[Amitofu]

I really felt the one at 1:26 (the dog voice) and 1:51 (the last one) were your strongest so far. All the voices sounded distinct enough to me though.

[Amitofu]

Good Overall!
If you did want areas I think you could improve, I’d say: When you talk about being sympathetic voice vs expressing happiness, try to express those without changing the volume of your voice. I would also look at changing the tone/inflection when you’re reading items on a list. eg; “I can convey my message in many ways, in many tones and with many emotions” it got a little monotonous.
Those are my thoughts.

[Amitofu]

Sounds great! maybe a little more energy, and maybe a pinch louder. In terms of interpretation, I’m certainly not saying the angle was ‘wrong’, but the vibe I got from this script was that it was a little more sheepish and guilty. The speaker is not just afraid of “M’lord” but also trying to make up excuses on the fly. When they say “But! But, I served my time for that!” it’s a coy coaxing. In “Do you really think ‘I’d’ be capable of such a heist, ‘I’ should be emphasised, as if maybe someone else could be certainly not the speaker. Again, this is strictly how I interpreted it, but it was basically a person of lower stature trying to manipulate their superior (to evade their wrath). Maybe try that as a variation.

[Amitofu]

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[Amitofu]

good! but maybe needs a little more energy. A variation I would try is “[…] meal that powers YOUR day.”
Even if you over-do it and sound like an infomercial salesman, understanding that inflection will give you a contrast of the middle-ground you want to find. Practicing doing things to the extreme tone (in both directions) helps organize the range of voices I DO want to use, even if I never use the extreme voice itself.

Hope that makes sense, haha. Keep at it.

[Amitofu]

Wow! Great job. flawless as far as I’m concerned.

If I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel for a single complaint (or in other words, just for posterity) I’d say
[0:39 secs] “Instead it payed a 1.2 billion dollar fine for[…]” – Billion came out with the tiny-est ‘buh’ sound instead of ‘bil’
But again, that’s me STRUGGLING to find something wrong. Outstanding Job!

[Amitofu]

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[Amitofu]

I like the first read. Nice pacing enunciation and just overall.

The second read was good too, I think. If I were looking for things to practice, for this read in particular, I would make SURE that’s how one pronounces ‘Kauai’ (I have no clue if you said it right or wrong; it’s just good practice to researching/confirming specific (especailly cultural) pronuciations), as well as repeat “Star 94.3” out loud until it’s a reflexive part of your vocabulary, like your dog’s name. To get a warm read out of a brand name, we (VO) kind of have to force familiarity. Not saying yours lacked either, just sharing a hypothetical routine.

[Amitofu]

Yeah! I love scripts like these. I could tell you were getting into it; it had good energy.

In terms of feedback, I hope I don’t sound overly-pragmatic, but one thing I had to learn through error is ‘clipping’ the microphone. I really really really love when I can be as crazy as I want in front of the microphone, but one thing I had to learn is how to put the same energy into my voice without raising the volume very much. The more sensitive your microphone (generally) the easier it is to blow out the sound/distort it by going too loud. So for practice, yeah, swing for the parks (vocal health first of course). Just understand that if you want to use that voice professionally, you’ll need to compliment that understanding with how to work under the limits of your mic. It may feel like you’re putting a silencer on a shotgun, but you get better at it the more you practice and play with your gain and mic distance. And I’m just stating because I don’t know how much you do or don’t know, but clipping is where the waveform you see when recording “hits the roof and floor limits” and causes distortion.

The British take was funny. but kinda had the opposite problem. I am absolutely NOT discouraging you from trying it. Please keep at it. But despite the fluidity and confidence you had, when a person doesn’t or can’t raise their voice above a certain level, it’s a dead giveaway that raising it above it presses their boundaries of that voice too hard. I guess in a word, it was obviously not your second-skin so to speak; which just takes practice and challenging that practice. When you can comfortably shout as a character is when you really have the reins, in my opinion.

Just things to keep in mind throughout your journey. Not knocking your efforts. Keep at it til you’re a master of disguise!

[Amitofu]

Sounds really good! definitely couldn’t of done better myself. I would say your ‘s’ sounds kinda peek through a little too sharply. You can approach this either with a de-esser in your DAW or by adjusting your technique, but someone else is probably better qualified to show you how.

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