Compression for Voiceover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2016
- I'll walk you through the basics of a compressor so you can understand all the settings. At the end you'll know how to set up a compressor for your voiceover recordings.
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I think you are the nicest man in the industry!! Another awesome video - what would we do without you?! Massive love, C x
Thanks, Claire!
I agree 200%. You are so pleasant, professional and respectful of your viewers. Thanks your generosity as well. From Canada. 🙂
@Учим Английский Язык - Mr Wonderful из Нью-Йорка. Wow. So unkind. I can't imagine why you would think that comment applies or is appropriate.
A very well thought out tutorial. I'm glad you used the sine wave as an example. Keeping it simple. Thanks.
One of the best Compressor explanation that I see! Thank you for this.
I'm very happy to have found this channel the other day. Thanks for the great content!
Thank you for your hard work. I really love the way you explain things. It helped me a lot to understand some basics for my project.
At last. Best explanation over hundred of compression tutorials. Great job!
Dude, you're awesome. Truly understanding compression has eluded me until now. Many thanks!
This is some of the best and easiest-to-follow advice on compression that is out there. Thanks!
This is one of the best explanations on compression I've heard. You answered the specific questions I had on voiceovers too. Excellent video!
Thank you for a great video! It brings all of the technical stuff back to "basic terms", lets you know what they mean and makes sense!
THANK YOU!
one of the best explanations of a compressor I have ever seen...
Thanks so much. I'm about to clean up my first recorded samples... I'm getting some last-minute knowhow from your channel. I love the way you present the info and I just wanted to pop in and say thank you for all the helpful information.
This is incredible. You've done the best job at explaining these settings for what I need, especially when it comes to spoken voice while streaming. Thanks for making this!
Thanks for the thorough explanation on all the settings. All other videos I have seen essentially give you a preset to use and do nothing on explaining how to really go about truly using the compressor. I appreciate it
Demonstrating just with a simple tone rather than actual voice recordings is great. Helps so much to understand the actual concept behind it. Thank you.
Thank you so much - your analogies make a lot of sense. I set up a tone gen in Cubase and replicated your test case and now compression makes more sense to me - great to have compression visually represented. How fortunate we are to have generous and may I say, very nice individuals such as yourself offering such wisdom! Cheers mate and thanks from Sydney, Oz - Dave :)
i wish i had found this years before finding out the hard long way.
best beginners explanation of the compressor. very slow and clear. hat off
This is without a doubt, the best explanation of compression I've ever heard. I've been struggling with the concept for so long. Thank you!
I've been looking for this kind of tutorial for months and I randomly stumble upon it, and the best parts are it's with BJ and using ReaPlugs! Lucky day for me! Thanks for the video!
You sir, are a great educator! This video was very helpful. I’m trying to learn audio recording and editing techniques as an amateur podcaster, and I still have a lot to learn. Because of you, I now understand the compressor more and I’ll be using it a lot more. I hope to create a full audio story production someday.
You’re an absolute legend. Thank you for the explanation. I’m just getting into editing with no formal training. There’s a lot of trial and error but I’m loving it.
I just wanted to say thank you for making this video on compression on voice overs. Up until now I've only really seen tutorials for compression on vocals for music. Your method of using the sine wave is really helped make it clear for me.
Love this channel, you are my favorite virtual instructor! Thanks for every video!
Your teachings are GOLD! Thanks a lot!
I got a DBX 266xs compressor earlier this year. I still don't understand it fully but I couldn't live without it!! I picked up an RE320 it sounded great alone but the compressor REALLY makes it shine!!
This is the best explanation I have ever heard!! Wow. Thank you.
Thank you for this - you've made it so simple and understandable! I feel like I finally understand it and the best way I can use it
I just wanted to thank you for all the videos they have been a huge help in educating me about audio.
Mike, I know this is an old post, but just reviewed it once again and you nailed it!
Thanks for covering all the key adjustments regarding "compression". I've been playing with compression for a lot of years now, and you've covered pretty much all the things that we tend to mess up on (including me in the beginning) when trying to compress our VO tracks.
The biggest being "Make-up gain". Don't know how many times I used to adjust threshold, ratio, attack & release, then couldn't figure out why my track was SO quiet... lol.
Keep crankin' out the great tutorials!
-Bobby Sheldon
The TV Commercial audio level analogy is spot on! Helped reinforce my understanding of live sound use =)
You are the best... your videos never fail to teach me something new. Thank you.
I could listen to you for hours... :D
This was the best overview of compression I've seen. Compression was a difficult one to get my head around at first. Its so important to understand the relationship between compression and gain. Its all about balance.
I've been looking for this video for some time. I've been looking for someone to explain it in a way that I can understand it. Thank you so much for this video!
Thank Mike! I'm just trying to get into voice acting and there is so much that I am learning from this channel! Thank you Thank you!
Dude, I needed this video. I’ve been such a perfectionist trying to learn all the details of editing and compression, trying to control my audio to the point that I’ve been driving myself crazy. THAN YOU.
Such a great cache of videos! Thank you for posting these tidbits for those of us just starting out. I've watched a ton of videos on compression and none of them ever bothered to put it into layman's terms FIRST before moving onto the technical aspects - and they were videos for beginners! Lynda let me down, what can I say. Ha ha. Anyhow, thank you! I'm busy watching many of your other videos as well. They're excellent!
This is the best and most clearly explained compressor video on TH-cam - Thank you! As a beginner I feel you have covered every point perfectly. Such a great teacher!!!!!!
The best explanation of a compressor I've seen on TH-cam! Thank you for explaining all the settings well in plain English. Cheers
Thank you for a very understandable explanation of a very important part of VO work. And, 6 years later it's still fantastic, Kudos
Thanks for getting a newbie like me started in understanding how to get compression working for me!
Thanks Mike, your videos are fantastically helpful. So great of you to make these.
Best explanation out there of compression basics. I'm a beginner French voice over artist and I've researched high and low, trying to understand what compression is but other videos are way above my head. Yours is to the point and very educational. Thank you for your time!
You are the only video I could find on TH-cam who explained the mechanics of a compressor instead of telling me to input magic numbers in the compressor. I now understand how it's working and can tune it for myself as required. For voiceovers over games I keep compression on the game at a high ratio but almost none on my voice to allow passing that excitement that comes in my voice during certain moments.
On the other hand during screen recordings and sharing instructions I have enough compression on my voice that i don't need to do multiple takes cause some part was very low in sound.
Thanks a lot for explaining like you did.
Absolutely fantastic teaching explanation for non-techies. Your way of explaining should be the norm. THX a lot!
This video made compression so clear. Using the tone was an excellent idea to demonstrate your points. Nice job. Thank you. 26:17
HI, I am a musician, and singer, and your's explanation are so clear ! very good job ! From Paris, France : )
I gotta say you have an awesome voice! Great explanation! Thank you so much, I owe you one brother!
Bah! Where was TH-cam when I was a baby dj? Thank you for a FANTASTIC explanation delivered with dulcet tones. Reminds me of VO heroes, Beau Weaver, John Wells, Doc Morgan. Nicely done!
you explained this in the best terms I have ever heard. thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm currently learning how to record my own voice and have already gone through dozens of tutorials, yet your voice stands out exceptionally. It's rich and clear, without any unwanted booming or hissing. Listening to it feels like being enveloped in sound. It's truly intriguing. I need to listen to your other recordings to understand whether it's a unique characteristic of your voice or something that can be learned. 🤔
Best explanation of compression that I've found. Nutty sent me here. Thank you!
This is the best description of audio compression I've found on TH-cam so far! And I like that you used Reaper to show it. Here's a suggestion that I found helpful -- when you're getting started with compression and trying to understand it, add the "JS: Tone Generator" as the first plugin in your effect chain. Then double-click the Tone Generator to pop it out into its own window so you can control the frequency/amplitude of the tone while you're experimenting with the compression settings.
I don't understand what you're saying most of the time, but I keep coming back to your videos, they've helped me out with setting up my microphone in Reaper, for doing voice recordings and commentary stuff over the last year. Really appreciate it man. I would sound lesser in my videos without you. :) Thanks.
The clarity of your explanations, with examples, is always so much more understandable than other people on You Tube. I love your content, it has saved me money and time. As well as being entertaining - I compress ads using my mute button, so i can never hear what they are saying.
Thank you SO much!!! What an amazing explanation! I’m a total novice and I understood exactly what you are saying.
Thank you for making this!! I just a a new preamp tube mp/c today so your video is greatly welcomed!!
Thank you for this excellent, clear explanation and demo! I'm going to start playing with a compressor between projects, using what I've learned here--much appreciated :)
Wow, A voice-over guy who actually knows what he's talking about. Great!
Thanks for your great advice! The fact that you are using Reaper was perfect for my needs!
thanks millions for your generosity in teaching me the real facts about compression.i'm a complete novice and learned almost everything i need to know about this.
This is the very best explanation of compression I've ever heard. Although my English is so bad that I need google translate for this comment. That's what I call a professional who is really passionate about what they do. Just great!
Wow, newbie here, I’ve been looking for a decent video to explain compression from the basics, this was incredible. Thanks for the great content!
THANK YOU for this! I'm new and I have no idea what all of the terminology means. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain what compression is, not just how to adjust it.
I cannot begin to express how grateful I am for your tutorials! I was actually able to track with you, and UNDERSTAND the concepts you were conveying. As a 'non-techy' voice over artist that is absolutely invaluable; thank you so much!!
5:50 great explanation, you gave it relevance by giving a scenario and a reason to use this.
Thank you Mike, for this very clear explanation!
I watched many of your youtube videos. All of them are very nice, thank you very much. I want to thank you especially, for this video. Because it is very difficult to tell the subject to those who have no knowledge about the subject, I know very well from my experiences in consultancy service periods. Choosing simple words, examples, even for someone like me who is unaware of the subject, was very useful.
I am retired now, I have plenty of free time. I am playing a PC game, and I want to make youtube videos by voiceover the replays of the games I've played. I would like to thank you again for your youtube videos.
Best regards,
Pasha
Very well explained, so helpful. I used to remember this stuff and this really helped jog my memory!
Thanks Mike, great discussion!
The Boss is here :D
I just discovered your channel and you have been extremely helpful! I hope to get my voice over to sound as good as you one day.
Thank you so much!! I know this is an old video but I just had to say it. Amazing information to the point and I was so easily able make the correct changes on my side. This has saved me so much time.... and money... in the audio learning process. Thank you, thank you! :)
Beautifully explained. Your tutorials are amazing!!...please keep uploading such tips :)
Just a beginner in the Audio world but have always been curious as to how to approach compression. Now I feel like I have some knowledge that I can apply yo my next project. Many thanks.
Really helpful. Now I finally understand compression. Thank you.
It really helps. Watched this before but I feel today that I’ve understood something.Thanks so much from Sydney
Perfectly explained. Thank you very, very much for the effort!
Thank you so much! I got a rejection letter from Audible today on my first ever audiobook with issues and solutions. After I finished crying I had to look up words and acronyms. My sound engineer got sick. I now have to master myself. SCARY! But you made it sound possible. I see other videos with your face. I am going to check them out.
wow, i watched several videos and yours is the only one that made it click! thanks so much.
awesome explanation, now the settings I've used forever may need to be adjusted after watching this. lol, great video!
Thanks Mike. Good video. I really appreciate your expertise.
Hello.
You have a wonderful channel. Your training is great and I enjoy every video. Well done !
Thanks Mike. I use two compressors one after a 120 hz high pass and one after some high end boost. I am a ham radio hobbyist and I have a man crush on your voice. ;)
Such a great video. Thank you very much! :)
Such a wonderful explanation, loved it! Love from India!!!
I finally understand what compression is. Great video.
Fenomenal presentation about voice compression! You talk so genuine and kind to the me as a viewer. I think youtube nowadays are insane with this typical High-pitch , screaming overexcited people make my brain go nuts! Most of them DONT know what distortion means and do to our ears 🤪 thanks for those videos. Pretty new channel for me. A lot to learn:)
Thanks for recording this video, Mike. It is actually simple. You made it simple. :-)
I am sure that this video will be of great help to a lot of people.
This video is amazing, you keep knocking out of the park Mike. You may want to take a look at the auto focus on your camera. It can get a little dizzying when it keeps changing focus because of your hands moving around.
Yeah. Time for a new camera I think! The one use is too darn slow!
Very informative video, thanks for posting. Don't think you require a new camera, your image looks very good. Just set your focus to manual.
No way. It's the video version of compression. 😁
Thanks for this clear explanation. Very helpful.
This is simply an amazing video and should be basic watching for anyone with a crappy dynamic Mr.Microphone and limited editing skills making stunningly visual content with ear-raping audio. Happy New Year 2019!!
OMG! I never new Zach Galifianakis is so serious about audio works. So knowledgeable and explained so well. And...that voice! WTF! When did he became so geeky with audio works? Waiting for him to break character into a comedic act. Subscribed! LOL
Btw, mahalo +Booth Junkie for the videos! :-)
Very good technical explanation, this part is completely applicable to musicians.
Holy moly. You've lost a lot of weight since back then!!! Watching your videos now, you look a lot better, and healthier
Just watched a few of your videos, I'm learning a lot... thank you
I don't subscribe to many channels but I'll be making an exception here.
That was an AWESOME explanation - thank you!
A job well done... Man you made the difference!
FANTASTIC video. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much. This was extremely informative!