I don't know if anyone else does it this way, but I've always thought it made sense to do noise reduction, eq, de-essing first so that the compressor isn't boosting those frequencies right before you're trying to take them out.
Careful not to introduce problems with breaths or other low volume sounds. Gate/expander depending on if you want to suppress the noise floor or not.
I don't have any good reason not to use Match Loudness lol). More compression or less compression can help reach loudness targets it just takes a few tries to get it right(I've also been doing it this way so long it usually takes a guess or two and I get it pretty close by doing it manually.
#Adobe audition voice over trial
I mostly just use trial and error to get the end result to whatever spec I need it to. For long form narration I go with a fast attack to help with stray peaks, quick release (30-40 ms usually) to avoid the pumping sound of the compressor engaging. Threshold set at the average/mid point between the tallest peaks and the low peaks, just as a starting point, adjust from there depending on what specs are needed. Usually a ratio around 3 or 4 to 1, sometimes I go 5 or lower than 3 it really just depends on how high the peaks are. Once all this is set, that's when I would introduce compression. Listen for other bothersome frequency ranges and cut those as needed. I use a harsh slope high pass usually set around 40-70Hz depending on the voice range, to help remove mic rumble or other unwanted low end noises. I find it retains the quality and character of the recording better to use a gate or expander to reduce noise floor as long as it's a decent recording.ĮQ.
Mine is maybe not industry standard, but I like it:ĭe-noise if needed, I generally don't unless the noise floor is really bad. Once of the big keys for VO editing/producing is simplicity.
#Adobe audition voice over pro
mouth noise, sibillance, etc.) - these things in conjunction REALLY make the big difference between pro and amateur in the end.Īfter that you can do EQ or Compression in whatever order, but I'd shy away from compressing more than once or twice (unless you're going for a very specific sound). But something most people don't consider is blending or removing erroneous noises (ie. Noise reduction is a good idea to keep your noise floor low most producers/editors/jobs/etc. 9 -18 dB) you'll know more-or-less at a glance how much to boost/reduce the file using an amplitude adjustment (no real need for automation at this stage imo). If you have recorded properly within the level set range (ex. If you've got clipping parts of your file after recording, you should re-record with a lower level set. The VOA must also endeavor to perform as consistently along their level set as possible.Įssentially the VOA needs to have good control, and the edited file usually sent to clients to be produced is a 'glorified dry file'. If you are intending to put those edits on for a demo or audition submission, I'd recommend you not.Īs further notes of VO editing/producing, the BIG key is getting the cleanest, highest quality recording as possible. VOA and producer here - more often than not you as the VOA will not do most of those effects edits, and instead a producer/editor on the project will. Tell me if I missed something important and if this one is a correct order. I am going to offer you an order of effects for VO, please correct me if I am wrong and if you know more then I would gladly read your comments.ġ) Run Amplitude Statistics - to identify if there are any Clipping or Peaking Samples.ġ.1) If there are some, then run Diagnostics -> DeClipper -> fix the samples so that in the future when applying EQ I won't boost them hence creating artifacts.ģ) Apply Compression, if there is a simple VO then a Tube Modeled Compression would do just fine.Ĥ) Apply EQ, to attenuate or boost some frequencies slightly to make VO sound better.ĥ) Apply Compression, to make sure that boosted frequencies are brought back to the same level of amplitude.Ħ) Run Normalization Process or/and Match Loudness to bring it to a desired LUFS level. I have been researching this topic for quite a time and I could not find an universal approach for VO Editing, regarding what effects should be applied first and why.
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