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Edge Studio StaffHi! Upload your recordings, and get feedback from your peers!
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January 25, 2022 at 6:07 pm #73884
RBenesVO
ParticipantGood Evening,
Any feedback would be appreciated after making a few tweaks.Attachments:
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January 26, 2022 at 2:36 pm #73921
Provocaleric
ParticipantYou have a clear, young and authoritative sound. I agree with some of the other postings that some of this stuff can seem dry. If I had to criticize anything it would be to give more brightness to your tone and imagine teaching a subject one on one with a student. Otherwise, I liked it!
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January 26, 2022 at 1:29 pm #73916
Andres
ParticipantReally good reads! In each of them you have genuinely smooth even pacing. You speak clearly and it’s easy to understand what you’re saying. I would maybe suggest giving a little more energy to keep your audience interested, informational pieces can sometimes come across as a little dry.
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January 25, 2022 at 12:45 pm #73873
Kim_Lomax
ParticipantHello all! I am brand new to this forum. I started with Edge webinars this month and just had my first coaching session with James Andrews (great!). I have invested time in crafting my home studio space and welcome any feedback about the recording quality in addition to the read. Thank you for your time and consideration! Here is the copy:
Nature’s Recyclers – Discovery Kids (sourced from the Edge Script library)
Did you know that mold and bacteria and higher level organisms like beetles, centipedes and, of course, earthworms are all busy recyclers? By breaking down organic matter – stuff like dead plants, p**p, and decaying animals – they create valuable nutrients necessary for rich and fertile soil. Take it from me, a worm who know, we are doing you a big favor.
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January 27, 2022 at 1:58 pm #73962
Tracy
ParticipantThis was a fun read. You maintained good energy throughout which is especially important in a children’s reading. On my end the P in p**p came across slightly hard-sounding. There were also some audible breaths at the very beginning and a few times throughout including right before “take it from me.” Could just be an equipment issue but overall a fun listen.
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January 26, 2022 at 5:26 pm #73930
Erik B
ParticipantHi Kim,
I really liked your read. Your tone and energy are great. The only thing I noticed are, watch out for glottals. I noticed one in the first sentence “bacteria and”, but overall good job.
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January 26, 2022 at 2:53 pm #73922
Provocaleric
ParticipantYou have a neat voice for creatures, hehe. Your read was clear, friendly and with a nice bright tone. If I had to make a critical remark, I would say to not over emphasize big favor at the end. Your awesome!
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January 26, 2022 at 1:31 pm #73917
Andres
ParticipantFantastic job! I could truly hear you smiling through your words. You were clear and easy to understand, from one beginner to another keep up the good work!
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January 25, 2022 at 6:10 pm #73888
RBenesVO
ParticipantYour voice was great for this. Lots of energy, changing in pitch and tone seemed to be in the right spots. I’m listening on my mobile but couldn’t pick up any background noises or over the top breathes.
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January 25, 2022 at 12:44 pm #73869
bevy
ParticipantGood Day,
I would appreciate your feedback on my final narration training assignment. I have been working on eliminating glottal noise. Any other suggestions on improving are also welcome. Thank you!
Scripts:
Relaxation:
To begin, make yourself comfortable, it’s best to lie on your back. Put your arms by your sides not touching your body. Put your feet slightly apart. With each exhalation let all the tension out of your body. Let the tension just dissolve and flow out.
American Airlines:
Welcome aboard American Airlines coast-to-coast service. We’ll be happy to do everything possible to make your flight with us a most pleasurable experience. We’ll provide you with all the information you need to know about your flight, your destination, and the equipment on which you are currently flying. In addition, we are proud to present our American Airlines feature film presentation, for our transcontinental passengers. We’d like you now to remove the plastic insert found directly in front of you in the seat back pocket. Please review the safety information during the flight for your own protection, in the unlikely event of an in-flight emergency.
Real Estate:
Would you like to buy a house?
Maybe it’s your first house, or even your second and you just think that MAYBE you didn’t think hard enough about the last one.
Listen, I love real estate. And in most cases, even a bad deal can work to your advantage in the very long run. But there are dumb things that people do without realizing it when they buy a house.
Humor me for a short story before we get into the meat of this video.Attachments:
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January 26, 2022 at 3:13 pm #73924
Provocaleric
ParticipantBevy,
You have a pleasant, friendly sound! Your recording sounded a bit loud, perhaps the gain or compression was a bit hot, but I especially liked your American Airlines read
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January 23, 2022 at 11:30 pm #73823
Anonymous
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January 23, 2022 at 4:20 am #73803
Bil-Bo
ParticipantEarthbound Farm
Here at Earthbound Farm, we don’t use any harmful chemical pesticides. All of our organic salads, fruits and vegetables are grown in harmony with nature. And while farming organically may cost more, we think you’ll find Earthbound Farm organic produce is an infinitely better value. Because with each crisp, delicious bite, you can take comfort in knowing you’re protecting your family’s health. Now and for years to come. Earthbound Farm. Food to live by.
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January 26, 2022 at 3:17 pm #73925
Provocaleric
ParticipantA great natural sounding read! The only thing is the recording sounded a bit loud. Good Job!
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January 24, 2022 at 10:56 pm #73850
JustJohn
ParticipantSounds like a keeper to me.
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January 21, 2022 at 8:42 pm #73797
DillonP
ParticipantHere is some recordings this week, please give me your thoughts.
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January 26, 2022 at 3:32 pm #73927
Provocaleric
ParticipantHey Dillon,
I loved your enthusiasm on the Dominos ad and the political spot, your voice sounds wellsuited for these spots, however I’m hearing too much room reflection and clicks in your mic. Izotopes Voice denoiser is awesome!
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January 20, 2022 at 7:08 pm #73765
HillOKeefe
ParticipantHello everyone! I’d much appreciate a critique of this audition for performance and audio quality. No slate was requested and I thought this one take covered everything my gut told me to go with. I haven’t been practicing as much as I should so be honest – it’ll light a fire under my b**t. Thanks!
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January 20, 2022 at 7:17 pm #73768
HillOKeefe
ParticipantWhoops! Acceptable file now attached.
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January 26, 2022 at 3:23 pm #73926
Provocaleric
ParticipantYou have a nice clear sounding voice. You sound trustworthy and local. The only thing I can think of to critique would be to get even more connected to your copy by giving a adding a little more dynamics with your tone. I love those Wells Fargo ads, so emotional.
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January 20, 2022 at 6:39 am #73744
Watson
ParticipantHi, everyone ~
First time poster, but I would love to have some feedback on my two reads below. Thank you in advance. 🙂
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January 20, 2022 at 6:59 pm #73764
HillOKeefe
ParticipantHi Watson! I LUV these! Your energy and take on both is spot on for what I imagine is a Gen Z target audience. My only critique is some audible breaths and room noise in the first file. Other than that, you nailed both.
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January 19, 2022 at 6:47 pm #73728
carynbell
ParticipantREPOST WITH SCRIPTS:
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
PUT THIS CARD IN THE HANDS OF A CHILD AND THERE’LL BE NO ROOM FOR A GUN. A NEEDLE. OR A KNIFE. IT’S ONLY A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT THAT LITTLE MEMBERSHIP CARD HAS HELPED KEEP MILLIONS OF KIDS OFF DRUGS, OUT OF GANGS AND IN SCHOOL. TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, CALL 1-800-854-CLUB. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA. THE POSITIVE PLACE FOR KIDS.
GEICO
THESE DAYS, IT SEEMS AS IF EVERY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY NEEDS A SYMBOL. THINGS LIKE A BLANKET OR A HAND. WELL, IF GEICO HAD A SYMBOL, IT WOULD SURELY BE THE FRONTAL LOBE OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX. YOU SEE…IT’S HERE, DEEP WITHIN THE BRAIN, THAT NERVE IMPULSES FIGURE OUT, “HEY…IT’S SMARTER TO BUY CAR INSURANCE FROM GEICO.” OVER 10,000 DRIVERS SWITCH EACH WEEK! SO CALL FOR A FREE RATE QUOTE TODAY. YEP, THE BRAIN’S A GREAT SYMBOL. WE JUST CAN’T IMAGINE THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA ON OUR STATIONARY. CALL 1-800-4-GEICO. GEICO DIRECT, THE SENSIBLE ALTERNATIVE. NOT AVAILABLE IN
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January 21, 2022 at 2:02 am #73784
Under1VO
ParticipantHi Carynbell, really fun reads- I like your voice and I believe you have talent! I’d suggest working a little on mic technique- try backing away from the mic just an inch or two and speaking off-axis a little bit and see how that sounds. That should help reduce some of the distortion and plosives. The only other thing that stands out is around halfway through your Geico read the recoding seems to get louder, like it’s a part where you cut two different takes together. Again though, really good reads!
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January 19, 2022 at 5:27 pm #73722
SuperLuke
ParticipantHello 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 HerbelAttachments:
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January 20, 2022 at 2:22 pm #73756
michaelflemingvoice
ParticipantAnimation 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!!
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January 20, 2022 at 3:24 pm #73757
SuperLuke
ParticipantThank 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.
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January 19, 2022 at 5:36 pm #73724
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