2nd Attempt
Hello VoiceBunny community and team,
I have begun working professionally as a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. In an effort to expand into the VoiceBunny market I updated my mic and shifted around my setup.
I was rejected after my test audio was analyzed for excessive hiss and breath sounds. I have since adjusted my setup again and have started working with iZotope RX 7 to de-noise my audio. I am also trying to breathe more silently. I have linked to the following new test file.
The sound floor in this file is very low. But is my breathing still too loud? Would it disqualify me if I were to resubmit?
https://soundcloud.com/jamie-jung-3/voicebunny-test-jj2
Thank you for your time,
Jamie
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Hello, Jamie! Thank you very much for participating in the Community! :-)
This sounds mostly OK ... but we hear excessive presence of noise suppressor :-(((
For instance, let's take a close look at "Got any ideas..."; do you hear the "G" sound being suppressed? We cannot tolerate this :-(
In fact, we really do not expect you to use noise-reduction plugins to _conceal_ product flaws (besides, our clients are likely equipped with more elaborate audio tools money can buy!). Can you imagine yourself being assigned with a 20-minute voiceover, and having to deal with this artificially suppressed "G" issue, one by one? That would be a massive nightmare for you, for us, as well as for the client(s) with tight deadlines... Scary thought, isn't it?
So let's focus on just cleaning up the raw audio :-) We look forward to collaborating with you and your much-improved audio very soon! :-)
BR,
Oki
Hi Jamie,
Another VO guy here with one suggestion: almost every phrase starts with an intake of breath, and in a situation where the client will be uploading to answering system software, I would simply edit out those beginning breaths on each section.
Great edgy young voice and delivery btw.
Regards,
Joe Brown