Help Identifying Room Echo
I have a sample on my profile that I was just told to remove called Tough Guy Character. Reasoning was audible room echo. To be quite honest I dont hear it. Ive been recording audio for 23 years so while I wouldnt call myself a studio professional I'm certainly experienced. My room was also professionally treated. None of the other samples that were recorded seconds later o n the same track were flagged... help?
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Hi Tim,
Looking at your profile the following samples: 126153, 126155, 126156, 126157, have all been rejected due to room echo. As more than 50% of your samples have been rejected, the system has now deactivated your account. You can share through this same thread an improved sample so we can assess it and proceed to reactivate your account.
Overall there is an audible reverberation impacting your recordings. Please ensure you record in an acoustically treated space. If you already have acoustic treatment, it may not be adequate.
You’ll find tips on acoustic treatment on our community page: https://goo.gl/vGqUIW.
Hope that helps.
If I'm going to be honest that was the exact opposite of helpful and makes me wonder if you even read my message. I don't hear the echo, I need help from someone on your end showing me what you're considering an echo. I do work (not through you) for a fortune 500 company. I asked them and they also do not hear the echo. I've also never had any issues with audible clients or audible themselves. My space is also fully acoustically treated as I mentioned. So to answer you, no your response does not help me solve a problem. I'm not saying I don't believe you that there may be someething there that needs to change, but your response doesn't help narrow down the issue, nor does it answer the question I asked.
What would be more helpful is to say something like "at the 2.5 second mark you hear [fill in the blank here that you are saying is an echo]". People don't learn from being pointed to articles about things they already know. People learn by doing something, and if they make a mistake, having someone show them where the mistake is.
Furthermore, I can't even listen to the samples now to try to narrow down the problem.
Hi Tim,
The trouble with room echo is that is not an issue than you can pinpoint with timecode because it's audible throughout the recording. We hope you can trust our judgment as we listen to hundreds of audios & talents a day so we have a good reference for comparison. In your case, the issue is we can "hear" the space in which you are recording which may be ok for some clients, but recently we've had a couple of clients who are more strict regarding this. Audiobooks, language lessons and even audio ads often require a recording without this audible reverberation.
An acoustically treated room can still have reflections which come through in the recording. Common culprits include reflective surfaces like windows, uncovered ceilings, screens, type of flooring and tables. Also, mic positioning can affect how much room echo is perceived and should be placed far from walls.
Regarding the samples, if you want to listen to them, just type voicebunny.com/samples/[type sample number here].