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Pickups...not the kind with tailgates.

 
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Lisa
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:57 pm    Post subject: Pickups...not the kind with tailgates. Reply with quote

Interested in knowing how everyone records pickups.
Do you have a certain way that works best?

Almost like clockwork, a few of my customers will make changes here and there. I've gotten into the habit of recording their particular projects around the same time each day. That way when a pickup request comes in, I have a better chance of matching what was previously recorded.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do them as I get them. In fact, I wouldn't have any idea what time of day I did a specific job, unless it was an ISDN session and then I am at their mercy for pickups. Well, if it was an unusually early job, I might remember that, but I would have gotten up early enough to sound like I always sound, so doing a pickup later in the day wouldn't be a problem.

I'll bet you sound pretty much the same too Lisa. And if there is even the slightest difference, you can use the original to make the adjustment.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm with Connie- as they come in...and limit them....other wise you become a professional "tweaker" instead of a professional speaker (just made that up myself there).
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time of day rarely makes a difference to me...I can usually adjust to sound like the original. But as someone who loves digital editing, if it's just a one to few word change I'll edit the revision back into the original sentence or paragraph so it sounds "exactly" the same and send that to the client.

I still wrestle (in my mind usually) with clients who keep changing copy after the original session, and changing and changing when we didn't have an agreement on such. Doesn't happen often, but often enough.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Adding my .02 here, Lisa. Time of day is a pretty nice idea, but like Connie, I can't for the life of me remember when the original session was recorded. I just listen to the original long enough to remember the mood, and my voice seems to automatically adjust.

And Moe, it really pains me to say it, but around my neck of the woods, 'tweaking' has gained a totally different meaning, and it ain't pretty.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Let me add my .02 and make it 03. I’m with Lisa. My voice changes throughout the day and I schedule certain deliveries as such. In the morning it’s crisp, clear and heavy. In the afternoon after I’ve used my voice a lot, it’s got more of that ‘Jeff Bridges Rasp’. However it’s so obvious [to me more than anyone else], I don’t need to remember a time that I recorded it, I can listen to the piece and know just from hearing it.

I used to think it was just me, until I saw a thread highlighting the same problem, and a lot of contributors agreed. However, I would say that if you have to try to remember when you recorded, and you can’t tell by listening, then you probably don’t have the problem and shouldn’t worry.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[threadjack] Donna- I just looked up 'tweaking' on Urban Dictionary. Dang, yet another word I have to stop using because of a change in definition...you should have seen my teenager's face the other day when I asked her if she was planning on hooking up with friends at the mall one day... Gasp

But I still have 'groovy'! cool [/threadjack]
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to definition #3, "tweaking" is still what it ever was.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for your input everybody.
I'm like you, Rick. My voice changes throughout the day. Sounding older in the morning comes easier and by noon I can pull off a younger, perkier voice. It all has to do with warm-ups and use.

I first noticed the difference in choir. Never been a true soprano but can sing mezzo-soprano. Always hated the work you have to do as an alto. Actually, singing tenor is kind of fun, too. Either way, it all helps in voice over work. I'm able to snag work in various age ranges.
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