coldRead

This app is honestly such a saving grace for those needing a reader or want to practice lines, BUT Sometimes the audio is glitchy when you try to record, where it will cut some portions out. And there’s no options to choose to keep those portions in, you can choose to re-record but those problems may arise again. Another thing, when you try to take a video of your scene with the other voice playing, the mic will mute your audio, so when you watch it back all the white noise is gone, making it sound edited. (Not good for self tapes for submission) With all things considered, even with these issues, I think this is an app definitely worth getting for aspiring actors. It lets you practice with the audio records WHILE recording a video of you. This was always an issue for me since finding a reader can be difficult, and for me personally, i’m picky with who I’d like to read for me. Not to mention, finding a reader last minute reader can be difficult.

As someone who has been having to lean lines for auditions for almost 3 decades, I can say without a doubt that coldRead is a GAME CHANGER. The ease at which you can transcribe an audition into the app is spectacular. Once that is complete, you’re able to run your lines over and over again with the reader. It be almost cruel to ask someone to run lines as much as I do it with coldRead without paying them. The best part, coldRead is free. And if you really need help laying down an audition and you don’t have a scene partner, you can turn on your camera and have the recorded reader’s lines read opposite you WHILE your lines scroll on your phone screen just like a teleprompter. I would recommend getting a reader still and only using the teleprompter and recorded reader lines if you have no other choice. It just sounds more organic when read with another human being. Also the speaker of the reader lines is right next tot the camera’s mic so the recorded lines sound louder than you because you are not as close. I found that distracting on playback. And sometimes the app doesn’t hear the cue line and consequently doesn’t play the next reader line. That can also mess up a take. But aside from the recording aspect of the app - which I still think is incredible - the familiarization (others call it memorization) that job are able to accomplish with this app was magical. I actually enjoy going over my lines. If you are an actor in ANY capacity, coldRead is the app for you. Thank you all so very much.

This is a genius invention that has made line learning such a seamless process for me. It allows for hands-free line learning experience, through which my voice triggers the “reader” lines via a “cue word” feature. If I mess up the line, and don’t say the final cue word, the reader’s line is not triggered. This causes me to learn lines with more accuracy! One user mentioned that sometimes the cue word feature glitches (e.g. you have to repeat the cue word sometimes). I would say that having to occasionally repeat a cue word is a much simpler thing to do than having to break character to press a button or do something manual on my phone. Also, because of the cue word feature, I am not constrained to a pre-determined interval of silence within which to say my line. I can take as long as I need with the line as long as I finish with the cue word! This genius app developer has somehow managed to replicate the experience of a live rehearsal with a scene partner digitally — it’s not always going to be perfect, obviously, because it’s an app. I’ve been acting professionally for 8 years and have been involved in film/theatre for 16 years. It’s the best line learning tool I’ve ever used. Highly recommend!