#Microphone Voice-Over Tips?

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atomic verge
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Hello. I am looking to do some voiceover on some content. I was wondering if anyone had any tips?
What program are you using to record vocal audio?
What plugins / vst are you using to make your vocal audio sound the best?
Any advice is much appreciated. Thank You!

boreal plinth
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I'm not sure what type of content you make but if you are doing something like recording gameplay and doing the voiceover as you play I would recommend putting the audio for the game and your mic on separate tracks so you can do editing of your mic audio individually afterwards if you need to

I record my audio through OBS Studio

I don't do any processing of the audio through it now because I started using a proprietary app for my mic that runs various filters on it

I would recommend at a minimum using a compressor which you can do through OBS. There is a pretty good video on the basics of using a compressor in the sound section of the google doc in my profile as well if you need a tutorial.

It was a bit taxing on my PC to run audio filters through OBS for some reason though. If that ends up being an issue for you, you could just run filters on it after it is recorded (Audacity is great for that) if live playback isn't something you need to worry about

atomic verge
boreal plinth
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I use a Blue Yeti with Logitech G Hub which isn't necessarily "proprietary" to it but I don't think it can be used with any mic, I'll go ahead and record a quick sound clip and post it soon

atomic verge
spiral tiger
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I'd say put that mic closer to you for a start

boreal plinth
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I mean I'm not the one looking for feedback but if I was that's about the most useless thing you can tell me to do, unless I go buy a boom arm which I don't really want to do or have room for I can move the mic maybe half an inch closer if I change the angle of my keyboard

potent elk
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Idk how 'official' this is, but I think a good rule of thumb is to keep your audio levels somewhere between -6 and -12 dBA

slow perch
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If you are not in the picture when doing VO, then a Large diaphragm condenser microphone with a good pop filter. Put the mic on an arm, like a Rode PSA1 so you can have the mic really close. The closer you have it, the better the audio quality and especially the richer your voice will sound. I would invest in sound treatment. For pure VO, it's not uncommon to use a closet and put sound blankets inside it.

If you are in the picture, a small diaphragm pencil microphone, super or hyper cardio (boom mic), and just put it just outside of the frame, but at close as possible.

Adobe Audition is a really nice recording program and it lets you do post-processing or live filtering on your recordings.

One of the most popular mics in the first category is the Shure SMB7. In the second AT4041, or cheaper Rode M5. Don't go for a shotgun mic, it should be an indoor voice-specialisted mic.

Really cheap, but surprisingly good is the Samson CO2, 120$ for 2 mics on Amazon

spiral tiger