Listen to us!

Mike Kuhlman · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007, 13:54 (GMT) Post subject: Listen to us!

I took you guys' advice and segregated my demo into types.

George Karnes · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007, 18:07 (GMT) Post subject:

Mike-
I don't know about for others, but they make a lot more sense to me now.

I don't love the toiletries copy BTW. But your voices are great!

Robert Jadah · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007, 04:10 (GMT) Post subject: Listen to Us

Mike:
Didn't mean to ignore you for a week there....sorry.
All right; to work.
All things considered, you're a bit like I am...a bit of voice and a tiny, teensy, insignificant smidgen of production. A demo has to have better background values than we can deliver. I suggest you contact the Mad Professor of Mixing (Simon Hill) to put some Pzzazz into the Piece.
The first one, for example, starts on a droning note and then segues into....another droning clip. It's all too slow, and the echo-y thing is just far too long.
On the character demo, I would lead with 007 (very nicely done) and definitely spruce/fun it up, while shortening the whole demo. Lose the first clip. Remember that character pieces are a very, very small part of what you'll be doing.
The third demo suffers also from being too similar throughout....like one long text. The Crazy, Brand clip is very good , but there is little bounce to the rest of it.
You're good. You're going to be fine.
But - like many of us - you might be suffering from premature demonstration.
You may not have enough clips yet to put together one boffo demo, let alone three.
I'd suggest staying with three different threads, but having a Mad Mixer churn out three roiling short pieces for the time being.
An overall demo can wait.
Voice On!

Cameron Thomas · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007, 11:23 (GMT) Post subject:

Far be it for me to make a whole lot of critiques--I haven't done so well myself (big time newbie), but you have a great, warm voice. Very soothing. You got me on the "Stocks and Bonds"--too funny. I think I noticed a little "mouth noise"--you know, like clicks and things like that. But that was about it. I still have problems eliminating those on my recordings too. It's just a continual trial-n-error process to get the best sound out of your equipment.

Cheers and good luck,
Cameron