Voice Recording Services

In our full digital, state-of-the-art recording studio, our professional sound recording staff specializes in the production of audio for multimedia CD-ROMs, Internet and intranet based training, custom audiocassette programs, and telephone voice response systems. We've got capacity to produce thousands of audio files, usually within three to five days. Delivery Formats include most standard audio and disk formats.

Narration and Voiceover

There's a wealth of great voice talent in the Philadelphia area, and we've used them on everything from CD-ROMS to Voice Mail to TV Ads to Audio Books. Here are a few voices found regularly on our productions:

Female Voices:

Marilyn

Our best and longest running female voice is Marilyn.  Truly American sounding (or maybe with a little of "dat Philly soun' " in her voice, if you like), Marilyn has given us seven years of great voice work.  Versatile and professional, with tons of broadcast experience, she's a great choice for any project. 

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Tina

Tina is the perfect choice when a little gentleness is required.  Her delicate voice is clear and light, and never overpowers a read.

Streaming MP3 via RealPlayer MP3 Download (573K)
Jennifer

Jennifer is one of our new additions here at RHC.  With her great-sounding voice, plus tons of traffic and news broadcasting experience, she's a great choice with tough copy.

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Cyndy

Another great voice with broadcast experience is Cyndy.  Hers is the lowest sounding of our frequently-used voices, and as such her voice communicates professionalism and authority.

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Male Voices:

Tom

A "typical American guy", Tom's voice is remarkably versatile.  In addition to a fantastically wide range of character voices, Tom's narration style ranges from mellow and relaxed, to moderate and congenial, to pure straight-ahead professional.  A great choice for "friendly" reads for both training and marketing.

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Jay

A true "News Radio" kind of guy with tons of on-air TV news experience, Jay's deep voice conveys professionalism and authority with a true John Facenda / Walter Cronkite style.  If Jay's delivering your copy, your audience knows you're not fooling around.

Streaming MP3 via RealPlayer MP3 Download (624K)

Additional Demos are available on our Clients List Page.

Voice Characterizations

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Comedy

And now for something completely different ...

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(Special thanks to Rick Hall for writing and producing this piece.)

 

Sound Editing and Digital File Encoding
for Internet, Multimedia, and Computer Telephony

Once you've recorded your several hundred (or several thousand!) voice files, somebody's got to go through all of it, to create individual disk files. And of all the services we provide, this is what we do best. Our staff of professional sound engineers will hand-edit each file, trimming each file to its minimum length while correcting any noticeable problems. We also maximize the audio for each file, and provide a final listen-through to guarantee that you're getting exactly the files you need, with the best quality audio possible.

Billing is typically on a per file basis; if we provide recording as well, we can bundle in recording costs as a per file charge. No project is too small or too large, and our editing work is GUARANTEED to be delivered to your specifications or we'll replace any errant files.

Note also that the editing source material NEED NOT be recorded by us. We've edited over 4,800 voice mail files for Telkom South Africa which were recorded abroad and presented to us in South African English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, and Zulu! Even the most difficult language barriers can't deter us!

 

Telephone IVR and AudioText Systems

An AudioText system is a creative arrangement of promotional messages and feature information placed on an interactive telephone voicemail system. It's sort of like a Home Page on the phone, but has the advantage of providing audio information to customers who don't have Internet access. We can help you design, record, and program your "Phone Page", and can even locate cost effective host hardware for you.

 

Audio Books, Cassette Newsletters, and
Other Taped Communications

First there was Real Help for WordPerfect, our five hour audiocassette training product. Since then our scriptwriters and audio producers have added several cassette-based communications to our credit. Most recently, we've performed all production on business communications audio books by Brody Communications, including their titles Twenty One Ways to Springboard Your Career, Present with Success, and Up Your E.Q. (Etiquette Quotient). Other audio book clients include Pachter & Associates Executive Presence, and some lighter fare by Listening Library.

Intro to Up Your EQ: RealAudio 28.8

 

Music Services

Custom Music Composition

We've composed and produced a number of music tracks, including some for Sony Worldwide and the ABC Radio Network. Here are a few examples:

RealAudio 28.8: Country Rock Alternative Classical Jazz Spacey Children's
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Custom MIDI Files

Like some background music for your web page? MIDI files download fast and add ambience to any site, and we can create one to your style specifications!

 

Custom Sound FX

Need a unique sound, audio logo, or special effect for your project? Using advanced digital recording and synthesizer programming techniques, we'll create it!

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Stock Library Music and Sound FX

Like any good production house, we've got our stash of library CD's, which we can mix into your project audio. Most of it's even royalty free ... check out the Canary Productions home page for more info.

 

Custom Software and Audio Consulting

Got a specific or unusual problem related to software development and/or audio? We can provide short and long term consulting at competitive rates.

 

Real Help Communications, Inc.
331 N. Easton Road, First Floor
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Toll free: (888) REALHELP, fax: (610) 830-8592
Email:
realhelp@realhelp.net