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  • #15468
    David Goldberg
    Edge Studio Staff

    The Edge Studio Feedback Forum is the best place for you to post a recording and get feedback from the community! Record in your home studio, upload the file, and see what people think. This is a great place to get some advice on your technique, on your home studio, or to ask for people’s opinion on your reads. Remember, that this is a community forum, so please remain positive and encourage your peers in helpful ways. If Edge Studio feels that a user is too negative, or antagonizing other members of the community, they will have their posts deleted, and risk being banned from further communication. 

    Stay positive, listen to each other, and have fun!

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  • #82005
    adarn010
    Participant

    Hello All,

    As part of my HW assignment I have uploaded two Narration files, one Corp and the other Documentary.

    All feedback is much appreciated! Thanks in advance.

  • #81991
    VoicesByJeff
    Participant

    Hey guys! Getting some more practice before my first demo record. Any and all feedback is appreciated, thank you!

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    • #82045
      Shawn
      Participant

      really liked the medmal read. Trusting and serious. Enough urgency without being salesy. Well done!

    • #81996
      VoicesByJeff
      Participant

      And a few more for practice. I tried to challenge myself to go a little outside my wheelhouse to see if I could strike different tones and get a sense of what my vocal range can be.

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  • #81987
    LaurynM
    Participant

    I have some more hw, but loving the opportunity to just read through a bunch of copy and get your feedback. I’ve worked on slowing down and smoothing my breathing out. Would love feedback on my tone, inflection, energy, etc. Thank you!

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    • #82044
      Steve Z-A
      Participant

      These are both great Lauryn. Good inflection made them interesting to listen to, and I would say they have the appropriate energy for the subjects.

      • #82051
        LaurynM
        Participant

        Thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback!

  • #81964
    ShellyMadison
    Participant

    good evening lovelies
    I’m starting my coaching sessions for commercial so here’s my first go at some scripts for homework. Looking for all the usual: diction, pace, inflection, conversational tone, etc. Give me what you’ve got! And thanks in advance.

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    • #82022
      Declan Waters
      Participant

      Your delivery is great, you’re confident in the product and the listener knows it. The only thing I can think of for sure is that the tones sound similar to me – while they’re both very good I wonder if the Purina One read could be a bit more playful. Great work

      • #82025
        ShellyMadison
        Participant

        Thank you for the feedback! I often want to go bigger but worry about it being too much. I appreciate the permission to play and see where it takes me 🙂

    • #81984
      LaurynM
      Participant

      You have a really lovely tone. Very smooth and comforting. I would pay attention to your breaths in between each phrase. Focus a bit more on fluidity between the phrases you are placing a breath in between, for example, “…home theater// it’s so sophisticated…” and “…fingertips// now if he could…” and watch “Home Theater from Harvey,” that’s the brand, and it sounded like you pulled back on that phrase a little, but overall this is great and very sellable! Great work!

      Definitely watch your breathing between each phrase in Purina One, you tend to breath and pause, as opposed to pause and then breath into the next phrase. Your tone on each phrase is cute, I love hearing a smile on each one, even if you’re not actually smiling, your tone seems to smile through. Great job! I hope this was helpful 🙂

  • #81960
    Benn Pharr IV
    Participant

    G’evening all. Two more readings for my homework assignment. Thanks in advance.

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  • #81955
    Declan Waters
    Participant

    Hello all – some practice scripts for homework. Welcoming all feedback. Thanks!

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    • #82007
      dguertin
      Participant

      I also think your voice sounds great in these reads. I especially like the tone in the Kerry Gold ad; the light gravel fits nicely. In the Home Depot ad, my only note would be to try to adjust the pace in the lists. The line that begins “you can find it” sounds a bit stilted, almost questioning, to begin but then evens out. Overall a very good job to my beginner ear!

    • #81970
      ShellyMadison
      Participant

      I like how differently your voice sounds in each read and the deliberate “energy” choices you made for each. My coach has been giving me this note a lot lately (so you’d think I’d learn to incorporate it by now…) and I think could enhance your reads as well: Find places to vary the pace in your sentences/clauses. It’ll make your reads sound more natural and add some auditorial interest.

      • #82021
        Declan Waters
        Participant

        Thank you both! I appreciate you taking the time

  • #81949
    LaurynM
    Participant

    Hi There,

    I am working with a coach and need some feedback for my next session. I am in the process of preparing for my first Narration demo. Although, I recorded these on the voice recorder app on my phone, I am looking for feedback regarding my actual reading of the copy. How I phrase or emphasize, etc. Would love any help I can get! Thank you!

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    • #81967
      ShellyMadison
      Participant

      You have a very pleasant tone and your diction is quite nice. I’d suggest slowing down a bit and find the parts in each section that you personally find really interesting, then lean into them. Really pinpoint who that focal person or audience is and focus on the goal to entertain and draw them into your story. Currently everything seems to have the same weight and emphasis (not monotone or dull by any means, but doesn’t feel conversational).

      • #81983
        LaurynM
        Participant

        Thank you for this wonderful feedback! Wow! I definitely find that the conversational mindset and speed are my most challenging areas. I am definitely working on that more and more. I tend to sound like a reporter when I slow down. Any advice on slowing down without pausing too much? I feel like I run out of breath and/or have to breathe more often when I do. Anywho, thank you so much for this! I really appreciate it.

  • #81930
    jr.roop
    Participant

    Hello all! Away from my normal set up as I finish up a trip. Sound quality isn’t great, but any feedback on my reading is greatly appreciated!

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    • #81969
      ShellyMadison
      Participant

      Lots of great technical stuff here (vocally I mean, I understand you’re away from your equipment 🙂 ). I’d challenge you go go bigger with conveying tone and specific audience. Both reads sounded like they could come from the same book, but are two very different topics. Perhaps play with making your voice more warm and tender for the healthcare one and more playful and enthusiastic for the educational b****r one. This isn’t meant so much as a criticism as it is an invitation to play and see what you can find to push yourself.

      • #82107
        jr.roop
        Participant

        Thank you for taking the time to listen and the feedback!

  • #81901
    Thomas_D
    Participant

    Hi all, hope you all had a wonderful thankgsiving!

    Here are two more practice reads where I’m trying to focus on reading slower/enunciating better. Any and all feedback is welcomed. Thanks in advance

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    • #81954
      Declan Waters
      Participant

      Great voice – I think you can spend a bit more time on saying the names like Holmes and Watson – since they are the main characters and everything revolves around them to some degree, I think either saying their names slower or having a teeny tiny pause (especially before you said Sherlock Holmes the first time) would help remind listeners to whom they should pay attention. Hope that helps!

    • #81924
      DanielButtrey
      Participant

      Hey Thomas! Love your voice. In the Brief history of time read I did hear a bit of mouth noise that I didn’t hear in the Sherlock Holmes read. Were you warmed up a little more on the Sherlock read?

      • #81925
        Thomas_D
        Participant

        Thanks Danie! I did spend a considerable amount of time re-recording Sherlock lol.

    • #81915
      aemanimate
      Participant

      Hey Thomas! Great voice. On brief history of time I would recommend just slowing down a tad. And on Sherlock Holmes the word “energizer” sounds like “energiza”. I would just be mindful sounding the words off completely. I struggle with this often so I hear it easier lol. I really have to focus on not doing it. Great job!

      • #81926
        Thomas_D
        Participant

        Thanks Aemanimate!

  • #81893
    DanielButtrey
    Participant

    Hey all! Working on a homework assignment like most of you guys. I’m a little bit sleepy tonight so I decided to read an excerpt from a sleep meditation. Any and all feedback is welcome 🙂

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    • #81927
      jadethevo
      Participant

      This is so clear, comforting and peaceful. Great read. Would love to know where the except is from!

    • #81916
      aemanimate
      Participant

      Wow that was excellent. Very professional sounding. I thought I was on the headspace app.

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