ACX University Presents: Finding Your Voice with Ellen Archer: Part 1

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 2 вер 2015
  • There's lots to learn from this performance-driven presentation and Q&A from the Grammy Award-winning Audible Studios team, featuring Audie winner Ellen Archer. They’ll cover performing in key genres, finding your strengths, and honing your accents to honor the material.
    Visit www.acx.com to start your audiobook production today!
    Footage shot at the 3rd annual ACX University at Rutgers Business School in Newark, NJ.
  • Навчання та стиль

КОМЕНТАРІ • 51

  • @lukeipsum1179
    @lukeipsum1179 6 років тому +173

    It seems ironic that a video about audio quality is recorded in poor quality

    • @igatechy3159
      @igatechy3159 6 років тому +10

      I muted it, but swear I can still hear the clipping.

    • @toddvandell85
      @toddvandell85 5 років тому +5

      I agree.
      Not a very ringing endorsement for ACX University.
      Just saying.
      This was really the best audio you could get?
      Or was it just the one microphone that was so awful?
      His mic sucked.
      Hers was fine.
      No. Soon as she raised her voice the audio was awful.
      And we could not hear the questions. Really?
      No one could put a mic in their hand?
      Heard the 2nd speaker but not the first. The 3rd was pretty distorted.

    • @voice-overbyphil1387
      @voice-overbyphil1387 5 років тому +6

      Absolutely the first thing I noticed. I was afraid my speakers had blown for a moment until I saw the comments section lol.

    • @LifeOfMissG
      @LifeOfMissG 3 роки тому +2

      LMAO I was about to comment something similar.

    • @larryvaughn5843
      @larryvaughn5843 3 роки тому +3

      @@LifeOfMissG Exactly what I was thinking as soon as I clicked it on. Cicadas are louder than the audience input.

  • @keweldogpdx
    @keweldogpdx 4 роки тому +37

    I love the audience participation that you can't even effing hear!

  • @kentlofgren-svenska
    @kentlofgren-svenska 4 роки тому +13

    Action starts at 5:35

  • @Jane-ml8ir
    @Jane-ml8ir 4 роки тому +7

    In this video, it talks about the importance of coaching for narrators. Mike from ACX says they know lots of people who do this and, if we need any suggestions, just send them an email. I sent them an email. Their reply: "As of right now, we do not offer that and I'm really sorry, but this is something that you will need to find out for yourself".
    PS: People complaining about the sound quality: it sorts itself out after the intro, so stick with it and all is fine after a couple of minutes.

  • @micklunney5419
    @micklunney5419 4 роки тому +4

    A lot of good advice here, which can be heard plain enough.
    Thanks for posting these sessions 👍

  • @rockingtheages8925
    @rockingtheages8925 Рік тому +4

    It would be beneficial for those of us watching the youtube videos if Kat or Mike could repeat the questions from the audience as it is difficult to hear the questions asked by the audience/

  • @mickturner8977
    @mickturner8977 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for the useful information. I endured the poor sound quality through this and the second video, and got some good tips. Such a pity that a company this big can’t make a decent production on the sound. Three half decent lavalier mics from Amazon would have done the trick, and of course a decent sound engineer that could ride the faders to compensate for the lack of microphone technique.

  • @dangracia7805
    @dangracia7805 3 роки тому +6

    You need to realize that when you ask the audience questions and they give you answers, we can't hear them clear enough to understand them at all. Took you a long time to get the audience member a mic. Otherwise you need to tell us what they said.

  • @mellyross2817
    @mellyross2817 4 роки тому +6

    I thought this was all really great information. I am brand new...like...don't even know if I am good enough to do this new, lol. But this seems like a great place to start.

    • @KraftyKittenz
      @KraftyKittenz Рік тому +2

      So... How's it going 3 years later? 😉😊

  • @3DThrills
    @3DThrills 3 роки тому +2

    You too can sound this good.

  • @samcrawford4465
    @samcrawford4465 4 роки тому +3

    Is it possible to get subtitles or a transcript of what the folks off-mic are saying?

  • @MedievalMary
    @MedievalMary Рік тому

    I love Ellen Archer!

  • @onetakeonly1592
    @onetakeonly1592 5 років тому +2

    Everybody saying the audio sucks. She’s using a sm58 and not even speaking directly into it.

  • @ELShareef3701
    @ELShareef3701 Рік тому

    Thank you for the info

  • @DelosWait
    @DelosWait 2 роки тому +1

    It would be very helpful if the hosts at least repeated the question so those watching the videos could know what the questions are.

  • @ajx1994
    @ajx1994 4 роки тому +4

    It got a little intense there at the end...

  • @mmaries9052
    @mmaries9052 3 роки тому +1

    as a newbie on ACX i watched this video that was promoted on their site, i'm confused as to how we are supposed to take this video as help when the audio was terrible in this video. Did not help me at all, and I see that many ppl already made this comment.

  • @richardderry8453
    @richardderry8453 2 роки тому +1

    This is six years old....does the the info on Top Categories still apply?

  • @junaidification
    @junaidification 6 місяців тому

    It's kind of odd that for a video about Audio book narration the acoustics of the audience speakers are a bit off.

  • @dangracia7805
    @dangracia7805 3 роки тому +3

    Very frustrating to hear a question asked that is unintelligible and your answer is "absolutely!" If the questioner doesn't have the mic, you need to repeat his question for the video.

  • @stepawayful
    @stepawayful 2 роки тому +3

    Should I be concerned that the audio quality of this video is so horrendous? You'd think... 🤔

  • @justnotg00d
    @justnotg00d 2 роки тому

    Cassette recorder, showing age? How about an 8-track, or a tape reel that you have to manually load it and wind it around the other reel?

  • @danb8168
    @danb8168 2 роки тому +2

    I guess this video about audio quality is a great example of what NOT TO EVER PUBLISH.

  • @webencrazy
    @webencrazy Рік тому

    And the audio for the audition is . essentially missing

  • @LeahStorm
    @LeahStorm 2 роки тому +1

    hello?? You are saying "uh huh, yeah, that". and WE CANT HEAR THEM.

  • @Eyeneedcash
    @Eyeneedcash 5 років тому +1

    Hello there, I am looking for someone in the Los Angeles area that could spend a day and tutor me on recording and editing.

  • @msve3730
    @msve3730 Рік тому

    How do I fix my nasal sound? I recently submitted my audition and wasn't cast. I only submitted one audition. I thought I sound one way inside but others say I sound sick or nasal. My grandmother told me my adenosis needs to be taking out. but I went to a sleep study and she told me my adenosis is gone. but I snore.

    • @IAmReceiving...
      @IAmReceiving... 4 місяці тому +1

      I believe it's related to your breathing. You can try practicing breathing exercises. Breathing from the diaphragm and pushing the air through your mouth. You can try singing while holding your nose to get used to breathing through your mouth. I'll bet there's plenty of videos on youtube that can help with this.

    • @msve3730
      @msve3730 4 місяці тому

      @@IAmReceiving... Thank you. I also have a weak diaphragm in a way because I am not a runner.

  • @freedommcadoo9124
    @freedommcadoo9124 2 роки тому +1

    The audio is not so good. It’s muffled. Also, the questions from the audience need to be repeated by the facilitators.

  • @smurf7665
    @smurf7665 5 років тому +5

    Oh the irony

  • @patriotknight8915
    @patriotknight8915 Місяць тому

    Nice audio😅

  • @pseudonymlifts2
    @pseudonymlifts2 Рік тому +1

    Using 'coachings' as a noun, is that some weird acting community thing?

  • @RPGSoundForge
    @RPGSoundForge 3 місяці тому

    Hilarious that every ACX tutorial has trash audio quality. If it's not over blown, one mic is hot and the other is too soft, or the overall gain is so low that all volume and speaker controls have to be maxed to hear it properly.

  • @oleandra3759
    @oleandra3759 5 років тому +7

    This is painful to listen to. Not just the horrendous audio but also the cringe attempt at audience participation.

    • @phoenix.maximus
      @phoenix.maximus Місяць тому

      the room they are in feels like a fever dream

  • @WENDICOOPER
    @WENDICOOPER 4 роки тому

    Please fix the audio on this....the irony.

  • @rjwest5392
    @rjwest5392 4 роки тому

    The sound engineer must have been a REAL hater... the audio is vile...

  • @Jerome616
    @Jerome616 4 роки тому +4

    That lady is really freaking pregnant. Also, who cares about the audio quality, this was produced for the people in the audience, as long as you can hear it, who cares

    • @djzbot
      @djzbot 3 роки тому +2

      Every video I've watched, no matter what year it was made, she's pregnant 😂

    • @Jerome616
      @Jerome616 3 роки тому

      Ryan Gäble “our lady of perpetual pregnancy”

    • @ajx1994
      @ajx1994 11 місяців тому +1

      She's about 16 months pregnant!

  • @johnstrong9744
    @johnstrong9744 2 роки тому

    I don't know who needs to read this but you DO NOT need to move to Los Angeles to improve your acting skills. Acting is dying there. I can't speak for NYC but I've heard it's good. But there is no more acting in LA with the exception of a few good coaches. (And some of them are now on zoom.)