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I recorded in a professional studio in a professional studio but still got rejected

Suriakala Sivalingam #1510499895861
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Hi there,

My first submission was rejected due to the non-use of professional equipment although I use professional equipment in my home studio. 

For the benefit of the audition, I rented a professional studio which does client work in KL for the resubmission clip and still got rejected due to non-use of professional equiptment. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jzk-2_Smfgqs4I4N_gLj-bzy4BNKS044/view?usp=sharing

I'm not sure what is deemed professional equipment if not one that is in a professional studio. Perhaps, there should be a list of recommended equipments included in the audition instruction. 

Thanks.

Suria

  • Aaron Miller #370077092440
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    Hi Suriakala! 
    Aaron here, fellow voice actor. 

    Are you able to check the sharing settings for that sample so I could take a listen to it and give you my feedback on it? 
    A lot of times, even with pro equipment it can be difficult for recording engineers to meet the technical standards found on Bunny Studio. 

    If you get a chance to adjust the sharing settings on that sample let me know and I will let you know what I am hearing! 
    -Aaron M.

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  • Suriakala Sivalingam #1510499895861
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    Thank you, Aaron.

    I really appreciate it. Do let me know if you have any other feedback as well.

    Perhaps, use this link instead:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jzk-2_Smfgqs4I4N_gLj-bzy4BNKS044/view?usp=sharing

    Cheers, 

    Suria

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  • Aaron Miller #370077092440
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    Thanks, Suria! 
    I appreciate your willingness to share your work for feedback. 🙏

    You have a very pleasant sounding voice, and your energy seems very likable, but I am not familiar with the language so I can only make observations on the audio quality. 😊 

    Even still, here is what I am hearing: 

    • There seems to be a slightly higher than normal amount of background echoes, it sounds like the recording area just needed a little bit more acoustic treatment - this is very subtle though and actually would be simple to edit in post-production 
    • I am also hearing just a little bit of plosives throughout the recording, where some "p" and other plosive sounds just come across a little bit harsh - these are also not that bad and would also be very simple to fix in post-production
    • I am detecting what seems like a bit of distortion or possibly a harsh frequency of some kind. This is also very subtle and could be from simply being too close to the mic during recording or also recording the raw sound at a level that was too high. This is also what gives the recording a slightly low-quality feeling, and might be why they said it sounds like you aren't using pro equipment. 

    Basically, if you add all of these things up then to me, your recording just sounds a little bit too loud! Perhaps recording or editing the audio to be that high level was causing extra harshness on the recording system or even the microphone itself? 

    For comparison, you can also check out one of my recent projects I made that had zero issues with the quality control team and was also approved by the client, and this is my usual recording sound that I think you can hear is at a fairly lower level than what I am hearing in your recording. 

    But again, I enjoy your performance and the audio quality is not very far off at all! I was actually surprised by how close it is to achieving what I would think are Bunny Studio acceptable levels! 

    With just a little more tweaking, you might be just around the corner from making a lot of great new projects with Bunny Studio! You can do it, I believe in you! 🙌

    If you have any more questions along the way, feel free to message me here or also email me directly at aaron@lunarfifth.com. 

    Until then, take care. 
    ✌️
    -Aaron M.

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  • Suriakala Sivalingam #1510499895861
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    THANK YOU SO MUCH, AARON!

    I truly appreciate your time in listening to my tape and all your feedback to improve. I will definitely take note of it and make the additional tweaks. I see the difference in the volume as well. You sound really good! 

    Thanks also for the encouragement. It means so much to me. I think I really needed that. Will definitely reach out to you if I have further questions. 

    Cheers,

    Suria

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  • Dunia Piña #375903570740
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    Hello Suriakala and Aaron!

     

    I just wanted to quickly jump in and say thanks to Aaron for your advice here! We appreciate your help in community posts immensely :)

     

    I hope that you both have a great day!

     

    Kind regards,

    Daniel

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