Your performance.
A simple handoff.

Agree the essentials first.

Your written project brief takes priority over this default reference. Before recording a full session, confirm the project, role, director, latest published draft, delivery date, pay, credit, release plans, and permitted use of the performance.

Self-recorded takes and live direction are different workflows. Agree which you are doing, and when, rather than assuming an actor is always available. Union requirements and any AI-assisted treatment must be discussed before the session.

For a new setup, agree on a short test read before recording the whole script. Casting status and terms checklist →

The default file spec.

Unless your project brief requests something different:

Format

PCM WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit, mono.

Processing

Raw, unprocessed audio. No baked-in EQ, compression, denoising, reverb, normalization, music, or AI voice treatment. Monitoring effects are fine if they are not recorded into the file.

Levels

Keep loud moments comfortably below clipping; peaks around −12 to −6 dBFS are a useful recording target, not a delivery loudness requirement. Do not normalize to reach it.

Room tone

Include a separate 15–30 seconds of the quiet recording space with the same mic position and gain.

Takes

Leave a little space around each line. Keep useful breaths and pauses. Follow the agreed scene or line grouping; do not split every line into a new file unless requested.

Naming

PROJECT_EP01_CHARACTER_SC03_D03_T01.wav
Use the project’s actual scene and draft identifiers. Keep pickup files clearly marked, for example …_PICKUP_L042_T01.wav.

If your equipment cannot match this spec, ask before buying anything. A workable agreed format is more useful than an unexpected conversion.

Know which draft you are reading.

Before starting, check the episode, character, draft number, and publication date against your brief. A newer writing save is not automatically a new actor instruction. If the script or a line has changed since rehearsal, confirm the published version before recording.

For pickups, match your mic distance, room, gain, and performance. Use the requested line identifier, with a little surrounding dialogue when it helps the performance. Send a new, clearly named file; keep the original rather than overwriting it.

If you cannot tell what changed or cannot obtain a readable script, pause and ask the director for a marked copy or PDF. Do not spend a session guessing.

Send the audio, keep your copy.

Export and play the WAV before sending it. A DAW project file is not an audio delivery. Use the upload destination in your invitation; keep your originals until the production confirms receipt and that the files open correctly.

If portal sign-in or uploading blocks you, contact the director through your existing correspondence and agree an alternative handoff before sending. Do not post private scripts or recordings to a public link.

Read the voice and AI policy before uploading raw performances. Sending a take is not permission to clone or train on a voice.

Optional help, only if useful.

Already comfortable in your booth? You can skip the tutorials. If you want a quick reference, these are selected videos from other creators, not required training or Myriagon-produced lessons.