Feedback requested for rejected audition
Reject for this project:
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82CB841671B47BC62118 https://voicebunny.com/projects/1-immuno-150-infomercial#
Reason for rejection: "there is a boxiness/boominess impacting your recording. This is usually caused by insufficient and/or incorrect isolation.." I have done over 100 projects and have been rejected before but never for this reason. I have changed nothing. I may have spoke a little to close to the mic but that was about it. I have a whisper room I record out of so I it is not my acoustics or isolation. I have no processing or compression on the recording either.
I appreciate and respect why there is a quality control but sometimes I think they are a little overboard and not consistent with standards . My audition was rejected due to "boxiness/bomminess" but the winner of the contest sounded like he recorded it from a tin can. The plosives and pops are very relevant in the winners recording, as well. I guess tin canniness and plosiveness is acceptable, though? In addition, my audition sounded just as good if not better, then the ones who participated, in my opinion. I am so confused. I was doing so well at first and had a few set backs and got everything right, only to be knocked down again by a quality control team with different standards and different guildlines for different people. I have also learned that each QC member has the option to reject or give an option for revision. I think the option for revision should be given every time because sometimes things happen and they sometimes can be fixed very quickly. I guess it depends on the mood of the QC person? Wow... Since my rejection 2 days ago, I have not received one invite since. I wish I had all of the auditions here for everyone to listen to so they can make their own unbiased opinion. However, I am sure someone from VB is going to respond and politely tell me that I am wrong. I know my audition was a little heavy but again, I may have been to close to the mic and could of fixed it fast but was never given that option. The winner of this contest sounded worse then me. Makes zero sense. Don C. - Rejected and wounded bunny pro https://voicebunny.com/projects/1-immuno-150-infomercial#
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Hi, Don.
I understand the frustration a rejection may cause. We are a team of 5 qualified QC agents, and we do our best to achieve consistency from agent to agent. However, even if we all use the same headphones, the truth is that, there will always be a slight difference from person to person. We all perceive sound a little different.
Even the recording set-up, and eventually the sound, varies depending on multiple factors like room temperature or the equipment temperature. Sound is dynamic, and it's important to listen to what you have just recorded and be critical about how it sounds. That way, you can make the proper corrections on the spot and record again. It's always better to achieve a clean recording than to process it later in the DAW; the quality of the audio will suffer.
So yes, it's possible to receive different types of feedback from the QC team. The recordings are never identical, so we really do our best to provide our clients with the best quality!
Your deliverable does have a boost in the low frequencies; that is not desirable. That boost is masking other frequencies and it's affecting the intelligibility of the voice. If the client was to put these on loud speakers, the audio would sound muddy and it could be hard to follow.
This issue may be, as you mentioned you recorded close to the mic, due to what's known as the proximity effect. Indeed the amplitude of the low frequencies is much higher than the rest. Fortunately, it's easy to solve! Just record a bit farther away from the mic. You can also use a low pass filter if you mic/interface has one; or even a a parametric EQ could work to remove that excess of lows and balance the freq. spectrum.
What equipment are you recording with?
I hope this helps!
Best,
Juan
I thought that we aren't supposed to use ANY processing. Using equalizers and high and low pass filters are using processors.
Hi Thomas
We prefer if the recording is not using any processing. When processing is not done properly, it can impact a recording way too much. We only mention it in some cases like this one to give some light on where the problem is and allowing different alternatives on what to do improve.
However, it's better if, for example in this case, Don records a bit farther from the mic to avoid most of the boominess that was created due to the proximity effect.
Hope this made sense!