Help on reactivating my pro account
Hi Angela,
I almost forgot to send this. Hope this time you the link works.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6V_p0X-rrcrSnFTakdsR0lETmc
Let me know if you need more samples.
Thanks!
Brian
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for sharing your sample. There are a still some minor issues that could be improved.
-There's a bit too much sibilance which could be caused by excessive EQ or other types of processing.
-There are plosives. For example at 0:20 there's a loud pop in 'compelling'. This can be fixed by recording with a pop-filter, or recording these types of words at an angle to prevent air from hitting the mic's capsule directly.
-There is background noise/hiss present at certain points in the read (for example at 0:18). This can be hard to diagnose but there are places where it doesn't happen so that leads me to believe it could be a noise in the room like A/C or a fan.
Do send us new samples for further review!
-Seb
Hi Brian
Thanks for sharing.
I agree with Seb's comments and I also believe the noise and the sibilance are coming from a filtering that is being added to get rid of the hiss noise present in your recording. The recording also sounds very compressed for which I do believe it's being processed.
May you share a 100% raw recording with us?
Hi Angela,
Here is a 100% raw recording.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lp3p1-JHjcCgTQe36d4lIV9phm3VUatM
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Brian
Hi Brian
Thanks for sharing! There's a very high level of background noise behind your voice. It sounds like a fan or an AC in the back of your voice. I could also pick up some cars. This is completely caused by an inappropriate acoustic treatment of the spaces you're recording in.
For this, it's imperative to review and ensure your area is given an adequate acoustic treatment to reduce this noises. They're very loud and distracting. I don't suggest you remove it using a noise reduction or denoiser plugin as those usually degrade the recording's quality massively in cases like yours where the noise is that prominent.
I could also pick up a lot of plosives which hint to me that you're recording too near to the microphone, without a pop filter or without correct mic technique. For this, I suggest you get a pop filter with a boom and adjust the distance it is from your mic's capsule. You can get as near as you want to the pop filter if it makes you feel comfortable but keeping a good distance from the mic so the pops don't hit the microphone that hard.
Hope this helps!