Seeking Feedback and help correcting my audition file.
I received this reply on my audition:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZaOzMRsQcIL7GYtBAgI34r9oBhhllYJn
Thank you for your submission; we greatly appreciate your effort. Unfortunately, we won\'t be able to approve your application due to the following issue(s).
- Plosives
- Editing (removal of breaths) makes deliverable sound unnatural:
Seeking advice on how to correct so i can get to work.
Thanks so much:
Reggie B.
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Hi Reggie!!
How are you doing? Hope everything is great!!
Thank you very much for reaching out and being committed to get your voice overs to an exceptional quality standard :).
I was checking your audio and in fact there is a major problem with plosives. For example, you can notice them at 0:04, 0:05, 0:10, 0:13, 0:15, 0:16, 0:18, 0:24, 0:34, etc. In order to correct this issue, there are few tips you can take into account:
1. The first tip is to record with an adequate distance from your mouth to the mic. There is no specific distance, so experimenting and listening is the best way to find what works for your case. You can take your old recording and compare it with your new ones in order to see which distance yields the best improvements.
2. Using a professional pop-filter is also really helpful in order to avoid plosives. You could try to get one in order to be able to manage this situation as well.
On regards the breathing noises problem, from my point of view they are not that evident.
However, there is still some room for improvement. First of all, when you are recording, try to be as aware as you can be of controlling your breaths in order to avoid having to do edition of your audio afterwards. However, if there are still some noises, you can always use fades on your favorite DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). The use of fades again is something that you will need to experiment as it is something that you should apply slightly differently on each case. However, the results should be that all breath noises blend gently and sound naturally making them to be unnoticeable. Here there is a video when you can learn about the basics of fades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFhrfKEAA2w
Please let me know if you have any further questions. Looking forward to listen to your new samples!
All the best,
Gabriel