Rico Chu

(Updated 20240415) Demo "A Jelly-Fish" improved (sounds warmer). More demos arriving soon. My vocal restoration gig https://www.fiverr.com/ricochu0311/ (Noise exaggerated to showcase the restoration process) 1. Acoustic Treatment: Dedicated Home Studio Setup with Vocal Booth 2. VO mixing skills as shown in the vocal restoration gig above 3. Audio Interface: RME Babyface Pro FS (Others include Audient iD14, Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, etc.) 4. Microphones: Lewitt LCT 640 TS (Condenser), Shure KSM9 (Condenser), Shure SM7B (Dynamic) (Others include Audio Technica AT2020, Shure SM58, etc.) 5. Preamp: Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator (For SM7B) 6. Headphones: AKG K371, AKG K240MKII, Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro 250 ohm 7. Monitors: PreSonus Eris E5 (To reduce/remove boominess not audible on headphones) (Not used for dry recordings) 8. Preferred Audio Editors and DAWs: Cockos REAPER 7 Steinberg Cubase 12 Pro Cakewalk by BandLab (Others include: Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 iZotope RX 10 Advanced Audio Editor Ivosight Soundop Steinberg WaveLab Pro 11 Acon Digital Acoustica 7 Adobe Audition (will subscribe upon request) Other options available upon request) 9. Plugins: FabFilter Total Bundle, iZotope Everything Bundle (Including RX Post Production Suite 7, Ozone 10 Advanced), Jon V Audio Fircomp 2, PSP Infinistrip WIND, Acon Digital Restoration Suite and Mastering Suite, Voxengo Premium Membership, Universal Audio UAD Diamond Edition Bundle (2023), Waves Mercury, Melda Production MCompleteBundle, among others Plugins will be chosen on a case-by-case basis if processed files are needed 10. Experience and Qualifications: - Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Translation, HKBU (2004) - Diploma in Original Music Creation & Computer Music Technology, Hong Kong Productivity Council (2005) - Champion of local district's recital competition (Excerpt from a novel, 1999) - Years of extensive + intensive self training (VO, accents and audio processing) to match the quality of select reference tracks ***************************************************** NOTES ON DELIVERY 1. I will provide clean, minimally processed audio (clean noise reduction and normalization) by default. If time allows (since some projects might appear in my project list late), I will provide BOTH clean, minimally processed audio AND audio with basic compression and potentially some basic EQing (depending on situations) in the same audio file. 2. I can provide fully processed audio files (voice only) if necessary, but it might take more effort and longer time for delivery, and additional fees may apply. Revisions of the dry voice will be done for free if any issues arise. 3. Voice with background music requires full-fledged post-production processes and will be charged separately. Editing-only projects are also welcome. 4. Sample peak (-3dB) instead of true peak is used unless otherwise specified. 5. The reference tracks the clients provide might sound too boomy on my K240 MKII or too tinny on my K371 (while others do not) according to my past experience. I will remind my clients when delivering the audio file in case such situation happens. Happy collaboration!