Make audio sound like it's outside.

Report · Dec 22, 2019

Hi there,

I am currently working on voice-overs in Audition, the recording was captured on an iPhone and sent to me, however, they contain a subtle echo and sound very flat. The main objective is to make the voice-overs sound like they were recorded outside in a city space.

I was wondering how I could go about making this?

Your help will be most appreciated, any questions feel free to ask.

Report · Dec 22, 2019

Your real problem here is that you have an echo from room sound. You can't get rid of this - it actually colours the sound itself - it's not just the echo you can hear. The thing about outside sound is that generally there is no early reflection content in it; if you hear any reflections at all, they will be more like slapback sounds (a distinct repeat), but they sound nothing like being inside a room at all. The best way to do this is to do it properly on location - there's nothing like the real thing. Human ears are very sensitive to environment, and you really can't get away with faking it, I'm afraid.