Contradictory requirements LED to my application being rejected.
Hi.
I'd like to express my dissatisfaction with Bunny Voices' decision to reject my application.
They based it on the white noise/hissing in my recording when the brief specifically instructed me 'do NOT add any post-production effects such as...noise reduction' which would have isolated and removed the very noise that they didn't want.
Furthermore, the brief was contradictory with the style and tone they were after. The direction given in the actual script I read said mysterious/epic, but then the remarks below ask for it to be personable/friendly/non-sales like, despite these being two conflicting styles.
Now the site is pretending my profile doesn't exist anymore as when I tried to log in as before, it's given me an error with login.
Please explain what is going on.
Thank you.
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Hello DJ,
Could you share with me your application project link so I can give it a listen and give you some feedback?
As you said, we do not recommend processing the audio since we have seen cases of Pros using too much de-noise and creating audio artifacts (we do recommend editing, since breath noises or very long pauses are definite causes of revisions).
We recommend solving the Hiss/White noise issue with a better gain structure, better isolation if it is caused by electrical noise or many other solutions depending on the cause of the hiss. You can check an in-depth article that talks about this issue here:
https://help.bunnystudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203418064-Recording-Problems-Hiss-Noise
That one also explains why a noise reduction plugin is not a good alternative, and why it is better to fix the issue from the root rather than trying to "fix it in post".
Regarding the script remarks, I will bring this feedback to our team in order to make it clearer for our talents.
Kind regards,
Daniel
Link to my previous work - https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al1s02ZV6SS1ljCE56ulYLvVUzo6?e=7w5wBn
Hi DJ,
Thanks for sharing that recording!
Are you by any chance using a noise gate? I wonder since the first phrase cuts off a bit too abruptly, just after the word "World", and it happens a couple more times during the recording. This would definitely cause a revision or even a rejection by our QC team. If it sounds like that because you edited the silences out, we recommend using fades so those strong cuts are not heard.
I can also hear some mouth clicks which would definitely cause a revision, let me share with you an article that deals with those:
https://help.bunnystudio.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/205412970-Tip-6-5-ways-to-keep-mouth-noises-under-control
If you want, give it a shot at fixing those issues and share another file here for us to review!
Kind regards,
Daniel