Voice Over Study Guide 2026
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📋 Voice Over Exam Format at a Glance
📚 Voice Over Topics to Study (33)
✍️ Sample Voice Over Questions & Answers
1. What is 'residuals' in the context of union voice over work?
Residuals are additional payments that SAG-AFTRA union talent receive each time a commercial or program airs beyond its initial contracted use period.
2. What is 'continuity' important for in multi-part eLearning courses?
Continuity across eLearning modules ensures learners aren't distracted by shifts in the narrator's vocal quality, pacing, or energy between lessons recorded in different sessions.
3. Which skill is most critical for audiobook narrators working on long multi-character fiction titles?
Consistency in character voice is paramount in fiction narration because listeners will notice if a character sounds different in chapter 20 versus chapter 1.
4. In audiobook narration, what is the standard loudness specification required by ACX (Audible's submission platform)?
ACX requires audiobook files to have an RMS between -23 dBFS and -18 dBFS, a peak no higher than -3 dBFS, and a noise floor below -60 dBFS.
5. What is the typical acceptable peak level (in dBFS) for voice over audio deliverables to most clients?
Most broadcast and online platforms specify peaks no higher than -3 dBFS and an integrated loudness of around -23 LUFS (or -19 LUFS for some online platforms).
6. In voice over, what does 'matching' refer to during a pickup session?
Matching means recreating the same vocal quality, emotional level, and pacing from the original session so pickups blend seamlessly with existing recordings.