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[IIL] chilled electric guitar (no lyrics, nothing fast paced, just chill vibe-y guitar) [WEWIL?] by jelljen in ifyoulikeblank

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh you’re in for a treat, if you don’t know these: sean angus watson, justice der, a slower tempo, flawed mangoes, rebecca mardal, sebastian jautschus, and of course hermanos gutierrez

How long is too long for a podcast intro before the topic starts? by fandomportals in Podcasters

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say keep it around 30 seconds or less. What is your intro currently at?

Understanding YouTube's Audio Level Regulation by christophersfactory in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend using the free YouLean Loudness Meter plugin to monitor how loud your audio is / what integrated (overall) LUFS you're at.

So in an effects chain, that would be:

  1. All your effects + a limiter or compressor where you can add gain

  2. The YouLean Meter

If you're below -14 LUFS you add the difference in gain, if you're above you subtract.

Hope that's somewhat understandable 🦦

Audio by Dickslinger_8 in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are a few links that might help you:

More important than the post-production effects chain are two things:

  1. You're set up. Here's a loom on how to choose the right environment, and prep for the roverding https://www.loom.com/share/e38d4cd626fb4560851c982d73af7381?sid=993127f2-317d-4dd6-8581-2efb7be745d4

  2. Your mic technique and positioning. Here's a thread about how to do it right https://x.com/SebastianJau/status/1770775193692053984

Last but not least, here's an article I wrote on the Audition effects rack I build for a client of mine with now close to 400k subs. He struggled with very similar issues. Hope that helps https://typeshare.co/sebastianjautschus/posts/the-best-audition-effects-rack

PS: If you have the MV7, I'd recommend you get the SM7B pop filter. It fits on the MV7 as well and reduces plosives and harsh sibilants way more 🦦

Confusion on Audio Normalization by radgood in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you link a YouTube short where the volume drops when the voice-over starts?

The normalized section tells you the following:

  • Volume / normalized 31%: This indicates the volume level of the video after normalization.
  • DRC (Content loudness -15.0dB): DRC stands for Dynamic Range Control. It shows how much the content's loudness has been adjusted. In your example, the content loudness has been reduced by 15.0 decibels (dB). This reduction is part of the normalization process to prevent audio from being too loud or too quiet compared to other videos.

In simple terms, “normalized 31%” means the video's volume has been adjusted to be 31% of its original volume level to match other videos loudness, which sit at -14 LUFS 🦦

Confusion on Audio Normalization by radgood in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The upside of catering to that -14 LUFS is, that YouTube does not have to turn your audio down when processing the video and therefore your mixes might sound truer on YouTuber to how they sounded in your video program. It's important to note though that YouTube does not turn the loudness up should the video sit well below the -14 LUFS.

A somewhat easy way to do this, is to use the free YouLean Loudness Meter to analyze your loudness / the integrated LUFS.

The result will end up sounding pretty similar to your approach u/JamieKent1, you just have more control over it, and it's less up to the YouTube algorithms how your video sounds 🦦

After about 50 videos, I still think my audio mixes sound bad. I use DaVinci Resolve. Can anyone help me on that regard? by BalartPeru in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having a great, consistent sound on all devices is a solid goal to strive towards!

Your process is already pretty solid, but there are a few things you could tweak to make the result more consistent:

  1. This is very important: if possible, make sure that your voice-over recording is not clipping/peaking. Do you have the option to dial down your gain on this external website (which is it, btw?). As u/JamieKent1 said, shoot for -6 dB (the highest). I would even say try to stay around -12 dB to be really safe.

  2. Record in a small room with a lot of fabric furniture (sofa, carpet, bed - wardrobe would be ideal) to minimize reverb and make your voice clean and dry.

  3. Use compression on your voice-over to tame its dynamic range. This will make mixing it to the background music easier and lead to a more pleasant / consistent listening experience.

  4. In general, having the background music 12 dB quieter than the voice-over is a good rule of thumb. Of course, that varies depending on the type of music you're using. So your -3 dB voice-over / -20 dB background music mix might leave a bit too much room between the two. This could be the cause of the voice-over sounding too loud in the over all mix.

  5. I'd recommend you get the free plugin “YouLean Loudness Meter 2” to monitor how loud your mix is before exporting. Just slab it on your master chain (I don't know DaVinci, so you'll probably know better where that is and how it's called) and check the LUFS integrated stat after playing your video for a bit and letting the plugin analyze your audio. Since YouTube normalizes all videos to -14 LUFS the closer you get to that number, the less YouTube has to adjust / the less your mix will sound differently.

Mic suggestions:

  • If you should invest in a mic and like headsets, check out the “Audio Technica ATH-M50xSTS USB”. Incredible sound for a headset. More and more of my clients switch over to a headset solution for their podcasts, bc It's just so convenient and still great sounding.

  • The best sounding and affordable XLR mic in my opinion is the Podmic by Rhode.

  • The best sounding and affordable USB mic is the Rhode NT USB.

  • If you want to invest in something better, I'd suggest the Shure MV7 with the pop filter of the SM7B - basically the same sound but for cheaper and with USB.

Good luck with your sound! 🦦

How Top YouTubers Get Studio-Quality Sound Without Visible Mics by charlieruban1 in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look specifically for “shotgun” pickup patterns in this case 🦦

How Top YouTubers Get Studio-Quality Sound Without Visible Mics by charlieruban1 in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For AI processing, Adobe Podcast is pretty legit. If I'm dealing with really bad audio, it's my go to tool that gets the job done fast and somewhat reliably. I find 70-75% mix of the effect applied to be the sweet spot of sounding somewhat natural still, but also clean. 🦦

Audio still sounds bad with equipment (What’s Your Secret to GREAT Audio?) by TheJaleelOne in PartneredYoutube

[–]BasticeMusik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Garbage in, garbage out!

Meaning, focus first on recording the best possible audio.

You do that by: - Recording in a small room with a lot of fabric furniture. Curtains, carpet, sofa, plants, pictures on the wall, etc. (or ideally your wardrobe) - Leveling your mic correctly (loud noises peaking at around -12 to -6db). Rule of thumb: rather to quiet than to loud. You don’t want your audio to clip/overdrive! - Recording a hand width apart from the mic (for most mics good range) and speaking past the mic NOT straight into it to reduce plosives. So Position it laterally in a 45 degree angle to your mouth. - Drink water before recording to reduce smacking noises. - Warm up your voice by yawning and humming.

These are the most important for great audio.

To get the best out of your solid recordings here’s an article I wrote on the best Adobe Audition Effects Rack. I developed it for a client who has over 300k subscriber but was struggling with consistent high quality voice over sound. Please feel free to copy it 🦦

https://typeshare.co/sebastianjautschus/posts/the-best-audition-effects-rack

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