- Episode 9 – The Genesis Pit Performing voices for an animated series is not the same in any way shape or form to a regular job. With a regular job, you go to the same place every day at the same time and leave usually at the same time. In the past, most of the animated projects I worked on were in one to three hour segments mostly during the day. In addition, you often work alone with the director and sound engineer without the other actors. Robotech was the same as any other project except that it worked almost around the clock. This was due to the delivery requirements of the series and that Intersound had other projects in production at the same time. I was often was called in to work at night and more often than not had a start time of midnight or later. I used to make myself a large chrome thermos of chamomile tea with a screw top for a cup to get me through those night sessions. It was weird getting up and going to do voice work at that time of night. As I drove there, it seemed as if the whole world was either asleep or ending the day as I was just beginning mine.
