I need a few opinions on my latest rejection, from QC or other.
Please listen to this phone system read and tell me the exact, detailed issues please.
Word, letter, sound or other, that is an issue.
I am looking for a few opinions on this.
Thank you,
Don Cipolla - Bunny Prohttps://soundcloud.com/don-cipolla-492300036/phone-messaging-trunk2sip
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Hi Don!
Thanks for sharing this file.
So I checked, and I see the recording has some room echo. You can clearly pick it up at the very beginning of the file when you say 'Welcome'. The echo is present all around, but this is the area where I feel it's more present for your review. You may want to change the positioning of your mic a bit?
I also feel, and this is my subjective perception, that the pauses are a bit unnatural which may give the impression of the voice over to be a bit robotic. Some of the pauses are too long and in places where I believe one wouldn't normally make pauses. The tone variations are also a bit odd to me as it doesn't make me feel it sounds conversational. This is especially the case with the section 'Reinventing the communication'. The tone is almost the same and, to me, it sounds a bit unnatural.
What I would recommend for you is to try and read it several times and choose the one that sounds the most conversational to me. When I record such short projects, I make sure I record at least 4 takes and then I edit them out to make sure I have the most smooth and fluid take. Short projects can be a bit challenging some times as there's a high potential of sounding unnatural.
Hope this helps!
Hi Don!
I agree with Angela, there's room echo that's affecting the clarity of your voice. Also, I feel you may be hitting the dynamic processors harder than ideal, and that's raising the noise floor and the reflections.
It'd be great if you shared a raw take, only normalize to -3 db Peak so we can hear your setup better.
What equipment are you recording with?
In terms of performance, I also feel that it sounds flat and computer generated, one of the main reasons why our clients reject our work. I feel there's too much editing that's detracting from the performance. "Reinventing the communication" sounds completely robotic. Try a more natural and conversational tone. For this you can vary the rhythm, intonation, and even enunciation, to make it sound more human and engaging.
Let me know what you think!
Best,
Juan.
I forgot to add last time that we hosted a great webinar with Tommy Griffiths where he goes over how he achieves the perfect performance for his recordings. His insights may help you a lot! Check that out here: https://help.bunnyinc.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115000236850-Using-VoiceBunny-Webinar-with-Tommy-Griffiths
I highly recommend you watch the video if you have the time! It's a bit lengthy, but oh so worth it!
Hi guys!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
Happy New Year!
I have tried a few new things and I think they have worked better so far. I switched from my 12 channel Mackie preamp board to a Scarlett Solo. Less hum I believe, in my latest recordings. I still may need to lower the gain on the preamp and raise the recording level in Audacity. I have a Shure Sm7b and it requires a lot of gain. I am also trying to find the best angles and the right distance from the capsule. I also changed some treatment in my area. I am presently trying to treat a small closet in another area, to dampen the white noise and echo..I hope. It's a 5'x3 closet. Fingers crossed.
I will also work on being more conversational. I usually am and I sometimes forget when I have had a long day of talking. Also, sometimes I feel rushed because the clock is counting down in the red and I just say the words without emotion or it changes and then my edit sounds off. I try to use the most efficient techniques but sometimes it is hard to do 4 takes of something and pic the best one, as Angela had suggested. The clock leaves little room to correct errors or to listen and fix at times. I also believe that more chances for revisions should be given, but that's just my opinion.
I have watched a little of Tommy Griffiths videos. He's great. I will finish soon.
Thanks for the help everyone!
Fingers crossed I get it figured out!
Don C.
I will submit links to raw files so I can research further, as suggested if needed.
Hi Don!
Thanks for letting me know! The Scarlett is really great and has awesome preamps. If you need the extra gain, you could get your hands on the SS-1 from Simply Sound. We tried it out and it's just as great as the CL-1 and it's half the price! You can get it here: https://simplysound.co/product/ss-1-microphone-preamp/
It definitely will allow you to keep your interface's gain at super healthy levels while being clean at the same time.
Hope this helps and we look forward to help :)