Usually, you need clear and crisp audio, so if you want to sound like you're in a crowded airport or echoey cathedral, just use a software tool rather than temporarily changing your entire setup!

Voice changers like these are perfect if you want to simulate an echoey or noisy room, but have an otherwise well-designed and soundproofed setup. You could have a go at making your own with a couple of mattresses or blankets hung from mic stands.Īdditionally, if you want a certain room sound, it could be easier to use a tool such as a voice modulator.

These useful bits of kit deaden any reverberations or echoes, giving you a clean recording. If you’ve got money to spend on improving your recording setup, it could be worth investing in some acoustic absorbers. Omni directional and figure-8 mics record in multiple directions and thus pick up more room sound. To minimize room sound, you’re best off with a cardioid microphone which records in a single direction. It’s also worth considering what kind of microphone you’re using. However, these require some technical knowledge to use, and it’s always better to stop the problem at the source. Most of these problems can be dealt with in post using audio plugin VSTs.

Sound is bleeding between microphones in your multi-mic setup.

Outdoor recordings are unclear due to lots of wind noise.

Your video audio is bleeding into your voice over recordings.

You have occasional ‘pops’ in your audio and ‘ess’ sounds are very harsh (plosives and sibilance).

Your audio sounds distorted and unclear.

Your breathing is distractingly loud in voice recordings.

You get bassy rumbles due to vibrations from the floor or your desk.

You can hear too much ambient sound in your recordings (room noise).

Your voice recordings are too bassy (proximity effect).

In this article we’re going to be tackling the main offenders, so if you’re suffering from any of the following, this article’s for you: There are several common problems video makers encounter when recording audio.

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