Please offer feedback for rejected audition
Hello community. I seem to be having a tough time being acccepted. My set up includes a vocal booth with audio foam. I would post a pic but don't think I can. My desktop is outside of the booth and I have the mic/stand placed away from the computer inside my booth. I am using a yeti USB mic which I'm sure contributes to some noise. I currently use Audacity platform. The only editing that had been done was to remove breaths and the instructions for flat EQ, noise floor, and ensuring not to go above -3db. Thank you.
Here was my feedback:
Array Hello, Shaundria - Thank you for submitting your audio!
However, the audio quality does not meet our product standards.
As a VoiceBunny Pro, you must record using professional equipment in an acoustically treated space. We also expect the recording to be properly edited, unprocessed, and ready-to-use.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3xa760tsx7jys4y/Shaundria%20Campbell.wav?dl=0
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Hi Shaundria!
The file does, indeed, have a lot of hiss and electrical noise present. More likely the issue is coming right from your microphone. Keep in mind that USB microphones are not ideal for professional VO applications as all the conversions and components are made inside a single device. This usually generates a lot of loss in data and degrades the quality of the recording importantly. You can learn more about microphones and why USB mics are not recommended in our webinar recap on microphones: https://help.bunnyinc.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/205414030-Microphone-101 We dedicated one full section to USB microphones vs XLR.
I can also pick up a de-esser that is filtering the sibilance so much that it almost sounds as if you were saying an 'f' sometimes. You can notice this effect clearly in the sentence "The best way" where the 's' in best almost doesn't exist. You may want to check that, too.
I'm sorry for this inconvenience!
Hello Shaundria,
Your audio does have loud levels of hiss and background noises. You mention in your post that you have the computer away from the mic, but there is a fan of some sort present in your recording. There's a constant noise in the low spectrum.
We invite you to visit our community page where you’ll find tips on acoustic treatment: https://goo.gl/vGqUIW.
Try to identify where all that noise is coming from and then we'll see how we can solve the problem :)
Best,
Juan
Angela and Juan thank you both for the feedback. I will work hard to improve the setup and equipment.
Anytime, Shaundria! Here to help :)