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marco5F9417898095
Participant
April 20, 2021
Question

How to enhance your voice when recording in Au

  • April 20, 2021
  • 2 replies
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Hi everyone,
after watching tutorials and checking videos online I've decided to ask help in this forum as I believe is full of Pro around.
I'm using a usb condenser microphone to produce content.
The mic is directly connected to my laptop and I'm recording in Audition (without any interface).
I'm recording in my room (12 sq. meters).
I'm doing kind of tutorials video so I'm using the cardioid mode placing the microphone couple of inches from my mouth not directly in front about 45 degrees.

 Pre setting :
 Latency 200 mS  ; Recording Microphone : Mono   ; Sample Rate 48000    ;   Bit depth 32 
(the gain of the mic is almost at minumum level)

Post Setting : 
Filter and EQ > Graphic Equalizer 20 bands 
5.6K - 1.9
8K - 5.9
11.3K - 6.2
16K - 5.1
22K - 2.9

Amplitude and compression > Dynamic Processing 
-60 dB   -55 dB
-20 dB   -10 dB

Parametric Equalizer  > Loudness maximizer 

 

Amplitude and Compression > Normalize to -1.00 dB

Noise Reduction(Process)  > Capture Noise Print
(selecting few seconds without speaking to the microphone)
Noise Reduction 90%
Reduce by 6.8 dB

First of all I want it to make clear this world is totally new for myself that's why I'm asking help.
Is anyone expert able to give me any tips regarding the setting during my recording ? 
I would like to enhance my audio and make it sound professional.
I'll be so thankful and if you like I can send you an audio to give you an idea as starting point.

Thanks in advance,


Marco.

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2 replies

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 28, 2021

But they won't, will they? There's not a plugin around that fixes mic technique issues.

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2021

We couldn't possibly tell without a sample, but 2" from the mic is definitely too close - 6" is the minimum really. If you get too close, you increase the chances of blast and plosives considerably. And you should be using a pop filter anyway. But like I said, we'd need a sample, because a load of numbers don't actually mean anything in themselves. Also, no sample means that we have no idea what effect the room is having, and that's one of the most important things to get right.

marco5F9417898095
Participant
April 20, 2021

Thanks for your early reply Steve.
I'm already using a pop filter as recommended.
Where can I send you a sample audio file ?

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2021

You can post it on this site - there's a Drag and Drop file facility. Doesn't need to be large.