RnG: Bridging the Gap Between Sound and Story (w/ Max Volpert)

Welcome to RnG! A show of thoughtful tangents where Rob and G talk with incredible guests from all over the TTRPG space. This episode features Max Volpert. For a video version of this episode, head on over to Patreon.com/DiceSized.

She’s our dear friend, as well as the co-founder of Spit It Out! Audio which offers handcrafted audio services in podcasting, television, film, video games, theatre, music composition, and more.

You may know her from her performance as Audrey in the 2016 Rutgers High School Musical Theater Academy production of Little Shop of Horrors.

Or perhaps as Daisy in Darcy Thompson’s short film “The Falling Star.”

Or as the creator of the introspective and moving stop motion short film “A Quiet Life in the Stars”

And of course, she’s one of the incredible cast and the brilliant sound design mind behind the critically acclaimed actual-play podcast, Rivers of Confluence.

It’s Max Volpert!

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Listen in as we touch on many topics including:

00:00 Introduction: Max Volpert & Audio Storytelling

02:23 Rapid-Fire Warm-Up

04:30 Building Rivers of Confluence Season 2

10:05 Character Voices & Performance Energy

19:13 Recording, Monitoring & Sound-Design Preparation

25:09 From Soccer to Musical Theater

34:55 Directing, Writing & Physical Theater

44:38 Finding Sound Design Through Theater

52:19 Live Mixing, Technical Pressure & Problem-Solving

62:10 Live Actual Play & Leaving Theater

65:49 From Theater to Game Audio

68:54 Epilogues & Storytelling Influences

72:10 Family, Fandom & Feminist Character Writing

84:21 Dialogue Editing, Pacing & Comedic Rhythm

96:01 Building the Rivers of Confluence Team

106:20 Friendship Through Collaborative Storytelling

111:12 Recording Rivers of Confluence Season 2 in Two Weeks

118:49 Closing Thoughts & Lucky Numbers

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For more of Max Volpert, head on over to:

RiversofConfluence.com for your podcasting pleasure

SpitItOutAudio.com for skillful sound design services

MaxVolpert.com for all Max's other projects.

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DiceSized is produced and designed by Rob Whitehead.

Original Music and Score by: George (madlymusicalmind)

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