Request Feedback on Audio

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January 11, 2021 23:25

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Hi,

Requesting feedback on audio quality. There are two submissions below. The first was rejected due to hiss and reverb. I took time to isolate the hiss, and did audio measurements to get RT30 below 0.2s above 70 Hz. The second was rejected with the standard 'not recorded on professional equipment' which is not correct.

First: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alde15LbTB5owHe9vP8xi_9LLGLR?e=Q2dClZ

Second: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alde15LbTB5owUd21EnTyC36LQQ8?e=bV6Bfr

Thanks

Darryn

Johnatan Sanchez #362611690500

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January 14, 2021 17:05
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Hi Darryn,

Thank you for using this space!

We shared your samples with our QC agents and we got this feedback:

Great job handling the hiss noise! However, there's still room echo, and it sounds a bit over-processed. Also, there's background noise at 00:00, 00:02-00:05, 00:19

May we suggest dialing back the threshold on your processing, as well as taking this feedback into consideration, and sending us new audio for evaluation?

Looking forward to your reply
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Darryn Capes-Davis #377863981079

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January 20, 2021 11:52
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Hi Johnatan,

Thanks for your feedback. I have worked on acoustic treatment and have a updated test for your review. I have used no processing at all.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alde15LbTB5oxCB_HdTDAtp6BxvC?e=iYYlds

Thanks

Darryn
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Johnatan Sanchez #362611690500

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January 21, 2021 22:41
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Hi Darry,

Thank you for this new submission, I shared it with the team and they replied with this:

- The volume of your audio is undesirably low. Please normalize the volume level to -3dBFS, as per our quality control requirements.

- There are distracting breathing sounds in your recording. Please keep in mind that breaths should blend gently and naturally with the read. You can achieve this by controlling your breathing carefully, softening your breaths during editing, or removing the breaths altogether.

Do you think you can apply these suggestions and send us new audio?
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Darryn Capes-Davis #377863981079

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January 23, 2021 01:18
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Thank. I have done another take, adjusting interface gain to get a louder signal. I have managed my breaths and applied soft editing.

Have a listen.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alde15LbTB5oxESmf3mY9y9Ux8na?e=bFTwqh
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Johnatan Sanchez #362611690500

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January 25, 2021 22:09
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Hi Darryn,

Thank you for that.

This one is sounding much better! You're doing an amazing job.

There's one minor detail, seems like at 0:04 is something odd, sounds like a small glitch. Do you think you can double-check on that and send us the final version?

Other than that, you're rocking it!
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Darryn Capes-Davis #377863981079

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January 26, 2021 05:25
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Hi Johnatan,

That's great to hear.

I have fixed the issue. Here is the final version. https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alde15LbTB5oxUkVWSvUNy8Heoi_?e=yuOruu

Regards

Darryn
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Dunia Piña #375903570740

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January 26, 2021 16:19
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Hi Darryn!

I was giving a listen to your samples, and it's great to hear the improvements! I would only recommend being very careful with the gain of your interface because currently, the audio sounds good but a tiny bit "hot," which means that if you record something that requires you to speak louder, you could get some distortion. If you want, you could give this article a look to see some of the QC guidelines taken into account when auditions and projects are reviewed.

Kind regards

Daniel
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