Chip Collins

British, Southern drawl, goofy and depending on the client's needs.

I started my voice career in 1991 when I was a Port Lecturer/Presenter for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. I did announcements, video voice over for shipboard presentation etc. In 2004-05 I did character voices for Louisiana Lottery Commercials. In 2009 I did 2 audio books for Dr Bobby Smith (Visions of Courage and The Will to Survive). With those 2 books I did all of the narration, editing, mixing and mastering. Much of my training in the recording studio arts has been hands on experience. I learned the art of voice acting by doing it. Having been a musician all of my life I started in studios in New Orleans at age 16. When I was in the cruise industry I was often told that I had a very good voice for narration and public speaking hence the jobs I had aboard cruise ships (cruise director, port lecturer, announcer, MC etc). I had the privilege of doing 2 audio books for Dr Bobby Smith in 2009 and learned hands on the art of narrating and editing those books. I own a recording studio at the present time and would like to get back into doing something I love to do. Reyniers Audio Sandybridge Computer, Samplitude Pro X, MOTU 24 i/o X 2, Tascam Neo 2488, Alesis Q88 Midi Controller, Midistudio Midi Controller, Roland V Drums, Waves Plug Ins (Aphex Vintage Exciter,API Collection, Bass Rider, Center Stereo, Doppler, Doubler, Eddie Kraemer Collection, Enigma, H-Comp, H-Delay, H-Eq, IDR Bit rate manipulation, In Phase Phase Correction, Kraemer Tape, L1-Limiter+Ultramaximizer, LoAir 5.1, Maxxbass, Monomod, Non Linear Summer buss and channel, NS1 Noise Suppression, One Knob Series, Puig Tec EQp1-A, Puig Tec MEQ5, Q-Capture, Q-Clone, Q10 Multi Band EQ, R Bass, R Channel, R Comp, REDD 17, REDD 37-51, Renaissance Axx, R Verb, R Vox, S1 Imager, S1 MS Matrix Stereo, S1 Shifter, Super Tap 2 Super Tap 6, Trueverb, UM 225 Stereo.5.0, UM 226 Stereo/ 5.1, Vocal Rider, Waves Tune). Izotope Plug Ins (Alloy 2, Nectar 2, Nectar 2 Breath Control, Nectar 2 Pitch Editor, Ozone 5, Izotope RX3, RX3 Declicker, RX3 Declipper, RX3 Decrackler, RX3 Hum Removal, RX3 Spectral Repair, Stutter Edit). Assorted Plug Ins (Independence Synth, Independence FX, Independence Pro Library, Glaceverb, LVL Meter, Amplitude 3, Advanced Room Correction, Baxter EQ, BC chorus, flanger,freq analyst, Gain, Phaser, Triple EQ, BootQmkII, Delay Studio KVR12, Density mkII, Driver, Freeverb Too, Fusion Delay 2.0, Guitar Rig 4, Millidelay, Nasty VCS, Prefix, Rescue MK2, T-Racks Classic EQ, T-Racks Metering Te3ssla PRO mkII, Thrillseeker. VSTI Instruments (Vita, Revolta, Superior Drummer, Dramazon, M-Tron Pro, Kontakt, Reaktor 5, Independence, Alchemy, EZ Drummer, Ez Player, Izotope Iris, Sample Tank 2x, Atmos, Beatbox 2, LiViD, Loop Designer, Robota. Analog Gear (Mackie 48X8 Mixing Console, Tascam MSR 24 Tape Recorder, Alesis Midi Verb, Lexicon MPXG2 Guitar Modeler, Virtualizer Pro, Alesis MEQ 230, DOD 4.3 QX, Tama Artstar Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Wuhon Wind Gongs, Fender Strat, Fender Tele, Fender P Bass, Ibanez Bass, Joe Satch Ibanez 6 String, Epiphone Les Paul Standard, OLP Doubleneck 12/6 Guitar, Kraemer 6 String, Rouge Lap Steel Guitar, Savannah Mandolin, Walden 12 Acoustic Guitar, Fender 6 String Acoustic Guitar. Microphones (Octava MK 012-01, Octava MK 319, Octava MK 219, MXL 603S, MXL V69ME, MXL 990, MXL 4000, Sterling Audio S50, Sterling Audio S30, Audio Technica AT2020, Apex 430, Apex 435, NADY RSM-5 Ribbon Mic, Apex 430, Apex 435, Samson Meteor Mic, Shure SM 57, Shure Beta 52A, Presonus Tube Pre Amp, ART Tube MP I have extensive experience in the recording sciences. My studio is capable of doing everything within a project; from voice over narration to mixing, mastering, clean up, writing, arranging etc. I can also provide these same services to clients for work done outside of my studio if required. I have years of experience working with the public having spent 10 years in the cruise industry and 4 plus years in the hotel industry on land. My main focus is to work with a client in order to achieve absolute satisfaction. For me, it's about the project no matter how big or small. Excellence is not just a word, it's a way of doing business.