NonsensicalThings
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 18, 2020 9:38:31 GMT -8
Title says it all. I’ve just got two simple questions. lol
1. I’m told to drink water before recording, but that adds mouth noise to my audio. What should I do about that? 2. My voice, when speaking louder, naturally becomes... “Raspy?” The best way I can describe it is that I get a less extreme “toad from super mario” quality to my voice when i raise my volume. How do I prevent this?
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Post by Brittany Ann Phillips on May 19, 2020 14:19:03 GMT -8
1. Water is supposed to keep you hydrated and help combat against mouth noises. However, hydrating takes some time to take effect (around 15 minutes). If you're drinking large quantities of water right before you record it will make your mouth "wet" which can exacerbate mouth noises. Mic technique is also important - if you're closer than two closed fist lengths away from the mic you are too close, so naturally all types of sounds will be picked up.
2. A little harder to answer without hearing a sample. My guess is that you're pulling up your chest voice as you yell, which can feel tightening and harder to emote as your body is literally restraining itself when you want to be relaxed. This is common especially if you're worried other people in your household or neighbours might hear you.
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NonsensicalThings
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 20, 2020 3:00:55 GMT -8
1. Water is supposed to keep you hydrated and help combat against mouth noises. However, hydrating takes some time to take effect (around 15 minutes). If you're drinking large quantities of water right before you record it will make your mouth "wet" which can exacerbate mouth noises. Mic technique is also important - if you're closer than two closed fist lengths away from the mic you are too close, so naturally all types of sounds will be picked up. 2. A little harder to answer without hearing a sample. My guess is that you're pulling up your chest voice as you yell, which can feel tightening and harder to emote as your body is literally restraining itself when you want to be relaxed. This is common especially if you're worried other people in your household or neighbours might hear you. 1.Probably a result of not waiting then. Thank you! 2. No, I’m not worried about anyone hearing me. The thing is though that I never voice deep characters, I can go low, but I can not do it convincingly due to my age. I always voice mid to high characters. However, now that you mention it, I think I might be feeling some tightening??? So I’m a bit confused. How could I possibly be tightening my chest voice if I am voicing mid to high characters, and am not worried about people hearing me? This is honestly really concerning and I hope it’s not an issue with, like, my voice.
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Post by Brittany Ann Phillips on May 20, 2020 6:32:25 GMT -8
The tightening feeling can be an unintentional habit - a way for a body to brace itself, so to speak. One of the ways to help counter that is to keep your posture straight and have your shoulders relaxed. Another one is to speak with support from your diaphragm instead of your chest.
When you speak louder, how loud is louder? Is it simply raising your voice a little more than conversational level or is it full on shouting where the raspy effect occurs?
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NonsensicalThings
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 20, 2020 14:06:18 GMT -8
The tightening feeling can be an unintentional habit - a way for a body to brace itself, so to speak. One of the ways to help counter that is to keep your posture straight and have your shoulders relaxed. Another one is to speak with support from your diaphragm instead of your chest. When you speak louder, how loud is louder? Is it simply raising your voice a little more than conversational level or is it full on shouting where the raspy effect occurs? It seems to no longer be happening right now, but when the post was made, a little higher than conversational level. Also, thanks for the dips! Will definetly keep in mind.
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 22, 2020 13:00:31 GMT -8
Well, the scratchy throat thing is coming back and I generally feel very constrained when recording. Like, raising my voice just a *little* bit makes my throat feel very tight, and as a result of that I’m feeling very unconfident in recording, and I feel like trying to really act is gonna ruin my performance because my throat will become scratchy. What should I do? Unfortunately, the shoulder trick and straight posture trick isn’t doing me any favors at the moment.
EDIT: It also happens when I’m just speaking normally. Am I trying to push my voice too high? I wouldn’t think so, because I can typically do higher pitched characters just fine, but I think pitch is an issue. I hope my range isn’t that limited, otherwise I’m in trouble.
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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on May 25, 2020 7:24:15 GMT -8
Do you warm up your voice before recording, and if so, how do you warm up and for how long? I'm wondering if this could be related, because my voice occasionally feels a way I would describe as "tight and scratchy" if I haven't warmed up yet, especially early in the morning.
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 25, 2020 14:45:52 GMT -8
Do you warm up your voice before recording, and if so, how do you warm up and for how long? I'm wondering if this could be related, because my voice occasionally feels a way I would describe as "tight and scratchy" if I haven't warmed up yet, especially early in the morning. I do warm up for a good couple minutes, but to be honest, I’m just not sure how to warm up. I’ve been doing some research but it all just seems ineffective. I’m confident I’m going about it wrong, I’m just not sure how, and I’m not sure which warmups will help me.
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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on May 26, 2020 13:15:10 GMT -8
If by a "couple" of minutes you literally mean "TWO," I can tell you that when I warm up, I go for a minimum of about 20! >_< Some voice actors warm up for an hour, I think? But warming up for less than 5 minutes before a recording session would be kind of like doing 3 or 4 stretches before performing in a dance recital.
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Post by NonsensicalThings on May 27, 2020 5:48:47 GMT -8
If by a "couple" of minutes you literally mean "TWO," I can tell you that when I warm up, I go for a minimum of about 20! >_< Some voice actors warm up for an hour, I think? But warming up for less than 5 minutes before a recording session would be kind of like doing 3 or 4 stretches before performing in a dance recital. Tried about that length out, (didn’t know you had to do it for that long, haha,) and it worked like a charm. Felt like I was able to act a lot more freely. Thanks for the help, you saved my bacon!
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