Ardra Neala

Hot Sponge First Draft

For those who are new and might not know, I like to do a first draft as fast as I can and post it to patreon before doing the more minor details to see if it'll remain patreon exclusive or if I'll do the more annoying final details to make it public.

This needs to flow a bit better and the audio may need tweaking.

I think I'm going to do the same sponges with the cold activated ears and just do the crackling noises much slower and use the other mics to do the breathing stuff inste...

Video Previews

I still want to record a couple more before I move on to editing them but I need a semi break for a couple days to relax.

The first one I may add layers of breathing but probably not.

The second one I think I should try those triggers again but we'll see how editing goes. 

And the third one I want to add some thunder/lightning. For that one I included some stuff about treating the items with sensitivity due to my country's history of colonialism. 

Patreon exclusive coming soon

Thank you so much to everyone who joined and for answering under my previous post. 

As you know I've been preparing and posting public content and am now moving back to the patreon phase.

I am working my way down your comments and integrating your answers into what I'm going to record and post before the end of this pay cycle. What I choose will be based on what's the easiest to do for the time being. Stay tuned!

Still working on this

I bunked the main shot a bit so this is what I'm doing voice over for. Just give me a bit of time on it please.

ALSO WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PATRONS OMG HI

Deleted $5 tier

I finally got around to deleting the second tier to avoid any confusion. I don't know what this does for those signed up for it. The $1 will continue to get whatever I post to patreon for the time being. Please make sure you edit your pledge to reflect this and you're not doing a higher amount believing it's required. Thank you. 

What kind of videos are you falling asleep to?

All genres, not just asmr. and if asmr, what's the trigger? Doesn't matter the content creator.

If you're not watching or listening to anything, what have you been doing currently to help yourself fall asleep?

I'll try to make a little video based on some of the answers.

complaining to patrons is probably unwise

but omg I hate voice over videos. I don't know what it is but my larynx seizes every second word and it takes such a long time to edit. It sucks up all my time and creative energy. I never want to do another narration video again! So that's why I don't post more often. 

Hanging Out: Soft Chews, Random Thoughts, Candle Light

What I'm editing isn't working out great yet so took a break.

Two horn mold rough cut

This is a later part of another video so the context just isn't there lol but thought I'd give you something as I go along. The video is 3 parts, this is part 3.1 is mostly finished and then 2 needs to be recorded.

(also I'm not going to wear foundation very often anymore because it's a vicious cycle of break outs so... pimples.)

Rough cut of moss sounds - no talking

the visual part of the layered section I want to add to my last post for the eulogy 

A Silly Eulogy

So I've been working on being less inhibited. Less worried about perfection, length, or how I look. Because what's flattering isn't always what looks "cool" to me and I want to experiment with lighting technique. As I've mentioned before I really want to use a more natural voice and sometimes it's a little tense.

These ideas I have aren't ones I feel speak to who I am as a person (even if I did get a kick from reading the book on my own time). So spending a lot of time on the...

Computer second draft

Hey, so it still has obvious problems, but I gotta let it go. I've made notes for what I want to change before I post in public but that'll be after recording and editing other stuff for here. It's good enough. I've been working on it since I posted the last one and barely perceivable changes.  When I rerender I'll let you know. I'm giving up for now.

notes: 

-the part where I talk about my brother is gone and needs to be brought back

-the ears on the ec...

Does this enhance the video? or too much?

?? I kinda like it

Amberlight 2 test

I was experimenting with footage for the computer build video and I think I'd rather keep this particular effect for another video. I think I can green screen myself in to make this into a "looking out the window of a space ship at an anomaly" type dealie. Special thank you to deskmerc for the gift of the amber light program.

Computer Build 1st Final Draft

Here is the first version of the final draft. I'm going to keep working on it to improve it and I'll post that soon.

So close (and changing how I come at content creation)

I am so sorry for more inconsistency, but working on this video constantly without doing anything else has really helped. It's Monday, but I believe I am very close to getting it perfect. I am still not done the voice over, but I will be very very soon, today or tomorrow, and then I should have an easier time adding fx. But this isn't sustainable because I need to eat more and move more. However, I think this way of working is what actually works for me. I think I crave really intense work sc...

ARG

That computer build video....I set my mind on using something closer to my  "real voice" and I'm now on my 7th time redoing the audio and I can't. It's driving me nuts. 

I've already sunk so much time into it already. What should I do? I have so many other ideas I'm excited about and I want to move on. Should I just post it here as is and maybe update it if I want it public? 

Hey everyone. I'm going to be coming back.

So I'm feeling pretty great physically (Except for my jaw arg). Like, the best in a good while. My brain is working a lot better and I'm having all kinds of ideas.

I think "traditional" asmr is going to become less of a thing for me. I don't know how you'll feel about that. I'm really digging leaning into the more strange, hyperactive parts of my brain.

After many false starts, or rather, half-assed attempts, I'm ready to go all in for a final thrust.

Billing pause for March 1

You will not be charged on March 1st but this will not impact what occurs in March. I will have some more things to post soon :)

When you set up but aren't ready but want to record something

The main mics aren't separated enough and probably the sounds of the moss are too close.

Femspa

All done.

Neutraspa

All the gender neutrals. For the first I boosted the lows, and what I did differently from the Menspa stuff is include a more aggressive deesser so I will probably re-render the menspa with that as well. The audio wasn't great in the last two so not a lot to work with.

Improving Spa RP?

I decided to change the audio and video of the spa videos to look and sound a bit more to my taste. They are a bit over processed looking but I feel better about these representing me. I was going to put them all in a 3hr video but my computer refused to render them as one. What do you think? Some of the role plays have worse audio and are a bit more difficult to improve but they are coming. I can't go too crazy with it, just some noise reduction and eq.

Thoughts and critique

Hey there. Hope I'm not bothering you.

I've been looking over my old stuff and am just shocked how I got so many views because to me a lot are visually pretty good but the audio is horrible, with long pauses that neither trigger nor hold my attention. I personally wouldn't be able to sit through that.

But then a lot of my videos aren't bright enough or don't have enough contrast.

I've heard many times "you're too hard on yourself, you're a perfectionist". It's not somethi...

Reminder

Reminder that you do not need to sign up for the $5 tier to receive anything new as I am catching up on lost time. There are currently no perks for pledging more. I just haven't gotten around to changing it. Other tiers may be put back in the future depending on how things go. But only when absolutely everything is completed.

Just so you are aware, the content here could become public in the future but not for some time. The versions here will continue to not have advertisements.
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Poke Poke Scratch

I get into the groove once the sun goes down.

Hell Is A Toy Store

Using that thick plastic we like.

A little weird

Charging resuming this month

In good faith that lots of exclusive content will be posted here very soon. Remenber that leaving your requests, even if I've heard/made them before, is encouraged and appreciated. See you then.

Crone video make up brain storming

Please let me know if you got charged for this month. It looks like it was indeed paused.