0530 – How Recording Levels Affect Your Voice

2022.06.14 – 0530 – How Recording Levels Affect Your Voice

So, you have optimised your recording space as far as you are able, and learnt about mic technique – knowledge of each will help you ‘get a better broadcast, podcast or voice-over voice’. So let’s move on to the actual recording of your sound, with a look at ‘loudness’.

But we’re not so much looking at your own ‘projection’ or volume – which we looked at in some depth previously – but at what level that is recorded at.

In this next section we’ll discuss why there’s a standard setting of levels, so even though you may shout a line when you need to, it’s unlikely to be recorded at that same volume. That is, the perception of projection comes more in the style of the read rather than in the actual level at which it was recorded.

We’ll take a look what the industry-standard voice recording levels are, how to mix your voice with effects and music, and if there’s anything you can do if your voice is recorded too high or too low. I’ll also explain audio processing: automatic level control, equalisation, compressors, de-essers, noise gates and ducking … all of which help you get a better recorded voice.

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