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Note: I couldn't post them earlier, but the links for the audio files (before and after the hard-limiting) are now posted below.
Thanks so much for any input regarding my settings for hard-limiting a voice only mp3 file. I’ve been a voice actor for over 25 years and have produced most of my own audio during that time. Originally I voiced from the radio stations I was jocking at, but in 2001 I built my own studio. Because I was hosting a talk show in Washington DC at that time but living 90 minutes outside the city, I wanted to be able to do my show from home via ISDN whenever necessary. So I built my home studio to be similar to the set up in the On Air studio at the radio station: an ElectroVoice RE20 mic, through a Symetrix 528e processor, using a Mackie Board and a DAL Digital Deluxe soundcard.
Many of my VO clients like me to send them nearly flat audio, for them to tweak as they like. But I’ve started voicing audio books, and my clients now have varied requirements. I’m currently voicing a book that requires mastering, and since it’s voice only audio, I’m hoping it won’t be too difficult for me to figure out what sounds best. But I’ve never totally trusted my ear. I’ve always had a sibilant S challenge, and my voice is lower than many females, but if I work too hard to correct those, I create other, possibly worse issues. Hope you can spare a few minutes to check out the links below for my :40 excerpt from my original .wav audio (as recorded, and using their requirements: 44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo) and compare it to the hard-limited version saved (as they require for finished audio) as an mp3, at 192kbps. For the hard-limiting, I kept the max amp at -6 dB and boosted by 6 dB, with the look ahead time at 7 ms and release time at 100 ms. Thanks again, I really appreciate your time. And please don’t worry about hurting my feelings, I’m tough.
Here's the link for the original .wav file:
www.debraleigh.com/AsRecorded_AudioBookExcerpt_44.1kHz16bitStereoPCMwavfile.wav
And here's the link for the mp3 file in the format the audiobook publisher wants, with the hard-limiting:
Thanks so much for any input regarding my settings for hard-limiting a voice only mp3 file. I’ve been a voice actor for over 25 years and have produced most of my own audio during that time. Originally I voiced from the radio stations I was jocking at, but in 2001 I built my own studio. Because I was hosting a talk show in Washington DC at that time but living 90 minutes outside the city, I wanted to be able to do my show from home via ISDN whenever necessary. So I built my home studio to be similar to the set up in the On Air studio at the radio station: an ElectroVoice RE20 mic, through a Symetrix 528e processor, using a Mackie Board and a DAL Digital Deluxe soundcard.
Many of my VO clients like me to send them nearly flat audio, for them to tweak as they like. But I’ve started voicing audio books, and my clients now have varied requirements. I’m currently voicing a book that requires mastering, and since it’s voice only audio, I’m hoping it won’t be too difficult for me to figure out what sounds best. But I’ve never totally trusted my ear. I’ve always had a sibilant S challenge, and my voice is lower than many females, but if I work too hard to correct those, I create other, possibly worse issues. Hope you can spare a few minutes to check out the links below for my :40 excerpt from my original .wav audio (as recorded, and using their requirements: 44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo) and compare it to the hard-limited version saved (as they require for finished audio) as an mp3, at 192kbps. For the hard-limiting, I kept the max amp at -6 dB and boosted by 6 dB, with the look ahead time at 7 ms and release time at 100 ms. Thanks again, I really appreciate your time. And please don’t worry about hurting my feelings, I’m tough.
Here's the link for the original .wav file:
www.debraleigh.com/AsRecorded_AudioBookExcerpt_44.1kHz16bitStereoPCMwavfile.wav
And here's the link for the mp3 file in the format the audiobook publisher wants, with the hard-limiting:
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