By: Denis Sebastian Tamas | Unsplash Do you want to learn how to produce better sounding masters of your spoken word recordings? Who wouldn't want your dialogue to have that clear, polished sound that connects emotionally with your listeners? Today I'll help you get one step closer to that goal by showing you how to use a compressor that's tailor-made for the job. You'll learn some simple…
By: FPVmat A | Unsplash So you've finished cleaning up your dialogue for a video, podcast or audiobook... Now wouldn't you like to complete it for the best results possible? Wouldn't you want to guarantee your listeners can hear every word of that dialogue, no matter how soft or loud? And of course you'd want those words to sound as pristine and clear as possible, wouldn't you? Well then, you're…
By: Andy Makely | Unsplash Have you been looking for an uncomplicated, but great-sounding solution from a trustworthy brand for leveling out your dialogue? You can stop searching because I've got you covered today... The solution is so quick and easy to use, you can get it working with the turn of literally just two knobs! In addition, this simple but capable compressor is skilled at leveling your…
By: Declan Sun | Unsplash Can I interest you in an adaptable compressor for dialogue that gives you a clear, up front sound without adding any distortion? What if the compressor is easy to use AND comes with a host of tools for cleaning, sculpting, correcting and sweetening your dialogue? Alright then! Let's learn to use the excellent sounding compressor in the plug-in that's a Swiss Army Knife…
By: Jacek Dylag | Unsplash Are you looking for a low-cost, high-quality compressor to even out the loud and quiet spots in your dialogue recordings? Do you need that compressor to work while leaving your spoken words sounding untouched and perfectly clear? And do you need that same compressor to be flexible enough to adapt to different types of recorded dialogue? You're in luck! The compressor…
By: Selina | Unsplash From the last post, we learned how important leveling is, but how do you do it and what can you use? Today I'll show you how to use a simple, beautiful sounding compressor that will easily accomplish the leveling you need for your spoken word recordings. Oh, and on top of all that, it's completely FREE! If you'd like to learn what on earth leveling is and why it's so…
By: Pawel Czerwinski | Unsplash Have you ever had the experience while watching a movie of constantly turning up the dialogue to be able to hear it? Then, a few seconds later, your head gets taken off with over the top loudness in an action scene... Ouch! Why can't they turn DOWN the volume of the action scenes and turn UP the volume of the spoken words? In short, lots of movies seem to need some…
By: Onur Binay | Unsplash In other posts we've gone in depth learning how to get rid of background noise using iZotope RX's spectral de-noiser and standalone noise gates . But what if you don't have access to the $400.00 iZotope software and still have background noise problems to clean up in your dialogue recordings? After all, background noise is a very common problem in podcasts, sermons,…
By: Oleg Ivanov | Unsplash There's a lot of excitement at the thought of getting your creative ideas out there in the form of a podcast or video. But sometimes the technical hurdles can be like running headlong into a brick wall...which can really take the joy out of the process. Today, we'll clear up a technical question to help you move toward keeping your exciting idea alive! You know you need…
By: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu | Unsplash So you just recorded a portion of dialogue for your podcast or voice-over for video. But when you listen back to the recording, something doesn't sound right... The spoken words aren't as clear as you had hoped and you hear all kinds of noises in the recording that aren't supposed to be there. Should you just try to fix things during the editing process (not…