- Jun 4, 2024
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Greetings, everyone.
Some time ago, I reached out to these forums seeking assistance to kickstart a voice-over recording project. The excellent recommendations I received led me to purchase the hardware I currently own and to install the software I am currently using:
Hardware
• Shure SM7B
• Cloudlifter CL-2
• Shure by Gator Stand
• Solid State Logic SSL 2 Plus MKII
• 2 Mogami Gold Studio 06 XLR-to-XLR 4-conductor cables
• Sennheiser HD 600 (already owned)
• Audio-Technica ATH-SR50 (already owned)
• MacBook Pro M3 Max (already owned)
• Windows 11 PC (already owned)
Software
• Final Cut Pro (already owned)
• Audacity (on Mac and Windows 11)
• Adobe Audition (cracked version 25.6.0.97, Windows 11)
Now then—after asking which hardware to buy—I asked you all which effects I should apply to the recorded voice-over, and in what order. You recommended the following:
Noise Reduction (Cleanup)
High-Pass Filter (Clean up low frequencies)
Compressor (Add body and consistency)
Equalization (Add brightness/clarity)
Normalize/Limit (Final volume)
That covers the advice I received from you all. Now, to proceed further—since I know absolutely nothing about this subject—I turned to Claude. I needed to know what specific settings to apply in each case, and it generated a guide for me that I followed to the letter. However, while the audio sounded beautiful, it also felt somewhat flat—a bit congested, lacking "air," and devoid of sparkle or expressive nuances. It felt as though one of the effects had stripped some of the life out of the recorded narration.
This is where I am once again asking for your assistance. I would like to know what specific settings I should apply for each effect. I understand that it may be difficult to help me without actually hearing the audio files. If you need them, I have them—both the raw recording and the resulting file after applying the guide. I sincerely hope you can guide me, as AI—at this point—is not only not free, but obviously not human; and I want that human warmth to edit my human voice.
Thank you very much.
Some time ago, I reached out to these forums seeking assistance to kickstart a voice-over recording project. The excellent recommendations I received led me to purchase the hardware I currently own and to install the software I am currently using:
Hardware
• Shure SM7B
• Cloudlifter CL-2
• Shure by Gator Stand
• Solid State Logic SSL 2 Plus MKII
• 2 Mogami Gold Studio 06 XLR-to-XLR 4-conductor cables
• Sennheiser HD 600 (already owned)
• Audio-Technica ATH-SR50 (already owned)
• MacBook Pro M3 Max (already owned)
• Windows 11 PC (already owned)
Software
• Final Cut Pro (already owned)
• Audacity (on Mac and Windows 11)
• Adobe Audition (cracked version 25.6.0.97, Windows 11)
Now then—after asking which hardware to buy—I asked you all which effects I should apply to the recorded voice-over, and in what order. You recommended the following:
Noise Reduction (Cleanup)
High-Pass Filter (Clean up low frequencies)
Compressor (Add body and consistency)
Equalization (Add brightness/clarity)
Normalize/Limit (Final volume)
That covers the advice I received from you all. Now, to proceed further—since I know absolutely nothing about this subject—I turned to Claude. I needed to know what specific settings to apply in each case, and it generated a guide for me that I followed to the letter. However, while the audio sounded beautiful, it also felt somewhat flat—a bit congested, lacking "air," and devoid of sparkle or expressive nuances. It felt as though one of the effects had stripped some of the life out of the recorded narration.
This is where I am once again asking for your assistance. I would like to know what specific settings I should apply for each effect. I understand that it may be difficult to help me without actually hearing the audio files. If you need them, I have them—both the raw recording and the resulting file after applying the guide. I sincerely hope you can guide me, as AI—at this point—is not only not free, but obviously not human; and I want that human warmth to edit my human voice.
Thank you very much.
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