Our Quality Control team uses this checklist to review audio ad and post-production work, from new applicants' samples to every deliverable submitted to a project. Here's what they look for:
Project requirements
- The voice matches the language, accent, gender and age requested.
- The ad has the length selected in the project.
- The deliverable is complete and includes every element requested, such as voices, music and sound effects.
Mix and editing
- The edit is clean, with no audible cuts or breaths.
- The mix is well balanced in volume and frequency, and all elements work together naturally.
- Voices are easy to follow and stand out clearly in the mix.
- Volume is consistent throughout the file, with a natural, appealing dynamic range.
- The audio is well compressed and not distorted.
Technical quality
- The voice sounds like it was recorded with professional equipment, at a proper distance from the mic.
- No room echo, distortion or clipping.
- Volume is normalized around -3 dB peak.
- No editing issues, such as clicks, pops or audible cuts.
- No more silence than needed at the start or end (about 0.5 seconds is suggested).
- The audio isn't over-processed (for example, heavy noise reduction, EQ, compression or limiting).
- No distracting breaths, mouth clicks, plosives or sibilance.
- No hiss, electrical hum or background noise (like traffic, fans or people).
Delivery format
Audio ads and post-production work are delivered in two formats:
- .wav: 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo
- .mp3: 320 kbps, stereo
Learn more in What formats do you handle? Want to know more about how we choose our Pros? Check out How does Bunny Studio vet the network? or reach out to us at support@bunnystudio.com.