🎙️ Join Vikas Adam, a seasoned narrator with over 500 titles under his belt, as he shares his must-have booth essentials to maintain vocal health during long recording sessions. From vocal straws and misting tools to soothing teas and face massagers, Vikas breaks down the tools and techniques that help him stay sharp behind the mic.🎧💪

[jackdrippin]

This is hilarious. It’s like one of those parody videos about hipsters of obscure niches but it’s actually real. 😂. Definitely going to try some of these haha

[jeffsteitzer]

Terrific video! I only wish there were links to the various products you recommend.

[richardstibbardvoiceover]

Excellent suggestions! I must try the slippery elm tea!

[Hegstuffing]

Absolutely fabulous suggestions. The nebulizer would have been great for me when I was playing/singing professionally all through the 80s. Thank you. I've been very reluctant to do audiobook narrations. But, I'm going to give it a shot.

[erikacalvert]

Super helpful! Although my ratio of labor to finished hours is not yet 2:1 LOL! More like 4:1, but I know I’ll get there someday! Thanks so much for this!

[Ash-hve]

You are one of my favorite voice actors and I loved your work on nice dragon finish last the Heartstrikers series by Rachel Aarons I have listened to the series so many times. Thank you for you tips on being a voice actor.

[summere]

I wonder if those of us that naturally talk a lot need much of this. Like, I talk all.day.long hahaha I was the kid that had the report card "talks too much" lol

[officialjaluv]

So official audio books are recorded in a studio booth and not from home. So that requires travel? Right? Where are we traveling to, to record the official audiobook?

[soniakallen]

Would love a link to the massager and the vocal mist as in my searches on Amazon, I could not find what you were using. Needless to say, the face massager brought up many "interesting" options!

[psyrixx]

2 hours recording in the booth equals 1 finished hour - and that doesn't count the editing and engineering if you're handling that yourself! Then it can be closer to 4-6 hours of work equals 1 finished hour, depending on how quickly you can make your edits and adjustments. Still, a ton of fun 🙂

[brannonwyndesor]

Some links to things like those thin lozenges would be great.

[RadioDjinn]

What brand of slippery elm tea do you use? There are too many, and most have bad reviews.