I've been asked a few times to explain the "Velvet Voicebox" tag that I have. Para himself was so gracious to bestow that to me after I posted up a little 15 second video intro to the forum. Years ago I did voiceover work while living on the east coast. I did...Ok. For awhile I had two, sometimes 3 gigs lined up every week. Had fun, made a good amount of money, met some great people, and some assholes. Anyway, one day I had just finished a recording at my home studio, and came up with the idea to do something for the forum. I put this together in about 30 minutes just for fun. Sent it to Para. I said that this entro can never be used in public because of royalty issues with the background music. He was good with it. It was a big hit with the membership at the time. From that day on because of Para I was the Velvet Voicebox. I stopped doing VO work because of politics. Long story short, I turned down gigs because I didn't believe in the political bent of the clients. Hope this sounds as good now as it did years ago..
"All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
--Sir Winston Churchill
"The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose."
--James Earl Jones
April 19, 2022, 01:57 PM
odin
Cliff - You still sound great!!! LOL
April 19, 2022, 02:17 PM
Brother
Love it Cliff!
April 19, 2022, 02:24 PM
Jim Shugart
Very cool indeed, Cliff.
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
April 19, 2022, 03:20 PM
bald1
My thanks Cliff! I recently pulled your chain about wanting to know the origin of the "velvet voicebox" in the Unchained Melody thread (Lair).
You do indeed have a velvet voice!
That was recorded in 2012... no idea how I missed it.
Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192
April 19, 2022, 03:20 PM
ElToro
Whoa ! How much to record my outgoing voicemail message ?
Maybe a technophile among us with the skills can separate out the music from the spoken on that.
April 19, 2022, 03:41 PM
Balzé Halzé
That's fantastic, Cliff. I appreciate the backstory. I was always curious about your voiceovers. Good stuff. You could give Mike Rowe a run for his money!
~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country
Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
April 19, 2022, 05:21 PM
wreckdiver
Awesome Cliff, but does this Forum really need any promotion?
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"Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton
April 19, 2022, 05:30 PM
darthfuster
I was hoping you were still hanging around here.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
April 19, 2022, 06:01 PM
sigfreund
Thank you. I had missed it before as well.
► 6.0/94.0
To operate serious weapons in a serious manner.
April 19, 2022, 06:05 PM
chbibc
I remember that! Sounds great! I imagine you've still got it, Cliff.
----------------------- You can't fall off the floor.
April 19, 2022, 07:18 PM
CoolRich59
Smooth as silk Cliff.
_____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell
April 19, 2022, 07:30 PM
dsiets
Makes me want to buy another classic Sig.
April 19, 2022, 07:42 PM
Silent
Thanks for posting this. Great voice!
Silent
April 19, 2022, 07:46 PM
goose5
Nice.
_________________________ OH, Bonnie McMurray!
April 19, 2022, 07:54 PM
vthoky
Thank you, Cliff! I'd been wondering about that.
God bless America.
April 19, 2022, 07:58 PM
charlie12
Hello Cliff Good to see you
_______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability.
April 19, 2022, 08:53 PM
Il Cattivo
Sounds good!
April 19, 2022, 10:04 PM
M-11
Another of life’s little mysteries solved!
"Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas
April 20, 2022, 06:34 AM
rsbolo
That was great! Cliff, have you ever done any, I don't know what it is called...Voice Work? Creating audiobooks?
____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor.
For awhile I had two, sometimes 3 gigs lined up every week. Had fun, made a good amount of money, met some great people, and some assholes. 
