Demo Track was rejected
Good Day all,
I uploaded a Demo track, full produced and it was rejected. I would appreciate some feedback on why
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p7qtdmjlqvr6kjl/Wayne%20Scott%20-%20Narration.mp3?dl=0
Thanks
Wayne Scott
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Hi Wayne
The problem is exactly that: The demo is fully produced. This means it has tons of processing, background music and different voices for different purposes. Also, these fully produced demos are usually recorded outside of your regular recording space meaning that the quality you will provide when faced with a project will not be equivalent. These demos, while they are good for standard demo reels, don't work really well as samples for VoiceBunny.
On our Search, we want clean, unprocessed recordings that showcase exactly the quality you can provide given you are chosen for a Booking. Also, samples for VoiceBunny should include only 1 voice type as it will be added to just one category. Multi-voice demos can be confusing.
We have a guide of what constitutes an effective sample. You may want to check it out so you take the time to upload samples that will match!
This doesn't mean your demo is bad. Actually, I'm sure it works really well for other purposes, our Search is built differently. The only down part I'd say is that the demo is too limited and the low frequencies are quite boosted, but that may be my personal preference as a producer!
Hi Wayne,
I had the same problem with some of my demos. If you have the original audio files (raw voice, pre-compression) you could perhaps re-submit with no (or minimal) compression and no, or lower, background music/sfx.
After decades of heading my own production company, it was difficult to take the producer/engineer hat off and just submit raw (or nearly raw) voice tracks when I knew how they could sound after full production. But I've actually become a much better listener to my own performance through the process. I'm far more aware now of subtle nuances in delivery - much more so now that I'm leaving the production function to someone else.
Hang in there. Really like your delivery on the Spotify piece.