A little help fixing this rejection letter please
Hi,
This is my 2nd attempt at submitting an audition to Voicebunny. Last time was 1-2 years ago, but I've upgraded my equipment since then and decided to try again today with no success. I'm using a Rode NT1-A mic with an iD14 interface, in a soundproof and treated audiobooth.
In someone else's thread I saw a recommendation to actually edit the file and to not submit the raw file as VB recommends, so I'm wondering if that might be the case for me too? Two of the reasons they gave me for rejection would be addressed by my normal mastering process using Adobe Audition & RX 7.
Anyway, any help would be appreciated!
Here are the reasons I was given for rejection:
1) Room Echo - The acoustic conditions in your recording are not ideal. The \'sound\' of your room is audible in your deliverable even at its present amplitude levels.
2) Levels - Your audio levels are soft, not normalized to the -3dBFS Peak Level prescribed by Bunny Standards.
3) Sound Signature - Your deliverable appears to have been produced using non-professional equipment, due to the unbalanced frequency response, harmonic distortion, limited dynamics, and audible hiss (white noise) present throughout the recording. These could also be caused/enhanced by processing.
I have no idea what kind of echo they're hearing... but I'm sure my mastered file addresses the other two concerns.
You can listen to the raw version here (this is the version that was sent to VB and rejected): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TWPdxa4W2RhEbMhHVaU5ib5ScmrmxhlJ/view?usp=sharing
And the mastered version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12GUvBF4sPyrr-3u0LjNUZt2dTG6Be8B9/view?usp=sharing
Thanks again for any help you can give me.
Rebekah
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Hi Rebekah,
I'm just another voice actor like you, not a Bunny staff, but my two cents:
First, great voice and GREAT dellivery. I'm not sure what the QC team is hearing, the recording sounds really good to my ear. There may ve some very close order reflections in there such as a reflection off a nearby hard surface such as computer screen, window or desktop, but your space sounds very quiet to me.
As far as editing goes, I think when QC says "raw" they mean without compression, EQ or other effects. And they do like peaks to be at or just below -3db. Editing to control breaths (not entirely eliminate) is encouraged as I understand it. Honestly, for me, the majority of time taken to submit a read is spent in editing.
Hope that helps a little. I'm sure QC will respond with specifics on audio quality, but again, the voice and read are really good.
Best,
Joe B.