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Record Voice Like a Pro: The CompleteGuide to Recording Speech at Home

The Source

•  Three elements to consider: The Voice, The Performance

and The Room. Neglect one and you will have poor results.•  Don’t forget the chest.

•  Consider the room you are using.

•  Without a good performance, you have nothing!

Microphones 

•  Most microphones will work; it just depends on what soundyou want to achieve.

•  Avoid dedicated vocal mics.

•  Use cardioid (heart) pattern mics unless you are in a studioor great sounding room.

•  Dynamic mics for warm sound, Large DiaphragmCondensers for a clear and natural sound, Small DiaphragmCondensers for a bright sound.

Recording Technique

•  Position the mic at least 5 inches from your mouth for anatural sound.

•  Don’t put the mic too far away as this will reduce intelligibility.

•  Position the mic in the middle of the room.

•  Try to put something absorptive behind you.

•  Use a pop shield!

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  Sound Isolation: Signal to noise ratio - get closer to the mic.Heavy blanket over your head. Cardioid mic placement.

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Recording Process

•  How you set up the project depends on what software you

are using.•  Check the bit rate and sample rate before recording.

•  Important: set your gain!

•  Don’t forget to clap if syncing to video.

Editing

•  Why edit? Professional quality; ADR and dubbing; Mistakes

(clicks, weird noises); Background noise (computer fan);Volume automation

•  Not necessary in all cases.

•  Learn your DAW.

•  The more you do it, the faster you’ll get!

Mixing

EqualisationBe very conservative. No more than 5dB cut or boost. Cuteverything below 80Hz using a high pass (or low cut) filter. Agentle boost between 2kHz and 6kHz can improve clarity.To get acertain sound, use positioning or mic choice, not EQ.

CompressionRatio: 3:1; Threshold: -24db; Attack: 2ms; Release: 12ms; Gain:+5dB

Noise GateThreshold: Depends on track; Attack: 10-50ms; Release: 12ms;Gain: +5dB

General

•  Plugin order: Low-Cut EQ; Noise Gate; Compressor; ColourEQ

•  Be subtle: speech needs to sound natural. Get it right at the

source!•  Double check the settings when ‘bouncing’