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Shadowjess wrote:
Just been doing some testing with the audio as my first two videos didn't quite have the audio levels I wanted and would appreciate some feedback

First video - Talkover starts around 15mins in. Voice recorded via game recording system.

Audio test - recording voice separately and adding noise reduction. Second part sounds better as I tested with the mic close and further away.

Audio test 3 - I think I've sussed it now

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I'm just writing here so I can listen later.

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Kofod wrote:
I'm just writing here so I can listen later.

<3 appreciate it.

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devilcake wrote:
the second video is much better! though it is a bit quiet i think?

i will say unrelated to audio specifically but related to talkover-- it is quite confusing to have a 15 minute intro without speaking n then have it come on later, i get that you wanted to leave room for the game intro! and other games will probably have shorter ones, but if you're going to do talkover in the game you should maybe do some little pre introduction of what youre doing, bcause otherwise youll have those looking for talkover click off before they get there, and those not looking for it click of when you start talking

Like you always gotta introduce a piece of media in a way that will reflect the rest of the content!

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Shadowjess wrote:

devilcake wrote:
the second video is much better! though it is a bit quiet i think?

i will say unrelated to audio specifically but related to talkover-- it is quite confusing to have a 15 minute intro without speaking n then have it come on later, i get that you wanted to leave room for the game intro! and other games will probably have shorter ones, but if you're going to do talkover in the game you should maybe do some little pre introduction of what youre doing, bcause otherwise youll have those looking for talkover click off before they get there, and those not looking for it click of when you start talking

Like you always gotta introduce a piece of media in a way that will reflect the rest of the content!

Yeah I realised that afterwards sadly sad

I was going to do a no voiceover play then changed my mind afterwards. So it's kind of killed it straight off T.T only thing I can think to add is a note that says silent under after the games intro. I wanted to get the whole thing in.

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Shadowjess wrote:

devilcake wrote:
the second video is much better! though it is a bit quiet i think?

i will say unrelated to audio specifically but related to talkover-- it is quite confusing to have a 15 minute intro without speaking n then have it come on later, i get that you wanted to leave room for the game intro! and other games will probably have shorter ones, but if you're going to do talkover in the game you should maybe do some little pre introduction of what youre doing, bcause otherwise youll have those looking for talkover click off before they get there, and those not looking for it click of when you start talking

Like you always gotta introduce a piece of media in a way that will reflect the rest of the content!

Yeah I realised that afterwards sadly

I was going to do a no voiceover play then changed my mind afterwards. So it's kind of killed it straight off T.T only thing I can think to add is a note that says silent under after the games intro. I wanted to get the whole thing in.

I added a lil something at the start to see if that helps!
I've also added a timestamp in the description to help out with that.

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Shadowjess wrote:
Booping to get more Opinions.

I made some tweaks to episode 1 to advise where voice over starts and added a timestamp in description if you want to skip the opening.

I'm mostly looking for sound feedback and if you can clearly hear me and the game.

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Bimbo wrote:
The first video sounds kinda weird, like im hearing you talk through a phone or something

Second video sounds good actually, the quality is great , though I have to agree that it's indeed a bit quiet, but if you keep the quality and turn the volume up a bit it's gonna be perfect

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devilcake wrote:

Shadowjess wrote:

devilcake wrote:
the second video is much better! though it is a bit quiet i think?

i will say unrelated to audio specifically but related to talkover-- it is quite confusing to have a 15 minute intro without speaking n then have it come on later, i get that you wanted to leave room for the game intro! and other games will probably have shorter ones, but if you're going to do talkover in the game you should maybe do some little pre introduction of what youre doing, bcause otherwise youll have those looking for talkover click off before they get there, and those not looking for it click of when you start talking

Like you always gotta introduce a piece of media in a way that will reflect the rest of the content!

Yeah I realised that afterwards sadly

I was going to do a no voiceover play then changed my mind afterwards. So it's kind of killed it straight off T.T only thing I can think to add is a note that says silent under after the games intro. I wanted to get the whole thing in.

@devilcake I added a lil something at the start to see if that helps!
I've also added a timestamp in the description to help out with that.

yeah i think just a little note makes it less confusing for that one since it's already recorded!

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Shadowjess wrote:

Bimbo wrote:
The first video sounds kinda weird, like im hearing you talk through a phone or something

Second video sounds good actually, the quality is great , though I have to agree that it's indeed a bit quiet, but if you keep the quality and turn the volume up a bit it's gonna be perfect

Yeah I think its because of how I was recording.

On the second - is the volume quiet in general or do you need your sound on max?

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Shadowjess wrote:

devilcake wrote:

Shadowjess wrote:

Shadowjess wrote:
Yeah I realised that afterwards sadly

I was going to do a no voiceover play then changed my mind afterwards. So it's kind of killed it straight off T.T only thing I can think to add is a note that says silent under after the games intro. I wanted to get the whole thing in.

@devilcake I added a lil something at the start to see if that helps!
I've also added a timestamp in the description to help out with that.

yeah i think just a little note makes it less confusing for that one since it's already recorded!

Yeach I've noticed since adding it my watch time went up haha

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wug wrote:
Since everyone so far has said they liked the second video the best sound wise I only checked that one, I agree, it is very silent. I was listening to a video at volume 26 before clicking it and now my volume is 38 and it's still very quiet, I definitely don't have to max the sound, but I suspect it depends a lot on the quality of what we listen with as well, if I was listening with my old headset I'd probably have to set my sound to 80 or higher to be able to hear it acceptably (out of 100)

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Klasifikovany wrote:
Since everyone so far has said they liked the second video the best sound wise I only checked that one, I agree, it is very silent. I was listening to a video at volume 26 before clicking it and now my volume is 38 and it's still very quiet, I definitely don't have to max the sound, but I suspect it depends a lot on the quality of what we listen with as well, if I was listening with my old headset I'd probably have to set my sound to 80 or higher to be able to hear it acceptably (out of 100)

So I took this into consideration and I THINK I've gotten it.

I usually listen to audio on 100 volume because I'm pretty much deaf at this point when it comes to sound. I listened to the audio on 26 and around this volume to make sure that those who have their volume at more normal levels can hear okay.

Let me know if this sounds any better!

@Klasifikovany

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wug wrote:

Shadowjess wrote:

Klasifikovany wrote:
Since everyone so far has said they liked the second video the best sound wise I only checked that one, I agree, it is very silent. I was listening to a video at volume 26 before clicking it and now my volume is 38 and it's still very quiet, I definitely don't have to max the sound, but I suspect it depends a lot on the quality of what we listen with as well, if I was listening with my old headset I'd probably have to set my sound to 80 or higher to be able to hear it acceptably (out of 100)

So I took this into consideration and I THINK I've gotten it.

I usually listen to audio on 100 volume because I'm pretty much deaf at this point when it comes to sound. I listened to the audio on 26 and around this volume to make sure that those who have their volume at more normal levels can hear okay.

Let me know if this sounds any better!

@Klasifikovany

That's much better! I can listen on 2 (lowest setting possible) and it's unproblematic imo, it's better that the audience has to reduce sound than increase it. That being said, generally I can listen to things at 2 without issue, I just prefer to have it louder to block other sounds lol.
Also, feedback on other things: You speak very clearly and it's easy to hear what you are saying and that's very good!

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Shadowjess wrote:

Klasifikovany wrote:

Shadowjess wrote:

Klasifikovany wrote:
Since everyone so far has said they liked the second video the best sound wise I only checked that one, I agree, it is very silent. I was listening to a video at volume 26 before clicking it and now my volume is 38 and it's still very quiet, I definitely don't have to max the sound, but I suspect it depends a lot on the quality of what we listen with as well, if I was listening with my old headset I'd probably have to set my sound to 80 or higher to be able to hear it acceptably (out of 100)

So I took this into consideration and I THINK I've gotten it.

I usually listen to audio on 100 volume because I'm pretty much deaf at this point when it comes to sound. I listened to the audio on 26 and around this volume to make sure that those who have their volume at more normal levels can hear okay.

Let me know if this sounds any better!

@Klasifikovany

That's much better! I can listen on 2 (lowest setting possible) and it's unproblematic imo, it's better that the audience has to reduce sound than increase it. That being said, generally I can listen to things at 2 without issue, I just prefer to have it louder to block other sounds lol.
Also, feedback on other things: You speak very clearly and it's easy to hear what you are saying and that's very good!

Ah thank you!!
I'm so glad that it's a lot better for you!

and thank you haha I always try to speak as clearly as possible but it's rather hard to talk and read out loud at the same time with a game like this haha