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  • #73722
    SuperLuke
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    Hello everyone on the Edge Studio Feedback Forum. Attached is my First Animation Voiceover Demo Reel that I created with Edge Studios last year. Special thanks to Jay Snyder for his excellent coaching and for helping me create this. I have been auditioning every day for voiceover work with this as my “calling card”, scoring 9 roles. Please feel free to have a listen and tell me what you think about it.

    Thanks,
    -Luke Herbel

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    • #73756
      michaelflemingvoice
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      Animation demo – BOOM, right out the gate with your amazing tone in the 1st vignette. After hanging out with you on the AMAs, I wasn’t expecting such a deep, rich voice. Now vignettes 2-5, I was noticing some enunciation issues that made it hard for me to understand what I was listening to right away, but then in 6-8, I felt you were back in the saddle. Number 7 is hilarious! I would maybe make that your #2 instead of the old west, so that your listener hears your acting range right away. Again, it took too long to understand what you were saying in 2-5, and the British accent in 3 could either fit for a very specific character someone is looking for or turn off the listener. If you like it, I’d say maybe switch it with #6 or put it at the end.

      June henchman number 3 – I’m not sure which voice was yours. The narrator/main character has some lazy mouth. The Japanese character was great. But because I’m not sure who you were, I’m not sure what to critique.

      Isolated Speech – Around the :56 mark, I could hear the editing, which is the bane of my beginner existence. If I remember correctly, you have a disability that you are overcoming, right? So what you are able to do is impressive. I noticed that ‘s’ before ‘t’ as in ‘past’ and the non-sonorous ‘th’ sound in ‘through’ might be difficult for you, as well as the ‘r’ sound. I wonder what you can do to work on that…I would have no idea.

      In the end, your tone is great, and your animation reel was very fun to listen to. Keep up the hard work!!

      • #73757
        SuperLuke
        Participant

        Thank you Michael for your critique of my First Animation Demo Reel! It was fun performing those characters. I put the most effort into my 1st character, with the weapons contracts. Speaking with the British Cockney dialect got rid of my speech problem. I enjoyed making the Mcfatty’s commercial to be funny. I’ll see if I can reorganize my Demo characters. Maybe add another character in my tonal range, perhaps?

        In the performance of “Sound Stories June”, I am 1 or 2 Henchmen of the Japanese Yakuza mob. I use my Deeper register to swear, curse, and speak English as well as Japanese. That was me.

        I was hired to perform, “The Isolated speech of N”, tired at midnight. As for my performance, yes, I struggle with something and I have lisps and stutters with the S and Th. My R’s are just fine though.

        Thanks for the advice and positively honest critique.

    • #73724
      SuperLuke
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      Also, I would like an honest critique of how well I performed these 2 roles for clients.

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  • #73714
    carynbell
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    Hey all!

    Still trying to figure out what type of reads feel the most natural for me voice and personality. Feedback is appreciated!!

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    • #73780
      pharlin
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      Caryn, Loved your voice quality. Very rich, warm, inviting, & conversational sounding. Both reads were well paced.
      The Boys & Girls Clubs script fit your voice very well!

  • #73709
    Robert Broussard
    Participant

    Just practicing, any feedback is appreciated. Thanks

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    • #73719
      SuperLuke
      Participant

      I enjoy hearing your voice in this performance. Good background music, giving the listener a feel for the kind of performance you are trying to go for. It sounds like you were cut off from your script sample at the very end though.

    • #73713
      Marco Rigazio
      Participant

      Great voice Robert! I would like to hear this read with a little more ‘authority’ and perhaps some changes of inflection throughout.

      • #73731
        Robert Broussard
        Participant

        Thanks those are good points. Appreciate it.

  • #73694
    Marco Rigazio
    Participant

    Hello everyone. Here are more homework recordings. Looking forward to your suggestions Thank you! 🙂

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    • #73767
      HillOKeefe
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      Hi Marco! I really like the mix of personable and authoritative you’ve achieved here. Your tone and delivery are fantastic for the content. There’s a smidge of echo/background noise and it sounds like a couple of words got cut off… perhaps by a click filter? I only ask because I’ve heard similar on tracks using a click filter. For example, “Crest Pro Hel…” I don’t hear the TH. Overall, you have a super strong sound.

      • #73774
        Marco Rigazio
        Participant

        Thank you for your comment. Yes there is some reverb and background noise going on. I didn’t record these in my booth. Had a power surge in the house a few days ago and lost some appliances. So I recorded these out in the open so to speak. Figured for practice scripts it was ok. However, as for the ends of words being cut off, perhaps my editing was a little too aggressive trying to compensate for being outside my booth. Thanks again!

  • #73684
    SteveVO
    Participant

    Trendi.com. It’s the #1 shopping site for top name brands at up to 75% off. Great style, great value and everything ships free. Trendi.com. Everything you love, for less.

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    • #73782
      Under1VO
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      Hi Steve! I really enjoyed your performance, and would encourage you to push the “conversational read” even more. Pick a person you know who would be excited about this and then “have a conversation” about it to him or her.

      You may also benefit from either a desser or slightly reduced gain on you mic because the sibilance is pretty live in my ears at least.

    • #73706
      Marco Rigazio
      Participant

      Hi Steve. I really like the clarity of your voice. The tone of your read was also very good. I’m finding it difficult to critique, but if I had to mention one thing I’d say the rhythm/pace could be picked up a bit. Again, I liked it very much and could definitely see your voice in this spot. I would just say a little more energy. LITTLE more… lol

      • #73720
        SuperLuke
        Participant

        Good clarity of voice! For a commercial read, this performance would need to be spoken a little faster. Maybe work on Pace, Speed, Breath Support, and be your natural self, like on overdrive with more energy to the performance?

  • #73659
    Under1VO
    Participant

    First off I want to say that I have been a fan of Edge for years! I’m excited to dive in and participate in the forums and hearing from you all. Thank you for your time and effort in listening and helping me out!

    I am looking to revamp my commercial demo but would like your input on the types/ styles of commercials that my voice is suited best for. I have attached samples of a couple commercial reads for that purpose. I have also attached my animation/ character demo and would like to hear your impressions and thoughts!

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    • #73721
      SuperLuke
      Participant

      I really enjoyed your character Demo, it suits your voice better than commercial reads.

      • #73783
        Under1VO
        Participant

        Thank you, I appreciate your feedback! If I were to do commercials, is there one type that pops into your head that would suit my voice?

    • #73666
      Under1VO
      Participant

      I apologize, a few of the files failed to upload. here they are.

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  • #73645
    SteveVO
    Participant

    A couple different reads I’d welcome your feedback on. One is a corporate read, the other more of a narration.

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    • #73662
      Under1VO
      Participant

      I apologize a couple of the files failed to upload, here is attempt number two.

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      • #73665
        Under1VO
        Participant

        @SteveVO I apologize, I meant this reply to be on my post. I did not mean to attach my work to your post! That being said, I did listen to your audio files and wan impressed with your audio clarity. My one suggestion would be to work on finding the melody in your performances, even with this more “flat” type of read.

        • #73683
          SteveVO
          Participant

          No problem 🙂 Thanks for the feedback.

  • #73636
    CHRISTOPHER WHITING
    Participant

    Hello gang,
    I’ve attached 3 commercial scripts here and welcome all feedback. You guys are definitely helping me get better and I greatly appreciate it!

    Thanks,
    Chris

    JC Penney 6
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    Allstate
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    Honey Bunches of Oats
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    • #73669
      Under1VO
      Participant

      Hi Chris! I enjoyed your performances, and definitely believe you have a great voice and the sky is the limit for you. I believe your Honey Bunches read was your strongest and your weakest was JC Penny. I felt like the JC Penny one was “performed” or “read” and not as natural as your other two. Perhaps because it was a longer read? Own the script and then just let it flow!

      • #73704
        CHRISTOPHER WHITING
        Participant

        Thank you for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated. I’m continuing to work on sounding natural and hope to nail it sometime before I’m pushing up daisies, lol.

  • #73628
    Joe
    Participant

    Hi, everyone ~

    First time poster, long time forum reader 🙂

    Below are 3 for your feedback. Growth mindset here – so, bring it on! Thanks in advance!

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    • #73632
      RBenesVO
      Participant

      Great sounding overall. Looking at Invisalign the first “you” sounds a little like “chew”. Also there is a very apparent breathe at the end 00:26 which could be softened.

      • #73681
        Joe
        Participant

        Thanks so much! Greatly appreciated!

  • #73618
    Sylvanie
    Participant

    Hello Everyone, I would love to get your feedback on my commercial reads below. Let me know your thoughts! Much appreciated as always.

    AARP

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    Legos Creative Builder

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