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kentonc
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June 22, 2023
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Revert Essential Audio Preset Names

  • June 22, 2023
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I have just noticed that in Premiere the "Balanced Male Voice" preset has been renamed to "Balanced Low Tone Voice," and female to "High Tone." This is a downgrade in user experience and clarity of use. Both men and women have higher and lower tones of voice, the distinction between male and female is greater than "higher and lower." This could cause confusion and lead to poor audio mixing for those of a given sex with an atypical voice, for example a man with a higher tone voice that would still be better suited towards the low tone setting (compared to a female his voice is still quite low). The previous wording was much clearer, and more useful! If the concern was related to inclusivity, I hardly see erasing the recognition of average sex differences as inclusive or useful, and again, with this software being a tool functionality should be at the core of every such decision.

 

Something to consider!

 

Thanks!