BladeBlur 2009 Demo - Mark II

[BladeBlur]

Ever since I made my last demo 7 and a half months ago, I thought I can do better now that I have a better mic. So after a lot of preparations, here it is!

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My New Demo Reel

I also wanted to thank Jefferz, bninjah, Eile-Monty, Shudo Ranmaru, Merodi and Sasuya with their help on this demo!

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Soundtracks Used: Skies of Arcadia, Vampire Knight, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, Bleach, Oh Edo Rocket, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Kamen no Maid Guy, Kimi Aru, Sonic Heroes, Naruto, Earthworm Jim, Sonic Adventure

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Now without further ado, hope you guys enjoy! Please leave comments or suggestions! I am always willing to improve

[lightofhope18]

Yay, its out Blade. Like I told you before, this demo is such a huge improvement compared to your first. I loved how it showed so much more of your range and I liked the variety of voices. There were a couple where I felt some of the energy was lacking or there could a have a bit more oompf to it.

The mixing was good, though there were some awkward music transitions that cut out too quickly. The volume levels were a bit mixed, there were some points were I had to turn down my volume because it got a bit too loud. Other than that, I thought this was good<3

I still need to work on my stupid demo reel.

[P-Chan]

Well I haven't heard your first demo so I cannot compare but this is pretty awesome. I love your range! Your amazing! Get it, boy!

[ichigoxcupcakes]

I think you did a very good job~ Kudos : 3 Though I already told you that on Skype. XD
(forcing me to do this T3T you are too cruel~) just kidding.

I love your range, and your character choice was very well done. And of course, your scream was no doubt amazing. Keep up the great work~!!

[Ben]

That was a fun listen! I'm not sure if you introduced yourself but the "Daniel 2009 etc" I thought should have sounded more over the top or more serious as it just ended up sounding nasal. (We want good first impressions!) I liked most of your character voices. I'd say trim it down to about a minute next time. Those laughs were contageous, but I really only think you needed one of them.

Also, the combination of mic quality and volume of the background music really drowned you out in a couple of spots, so be careful when mixing next time. Better to have no music than loud music. We want to hear your lovely voice.

[crystal]

Blade! You've come a long way from your first demo. =D I'm proud.

I agree with what's already been said - your voice should always dominate. Keep the BGM a little lower, and maybe even add in a few sfx to spice it up a little. I loved the variety you had, and I felt your placement of the different styles was appropriate. I kinda feel that I'd like some kind of transitional something-or-other (yes, that's a technical term XD Feel free to bust that one out at parties), so there's not this pause between every single clip. Just a thought.

Really, though, great job. =) Your hard work shows.

[Damaru]

Your crazy evil laughs are EPIC. Emotion was strong here.

[hyperknees91]

BladeBlur's voice = <3 (I'm sorry I'm not a woman telling you this XD)

Your laughs and bursts of energy were all very strong and effective here and were quite entertaining to listen to. I do want to say you did rely on your laughs a little too much to keep it entertaining when a little more variety would've helped =p

The main concern is I think your voice kind of dulls when you get into your less energetic voices, and even though you put some good emotion to them I don't feel like they come out as good as they could. But overall a strong demo reel~

[cruc1f1x21]

Bladebluh! 8D

This was an entertaining demo reel and the voices were really well done. I mean, there wasn't any problems with them at all :O. Except one of your gruff voices, I don't remember when, but it did sound like you screwed up in the middle of it, making it sound a little weird, but came back strong and finished the line off great.

The music fit so wonderfully! You are a music master =]

Good job Bladeblur, and good luck in your future roles

[BladeBlur]

Yay, its out Blade. Like I told you before, this demo is such a huge improvement compared to your first. I loved how it showed so much more of your range and I liked the variety of voices. There were a couple where I felt some of the energy was lacking or there could a have a bit more oompf to it.

The mixing was good, though there were some awkward music transitions that cut out too quickly. The volume levels were a bit mixed, there were some points were I had to turn down my volume because it got a bit too loud. Other than that, I thought this was good<3

I still need to work on my stupid demo reel.

Yeah I admit my mixing skills aren't that great but I can always re-mix it worse come to worst. I just maybe need a bit help with levels. As for the demo itself, thanks a lot! I'll try to add even more energy next time .

Well I haven't heard your first demo so I cannot compare but this is pretty awesome. I love your range! Your amazing! Get it, boy!

Well you can go through the archives if you are really curious, but thanks a lot P-Chan. I appreciate the kind words

I think you did a very good job~ Kudos : 3 Though I already told you that on Skype. XD
(forcing me to do this T3T you are too cruel~) just kidding.

I love your range, and your character choice was very well done. And of course, your scream was no doubt amazing. Keep up the great work~!!

ICHIGO BEHAVE :p

Thanks a lot though, I appreciate it.

That was a fun listen! I'm not sure if you introduced yourself but the "Daniel 2009 etc" I thought should have sounded more over the top or more serious as it just ended up sounding nasal. (We want good first impressions!) I liked most of your character voices. I'd say trim it down to about a minute next time. Those laughs were contageous, but I really only think you needed one of them.

Also, the combination of mic quality and volume of the background music really drowned you out in a couple of spots, so be careful when mixing next time. Better to have no music than loud music. We want to hear your lovely voice.

Haha, Ben. crystal told me a lot about you yesterday! Hehe. Ahem. Now I agree that my name is probably too low, but again, it can always be fixed which maybe I will do that in the next couple days. I can do it over the top, sure, but from my POV I thought if I do it in my own voice it'll be more fitting, but sure I can change that.

Thanks for the comments and yes, I'll be wary of the music next time.

Blade! You've come a long way from your first demo. =D I'm proud.

I agree with what's already been said - your voice should always dominate. Keep the BGM a little lower, and maybe even add in a few sfx to spice it up a little. I loved the variety you had, and I felt your placement of the different styles was appropriate. I kinda feel that I'd like some kind of transitional something-or-other (yes, that's a technical term XD Feel free to bust that one out at parties), so there's not this pause between every single clip. Just a thought.

Really, though, great job. =) Your hard work shows.

Thanks crystal! (OMG YOU POSTED SOMETHING!) And coming from you it's really an honor. Once again, I'll work hard on the mixing (or ask for help worse come to worst) but I am glad other than that I did well, especially compared to Demo 1. Thank you

Your crazy evil laughs are EPIC. Emotion was strong here.

Thanks Damaru

BladeBlur's voice = <3 (I'm sorry I'm not a woman telling you this XD)

Your laughs and bursts of energy were all very strong and effective here and were quite entertaining to listen to. I do want to say you did rely on your laughs a little too much to keep it entertaining when a little more variety would've helped =p

The main concern is I think your voice kind of dulls when you get into your less energetic voices, and even though you put some good emotion to them I don't feel like they come out as good as they could. But overall a strong demo reel~

NOOOOO I GOT HYPERKNEED!!!

Ahem. Sorry man, I always wanted to say that. I agree I relied on the laughs a tad too much, BUT at least it's not the same character, thankfully. About my quieter voices, I can see where you are coming from. I'll try to work on that.

Thanks a lot!

Bladebluh! 8D

This was an entertaining demo reel and the voices were really well done. I mean, there wasn't any problems with them at all :O. Except one of your gruff voices, I don't remember when, but it did sound like you screwed up in the middle of it, making it sound a little weird, but came back strong and finished the line off great.

The music fit so wonderfully! You are a music master =]

Good job Bladeblur, and good luck in your future roles

Well all of the lines I kinda made on the spot and went with it, ironically. So maybe that's why it sounded like I messed up at a certain point. And thanks for the music selection! It was fun choosing for it

Thanks a lot Kurt

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And thanks to everyone so far . I am glad this is well received.