What software should I get?
Thank you for asking! I personally use and highly recommend Audacity, for a number of reasons.
1. It’s free! Some plugins cost money, but not any of the essential ones you’ll need for voice acting.
2. It’s very beginner and user friendly. Even though the format may seem daunting at first, it really is easy to learn how to navigate and to get the hang of.
3. It has VERY useful features like noise gate (removes audio outside of your voice), noise reduction (can eliminate or reduce background noise), click removal (gets rid of those yucky mouth sounds your mic is gonna pick up), and de-esser (reduces the harshness of the “s” sound in audio), among other things!
If you would like, I’ll be more than happy to post a tutorial on how to navigate Audacity, how to use its tools, and the techniques I use to get clean, professional quality audio. :)