What should our next episode be?

@Sasha0927

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a comprehensive editing / mastering tutorial - the creation of a commercial demo so that music mixing is included too? In Audacity? A girl can dream, lol. [Note: I have watched the two webinars available on this channel, but something where the skills are being explained and performed from an authoritative source in a beginner-friendly way is what I'm dreaming of.]

Such a great reason for the eq before compression. Super valuable bit of info!

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching -Randy

Thank you Randy! Super useful! I’d love to hear about compression in the same manner!👏🏻

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jean-Francois, and thanks for the suggestion!

This should be required watching for anybody doing voice-overs, podcasting, etc. There's nothing more irritating or distracting than boomy low-end on a voice over. I love that you talked about HPF right off, and I'd argue you could even go higher to get rid of even more frequencies. VO's, IMO, should sound exactly like the person is in the room talking to you: as natural as possible.

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Brian! Totally agree with you. This step is one that gets missed by a lot of amateur talent and it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. All the best -Randy

Outstanding and informative video. Thanks for the professional tips on EQ.

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Fred, Randy here. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for explaining EQ so thoroughly!

@voices

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! - Randy

You re doing great job. Thank you!

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Best information I've heard for quick EQ tips and compressor hint

@voices

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Thnx Man Keep Uppp. Good JOB!!!

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks man! I learned a lot from this vid! Ofcourse I subd!

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, and thanks for the sub!

Thanks for the vid. Is there one that breaks this down even further? I'm not very versed in this field so there was a lot vocabulary and concepts I didn't understand. Eg: Notching, boosting, etc.

Great information ℹ️

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent. Thanks

@voices

Жыл бұрын

Hope it was helpful, Pat! Thanks for watching.

So good!

@voices

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching -Randy

Very good Vid!

@voices

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

Great. I'll love to learn more about denoising using free pluggings

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! That's actually in our plan.

Great video.

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video very informative and quick. How can I get my voice to sound more base. When im listening to my voice audio in my podcast I have no base in my voice what’s good on there and how can I get more base in my voice? My audio sounds bland. Thanks any help much appreciated

@voices

10 ай бұрын

Great questions. One of the best ways is to decrease the distance between you and your microphone. The proximity effect is a great tool for adding some warmth to your voice. Added advantages are that you generally will have less noise in your signal if you're nice and close to your mic. You can also use an EQ to slightly increase the 150-300Hz range, but I strongly recommend using caution as boosting on an EQ can be damaging to your audio -Randy

Thanks for your videos Randy. Which EQ do you recomend to buy for VO?

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo that's a tough question! If I had to pick one to live with for the rest of my life, it would be the FabFilter ProQ3. It's a wonderful EQ, very transparent, includes a spectrum analyzer overlay so you can see in realtime what the EQ is doing. It is also very quick and easy to learn. There are cheaper options, but that would be my go-to subtle EQ.

Great!

@voices

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! -Randy

I feel like just cutting off the high and low end is all you need when you have a good mic. I get muddiness when I boost where you boosted and it just sounds more crisp when cutting the high/low freq

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

That's totally fair! Every setup, voice and room will require their own steps to make them pop. Boosting a tiny bit of low end can be useful if your mic is farther away like mine was. For voice over, when your microphone is closer to your mouth, you'll have a lot more proximity effect which naturally brings up the low end in your voice.

Should you compress dialogue in film dialogue editing? And if yes, doesn’t that take the dynamic range out of it?

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, most often it will be slightly compressed. You're right, it does take out some dynamic range, often 1-3dB of the range, however most of how we perceive loudness is actually through tembre, not amplitude. This means someone yelling will still sound like someone yelling even if the total volume is slightly less. Compression is used to bring peak volume down to allow more subtleties (breaths, etc) to be more impactful. Hope this helps! -Randy

How to achieve the "classic rock station voice and announcer voice" that seem to boost base, lots of resonance and sometimes you hear "phasing" in advertisements for the radio station itself?

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, the classic rock station voice is typically a mid scoop. That's what gives it that tightened low-end and top-end. If you were to take a nice wide-Q on an equalizer and take 3-6 dB out at around 300-500Hz, you should be able to achieve a similar result. Hope this helps! - Randy

Thanks for this. Just an fyi, it would be especially helpful if you would share the examples of how the audio changes as you edit

@voices

Жыл бұрын

Noted!

What should you do with deeper voices with a lot of bass frequencies?

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kris, a lot of the challenges with bass voices comes from the reflections in the space, so it's tough to say without hearing it. But generally speaking, this same process should work for you. I'd just recommend being mindful of the low end between 100Hz and 200Hz. There may be some additional buildup in this space caused by the reflections in your room. Unfortunately, dealing with those reflections is really challenging in the low range, so proper mic placement will be key! You may find it balances your voice nicely to put a "shelf" on the low frequencies (in addition to the low end roll off around 80 or 100Hz). The shelf will help pull the whole low end down 2-3dB. Hope this makes sense -Randy

May you list the websites used?

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

The plugin is the Waves Q10 EQ -Randy

good video

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Como hago para convertirme en un voice

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

Visit voices.com/signup

what software is this? every video talks about EQ but never shows what software they are using

@voices

3 жыл бұрын

This is Waves Q10 EQ running in ProTools

Looks so easy for everyone then I do voice and I'm equing resonant frequencies for hours

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

It can take a while to figure out where the resonance is coming from. One tip is to use math. Most resonant frequencies will come from the dimensions of your space. Find a wavelength calculator online and input the demensions of your room to figure out where the standing-waves or resonant frequencies are coming from. This should help isolate the standing-waves.

if you want to teach new bees knock of with the in house jargon or at least explain in la mans terms and share what program or plugin you have open warmly Johannes New Zealand

sigh so confusing.... wahhhhh where do i begin

@voices

2 жыл бұрын

It's a lot to take in! The best place to start is just trying things out. If you get lost, there are a lot of great resources on our blog

@iamthebot99

2 жыл бұрын

@@voices thank you! I will look into this some more! 🎙️👍