Feedback on this sample while I'm waiting to resubmit
Hello fine folks! I started my application process for Voice Bunny over a week ago and got the flu 12 hours later. Because, of course. So, my application project timed out while I was waiting for my voice to sound less toad-like and I have asked to resubmit. I thought I'd go ahead and get some feedback on how my set up sounds so I can tinker with it if I need to while waiting for the new audition to hit my inbox. The following is a small clip from a longer audiobook sample for ACX, so I haven't completely edited out the breaths as I would for a shorter project. The stats on it are -20.35db RMS, -3.5db Peak, and the noise floor is around -63db as far as I can see on my DAW (Adobe Audition).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rb730cunsikhvk/Wolves%20Voice%20Bunny%20Sample%201.wav?dl=0
I would love any feedback you have to offer, especially whether is would pass QC.
Thanks and thanks again!
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Hello fine lady!
I'm so sorry you got the flu, but I'm glad it's over now. And let me congratulate you for taking advantage of the time and our community to have some feedback.
My comments:
I really hope this helps.
Thanks very much for the feedback. I will check out your link and take a look at the space to see what adjustments I can make for the boxiness. Hopefully I can tinker with it to get it sounding better and I will post another sample to see how I did.
I appreciate your help and any other comments anyone else might have.
Have a great day!
Lindsey
Hi Lindsey,
Another voice person here, not a VB quality control expert. Just wanted to say what a great voice you have, and the read was terrific. Now I want to hear the whole audiobook.
I'm always curious about what mic and interface other pros are using, if you don't mind offering that info. I'm currently using an AT 2035 into BLA Auteur mic pre, then an old MOTU 828 interface. But looking around for perhaps another mic.
Great work, thanks for sharing here,
Joe Brown
Hi Joe! Thanks very much for your comments. I'm actually using a Zoom 6 for the time being, connecting it directly to my laptop with a USB cable and using Adobe Audition. I used to have a Electrovoice RE20 that I liked but it got damaged in a move and I haven't been able to replace it yet. The Zoom seems to be working alright in the interim. I had a sound engineer come over to give me his opinion on it and he said he thought it was a pretty good sound, although apparently I either need to tinker with it or the space some more to try to remove the "boxiness". Hopefully I'll be able to get another RE20 or something better soon(ish).
Hi Lindsey,
For the same (or less) money that you'd spend on the RE 20, you could get a large diaphram condenser mic such as an AT 2035. While the RE 20 is legendary, it is a dynamic mic with less output than a condenser. If you have a friend with a good condenser mic, maybe try it out to see how it sounds with your voice.
Also, I would stay away from USB mics if I were you because it's pretty difficult to keep the noise floor low.
Having said that, I was surprised to hear you're using the zoom for your mic. Better sound than I would have expected! (But then I've never used a Zoom, so there you go.)
As always, I defer to the Bunny QC folks' advice.
Best regards,
Joe