This section also gives you the option of male or female voices, as well as speakers in many languages, including German, Spanish, French, Italian and Russian. To bring in Morrison's voice, go to the Tools section of the app, click "Voice Directions," and look for the option to add Morrison. It would probably make me run in the other direction.” The former Google Maps user has switched to Waze, although “I haven’t heard my voice yet. “The quality isn’t as good, but it could be done in a pinch.” While the closet is his favorite locale, he’s also used his iPhone and microphone in the car, in an airport, even on an airplane to record his voiceovers. Now, he just packs his microphone and adapter and takes it with him everywhere he goes. Then, in the digital age, they gave him a box to use on his remotes, but “it was cumbersome and it would break.” “When I started at Dateline, in the early 90s, everything had to be done in the studio.” If producers wanted a change, he’d have to drive two hours in to make the change. He uses a Beyer Dynamic microphone, plugged into an IK Multimedia iRig adapter to fit into an iPhone. “I do it in the closet because there’s lots of clothes in there, and no echo,” he says. Morrison recorded them in the same place where he voices the bulk of his Dateline voiceovers: in his home bedroom closet, from his iPhone. Waze sent him a long list of commands to record (“red light camera ahead” “you’ve reached your destination”) which he banked in a few hours. “I thought, you’re out of your mind,” says Morrison.
Morrison, who has built a cult following online with true crime fans, with social media feeds dedicated to his TV stance was a dedicated Google Maps user before NBC came to him to suggest the Waze cameo.
The longtime correspondent for NBC’s Dateline crime series is a new voice to give directions for the Waze traffic app, joining other past notables including CBS’s Stephen Colbert, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, CP30 from Star Wars and Tyler Perry as his character Madea. LOS ANGELES - It could be a drive like no other, if you adjust your settings to bring NBC’s Keith Morrison along for the ride with you.