• Vanth
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    133 months ago

    No. For so many reasons.

    I do not and have never wanted to be a performer.

    Voice acting seems ripe to disappear as an industry thanks to AI crap.

    If it doesn’t disappear due to AI, it seems like most jobs would be low-pay, no benefits gig work.

    The few talented folks who break through gig work into real paying careers are going to be the ones who aren’t being described as “generic”.

    I already have a stable career. And while I’m not looking for a side gig, if I were, voice acting wouldn’t be it for the reasons above.

    Those are all my reasons though. It’s obviously a viable job for some people (or just a hobby).

    • @the_grass_trainer@lemmy.worldOP
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      53 months ago

      Yeah, that’s some good input. I am playing Valorant, and someone asked if I was a VA. When questioned they said i have a generic sounding voice.

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        If the idea tickles your fancy and you want to look into voice work more, please consider checking out LibriVox. It’s a website with tons of open domain audiobooks voiced by volunteers. Their volunteer section has a lot of good info.

        I don’t volunteer to read, but I greatly appreciate the work they do. They don’t accept donations anymore, but request people route to the Internet Archive. All green flags in my book.

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        23 months ago

        So they thought you were a specific voice, then told you that your voice was generic? I can’t begin to even

      • @papalonian@lemmy.world
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        23 months ago

        My guess is they meant you sound like a “default character” voice (I feel like that sounds negative but I don’t mean it that way). Like if you were to be the narrator for a menu, a random character, the main character’s friend etc, your voice wouldn’t be distracting or feel out of place. Maybe the voice of an audiobook or online language course or something?

          • @lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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            23 months ago

            Be grateful. I get told I sound like a child fairly often. I’m an adult man so it really does wonders for the ol self esteem when it happens.

            • @the_grass_trainer@lemmy.worldOP
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              23 months ago

              Oh i wasn’t offended at all. I thought it was funny honestly.

              Also you should check out MC Chris. He makes music and money off of his childish sounding voice. Hopefully you find something of his inspiring.