Invisible compression?
Three audio submissions.
One rejected by Bunny QC for "compression and/or limiting".
The next one accepted with no comments.
The following submission rejected for the same "compression/limiting" issue.
Submitted just 43 minutes apart.
Absolutely zero compression or limiting on either sample.
Only a light high pass filter and a standard normalize to -3dB that I have been using for MONTHS.
VBQC has approved my audio upgrades in January. NOTHING has been touched at all since that approval.
Here are the approved and rejected samples.
I'll let you guess which was rejected and which was accepted.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s31r6rlgq71ue58/VBB%20IDC%20Values%20Female%20Voice.wav?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujb62hyo8rcmjtc/VBC%20Lulu%20Easter.wav?dl=0
56 submissions have been accepted with these VBQC approved settings without any rejections or comments at all.
Now, suddenly, I'm back to square one getting rejections again. Only this time it's for compression that was never added and/or limiting that was never done.
This is sssooooooo frustrating!
I would please like a thorough explanation of what the heck is going on with my beloved Mr. Bunny.
Why did I get notices my audio is both approved and not up to standards.
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Hi Ripley
I've had the same issue as you with rejected sample demos. I upload the "same sample" 3 or four times (with differing tags), but only one gets rejected. It's the exact same sample as the others!
I thought your samples were both fine, and your reads were great, as usual. :-)
Mr Bunny has always done a great job at being thorough and clear in answering questions, I'm hoping that we can get clarity on this one soon.
Hi, Ripley
Thanks for sharing. I agree those samples don't sound overcompressed. Maybe a bit compressed (which could be caused by recording technique and not necessarily processing) but it's not a dealbreaker. We are constantly striving to deliver better quality projects to our clients but inevitably this also causes discrepancies when we 'raise the bar' of our quality standards.
We are continually reviewing our processes and as such, we hope this type of rejections will stop happening as often.
Please share with us the project which was rejected and we'll remove it from your stats. :)
As always, we appreciate your comments and hope you continue being an active member of our community.
-Seb
Hey Seb-
I'm not gonna worry about having the rejection removed from my stats right now, because I'm not even sure if I'm going to continue on as a BunnyPro.
In the past 6 months, the entire experience of being a BunnyPro has gone from wonderful to terrible.
I told the talent manager team that I would wait until the end of April to make my final decision to stay or go, but so far things have gotten worse instead of better.
It just makes me so sad.
I loved being a BunnyPro and I used to tell everyone in VO they needed to come be a part of VB. Now I'm embarrassed to tell my VO friends that I'm still trying to make it work.
Maybe things will get better though.
I will keep my fingers crossed that you guys find a way to turn things around in your QC department and get everyone on the same page in terms of sibilance and compression.