http://soundcloud.com/moo...s-pro-voice-over-first


The Story - My friend Kevin is trying to get into the voice over industry. Kevin doesnt want to drive all the way to Zion, Il from Chicago to my Studio. My lap top cant handle sonar when I travel weekely to where he is in oak lawn,  so I record him on my Ipad in garage band with an MXL v 67 Mic 


We record 7 voice overs ... The first three are distorted -- But the wave forms on the ipad were not distorted -  I couldn't hear the mic through the head set as we were recorded - a flaw in garage band on ipad - you can only hear when playing back tracks but not WHAT you are recording and the wave forms didnt look distorted

So hopefully tomorrow  we will re record them at a lower level - They are just barley almost not distorting now 

The last 4 are fine - but could be mixed better I think 

Just finished putting original music to the voice overs from precvoius songs I never really finished  - MIXED IT IN SOANRX1


So tell me what I need to improve on - I know one thing is matching the volume on each Voice over  - What else?


Suggestions open  

Well there's 147 seconds I won't get back.

Bub


Well there's 147 seconds I won't get back.

You're mean and you hurt my feelings 

This is a desperate cry for help... Someone should punch you in the face. (and by punch, I mean a nice Hawian Punch.) Get this **** off the songs forum and back to the coffeehouse where it can be ignored. Seriously? Eff ... Why do you feel a need? And this is coming from someone who feels a need? If you have no talent? Then deal with it? If you have talent? The post something "OTHER THAN BS..." Really... 

I'll preface this by saying, I am not an expert...but I have recorded and mixed several VO's recently.

Thoughts as it played - unless there is a specific situation calling for it, I wouldn't add reverb.  The first VO sounded like it was in the garage and a bit distracting.  

-You already mentioned the volume matching and distortion thing, but I would also try and automate the volume to level out the 'performance' as much as you can, while also minimizing the spitty sounds 'esses' lip smacks (I didnt notice lip smacks in any of these).

-Sometimes the music can be really busy and distracting, but if you are stuck with the music, then maybe more EQ'ing and lower in the mix is the way to go.

-I don't think that mic works well with his voice...or maybe a combo of the mic/voice and room...it reminds me of a cheap USB microphone going in to a boom box.  Is a reflection filter available?  If you are stuck with the recordings "as is" then maybe some EQ can help.  I would have a redo, with a nice mic in a vocal booth/reflection filter or a decently quiet room, if he wants to be a serious venture. 

I wish him well, it's a tough business to break in to

The Band19


This is a desperate cry for help... Someone should punch you in the face. (and by punch, I mean a nice Hawian Punch.) Get this **** off the songs forum and back to the coffeehouse where it can be ignored. Seriously? Eff ... Why do you feel a need? And this is coming from someone who feels a need? If you have no talent? Then deal with it? If you have talent? The post something "OTHER THAN BS..." Really... 

You're an **** 

Zion, IL... I lived there for a while in the mid '70s... just a few thousand feet from the lake...  

Needs more fan in the background.

Actually the first one sounds the best to me. It mostly needs to have the sibilance reigned in. There is some slightly noticeable distortion but I think that could get brought under control as well. The rest are muffled and distorted. I would avoid whatever you did with those. It takes away from the guy's voice.

Do you not have a small mixer or something to attenuate the input level?

Also, needs some side chain action going on to get the music levels up when he isn't speaking.

Just what I'm hearing.

And if you can't use something to attenuate the input with maybe try some other mics that aren't quite as hot.