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  • #15468
    David Goldberg
    Edge Studio Staff

    Hi! Upload your recordings, and get feedback from your peers!

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  • #77828
    mmarti60
    Participant

    Hello everyone, my name is Marcus Martin. I have recently started my Vo journey and would love to hear your feedback on these scripts I’ve done. the first script is from cosmos and the second is from the the wonder years pt3. Like I said I would love to hear any feedback.

    • #77848
      Logan DFD
      Participant

      Great reads!

      In both the Cosmos read and the Wonder Years read, your voice sometimes lacked a bit of variation in pitch, which can lead to a monotone delivery. I know this because I’m struggling with it too. Otherwise, you have a great soft, relaxing tone. Keep it up!

    • #77842
      twstark
      Participant

      Hi Marcus,

      I would suggest you need further room treatment in your recording space. The environment, to my ears, has far too much “air.” See what you can do to deaden the space more, either through acoustical deflection/absorption, a different mic, or both, to create a flatter response that won’t detract from your solid reading efforts. Thanks!

    • #77829
      mmarti60
      Participant

      I do apologize for posting without away to listen to the recordings hopefully the new one I upload work for everyone

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      • #77838
        Grace17
        Participant

        Hi Marti,
        Your voice really suits the cosmos read, but on my end your volume is too low, so if you’re using an audio interface, you should turn the dial up on the input. I had the same problem and that helped me. For both reads, I would recommend not to try too hard so you don’t say things in a way that is forceful, like “scattered” in the cosmos read. On the cosmos read, your style of reading seems to change dramatically from “on which we know” to be more sing-songy and have a wider pitch range. I think the change is too dramatic, so it’s shocking and distracts from what you’re saying. It’s fine to change pace, emotion, etc. in a read but I think the change is unjustified, in this case.
        I would also recommend listing each phrase characterizing earth as if it ends in a period, rather than inverting(discussed in Edge Studio guidebook) the last word of each phrase. This would make you sound more like an expert as you list it, instead of sounding casual.
        With the wonder years read, though I heard the slight changes in emotions as you say each phrase, i think you could be more believable. I think to help with believability, you should have a reason for everything your character says. Not trying too hard, and trusting the analysis you’ve done on the script beforehand could help improve the reads.

  • #77816
    jr.roop
    Participant

    Hello friends! I’ve to two more that I’d appreciate your thoughts on. I wasn’t sure which direction to go with the Nike spot, I did one super serious and one not as serious. Not sure which is better. With ziploc I am hoping for a natural delivery. Thanks for your time!

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    • #77820
      Gill
      Participant

      Hi
      Ziploc:Nice delivery with this read, it sounds natural, your pace and diction are great
      Nike: Both reads sounded natural with Nike. I prefer the first Nike read, your delivery had me engaged throughout pace and diction were great. The second read sounded alot like the first. If you’re aiming for alternative try changing your tone, pace, inflection. I didn’t really hear that on the second, I heard that you changed some of your emphasis on the words but not really changing the things mentioned above. Good job overall!

      • #77843
        Grace17
        Participant

        The ziploc read, though good technique-wise, sounded disengaged from the product. It’ll be more engaging if you smiled when speaking of ziploc’s superiority so that i believe that you believe what you’re saying. I also liked the first Nike read better, your tone fit with the message of the read(i.e.: perseverance, strength, etc.), whereas the tone of the second read sounded uninvested in the message.

  • #77813
    Wysvoice
    Participant

    I actually liked these reads. Given that the Hubspot piece is about educating the audience how to increase sales using technology – I think it’s helpful to sound like “hey what are you doing and why aren’t you doing this”. Having said that, the last three or four words the script sounded a little to snark in tone. I understood what you were trying to do with the script.

  • #77801
    Ksmack
    Participant

    Sorry. I meant to upload these last week for my class tomorrow. I didn’t realize I exceeded my data storage.Any feedback would be more than welcomed.

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    • #77822
      Gill
      Participant

      Hi
      4H:Your voice pairs well with this script, I noticed its a pretty long script so nice job breaking it down. I would just be mindful of your diction when you said ideal instead of idea, heartland and I notice when you are about to say to you slur into the next word not sure if you noticed that.
      Cosmos: The read was good the only word not clear was rippling, it sounds like your volume went down at that moment. I like that you had variations with your pace and the read was natural. Keep it up!

  • #77798
    AJS10
    Participant

    Hello! I’m attaching two tracks… they’re both documentary style of Meryl Streep (slightly different scripts). Would love feedback on the performance AND how the audio sounds. I have finally added some elements to my home studio that I think (hope!) help to have good sound quality. Thanks!

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    • #77811
      RBenesVO
      Participant

      Wow, setup sounds really clear. I ran it through my DAW and showing a noise floor of about -50. The low noise present looks a lot like an AC unit or something like a water heater though I can’t physically hear it. Listening to Streep One the only nit-pick to my ears is the transition from drama, to Julia..the dramA and JuliA sound somewhat similar in such proximity but the script overall is really pleasant to listen too. Streep two sounded great, I’ve got nothing on that as it was appealing, and well paced. They were run in stereo it looks like, not sure if you intended that. But it’s clear you know what you are doing.

      • #77812
        AJS10
        Participant

        Ryan, this is incredibly helpful… thank you!! I know exactly what you mean about the “drama Julia”, so I’ll watch out for that. I’m guessing the secret noise might be coming from my downstairs neighbors who seemed to run their bathroom fans 24-7… ugh. Time for another sound blanket! Thanks again!

  • #77795
    Gracie Parker
    Participant

    Hello everybody! Nice to meet you! This is my first time posting on here as I have my second training session coming up very soon. I wanted to ask for feedback regarding my voice on these two reads. (No technical feedback please, I know there is white noise as I did not have an optimal recording space this week) Here are some things I am wondering about my reads… Do i sound robotic or smoother? How is my intonation and pronunciation? Thanks everybody!
    ~Gracie Parker 🙂

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    • #77807
      AJS10
      Participant

      Hi Gracie! I think you’re off to a good start. Your voice is very nice to listen to. I do think your tone seems to go up and down a bit so I would watch that. The ends of your sentences tend to “drift off” a bit so I would watch out for that and end them with the same energy as you begin with.

  • #77790
    Gracie Parker
    Participant

    Hello everybody! Nice to meet you! This is my first time posting on here as I have my second training session coming up very soon. I wanted to ask for feedback regarding my voice on these two reads. (No technical feedback please! I know there is white noise) Do i sound robotic or smooth? How is my intonation and pronunciation? Thanks everybody!
    ~Gracie Parker 🙂

  • #77784
    RBenesVO
    Participant

    Good Afternoon,
    Hoping for some feedback on two commercial scripts. Primarily inflection and pacing, but welcome any feedback! Thanks in advance.
    Ryan

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    • #77808
      AJS10
      Participant

      Hi Ryan! I can tell you have a great mic! Both clips were really good. On AMEX, I felt that the word “always” (when you say “always important”) gets lost. This is something I struggle with too… sometimes I “throw out words” and then they don’t come across too clear. The only other thing I’d say is that your energy seems to pick up about halfway through so the energy in the beginning could pick up a bit. (Another thing I struggle with so I guess with these two things, I listen for them more) The History Channel one was great… don’t have anything to critique on that. Great job!

      • #77810
        RBenesVO
        Participant

        Thanks for the feedback! I played it back again and totally agree with you.

  • #77779
    JNMullett
    Participant

    Two more practice reads before Commercial Demo day. Thank you in advance for any feedback you may have.

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    • #77809
      AJS10
      Participant

      Hey Jeff… Overall, you definitely sound ready for your commercial demo; those were great! One thing I’d suggest on the Movie Gallery: when you list the different steps (“you just stick it in, sit back, hit play” etc), I’d vary the steps a bit in terms of tone so they sound JUST a little different from each other. I hope that makes sense. Loved the Popeyes one! Best of luck at your recording!

    • #77789
      RBenesVO
      Participant

      I was really pleased with the way you did Movie-Gallery. The changes in inflection were spot on, and with just the right punch when you needed it. I chuckled a bit with the Popeyes because it was such a change but it worked well. I noticed something subtle that I do in character voices or normal reads; when I get to the end I sometimes drop my voice or accent, or pitch variance. Maybe just ever so slightly on the last word, like…wheeew, that’s over. Easily missed but I hear it ’cause I look for it when I listen to the last word of my auditions. Great overall!

      • #77791
        JNMullett
        Participant

        Thank you for the feedback and tip – I’ll definitely watch for that in the future!

  • #77772
    Gill
    Participant

    Hi everyone,
    Here are a couple reads. I would love feedback on anything that your wonderful ears can point out.

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    • #77788
      RBenesVO
      Participant

      Great voice for these. Was trying to picture myself in each setting where I would be listening. With Purina I would focus in on how the “joke” was voiced regarding the canary. At first listen it sounds like it will be great for the canary because it might like cat food, but the inflection and vocal change should be such that it’s in luck today because the cat has all it needs with Purina-One and won’t be eating canary for dinner. Great work!

    • #77778
      JNMullett
      Participant

      Great job! Very clean, very crisp – I could hear the smile on your face all the way through.

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