Karen Saltus Voiceover & Narrator

The Voxmobile has retired and now so have I!
Actually, I'm now "semi-retired"...

So what does that mean for my clients?
I'm still available for voiceover sessions, but my availability is now more limited.

For a list of my out-of-office dates, please click here.

(For the original blog with more information regarding traveling in the Voxmobile as a fulltime voiceover, please click here.)

The Son of Voxmobile is For Sale!!
If you want to work and travel
If you want to go on vacation and not miss a big gig
If you want to be able to drive to a quiet spot when there's too much noise in the neighborhood, SOV is perfect.
For more info, go to www.karensaltus.com/clients/MobileVO

Hear about Karen's travels on the Voiceover Bodyshop interview with recording gurus George Whittam and Dan Lenard. (About 44:00 in.)

Son of Voxmobile

"Why do you go away? So that you can come back.
So that you can see the place you came from with
new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you
differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not
the same thing as never leaving.
Terry Pratchett "A Hat Full Of Sky"

"Karen Saltus is taking the portable voiceover studio concept to a whole new level. Most people should not even attempt to do what she is doing. However, because Karen is genuinely concerned about providing the best audio possible and doing whatever it takes (including sparing no expense) to ensure that she can deliver a great product; you’ve got to admire her for figuring out a viable way to live the adventurous life she wants to live and still deliver great sounding audio to her clients. "
Dan Friedman - Audio Engineer and author of
Sound Advice - Voiceover From an Audio Engineer's Perspective

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Karen Saltus Heard on commercials with James Earl Jones, Larry King, and Sam Elliott, it has been estimated that tens of millions of people have heard her voice, which has been described as lyrical, soothing, pleasant, and just plain wonderful.

Karen Saltus is a voiceover and narration talent who has been heard around the world for such prestigious clients as Qwest, Sony, IBM, CVS, Verizon, and many others. Considered one of the "cream of the crop", she is known and respected in the industry for her versatility and ability to take direction quickly and easily. Experienced producers know that a great voiceover can save valuable time and money.

Karen's state-of-the-art ISDN and Source Connect studio allow her to work with recording facilities around the globe. And, in fact, her voice can be heard in Canada, Mexico, Norway, Australia, Costa Rica, UAE, Denmark, and Great Britain along with many other places worldwide.

"It’s been great working with you on these projects. Your fast replies and quality control on the recordings are really helpful to us – means we can keep providing a great service to our client so it’s much appreciated."
Paul B. - UK Producer

"We love working with you and we hope many more opportunities are waiting for us both down the road!"
Jackie H. - Commercial Producer

"You are so dependable and your work is stellar. Thanks for all that you do."
Linda O. - Pharmaceutical eLearning Producer

"I want to thank you again for the excellent work you do, and how quickly you turn around challenging scripts. Your recordings add all the warmth, intelligence, cadence and intonation that our written scripts lack. Your skill in transforming dense, dry, and complicated prompts - which sometimes omit punctuation and even a key word here or there - into something understandable and pleasant to listen to is simply wonderful." Marian V. - telecom producer

"You need to know that Accounting for the Numberphobic was named "Best Business Book of 2015 in Economics by Small Business Trends. Your work helped get it there. I'm honored to have you on the project."
Dawn Fotopulos - author

I loved your reading of my new book, THE LAST BEST CURE. You read as if you enjoy what you're reading, layering the words with emotional meaning, as if every single utterance really matters. Quite an art...Thanks for reading my words so beautifully."
Donna Jackson Nakazawa - author

"Part of our corporate motto is 'Above All in Service'. You certainly fit that description."
Mike G. - producer for major American insurance company

"Thank you so very much. We are all big fans. You are so professional and so quick it’s crazy."
Tarquin C. - producer

"I have to say - it is a great pleasure to work with you. Thanks for being so dependable and so co-operative with everything."
Paul - Audiobooks editor

"Thank you so much for your great work. (My editor) has said that you are a dream to work with."
Karen J. - HarperCollins Audio producer

"Thank you so much for such a great performance! The client was blown away by your recording! Thanks for making us look great as always."
Althea H. - Producer

" ...you did a great job on the acting. I really like the tone, the quality of your voice, it is perfect!
Francois V. - French director

"I very much appreciate you having given my story your wonderful voice. Your intelligent reading perfectly reflects my sentiments! Michael (from HarperCollins Audio) was delighted to work with you and ready to do it again."
Mariana Pasternak - author of Best of Friends

"Of all the talents with whom we've worked, Karen has the best pacing and the lowest error rate by far."
George V. - NY producer

"Wow! I can't believe we're done already. This is great!" "
Ross B. - Boston director

"Karen accomplishes in one or two takes what would take someone else 50 tries."
John B. - NC producer

"When you ask Karen for 3 different takes, she'll give you 5 different takes."
Glen P. - Boston producer

"I love working with Karen. The sessions go so quickly and smoothly that she makes us look really good in front of our clients."
Erik L. - MA producer

"Karen makes voiceover work look so easy and effortless, that people don't understand how difficult it is to find a really good talent like her."
Patti F. - NH producer

Karen's Studios
Neumann TLM 103 Microphone

M Audio Mobile Pre audio interface

Avalon M5 preamp

Mic-Pre One by Daking

Digital recording and editing with Sound Forge by Sony

JK Audio landline phone patch

JK Audio cellular phone patch

2 Home Custom Built Isolation Booths

1 Mobile Custom Built Isolation Booth

Backup computer, mics, preamps, and audio interfaces

Source Connect Pro (certified user)

ISDN
Telos Zephyr
(call for dialup numbers)

Audio converted to file formats and sent via FTP or e-mail including MP3.

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Member of SaVoa, the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists.

For more information on how to put Karen's talents to work for you, email her at karenATkarensaltus.com (please replace AT with @) or for immediate contact, call her at 207 438 9055.