What should you check for first to solve bad microphone sound? If your microphone sounds muffled, the first thing you should do is take a close look at the mic port to see if there is anything obstructing it. Even if you take great care of your hardware, it’s bound to accumulate dust...
One other thing to consider is the psychology of the situation--"sticky" lips often come from nerves so anything you can do to make the voice artist feel at ease would be good. Finally, don't discount going through the recordings and manually cutting the really bad n...
Leave it toLCD Soundsystem's producer/frontmanJames Murphyto pen a holiday song about the depressing side of the season. "If your world is feeling small/ There's no one on the phone/ You feel close enough to call," he sings, tapping into that seasonal ...
(either because it’s bad, or it’s good but could be better) you make that change. And repeat… Live mixing is ephemeral. Once it’s happened, it’s happened, and however inspired your idea of a delay throw on that vocal line was, if you didn’t get it together to do it in ...
make sure you stick to the jobs that represent your vocal gender and voice age. Just as a client will hire a middle-aged voice actor who can convincingly and naturally sound like a child (thinking Bart Simpson here), a client will hire the voice gender they need for a project as well,...
This includes getting your sound checked, the lighting fixed just right, and the mic to be working properly. If you skip any of these things then you better prepare for a show that’s sure to make headline news for all the wrong reasons. ...
Pop filters (optional):The clearer your audio can sound, the better. Pop filters, while not required,are fairly cheapand can keep your plosives from making a nasty sound on your recording. If you don’t want to buy any, it’s easy tomake some of your own. ...
A couple of gentle passes with the same denoising process is going to be more transparent than taking one, really extreme pass at the audio. As you're making changes, it's helpful to create copies of the audio so you can always reference the original to make sure you haven't taken deno...
But turn it down too much and the resulting sound will be muffled and squashed. Limiter Limiters allow users to set the peak loudness in a way that your peak loudness does not make your audio clip. With limiters, you can set the peak volume of the whole mix while still increasing the ...
So, have a quality mic stand on hand that’s sturdy enough to not droop or change position! Make Sure Clothing/Accessories Don’t Hit the Guitar This might seem obvious, but buttons on your sleeve, a necklace, or anything else between you and the guitar can get picked up by a mic!