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Hi there,
Guys I've been instructed to get your professional opinion on the linked Audio Recording below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rDZnxaCOQDo-dJHhiozfbAfo5NGfuXNG/view
I really appreciate you guys doing this =) thanks!
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Is there any update >________________<"
Hi,
As I mentioned in our email conversation, our QC agents will require a fresh sample to evaluate.
Please record one and give us the link for the evaluation, which could be Google Drive or SoundCloud.
Looking forward to your sample!
Dear Johnathan/QC
PFB a Fresh Sample available for auditing :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rDZnxaCOQDo-dJHhiozfbAfo5NGfuXNG/view
Your support to verify above sample, in order to reactivate my account
Thanks Alot !
Is there any update ?
Is there any update ?
Hello! I just listened to it several times... it sounds OK to me, except for occasional emergence of white noise here & there ... It seems the background white noise is electronically suppressed. May I know the following setup details?: 1) mic cable type, 2) mic preamp model, 3) microphone, 4) gain setting, and 5) how audio interface is connected to the preamp. By reducing the white noise to minimum, you won't have to worry about suppressing the white noise (or better yet rely on dynamics processor / expander plugin that can sometimes behave unpredictably). Thank you!! :-)
Hello Oki, Thanks for your feedback
here you go :
1) mic cable type
Amazon Basic XLR cable
2) mic preamp model
No Preamp is used,
3) microphone
MXL 990
4) gain setting
Audio interface Gain is 75% (3 quarters apprx)
5) how audio interface is connected to the preamp
I use a Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202HD interface to connect mic directly to Macbook air without preamp..
so that's the setup I currently use, I know it isn't the fanciest setup you've seen ^^"
But Im actually quite open to recommendations to improve sound quality any time
BR,,
AZIZ
Hello - Thank you, Aziz, for your reply!
If you need to electronically suppress the white noise,,, then I believe that itself is a major issue :-( ... and in this case I must suspect the following:
- cable quality. Some cables introduce more white noise ... so my suggestion is to go with the best microphone cable available. Oh ... shorter the microphone, better it is :-)
- microphone integrity. ... well, for this one, I'm only suspecting. I used to have two MXL 2003 microphones manufactured in China (just because they were dead cheap! and I wanted to use those as drum overhead pair) ... and one of them had lower output of about 7 decibels lower than the other (!) So chances are that you may have hits & misses w/ this particular manufacturer. If you happen to have a mic with lower output, then you'll end up giving more preamp boost... and that brings in more noise to the audio signal path.
I hope this helps! THank you very much for your time and effort! We look forward to collaborating with you and your pristine-sounding VO.
Best regards,
Oki
Greetings,
Thanks Oki for your SUPER insightful assessment ^_^, I agree that MXL mics are known for their high white-noise levels
I believe this is a tradeoff of manufacturing (Low Budget, but really decent/practical condenser microphones that get the job done) You'll always have some minor flaw with a budget mic =)
On the other hand, I guess that the reason I've been being temporarily suspended is not because of the quality of the audio sample shared in this post, which is a recent one as we've witnessed ..
But in fact due to some (older) samples uploaded to my profile which didn't conform to Voice Bunny's Audio Quality standards
So as a result, I'll be replacing my current MXL mic with another condenser mic that has a much less noticeable noise floor ( Rode NT1A)
By the way, Do you think I should also get my hands on a Preamp to help boost audio sound level?
I look forward for your reply & to have my account reactivated ...
Thanks A lot,,
AZIZ
Thank you very much for your reply!! I was totally unaware of what was happening behind the scene :-((( but we are more than happy to be collaborating with you and your voice quality!! Please try us again when you are ready!! :-)
Stand-alone preamps tend to output higher-quality audio (except for some really cheap ones such as ART TubeMP which I seriously cannot recommend for pro-level voiceover jobs... you could lose lots of opportunities!), and good news is that Behringer UMC202HD is known to be a very quiet interface (w/o the preamp feature). While I do not mean to endorse particular products but I found Golden Age Project units to be very cost-effective... in fact I've seen some resellers bundling up GAP Pre73 mk3 with Rode NT-1A. I hope that helps! :-)
Best regards,
Oki
Hi Azis,
I see that Oki did an amazing job, let's thank him for that!
Now, because of that, your account has been reactivated!
Best of luck with new projects and have an amazing rest of the week.
Thanks a bunch! Oki's the real MVP ..