Edited but unprocessed
Hello,
I have just received an answer to my application.
"Background hiss throughout.
As a VoiceBunny Pro, you must record using professional equipment in an acoustically treated space. Your performance needs to sound engaging and conversational. We also expect the recording to be properly edited, unprocessed, and ready-to-use."
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n315ph8zdft17hw/Bernd-Macht_23A45E70F3D3DB0929E4.wav?dl=0
I had been recording this audio in a professional studio, so I am confused how dead/dry you want a recording to sound like. Also the difference between edited/unprocessed isn't very clear to me. Maybe it's a language thing, for me edited means cut together, processed means filtered/using effects. Is this correct? because if yes, I am not sure how to get a 100% hissless soundfile without using at least a 2-5% noise removal, which would help out tremendously already; or to record the soundfile in a "dead" room.
So can you please tell me what to do?
Also what I perceive from this message is, that it's a technical issue not a voice quality one?
Eine Antwort kann natürlich gerne auch in Deutsch verfasst sein... immerhin geht es hier um eine deutsche Bewerbung.
Thank you
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Hi Brend
Thanks for sharing. Let me go over your points one by one.
1. The recording must be free of room echo, slapback delays, and hiss noise without the need of extra processing like noise reduction, filtering, etc.
2. In regards to 'edited' and 'processed', your terminology is the one we used. Edited, refers to cleaning by cutting and fading without the need of any plug-ins. Processed, refers to adding plug-ins like compression, equalization, noise reduction/denoising, limiters, etc.
We require all recordings to be precisely edited for the sake of clarity and cleanliness yet not processed with any extra plug-ins.
3. Keep in mind that a noise-free recording is achievable without the need of processing. Using the appropriate equipment and in an effectively treated room, you'll be able to achieve clean and dry recordings without having to use noise reduction.
4. Now, to go over your recording. Your voice sounds really nice, however, there is a critical level of hiss. It's quite consistent so it could be coming either from your space or from a piece of equipment. It can be anything within your mic to your cable, to your interface. Would you mind letting us know which gear you're using?
It's also worth it to review your space and the level you're using to record on your preamp/interface. You could also try lowering the input gain and also review if you can modify the positioning of your mic within the space.
Hey Angela,
thank you for your response.
I had a talk back with the studio I recorded this in and they told me they are using a
Neumann U87-Ai
Universal Audio Twinfinity as Preamp
I understand the presence of the hiss in the background and I guess the only solution is to try it out again with a closer stand next to the mic, so they are able to reduce some gain and therefore maybe reduce the side noise.
On the other hand some hissing is always present in the background, no? Wouldn't that be filtered out in the post anyway?
Ah! and one more thing... it seems as if they actually have processed the file... would that unprocessed quality be more suitable for you? I am a little confused now, on how to proceed with the studio...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rc5m1m8ah75reza/Bernd_spricht_unprocessed.wav?dl=0
Thank you for any hints
Hi Bernd
Would you mind letting me know which interface you were using? The mic and the preamp are really good!
The hiss could be removed in post-production, but we prefer to achieve a clean quality without the need of any extra processing. For this, it's better to track the hiss noise to its source and tackle it directly. More likely, the noise could be coming from the interface, so it's worth reviewing changing the signal's flow to see if it makes a difference.
The processed file also has the hiss very present.
Hope this helps!
If I am not wrong, he said it's a Universal Audio Apollo
Thanks for letting me know, Bernd.
Well, I believe that maybe the issue could be with the gain of the preamp + interface. I suggest you try connecting the microphone directly to the interface (without going through the interface) and resetting the gain. Try to record with a healthy level and then normalize to -3dB
Hope this helps!
Okay, thank you.
Let's hope the studio let me negotiate with them.
Just one more quick question about delivery: When I click the button for resending me an application text and indeed I get a new "job", but the studio doesn't have free time in that week or that particular day... what will happen if I can't do the application in between a week? Of course I need to calculate that time beforehand... but if there's the worst case?
Hi Bernd
Keep in mind that the project will be sent anytime within 7 to 31 days. I won't be able to let you know 100% when the project will be sent as the system sends it randomly. You will have, however, between 24 and 48 hours to deliver the recording so you may be able to talk to the studio and book the time within those 2 days?
Hey Angela,
thank you for the info. Yes, that should be possible and of course I will do the best I can to get those recordings done. I am already in contact with them on how to proceed. So let's have those fingers crossed the algorithm gives me the right timeframe =)
Awesome, Bernd!
Let's hope for the best! I wish you the best of luck and don't hesitate on letting me know if I can do something else for you.