Audio Sample Quality Feedback
Hello BunnyStudio team,
My name is Diego Luiz and I tried to apply to Pro two times in the past without success. Now I updated all my equipment and I have a treated room, so I would like to try it again. To avoid new rejection due to technical issues, could you give me feedback about the following sample? It's very short audio with two different styles (Brazilian Portuguese).
https://bit.ly/diegoluiz-voicebunny
Thanks in advance.
Diego Luiz
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Hi Diego! First things first: I don't work for Bunny Studio (but I do work with them recording VO), and I don't speak Portuguese. But I do have ears! I listened to your sample and it sounds very good. You've got a good voice and I don't hear any echo so it sounds like your room is well-treated. If I were to be picky, I might say that your 'S' sounds are a little harsh, and you might want to apply a little de-essing to your process. Also, when I look at your file I can see that there is a slight hum at around 3900 Hz, and another at around 2500 Hz. I had a similar issue and ended up removing a power strip from my booth, which solved the issue. The hum is slight, and I don't think it's a game-changer, I'm just giving you some slight tweaks you may want to use - to my ear, your file sounded great!
Good work, keep it up!
Hello Jack,
Thank you so much for your attention and comments. Yes, I normally apply a d-esser in the audio, but here I wanted to keep the raw file to prevent over-processing. About the hum, I need to investigate it...
Great! I totally get the need to prevent over processing, it's something we all deal with on some level. Use a light touch and you should be fine. You can also check your mic placement to make sure you're not speaking directly into the mic - sometimes that helps with harsh sibilants and plosives. I wouldn't go too crazy over the frequency, it's light, and doesn't seem too bad. Are you using a de-noise plugin? I've started using Izotope's RX 7 editor to check the audio spectrum for any flaws before I send the files out - that's what I used as a before and after to isolate what the issue was in my booth.
Hello,
So I replaced a bad cable and it seems to hum is gone. I put a new voice sample here: https://bit.ly/diegoluiz-voicebunny Could you check it again, please? ("Sample 2 stereo.wav" - It would be great if someone from Bunny's team could give feedback about my sample too!)
I'm not using any plugins. In this new sample, I'm using just a d-esser and noise gate provided by hardware. I have the Izotope RX but I need to improve my skills with spectral audio editing...
Thanks in advance,
Diego Luiz
Congratulations, there's a definite difference! I hope one of the Bunny team is able to step in and comment as well, but when I look at the spectrometer the hum has disappeared. One more, very small, note would be that your level is high. Many engineers like your spoken volume to hover around -18db, and right now you're around -6, so it's a little hot.
Hi Diego, Thanks for reaching out!
We are more than happy to hear that you are improving the quality of your work, In fact, it sounds very good!
It seems that you are using a high pass filter but maybe the cut-off frequency was set a little bit high, removing some of the body of the voice and making it a little ‘brighter/harsh’. For a male voice, it is good to set the cut-off frequency at around 80-100Hz. Please let me know how are you using the high pass filter to help you improve that issue. Other than that, your quality has improved too much!
Best regards,
Steven
Hi Steven,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm not using a high pass filter or similar. The only thing that might be causing that you mentioned is the "voicing mode" of my tube preamp. I've switched it to a more suitable voice mode now, so I think the result is better (please take a look in "Sample 3 stereo" here: https://bit.ly/diegoluiz-voicebunny).
Thanks in advance,
Diego Luiz
Hi Diego!
Sample 3 definitely sounds fuller and better!! Maybe it has a little bit of mid frequencies that can be cut with an EQ set around 700Hz as you can see in the attached image. But other than that, it is good!
In the following link, you can listen to sample 3 with the EQ in action! The effect is subtle but it makes the difference.
https://we.tl/t-WourMK591R
Please let us know if it was helpful!
Best,
Steven.
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your feedback and tips. Indeed, I noticed the difference with your EQ and I'll make the same in my next recordings.
I'm happy with the results and I'll try to apply to a Pro again. If there is anything else, please let me know. Thanks again, Jack and Steven!
Diego Luiz