Quality check
Hi,
A few months ago, Oscar helped me clean up my studio set-up. Unfortunately, I still hadn't learned to take off the default settings when I resubmitted and was not accepted as a producer/voice actor. I'm now in a new studio in Washington State (was in California) - same equipment. Will you please take a listen to the sample? I use audacity and took off all effects. Maybe some I actually needed? .
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vocgkiavxoijbuk/123.wav?dl=0
Thanks,
Carol Newman
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Hi Carol,
Thanks for sharing your sample.
Unfortunately, I hear two issues with this one:
-There's room resonance, which means the room you're recording in is not quite suitable for recording.
-There's a loud background noise which can be heard clearly in between words.
You'll need to add more acoustic treatment to your recording room to improve on these issues.
Hope that helps.
Thanks Sebastian! I put a backdrop cloth up making the studio very small. I hope this does the trick. I may have been too close to the mic this time, making it more difficult to control the air flow on some consonances. Here's another one. Really appreciate your help. :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8tn7ss31keox52/123b.wav?dl=0
Hi Carol!
Thank you for your hard work!
I can notice a couple of issues in the recording:
1. You're correct. There are several plosives throughout the recording that may have been caused by you being too close to the mic. You might be able to hear it particularly clear with the letter T at 0:02, 0:04, 0:12, etc.
2. There are some editing issues that cause the audio to clip at some points 0:07 after "world"; and in different points, once you finish a sentence or begin a new one. Perhaps using/stretching a fade out/fade in for a bit longer can help to avoid making those sentences sound as if they've finished/started too rough.
3. Nonetheless, the main issue I believe there is it's that background noise. If you've surrounded yourself with a cloth it means that's something faulty in the gear that you're using.
Or perhaps you're giving it too much gain which is making it produce that noise. Notice that it is even present in between phrases when you've muted your voice.
Hi again,
I put a foam cover on the mic, along with the screen, and turned my computer off. It's in the same room and may have been the cause of the noise even though it's in the opposite corner. I sure hope it did the trick! Tried to fade in and out a little.
Really appreciate your feedback!
Thanks,
Carol
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t7hoppvai46ckqa/algernon.wav?dl=0
Hi Carol,
Big improvement here! In terms of acoustics and the constant background noise, there are no issues now.
However, I do hear some editing issues, like little mouse clicks or taps in between words. Also, at 0:20 there's a noticeable editing click/jump. Make sure to use fades at those edit points as well and remove any noises in between sentences.
I think that click was me cutting and pasting what I knew was a silent patch wherever there was a pause. Now that I know everything is okay, I won't do that anymore. Wow, I didn't know editing could cause noises! Thanks Sebastian! I will use the fade in feature from now on. I do tend to attack sentences - working on that but can always fix in the edit.
Would it be possible for me to get another audition with my new studio set-up? How would I go about asking that department?
Best,
Carol
Absolutely, Carol
You can submit a reconsideration request in order for the system to send you a new test project
Here's the link: https://voicebunny.com/talents/perform_test_again
This article can be helpful for you: https://help.bunnyinc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002587679-How-many-chances-do-I-get-at-auditioning-to-become-a-Pro-
Best regards,
Oscar