Re: MP3 Podcast Pimp Up!
2015/04/08 08:46:18
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Use the same settings and learn the distance needed and how to work the mic. If you're excited and talking loudly, back off a few more inches, if you are serious and talking low as if to confide some confidential info, come in close and speak softly.
You can also experiment with some limiters and compressors to help smooth out the discrepancies in the levels to some degree, but don't rely on them to do all the work and don't over apply the plugs. That sucks the life out of the track.
Getting consistent results is critical and it took me a bit of time before I could turn on the studio and record an overdub part a week after the original recording and have it fit like a glove. It will likely take you some time but by following the rules about writing down the settings, and watching the speaking distance, you will have a consistent sound pretty quickly.
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