In a sea of bullshit and bad advice, you’re an island of audio engineering hope and I found you! You’re like the Larry Jordan of the audio world. 😂 Thank you for all that you do. I am currently binge watching every video on your channel and liking everything I see. 🕺
I've been producing audio for broadcast for over thirty years, and this tutorial shows you exactly the right way to do it. It's all the stuff I tell new trainees or students in radio production classes. Record a decent level, edit your mistakes, compress (but not too much -- listen, undo and try again if you have overdone it), normalize to -3dB. If you're handed noisy tracks that you must use (voices recorded remotely or from other studios) first apply noise reduction and EQ if necessary, then compression, limiting, normalization. When mixing with music, I still process the voice track first just as described in this video. When producing for others, I still do all these steps unless they tell me not to because they want to do it themselves. This guy's a genius!! Not because he does it 'my' way, but because he's telling you the way it works best. I found it out by trial and error. Do yourself a favor, listen to this video again and learn in 8 minutes what it took me years of experience to discover. You can hit the ground running already that much further down the road.
taperpowell Thanks for your kind remarks and affirmation of these techniques. The trickiest part in the voiceover audio world is you might be supplying audio to a client that has no idea how to process the audio for inclusion in their video (how many youtube videos have you seen where the sound is almost inaudible). So I do master the audio for most clients unless they specifically ask me not to process the sound. Oh, and I've been in audio for thirty years. It took me that long to be able to condense my thoughts into 8 minutes. Best of Success to you.
Congratulatins, a very naice and clear explanations. I'll try to watch your video for compressipn. So it was clea: 1. first apply limiter 2. Apply normalize.
I know how to do this, but still watched it and am seriously impressed! You explained how to do it without over complicating it and sounding condescending. Everyone starting out in audio recording should watch this before being let loose on a DAW 👍🏻
I'm just starting out as a voice actor and just taking the 8 minutes to watch this made my production jump well over 200%. Thank you and i'm definitely subscribing to all you have to say.
After many years of independent study, different plug-ins and a few devices, I finally understand limiting and normalization. Simple, powerful and effective. Thank you.
Truly amazing, I was searching for how to normalize audio in Audacity when I stumbled onto this video. It explains so much with just the use of two terms, limiting and normalizing
Hello William, Thanks for the amazing video on boosting your Audio. I am a communication engineer and familiar with the dB scale. I have to say that I have never ever heard such a simple and easy to understand analogy of this. Thanks for your effort you put into this.
Been making TH-cam videos for 18 months. Finally found a video that explains what I should be doing with my Audio and the why and how! Loved it, thank you!
I have been working on my first audiobook and toward the end. I've learned so much what I could done differently and will save this advice. Thanks for putting the knowledge out there.
i am a future broadcast major , show host , and recording artist . videos like yours help me sound more like those that i aspire to be like .. in my opinion you are one of youtube’s best instructors. Thank you .. and please keep talking 🤟🏾✨
What a gifted teacher you are sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom in such an unrushed and kind manner. You are head and tails above the rest of the others.
It's honestly frustrating that this is at the very least 5x better of an explanation than from any audio engineer Ive heard TRY to explain it. Thank you!
RECORD with the CORRECT LEVEL, so you don't have to do this, which brings up the noise-floor in the audio. It also degrades the recording when you normalise...I always limit to -3 etc, because I make sure to record at a precise level.
Thank you for your video, I recently wrote a book and a lot of people told me I should make an audible version. After a little research to discover which microphone I should use. (I only went for a cheap version due to a low budget) I then Downloaded Audible, plus the ASX analyser. I have watched many of your video's and then use them to practice producing and improving how I read. I loved the illustration of the trees; it enabled me to understand the process. Thank you.
Out of the many recording tutorials on TH-cam, you can tell if their audio "tutorial" would be useful or not based on the QUALITY of their own voice recording with in the tutorial. This by far is one of the best sounding videos i have heard so far regarding audio help tutorials. Think about it. Why would you believe someone who is stating "this is the best way to record" when their audio sound like rubbish? I have heard and seen many tutorial videos where the quality is bad which made me question the information given. It really makes me want to say the phrase: "Practice what you Preach" to those poorly recorded "tutorials." Lol Overall, I believe this video is valuable information to improve audio records! Great Job!
For the video, I record the audio with a separate mic and then limit it and normalize it, then synch it back to the video track in my video editor. I only use the video camera's audio as a guide track for synching.
5:40 that... that right there is the detail I have needed this entire time! You have single handedly improved my audio significantly. My voice overs just got so much better!
If you have a peak that's unusual on a separate section then that section will generally be lower than the others because the unusual peak governs the overall volume when normalising
I found this very instructive indeed. With one, or just a few loud spikes, I normally just highlight them and reduce them that way. I've never used 'normalise' but will now try this technique.
I love you! I just love how you talk to us. Like we are fresh born fetuses. Unlike those other TH-camrs, when they explain it to you like it's a cure for foot cancer.
Are you Bill Williams. I recognized the voice the minute I heard it from another room. I received my own voice over training from you back in the '90's. Good to see you (from a distance). I live far away from CA these days. Remember you quite well. Have mentioned you / your studios / and your wonderful training every chance I get. SMILE.
I am surprised I never saw this video before, so thanks to TH-cam for recommending it! Really nice job teaching this subject, William. I use Normalizing as part of the post-processing routine I set up for voice actors. It's just one of many steps used to polish up the audio before it heads off to the casting person or client!
That was brilliant! Most videos like this bore on for ages, being repetitive and pointlessly long and assuming moronic viewers but this was just right. Great job!!
Okay, the cutting down the tree analogy hurt a bit, but everything else was fantastic. He explained it in a way that made sense on the first listening and had some great specifics toward the end. Thanks a lot
Kim, I didn't cut down the tree. I merely chopped the top off. Now it will be much safer from lightning (analogous to clipping audio distortion). Thanks for viewing! William
This is the first time I've ever had it explained to me in clear terms.
Came for the audio tips. Stayed for the class. Bravo.
He teaches you first, then he gives the advise. This is how has to be done, thank you Sir.
Here's some advice. It's spelled advice.
@@garbygarb31 Thank you
After watching a LOT of audio techniques videos, i have to say: this has to be one of the greatest digital audio techniques videos all over TH-cam.
In a sea of bullshit and bad advice, you’re an island of audio engineering hope and I found you! You’re like the Larry Jordan of the audio world. 😂 Thank you for all that you do. I am currently binge watching every video on your channel and liking everything I see. 🕺
I've been producing audio for broadcast for over thirty years, and this tutorial shows you exactly the right way to do it. It's all the stuff I tell new trainees or students in radio production classes. Record a decent level, edit your mistakes, compress (but not too much -- listen, undo and try again if you have overdone it), normalize to -3dB. If you're handed noisy tracks that you must use (voices recorded remotely or from other studios) first apply noise reduction and EQ if necessary, then compression, limiting, normalization. When mixing with music, I still process the voice track first just as described in this video. When producing for others, I still do all these steps unless they tell me not to because they want to do it themselves. This guy's a genius!! Not because he does it 'my' way, but because he's telling you the way it works best. I found it out by trial and error. Do yourself a favor, listen to this video again and learn in 8 minutes what it took me years of experience to discover. You can hit the ground running already that much further down the road.
taperpowell Thanks for your kind remarks and affirmation of these techniques. The trickiest part in the voiceover audio world is you might be supplying audio to a client that has no idea how to process the audio for inclusion in their video (how many youtube videos have you seen where the sound is almost inaudible). So I do master the audio for most clients unless they specifically ask me not to process the sound. Oh, and I've been in audio for thirty years. It took me that long to be able to condense my thoughts into 8 minutes. Best of Success to you.
another "overnight" success story :)
(brilliant video by the way)
Is it important to first remove noise and then do compression, limiting and normalizing?
@@minecrafter0505 check put Booth Junkie's video on noise gate. That'll help remove the unwanted room tone or buzziness
Do you need hindi voice over?
This is by far the most throughly explained video on limiting and normalizing I’ve ever seen in my10+ years of audio experience. Well done, William!
Congratulatins, a very naice and clear explanations. I'll try to watch your video for compressipn. So it was clea:
1. first apply limiter
2. Apply normalize.
You are such a good teacher.
Omg this guy is the best in the game. He actually sounds better than most people who gives vo advice. I'm truly finally impressed. Many blessings!
I know how to do this, but still watched it and am seriously impressed! You explained how to do it without over complicating it and sounding condescending. Everyone starting out in audio recording should watch this before being let loose on a DAW 👍🏻
I'm just starting out as a voice actor and just taking the 8 minutes to watch this made my production jump well over 200%. Thank you and i'm definitely subscribing to all you have to say.
After many years of independent study, different plug-ins and a few devices, I finally understand limiting and normalization. Simple, powerful and effective. Thank you.
The difference between an amateur and a professional! Hats off!
Truly amazing, I was searching for how to normalize audio in Audacity when I stumbled onto this video. It explains so much with just the use of two terms, limiting and normalizing
I have learned more with a handful of your videos than I did over a year long internship with a burnout soundguy.
Thank you.
Hello William,
Thanks for the amazing video on boosting your Audio.
I am a communication engineer and familiar with the dB scale.
I have to say that I have never ever heard such a simple and easy to understand analogy of this.
Thanks for your effort you put into this.
I'm just getting into VO, and this video is great. Even in 2023 this is highly useful.
Been making TH-cam videos for 18 months. Finally found a video that explains what I should be doing with my Audio and the why and how!
Loved it, thank you!
I have been working on my first audiobook and toward the end. I've learned so much what I could done differently and will save this advice. Thanks for putting the knowledge out there.
William Williams, this is gold. Thank you very much.
How great is that guy!!! Thanks!!
i am a future broadcast major , show host , and recording artist . videos like yours help me sound more like those that i aspire to be like .. in my opinion you are one of youtube’s best instructors. Thank you .. and please keep talking 🤟🏾✨
I use for my voice the compressor from Audácity or Wave Hammer from Sound Forge
What a gifted teacher you are sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom in such an unrushed and kind manner. You are head and tails above the rest of the others.
Thank you. Awesome teaching skills
Absolutely brilliant! Exactly what I've been needing, thank you!
It's honestly frustrating that this is at the very least 5x better of an explanation than from any audio engineer Ive heard TRY to explain it. Thank you!
RECORD with the CORRECT LEVEL, so you don't have to do this, which brings up the noise-floor in the audio. It also degrades the recording when you normalise...I always limit to -3 etc, because I make sure to record at a precise level.
Your explanation and analogies made normalisation and limiting very easy to understand!
The sound in this video is AWESOME!!!
You are a legend SIR
But we want more videos. ☺️
Very well done and helpful video. Thank you.
Best explanation I've heard AND seen.
Thank you for your video, I recently wrote a book and a lot of people told me I should make an audible version. After a little research to discover which microphone I should use. (I only went for a cheap version due to a low budget) I then Downloaded Audible, plus the ASX analyser. I have watched many of your video's and then use them to practice producing and improving how I read. I loved the illustration of the trees; it enabled me to understand the process. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this explanatory video! It’s far by far the best in theory. Thank you !!
I love how you use voice over, in a video about voice over.
What a video I have begun my morning with ..... Today is my day......
Out of the many recording tutorials on TH-cam, you can tell if their audio "tutorial" would be useful or not based on the QUALITY of their own voice recording with in the tutorial.
This by far is one of the best sounding videos i have heard so far regarding audio help tutorials. Think about it.
Why would you believe someone who is stating "this is the best way to record" when their audio sound like rubbish?
I have heard and seen many tutorial videos where the quality is bad which made me question the information given.
It really makes me want to say the phrase: "Practice what you Preach" to those poorly recorded "tutorials." Lol
Overall, I believe this video is valuable information to improve audio records! Great Job!
For the video, I record the audio with a separate mic and then limit it and normalize it, then synch it back to the video track in my video editor. I only use the video camera's audio as a guide track for synching.
I have been doing this mistake for a year. Now I know what to do. Thank you very much sir
Very creative and captivating way of explaining the digital audio headroom, limting and normalizing. I was glued to the tube. :-)
Beautiful tips, thank you very much
Sterling stuff! Shall watch more!
Fantastic video, John. Clear as crystal! I shall now watch your other videos.
Amazing information! Super grateful I ran into this. Thanks for the work.
I didn't understand much but your voice is so perfect that I listened to the whole damn thing.
Thanks. I've learned good information.
thank you! Very clear explained and very useful! And a nice vid too!
5:40 that... that right there is the detail I have needed this entire time! You have single handedly improved my audio significantly. My voice overs just got so much better!
yeah that helped me too!!
Really enjoy your approach. Will be sharing this with some of my clients/students.
William Williams, the Bob Ross of Voice Over. :oD
You said that, so I didn't have to! ;)
Wonderful, thank you very much
I love your explanation, William. Keep up the great work!
-Angelo
This is gold information, planning to start a podcast and this seems perfect for editing the episodes, than random guy of the internet
If you have a peak that's unusual on a separate section then that section will generally be lower than the others because the unusual peak governs the overall volume when normalising
Thanks. I was normalizing my voice, but I stopped and I think the quality has improved.
Thank sir. I love your teaching.
Thanks for this tutorial.
your voice is amazing, thanks for the tips
I found this very instructive indeed. With one, or just a few loud spikes, I normally just highlight them and reduce them that way. I've never used 'normalise' but will now try this technique.
YOU! are doing the best!
Very underrated video! Kudos for that.
Sir: You made my Day. Thanks for your video-lessons
This is what I call, legendary
Thank you, I will use your tips for my podcast!
I have been looking for this for a long time. Video was straight to the point. Thanks!
Great lecture. Thank you.
I love you!
I just love how you talk to us. Like we are fresh born fetuses. Unlike those other TH-camrs, when they explain it to you like it's a cure for foot cancer.
_Fetii_
Best description i have found so far.
Thank you William - VERY clear instruction - we got the basics easily in one listen - thank you
Are you Bill Williams. I recognized the voice the minute I heard it from another room.
I received my own voice over training from you back in the '90's. Good to see you (from a distance). I live far away from CA these days. Remember you quite well. Have mentioned you / your studios / and your wonderful training every chance I get. SMILE.
I don't know how I've overlooked running the limiter.
Thank you! 👍
Awesome, great video!
This was really helpful thanks!! :)
Very clear explanation, love it. Thank you
This is what a tutorial is supposed to be like. Thank you Sir!
I am surprised I never saw this video before, so thanks to TH-cam for recommending it! Really nice job teaching this subject, William. I use Normalizing as part of the post-processing routine I set up for voice actors. It's just one of many steps used to polish up the audio before it heads off to the casting person or client!
George The Tech ...what setting do you use for limiter? And do you also normalize at -3db!
That was brilliant! Most videos like this bore on for ages, being repetitive and pointlessly long and assuming moronic viewers but this was just right. Great job!!
Okay, the cutting down the tree analogy hurt a bit, but everything else was fantastic. He explained it in a way that made sense on the first listening and had some great specifics toward the end. Thanks a lot
Kim, I didn't cut down the tree. I merely chopped the top off. Now it will be much safer from lightning (analogous to clipping audio distortion). Thanks for viewing! William
Your voice is so calming
Thank you so much! This video tutorial is beautiful. I love your voice and the information is phenomenal. I needed this! Thanks again!
Unbelievable teaching skills. One of the most useful video about audio. Thank you!!!
Best voice over tutorial video I’ve ever seen! Thank you!
pretty good tut, with advice that carries over to many programs regardless what you use.
Love the way you teach!
Really great tips. I love your voice too
Always trust a William Williams with an intro from the '90s
You're an exellent teacher. Your use of analogies is first-rate. Thank you.
Thank you. So helpful for ACX
Love your voice. . Your explanation is excellent too. Great work..subbed.
Outstanding video! I have subscribe to this channel.
thank you very much sir! you helped me!!!!!!!
Really clear explanation.
Just what I needed. Thanks
Nicely explained...best video.
Absolutely helpful and clear! Thanks for simplifying!
I learned so much here!!!! Thank you, sir!
Great explanation!
love how you explained it with trees
Thats where the experience matters. Thanks a lot. Splendid explanation. Really useful.