‼UPDATE FOR ADOBE AUDITION USERS ‼- I have made it easier than ever before to work with tricky audio. My brand new Audition presets are out now. One click to GREAT sound :) Check them out here: mrc.fm/presets This is a great way for you to support my channel too 🙏🙏🙏
I started out working in community radio - which lead to an interest in audio production. Fast-Forward 5 years and I now work as a freelance audio-producer, creating Audiobooks, Radio Adverts and a lot more for my clients. I learnt pretty much the majority of what I use today, through your channel - just wanted to say thanks, Mike!
Others might also be a little confused at ~2:20. It sounded like Mike said "reverb" which I could not find inside noise reduction/restoration. At first, I thought it might have moved into the reverb flyout. This is not the case, what Mike is saying is noise reduction/restoration > DeReverb. Thanks for the amazing videos, Mike.
god this is a life saver. I have been denoising and manually clipping out sections described in this video. I cant beleive there was a better method. I swear every time i have a problem, you're the person with all the solutions.
It's been hard getting the Adobe Audition tutorial series, thanks for this Mike! It will be helpful if you could share the audio link on the description so we could follow along. Excited to jump into it!
I wasn't able to follow along app was updating but you just answered all my questions in an easy to understand short and consistent manner. My guy you are great at what you do. :)
Hi Mike, great video. I have been trying to remember how to remove breaths for a while now and eventually gave up trying to find a quick hack and removed each one individually which takes ages! This has really improved my workflow allowing me to get the company podcasts out a lot quicker. Many thanks.
@@MikeRussell for me i couldnt select one part then go and select another one at another part of the track, cause all the space inbetween those got selected aswell
Hi Mike - Audition Newbie here with a question regarding Parametric EQ, specifically your suggestion beginning at 7:27. I do not see how you start the recording AND manipulate the HP or the other levels to simultaneously hear the changes. When I attempt to perform this task, I must press play to begin the track, then when I manipulate the HP, I hear no difference. Suggestions?
Follow the instructions carefully in the video, everything you need to know is included. If you're not hearing the HP then push it up to a very high level and you'll hear the difference. The idea though of the HP is just to remove frequencies that aren't in the human voice so when setting the HP unless you're making radio imaging and want a very processed voice you shouldn't really notice a difference when using it for a podcast except perhaps to remove some low end noises.
I add compressor to a portable recorder after the recording and it sounds good but I wanted to try a USB compressor mic but it's too sensitive and picks up everything. Is there something I can do to make it less sensitive? The compressor mic is in my laptop. When I started podcasting in 2004, I used Castblaster. I love what the program does and I can't get it working the way it used to. Can you recommend another program that works similar to Castblaster? I love pushing buttons and stuff like that when doing my podcast live to the hard drive.
really good review of this plugin. I've been using this for a few days and so far I really like it. I have found it works best after I have mixed a song without it first as best as I can. At that point I bring in Abby Road 3 and cycle through the speaker options. This will make any imperfections in the mix stick out like a sore thumb, usually in the lower mids. Abby Road 3 can help take your mixes up a notch or two when you don't have state of the art equipment to work with.
Thank you, Mike your videos always help me the most!!! ! Do you have a quick video on audition's "podcast" effects version vs what you recommend? It seems your voice sounds so rich and clear. How can I get that sound for audio in podcast?
Hey @mikerussell, excellent video. I loved it. Just got started with audition and this is excatly what I was looking for. Great info and tutorial. Did I say I love it? You are now my favourite clummsy jeweller - out here dropping gems!
After doing basic noise reduction and setting up the auto gate I have a four-step process. I start with a single tube compressor with a light ratio of 4x1, then utilize a De-Esser. After that, I throw on the parametric EQ and add in that high end sparkle and reduce the low end. Finally, I add a Hard Limiter and either boost or reduce the signal depending on the track. After I set my effect racks for each host/guest I'll do the loudness matching. I've found these steps usually create a very listenable product. I also will add another Hard Limiter on the master track and set it around -7 DB to ensure nobody's ears get blown out. Any thoughts on how I could improve this process? Love your videos Mike, thank you
Both! I'd suggest matching the loudness of the clips before you start processing and at the end of the mixdown to ensure the mixed down file also hits a consistent level.
Love your style of video creation! Can someone demonstrate how to get the “radio announcer” full sound for live production? I have all the basic tools needed. I just need to learn how to get the most from them 😅
If any normalizing or compression are needed, where would you do that in relation to the steps you took in this video? (Also, I assume the use of the autogate takes care of all necessary noise reduction, yes?)
There is no one size fits all answer to this question as it depends on what sources are going into your podcast. Also the autogate is a gate which opens and closes and allows all sound through the gate above the threshold (including background noise) and no sound through the gate below the threshold. The best practice to deal with noise reduction is to remove it at source before recording 👍
Hi Mike! Every time I try to remove breaths, the maximum amplitude statistics I get is 27.41 and when ticking the autogate some of the speech ends up being inside the closed gates.
Try changing the attack, release and hold functions but if you're breaths are loud compared to your speech this is unfortunately likely to happen I'm afraid.
What’s happening is you’re setting your noise gate based on the results of amplitude statistics of your breaths but your quiet parts of your voice are also at our below the maximum amplitude or your breaths hence why they are also being cut out. If you’re using a noise gate then adjust the hold to be a higher number and the attack also and this may help. If this doesn’t help then you may want to consider Waves DeBreath which you can get with 10% off using mrc.fm/waves which may also help.
Hello, Mike! Is there software to filter the signal from the microphone while still recording, so that there are no disturbing noises, such as echo from the room, rattling on the table, sound from the phone. Something like Dolby Stereo (B) (C) from the recent past? :)))) Does Adobe Audition or Audacity have such an option?
Please help me, I want to know how to make Commentary shooting callnames for football players. Like if a player is kicking a ball how the commentator shout and stretch the name. Example: if the name is "Esteem" he will shout "Esteeeeeeeeeem" loudly. Help please how to create stretching voice like that.
Hey Mike , Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial and wonderful tips 😍👍🏻 can you please make a video tutorial on how to edit asmr sounds that have background noises 😁😣
Given the nature of ASMR and that mics are recording at high gain therefore picking up all noise you’d need to ensure you are recording in a space with minimal unwanted noise.
Hi Mike! i really appreciate your videos. I'm editing a podcast regularly and I am trying to figure out the smartest way to do it. In this podcast we have two women talking on two mics to record their voices on separate tracks. Is the any smart way to remove the sound on mic 2 from person 1 and vice versa? Mic 1 records person 1 but also captures the voice of person 2, but lower. Can I remove person 2 from mic 1 in any simple and smart way? The way I do it now is that I mark the bit I want to remove and then lower it, but it's time consuming. Mostly I want to edit out the sighs and breathing, is noisegate the best way? I've tried that for the speech aswell but that only makes the people sound weird :) I haven't been able to find the answer by googling or among your videos. Thanks in advance, Emma
Very helpful tips but I disagree with cutting out all the breaths - others of course will disagree. Cutting them out sounds OK if there's a music bed underneath but I feel it makes the speaker sound too robotic and unnatural. Breathing is normal :) As I say, just my take - and thanks again for sharing these tips.
Would love to hear what's going on in your brain when you do things like Parametric EQ. Booth Junkie has been great for a minor look at the aspects in Reaper, but I could see you making decisions in the EQ for this podcast trailer... any chance of a Parametric EQ explanation and how to decide what works for each voice? Eg. reducing 200-250Hz to remove "muddiness"
Hi Matthew, very valid request and one that's often asked but without wishing to sound patronising how to EQ is something you learn through practice and experience. There is no set and forget unless you're EQing your own voice recorded through your own mic in your own studio. If you're producing different voices or even your own recorded through different equipment the answer would be different. You're looking to avoid muddy bass by rolling off the low end and avoid sibilance without removing sparkle. There are some tips in this video th-cam.com/video/k07U2hqVUfc/w-d-xo.html and also we cover EQ in our production courses courses.musicradiocreative.com/
@@MikeRussell Absolutely fair - as someone starting at the bottom, hunting for a methodology or a path to guide the journey to experience is probably common! Understanding that voices, mics, room treatments and other variables can all impact is clear to me too. I'll give those links a look through! Thanks for the reply, and keep up the good work! 😊
You wouldn’t run ENCN in the multitrack as there is no normalise in the multitrack. I’ve added EQ but not compressed as the audio is already compressed.
Very good. But you are to fast. Har to keep up. Next time, count to one or two every time you made a point... That would help a lot, if you believe an skilled radiojournlaist that is... :-)
@ When I write my radio speech I write a number between the parts where the stuff was so … let’s call it “dense” that the listener needs a small break. I would count the number in my head during the speech. It could be 1-3 or, because it is radio I add a “breaker machine “. A small peace of music places low in the break. I guess you get the idea. If that would work on youtube? I don’t know 😊 merry x mas!
‼UPDATE FOR ADOBE AUDITION USERS ‼- I have made it easier than ever before to work with tricky audio. My brand new Audition presets are out now. One click to GREAT sound :) Check them out here: mrc.fm/presets This is a great way for you to support my channel too 🙏🙏🙏
How do you use these? link us to a vid!
I started out working in community radio - which lead to an interest in audio production. Fast-Forward 5 years and I now work as a freelance audio-producer, creating Audiobooks, Radio Adverts and a lot more for my clients. I learnt pretty much the majority of what I use today, through your channel - just wanted to say thanks, Mike!
You're welcome Barry 👌
Others might also be a little confused at ~2:20. It sounded like Mike said "reverb" which I could not find inside noise reduction/restoration. At first, I thought it might have moved into the reverb flyout. This is not the case, what Mike is saying is noise reduction/restoration > DeReverb. Thanks for the amazing videos, Mike.
Can you please shoot video for echo effect settings for poetry recordings
Thank you for the suggestion. There are videos on the channel on echo and analogue delay which may help.
god this is a life saver. I have been denoising and manually clipping out sections described in this video. I cant beleive there was a better method. I swear every time i have a problem, you're the person with all the solutions.
Glad to have helped 👍
It's been hard getting the Adobe Audition tutorial series, thanks for this Mike! It will be helpful if you could share the audio link on the description so we could follow along. Excited to jump into it!
Hi Renatus, if you have any recorded audio with breaths then you can use that audio to follow this tutorial
@@MikeRussell Hi Mike, I recorded one and included breath and it was awesome following along. You got a new fan!
Thanks
I wasn't able to follow along app was updating but you just answered all my questions in an easy to understand short and consistent manner. My guy you are great at what you do. :)
Thanks William
Hi Mike, great video. I have been trying to remember how to remove breaths for a while now and eventually gave up trying to find a quick hack and removed each one individually which takes ages! This has really improved my workflow allowing me to get the company podcasts out a lot quicker. Many thanks.
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3:32 how do u press to select just certain parts of the track
You just select with your mouse
@@MikeRussell for me i couldnt select one part then go and select another one at another part of the track, cause all the space inbetween those got selected aswell
You are the man Mike! Thanks for your assistance my finished product sounds so much better. Cheers!
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Wow, this is incredible. Great information for a noob like me
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Mike you born for this. Awesome all your lessons!
Thank you
Hi Mike - Audition Newbie here with a question regarding Parametric EQ, specifically your suggestion beginning at 7:27. I do not see how you start the recording AND manipulate the HP or the other levels to simultaneously hear the changes. When I attempt to perform this task, I must press play to begin the track, then when I manipulate the HP, I hear no difference. Suggestions?
Follow the instructions carefully in the video, everything you need to know is included.
If you're not hearing the HP then push it up to a very high level and you'll hear the difference.
The idea though of the HP is just to remove frequencies that aren't in the human voice so when setting the HP unless you're making radio imaging and want a very processed voice you shouldn't really notice a difference when using it for a podcast except perhaps to remove some low end noises.
I add compressor to a portable recorder after the recording and it sounds good but I wanted to try a USB compressor mic but it's too sensitive and picks up everything. Is there something I can do to make it less sensitive? The compressor mic is in my laptop.
When I started podcasting in 2004, I used Castblaster. I love what the program does and I can't get it working the way it used to. Can you recommend another program that works similar to Castblaster? I love pushing buttons and stuff like that when doing my podcast live to the hard drive.
I would recommend recording with a good quality mic and adding compression in post production.
BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)
👍
really good review of this plugin. I've been using this for a few days
and so far I really like it. I have found it works best after I have
mixed a song without it first as best as I can. At that point I bring in
Abby Road 3 and cycle through the speaker options. This will make any
imperfections in the mix stick out like a sore thumb, usually in the
lower mids. Abby Road 3 can help take your mixes up a notch or two when
you don't have state of the art equipment to work with.
👌
Thank you, Mike your videos always help me the most!!!
! Do you have a quick video on audition's "podcast" effects version vs what you recommend?
It seems your voice sounds so rich and clear. How can I get that sound for audio in podcast?
Have a look at this video on editing podcasts th-cam.com/video/96TLMPtcYkk/w-d-xo.html
BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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Loved this tutorial Mike! Super easy to follow
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Very useful tricks! Thanks a lot; we've already started implementing them.
Great news!
Thank you so much Sensei! You are a blessing!
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Thank you for the video Mike! Always appreciate the helpful tips.
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Wow - super impressed! Thanks for the help!
Thank you
Hey @mikerussell, excellent video. I loved it. Just got started with audition and this is excatly what I was looking for. Great info and tutorial. Did I say I love it? You are now my favourite clummsy jeweller - out here dropping gems!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you found the video helpful as you dive into Adobe Audition.
Thank you so much bro. Sending virtual hugs. Worked like a charm ;-)
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Dude this is on clutch!!! Thanks so much
I'm thrilled you found it helpful!
On multitrack editor, I always see my waveforms with two separate channels. Is there a way to only see one?
That’s the default behaviour when you insert a stereo file into a stereo track in a multitrack session.
This video really helped me. Thank you very much!
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Thanks for this info, just starting to podcast and the breath remover was a big help
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This video was so incredibly helpful!! Thank you for it.
Thanks Lori
After doing basic noise reduction and setting up the auto gate I have a four-step process. I start with a single tube compressor with a light ratio of 4x1, then utilize a De-Esser. After that, I throw on the parametric EQ and add in that high end sparkle and reduce the low end. Finally, I add a Hard Limiter and either boost or reduce the signal depending on the track. After I set my effect racks for each host/guest I'll do the loudness matching. I've found these steps usually create a very listenable product. I also will add another Hard Limiter on the master track and set it around -7 DB to ensure nobody's ears get blown out. Any thoughts on how I could improve this process? Love your videos Mike, thank you
The one thing I would suggest rather than limiting to -7db at the end match the loudness to the podcast standard of -16LUFS
@@MikeRussell Thanks for the response Mike, would you suggest doing the loudness matching first or last in the processing portion of the edit
Both! I'd suggest matching the loudness of the clips before you start processing and at the end of the mixdown to ensure the mixed down file also hits a consistent level.
Thank you Mike, this really helped make my podcast pop!
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Thank you for this great tutorial!
You're welcome! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful in improving your podcast audio quality!
THANKS, WORKS LIKE MAGIC
Great!
Ima download it thanks for sharing!!
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Your tips are so helpful; thank you!
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Very helpful video. Thank you!
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Thank you, love the succinct information, specific needs met, your youtubes are my go to for my adobe audition issues!
Thank you
Thank you so much for the awesome tutorial! It was very clear, and you made it easy to understand for a complete beginner like me =)
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Love your style of video creation! Can someone demonstrate how to get the “radio announcer” full sound for live production? I have all the basic tools needed. I just need to learn how to get the most from them 😅
Radio processing is a very complex topic and probably too complicated for here.
Might be worth joining our community community.musicradiocreative.com/
Thank you, it works perfect!
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mix down when you have done all the edits and are happy with finial version. right ?
That's correct
thanks man you are great. you got a new subscriber :)
Thank you
Great you solved one headache for me, thanks
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Omg thank you so much! it worked! you earned a new sub!;)
Great, thanks for the sub!
Good job mike. Can you please explain how to broadcast news live from the radio to the wp website. I will be glad ☺️
If any normalizing or compression are needed, where would you do that in relation to the steps you took in this video? (Also, I assume the use of the autogate takes care of all necessary noise reduction, yes?)
There is no one size fits all answer to this question as it depends on what sources are going into your podcast.
Also the autogate is a gate which opens and closes and allows all sound through the gate above the threshold (including background noise) and no sound through the gate below the threshold.
The best practice to deal with noise reduction is to remove it at source before recording 👍
Hi Mike! Every time I try to remove breaths, the maximum amplitude statistics I get is 27.41 and when ticking the autogate some of the speech ends up being inside the closed gates.
Try changing the attack, release and hold functions but if you're breaths are loud compared to your speech this is unfortunately likely to happen I'm afraid.
@@MikeRussell My breath aren't loud. It's like the effect isn't being applied to the voice.
What’s happening is you’re setting your noise gate based on the results of amplitude statistics of your breaths but your quiet parts of your voice are also at our below the maximum amplitude or your breaths hence why they are also being cut out.
If you’re using a noise gate then adjust the hold to be a higher number and the attack also and this may help.
If this doesn’t help then you may want to consider Waves DeBreath which you can get with 10% off using mrc.fm/waves which may also help.
Hello, Mike! Is there software to filter the signal from the microphone while still recording, so that there are no disturbing noises, such as echo from the room, rattling on the table, sound from the phone. Something like Dolby Stereo (B) (C) from the recent past? :)))) Does Adobe Audition or Audacity have such an option?
You want to look into the AutoGate 👍
thanks for this tutorial got it easy
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Its working !!! Thankyou!!!
Yay!
Please help me, I want to know how to make Commentary shooting callnames for football players. Like if a player is kicking a ball how the commentator shout and stretch the name.
Example: if the name is "Esteem" he will shout "Esteeeeeeeeeem" loudly.
Help please how to create stretching voice like that.
Time stretch is your friend!
@MikeRussell please do you have a video for that or you will do one for me to watch, please?
Mike is one of the best sound engineer love from pak like for mike 👍
Hey Mike , Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial and wonderful tips 😍👍🏻 can you please make a video tutorial on how to edit asmr sounds that have background noises 😁😣
Given the nature of ASMR and that mics are recording at high gain therefore picking up all noise you’d need to ensure you are recording in a space with minimal unwanted noise.
Awesome video!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the video helpful.
ITS REALLY WORKED LOL THANK YOU DUDE
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Nice , It worked. Thanks
You're welcome! If you have any more questions, just let me know.
Hi Mike! i really appreciate your videos. I'm editing a podcast regularly and I am trying to figure out the smartest way to do it. In this podcast we have two women talking on two mics to record their voices on separate tracks. Is the any smart way to remove the sound on mic 2 from person 1 and vice versa? Mic 1 records person 1 but also captures the voice of person 2, but lower. Can I remove person 2 from mic 1 in any simple and smart way? The way I do it now is that I mark the bit I want to remove and then lower it, but it's time consuming. Mostly I want to edit out the sighs and breathing, is noisegate the best way? I've tried that for the speech aswell but that only makes the people sound weird :) I haven't been able to find the answer by googling or among your videos. Thanks in advance, Emma
Hi Emma. The easiest way is to position the speakers and mics so that the mic bleed is minimised. Failing that a well set noise gate is the way to go.
@@MikeRussell That's what I suspected. Now I don't have to tear my hair out trying to find a shortcut :) Thanks!
Very nice tutorial.
Thank you
Really thanks man
Great!
good job male, thanks!
Work nicely! thanks~ :D
That's great to hear! Perfect!
Thanks bro you are legend
Plesure!
Wow this is really nice
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
gracias pór el buen programa, saludos de desde México!
You're welcome! Hey there in Mexico!
thank you so much dude you're a god
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Alright that solves the problem. THANKS!
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Many many thanks
My pleasure!
thank you, it's just a magic :)
I'm so glad you found the tips magical! Keep creating and enhancing your podcast sound! ✨
@@MikeRussell thank you 😊
working fine thank you
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Excelente video, funciona muy bien, esto es una maravilla de programa, muy util.
Thank you.
lol this actually worked, u know what i thought all these comments were fake; u knowhow utube is nowadays . but i had to come back n verify this workS
I'm glad to hear that it worked for you!
i am using the magix music maker and ovox vocal are very easy for all user
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WOADH...THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO IS WORKING
Great to hear it!
Very helpful tips but I disagree with cutting out all the breaths - others of course will disagree. Cutting them out sounds OK if there's a music bed underneath but I feel it makes the speaker sound too robotic and unnatural. Breathing is normal :) As I say, just my take - and thanks again for sharing these tips.
Thanks for sharing
very well, I liked everything
👍
Would love to hear what's going on in your brain when you do things like Parametric EQ. Booth Junkie has been great for a minor look at the aspects in Reaper, but I could see you making decisions in the EQ for this podcast trailer... any chance of a Parametric EQ explanation and how to decide what works for each voice? Eg. reducing 200-250Hz to remove "muddiness"
Hi Matthew, very valid request and one that's often asked but without wishing to sound patronising how to EQ is something you learn through practice and experience. There is no set and forget unless you're EQing your own voice recorded through your own mic in your own studio. If you're producing different voices or even your own recorded through different equipment the answer would be different.
You're looking to avoid muddy bass by rolling off the low end and avoid sibilance without removing sparkle. There are some tips in this video th-cam.com/video/k07U2hqVUfc/w-d-xo.html and also we cover EQ in our production courses courses.musicradiocreative.com/
@@MikeRussell Absolutely fair - as someone starting at the bottom, hunting for a methodology or a path to guide the journey to experience is probably common! Understanding that voices, mics, room treatments and other variables can all impact is clear to me too.
I'll give those links a look through! Thanks for the reply, and keep up the good work! 😊
Buenísimo, crack
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
muchas gracias, it is working
Great!
Amazing.
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Thanks Bro
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Hi Mike
Love From UAE
thanks to you, I began to use the computer more
That's great to hear!
Thanks you also this is great.
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thx and subscribed
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The preset for procast sir
I recommend customising your settings in Adobe Audition with my presets.
Great video and very useful. Hope you could monetize it!
Thanks
In time♥️
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wonderfull thank you for this video (thx God for find you).
Glad to have helped.
No ENCN for Podcasting I see? :P
You wouldn’t run ENCN in the multitrack as there is no normalise in the multitrack. I’ve added EQ but not compressed as the audio is already compressed.
now i am in a good mood
Good
Lv u broo
You are amazing!
Wow!
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Thanks!
God bless you
Thanks!
3:10
ESO, ESO, ESO...!
Sounds like you're excited about something!
Very good. But you are to fast. Har to keep up. Next time, count to one or two every time you made a point... That would help a lot, if you believe an skilled radiojournlaist that is... :-)
Thank you for the feedback, I'll definitely keep that in mind for future videos and try to pace myself better!
@ When I write my radio speech I write a number between the parts where the stuff was so … let’s call it “dense” that the listener needs a small break. I would count the number in my head during the speech. It could be 1-3 or, because it is radio I add a “breaker machine “. A small peace of music places low in the break. I guess you get the idea.
If that would work on youtube? I don’t know 😊 merry x mas!
kk
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