Thanks for reaching out to us. We appreciate your effort in providing quality work for our clients!
We noticed that you are having some concerns about the feedback you've received on one of your samples. Rest assured that we have dedicated QC agents who will review your samples, and help you assess the compression of your audio.
I saw that you've sent us an email to support, informing the following:
• You utilized normalized function, lowered the volume to -3db, and are utilizing a audiotechnica AT2020 microphone.
Our QC team will get in touch with you soon here in your post, to discuss the next steps!
When we last spoke on here, you mentioned you invested in T Acoustik vocal booth. And we were reviewing your audio for reverb. After listening to the audio above, this has improved immensely! I couldn't hear any reverb.
There are just a few minor things to mention.
- At 0:11, where you begin to whisper there is a slight plosive. This is an easy fix, for future recordings make sure to try not to breathe directly into the mic and tilt your head on an axis slightly.
- There is some slight white noise heard when you are not speaking. Again, another easy fix, these parts can be edited out.
Thank you for being so proactive and persistent in your audio work. You've really turned it around and it sounds great!
Thank you so much for the feedback, it is really making my day.
But about the audio file sent, it was rejected in my portfolio because of compression...
This is the feedback I received :
Your sample is heavily compressed and/or limited. It is affecting the dynamics and quality of the audio. Instead, please raise the volume via automation or normalization to -3dBFS peak.
So is it an issue with compression or the white noise and plosive you pointed out?
I wanted to double-check with the rest of the team, about the reason behind this rejection you received. And, yes it seems it was the white noise/hiss that was the reason why it got rejected. Sometimes when people over-process their audio with heavy compression it can cause some unusual hissing and artifacts. Nevertheless, you have improved massively!
Alongside the few tips mentioned in my last message, we would also like to mention that this white noise could also be coming from a laptop/computer fan if you have that close by when recording. Sometimes people have it in their recording space and the mic picks it up. If it's possible to move that further away that would help too. But again, it's not too intrusive in your recording and can be edited out for future recordings.
Hi again but the problem is that I did not use any compression?? I recorded with an audiotechnica AT 2020 , did not use compression but normalized the audio minus -3db , I was not closed to my computer because recorded in vocal booth so I don't understand what is the compression you hear? is it the mic used?
No need to worry. Perhaps I wasn't very clear in my last message. After reviewing your case with the rest of the team, it was identified that the white noise/hiss is what caused the rejection, which was assumed without knowing further details, that compression was used. It's sometimes hard for us to specifically identify what is the problem when we aren't psychically present. And in some cases, we have heard people using compression plug-in methods which have caused this hiss in recordings. However, after more careful listening and review with the rest of the team, we understood that compression was not the case but white noise/hiss was detected. We are always constantly looking to align and improve our services.
As for the remark about not having a computer close by when recording, if you don't have your laptop/computer in your recording space. This feedback previously mentioned can be ignored as it's not applicable.
All in all, you improved your quality greatly! Thanks again for being so proactive.
Hi there,
Thanks for reaching out to us. We appreciate your effort in providing quality work for our clients!
We noticed that you are having some concerns about the feedback you've received on one of your samples. Rest assured that we have dedicated QC agents who will review your samples, and help you assess the compression of your audio.
I saw that you've sent us an email to support, informing the following:
• You utilized normalized function, lowered the volume to -3db, and are utilizing a audiotechnica AT2020 microphone.
Our QC team will get in touch with you soon here in your post, to discuss the next steps!
Best regards,
Gabriela Schneider
here is the link to the audio:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NAlXxyDDSLowYVIYE_2YzTfwI-lYcRZk/view?usp=sharing
Hello again Marjorie :)
Thanks for providing the audio file.
When we last spoke on here, you mentioned you invested in T Acoustik vocal booth. And we were reviewing your audio for reverb.
After listening to the audio above, this has improved immensely! I couldn't hear any reverb.
There are just a few minor things to mention.
- At 0:11, where you begin to whisper there is a slight plosive. This is an easy fix, for future recordings make sure to try not to breathe directly into the mic and tilt your head on an axis slightly.
- There is some slight white noise heard when you are not speaking. Again, another easy fix, these parts can be edited out.
Thank you for being so proactive and persistent in your audio work. You've really turned it around and it sounds great!
Hope you have a great week.
All the best,
Samantha
Hi Samantha,
Thank you so much for the feedback, it is really making my day.
But about the audio file sent, it was rejected in my portfolio because of compression...
This is the feedback I received :
So is it an issue with compression or the white noise and plosive you pointed out?
Hi Marjorie,
I wanted to double-check with the rest of the team, about the reason behind this rejection you received. And, yes it seems it was the white noise/hiss that was the reason why it got rejected. Sometimes when people over-process their audio with heavy compression it can cause some unusual hissing and artifacts.
Nevertheless, you have improved massively!
Alongside the few tips mentioned in my last message, we would also like to mention that this white noise could also be coming from a laptop/computer fan if you have that close by when recording. Sometimes people have it in their recording space and the mic picks it up. If it's possible to move that further away that would help too.
But again, it's not too intrusive in your recording and can be edited out for future recordings.
All the best,
Samantha :)
Hi again but the problem is that I did not use any compression?? I recorded with an audiotechnica AT 2020 , did not use compression but normalized the audio minus -3db , I was not closed to my computer because recorded in vocal booth so I don't understand what is the compression you hear? is it the mic used?
I was not close*
Hi Marjorie,
Sorry I never got notified of your reply.
No need to worry. Perhaps I wasn't very clear in my last message. After reviewing your case with the rest of the team, it was identified that the white noise/hiss is what caused the rejection, which was assumed without knowing further details, that compression was used. It's sometimes hard for us to specifically identify what is the problem when we aren't psychically present. And in some cases, we have heard people using compression plug-in methods which have caused this hiss in recordings. However, after more careful listening and review with the rest of the team, we understood that compression was not the case but white noise/hiss was detected. We are always constantly looking to align and improve our services.
As for the remark about not having a computer close by when recording, if you don't have your laptop/computer in your recording space. This feedback previously mentioned can be ignored as it's not applicable.
All in all, you improved your quality greatly! Thanks again for being so proactive.
Kind regards,
Samantha