photo credit: Johan Larsson

Did you know Hart Voice Overs is available in mobile format for your iPhone, Blackberry or other smart phone?

Just go to Hart Voice Overs in your mobile browser and it should come up in the mobile version automatically.

If you prefer to read the site in it’s original format there is a link at the bottom that sends you back to the web version.

I’ve added a new plugin to the site so you should now be able to listen to my demos and other audio files from your smart phone.

Please let me know if you have any trouble with the mobile version.  I check it often on my iPhone but never know what I might miss.

Peter O’Connell commented below and asked me to share how I did it. It’s insanely easy if you use WordPress: 

Mobile

There is a plugin called WordPress Mobile Edition that automatically sets up the site for mobile users.  I don’t recall doing anything other than installing it.

Audio

I installed WPaudio yesterday.  It’s a very lightweight plugin that provides a compact player for the website in addition to showing a download option. It also degrades gracefully into a text link if your browser (like the iPhone one) won’t display the player.  I’ve tweaked it some since I wasn’t thrilled with the original text sizes and look and I’m still playing with it.  Some users have reported problems with it playing nicely with their theme or other plugins so I suggest you read all about it and test it out before you fully switch over.  I didn’t have any problems with it.

Hope that’s helpful.

Creative Commons License photo credit: myuibe

Dave Courvoisier made an interesting post on his blog the other day about how to record decent quality audio on your iPhone.  It’s a good read and short.  Check it out.

So now you can find auditions, record an audio sample and submit it all from an iPhone.  Pretty cool.  My biggest suggestion would be to find a nice quiet spot to record though.  One option?  Believe it or not – your car.  Automotive engineers work hard to make today’s car interiors quiet and acoustically pleasing.  So take advantage of their hard work and go record an audition on your lunch break behind the wheel, just don’t drive while you do it.