VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

Andy · Guest

Oh it's even more funny, Bill. They prefer I cut the audio in their booth. My goodness, what a set up! The mic is good. It's a Sennheiser 421. That's where it goes down hill from there. The mic is plugged into a 40 year old McMartin radio board, then preamped with , get this, a Radio Shack PA amp! From there, it goes into a 10 year old Mac. The file is then transferred to a Zip disk as an aif. From there, they load it into their Avid for production.

I had some time to kill and showed them how to clean up the NOISE. But still the signal/noise ratio was so bad, that all the "gentle" cleaning I could do only distorted the final wave.

I finally convinced them in the future to email me their scripts, and I'd do them in my studio. I've got an old Zip drive sitting in a box at home. It would be no problem to drop the disk off for them. I did direct the creative services director to a web site where he could get a Symetrix 528. I explained for about $800 they could by-pass all that crap.

In TeeVee it's all about the pictures.

Dennis O'Neill · Guest

My first time hearing myself, small town Canada, in a Woolworth's stereo department. I wanted to say to the 'blue-haired' woman in the 'stereophonics & records' department, "Hey..that's me!" but realized it kinda sucked and felt a bit embarrassed. Probably for good reason! (My read that is..not the department....although...)

With regard to the '40 seconds of shit stuffed into a 30 second bag' tangent, if I were a copywriter, I'd pounce on that and write a spot that simply has (Upbeat Read / Create Excitment / Fast Paced): "BUY, BUY, CONSUME, CONSUME, BUY NOW, 1128 BROADWAY, THAT'S 1128 BROADWAY - CALL 684 2336 684 2336 AND "CHECK OUT" OUR WEBSITE!!! HTTP - WWW - PHIL'S HOUSE O' SAUSAGE DOT COM - ALL UPPER CASE! BUY NOW! 1128 BROADWAY, CALL 684-2336......yadda yadda.

I tried to make that funny by being ridiculous, but gee heck, haven't we all actually read stuff like that? Maybe I should get into copy. Get the client to voice it themself. Oh joy.

Hey MCM, double-congrat's on not being a 'v/o virgin' - just watch you don't become a 'v/o slut' like...umm..Andy was it? :lol:

mcm · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject:

Finally heard one of my own ads on the air today-- or at least, the tail end of one. It was a weird feeling. Really weird. But a feeling I like!

Dave · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Hearing your stuff onair

Bailey · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject:

Because most of the commercials I've done have been for TV, my friends usually see them before I do. That can be a good thing or a bad thing. They saw me in a Casino commercial about playing "tic tac toe" with a chicken. I'm glad it was "very" local. I got tired of being called the "Chicken Guy". :wink:
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Philip Banks · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:48 am Post subject:

Thanks to one international TV broadcaster, over 120,000,000 on a daily basis are heard to say "Oh f*** not HIM again!!"

I have to hear the end product once in a while, it keeps me going as I usually conclude that I would prefer not to be remembered for that pile of rubbish.

Bruce

I'm often thrilled when friends tell me they've heard one of my spots on the air, because many times they have told me long after the original 13-week cycle has elapsed, and then I get to sic my talent agent on the ad agency for another fee. I can't listen to everything and these "ears" of mine have made me thousands of dollars in potenitally missed income.

It also makes me wonder how many re-use fees I've missed because no one heard. Oh well.

Having been at this for 30 plus years now (I started very young) the only time I get really excited to hear myself is when it's a particularly fun spot or character I've played. I imagine/hope people are laughing and enjoying it which gives me a thrill.

A few years back we did a three year long series of spots spoofing the "Car Talk" radio show, promoting the local Isuzu dealers. I remember enjoying hearing these unique ads in a sea of bland radio. If you'd like to listen to a sampler, your welcome to visit:

http://www.brucemiles.com/trucktalk.htm

Bruce

audio'connell · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:30 am Post subject:

I like hearing myself on the air because I sound much taller!
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Deirdre · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:59 am Post subject:

When I hear myself on the air, I find myself making the same facial expression I made while making it: BIG smile, frown of stern rebuke, etc.

Heh heh heh. I'm sure we all do that, right?

Am I right, you guys?

....guys?
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Frank F · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:32 am Post subject:

"I like hearing myself on the air because I sound much taller!
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Yeah, except it makes me sound like I have more hair...

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bisonvoice · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: Hearing your stuff onair

When I heard the first spot I recorded on the radio,I think the smile stayed on for about a week. Not too many things have topped it!! Laugh

Tom

mikemckenzie · Guest

No, bug guy, you're not alone. I think that, and the pursuit of free food, is the modus operundi of all production people.

allensco · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject:

After being on the air for 20 years...it's not that special anymore BUT, I still do like to hear my work getting some airplay.

BBeen · Guest

Since I'm still new in the biz, whenever I cut an in-house spot at the station, I check the logs to see when its playing...then call the wife and tell her when to listen.

The above statement SCREAMS ROOKIE!!!!!!