Submission rejected due to distortion... but I can' hear it.
I had a read rejected as "The volume of the audio seems to be too loud and some parts are distorting."
The audio was normalized to -3.0 db and I can't hear the distortion they're referring to. Can anyone possibly review my file (from the Google Drive link below) and provide some feedback as to what I should be listening for on the distortion, so I can avoid this in the future?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2GU3-bwrG-ANkRSQjhQb1l6cFk
for reference, I'm using the Sony MDR-7508 headphones for reviewing/editing my audio.
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Hi, Owen!
Listening to your audio I do hear distortion. Try to listen the audio at a low level because it's not about the loudness but more of a metallic sound that occurs constantly. Pay close attention to the "Ladies" 0:17. You can see a peak in the waveform around the D (laDies) and that's where it feels the most.
If we zoom in at the wave, we do see bits that are chopped and flat, which is how a distorted wave looks like.
Basically, this can occur for any having an excessive gain or energy in any of the following steps of the recording chain:
1) Mic's capsule
2) Pre-amp
3) Interface
4) DAW
I would suggest you go back to the session and trace back to the point where the distortion first appeared. That will help you determine in which staged it first occurred and then we can start throwing out solutions.
Coincidentally, this Thursday 27th we are having a short webinar precisely on this topic so it would be great if you joined us! We can solve other doubts there.
Here's the link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/82bf5ef26636ba3d7c24e00bf0acd2b8 (16:30 GTM -5 , 10/27/2016)
Kind regards,
Juan
VB's QC Manager
Hey Owen and Thanks Juan Santiago!
I think his comments are very accurate. Let us know where do you think it started so we can help out.
It would also be awesome to have you in our webinar! We can clear some doubts from you and you can also bring your case to the table so we can discuss it while we're live.
Let us know if we can help you out in any other way!
this is super helpful, thanks so much for the detailed explanation of what to look for and how to fix it!!
No problem, Owen! We're here to help anytime so feel free to add your questions whenever you need.