Declined for lack of clarity / recording quality?
So, I tried to record my demo again. Didn't receive feedback that there was anything wrong in terms of background noise or mouse-clicks from my previous one, but was told my clarity and the recording quality wasn't up to standard...
They didn't mention anything in terms of their being a problem with noise issues or room echo, so I'm not sure what else they could be referring to. That's about as clear as a voice can get. On top of that, I'm being told that I'm not using professional equipment... Despite the fact that I am using very professional equipment.
Technically, I could have gone into 'movie trailer voice' to over-exaggerate the clarity, but that wouldn't have sounded natural and conversational.
Any ideas..?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xy88ds3lah99g6j/VoiceBunnyApp_AaronRoderick.wav?dl=0
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Hi Aaron,
Thanks for sharing your recording with us!
In general terms, I agree that the audio sounds filtered, perhaps you added a noise reduction plugin? The color of your voice varies from sentence to sentence, so it gives the impression that they are different sentences edited together, rather than a fluent and complete script.
You may also want to add some fade in/out to smooth the transition between sentences. e.g 0:09, 0:11, 0:16, 0:24, 0:27... The voice cuts and it breaks the flow of the speech.
Also, I would suggest you try a different mic position. At the moment, the mic is picking up too many mouth noises. Your voice can't be heard clearly because it has a lot of air and mouth noises covering it up.
There's a loud click at 0:18.
Lastly, I would suggest you check the room where you are recording, as it doesn't seem appropriate. In the longest take (starts at 0:17) you can hear the reflections of the room. All that noise and reflections will degrade the quality of your audio, and although you can fix it with some processing, the quality of the audio will be heavily degraded.
I hope these suggestions help!
Best,
Juan