Reverb/boxiness - Feedback request please?
Hi there! I'm Emma, and I'm new to the Bunny world. I had an audition turned down for over-editing (in one sample) and some reverb/mouth sounds (in another) - I revamped my editing process and added a lot of acoustic treatment to the room I was in, and I think it's getting better. Would love some feedback on this sample I just recorded.
Thanks for your time! :)
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eOFPBIMwZ1OjuVwF3zAxO9COeIyCnGpx/view?usp=sharing
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Thanks very much Hiroshi, I appreciate it!
There was a humidifier running in the hall that I completely forgot about - turned that off and hopefully that improved the "white noise" somewhat. I've also added some additional padding to the ceiling and walls of my recording area to try to soften that boxy sound, and moved the mic to be at a slight angle.
New sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/140hwK1pM3t-F3qIBRSv1tO3zrIu3Fqvs/view?usp=sharing
Side note: I'm noticing that my mic likes to pick up my accent in "glottal stops" (example, at "ask" 0:03). Is this something I should work on at the mouth level (e.g. softening those intentionally or eating an apple), or something that could be helped with mic adjustments? The places I've recorded in before had the mic all set up for me, so I'm still learning this bit of home recording. I'm using a Samson G Track Pro if that helps at all. :)
Thank you again for the help, and thanks to anyone else who gives this a listen!
Hello again, Hiroshi, and thank you again for all the help! I've upgraded my setup (an EV re320 + Cloudlifter + UR22C interface) and I am very happy with how it sounds so far. I have a pop filter and shock mount on the way, but this is how it sounds without those and with some basic normalization (no de-essers or mouth de-clicking).
If you happen to have time, I would love feedback based on this! I'm speaking just a bit off-axis at about 8 inches away. Would you recommend more EQ work from this? (I confess, it's been a long time since I worked with EQ settings, since I used to just send raw files to folks for my jobs.)
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGpY5LmlUjK-jVe5PJUEuP-l_-85QKbp/view?usp=sharing
Thanks again for the advice, and no worries at all if you don't get to this. :)
Hello Hiroshi, and thank you again so much for the help! I've gotten my pop filter set up and tried applying a de-esser to these tracks (I am not sure if I over-did it...). If you could possibly take a listen sometime, that would be amazing - but please don't feel obligated. :) I appreciate it!
Sample 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D92Stu1IO7blag4JAW0jBdD_SLQ19I6V/view?usp=sharing
Sample 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12TuifAJnL4Ojpu8n--5C5D13WSKQsFRi/view?usp=sharing