I have been experimenting with Audacity for my voice overs for months. I found this video today and you have helped me far more than other videos out there. Thank you so much.
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@19TimiT913 жыл бұрын
Oh THANK YOU Nastasia! Such a great breakdown of the Audacity interface. I will be coming back to this video many times until I know the Voiceover editing process by heart.
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck
@g3force13 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. Straight to the point and very helpful tips! Thank you!
@mmartin083 жыл бұрын
Your channel is great for newbie VO artists. Thank you!!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@jackedmac3 жыл бұрын
I agree! Just starting out and so glad I found out about her. 👌🏽
@yasminekeys4625 Жыл бұрын
Wow ! This helped me so much as a beginner. Thank you so much.
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@anthonylindsey62053 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being normal when explaining. I hate all the ridiculous jargon when it can be explained better plainly.
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@anthonylindsey62053 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 It's incredible what you do. I enjoy reading so I'm just starting this journey.
@BenAtHome3232 жыл бұрын
Outstanding instructional video! As a novice voice over-er (artist? well, not quite yet) I've been looking for a video with exactly this information about editing sound files in Audacity. This one is perfect. Not a lot of fluff and lead-in stuff, like so many others. It's succinct and to the point, covers the basics well, and even added a few things that i didn't know I needed. Thanks, Natasia! Big like and subscribe!
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I am happy it felt straight forward for you. All the best.
@LA-Mitch2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic tutorial! I'm just now about to film my first VO audition and this helped me tremendously! Keep up and the good work and Happy Friday!
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@mitschcrafter67663 жыл бұрын
from what ive learned from a guitar teacher. Never do normalization first. Its the finishing thing.
@Donnie_Oculus3 жыл бұрын
facts this is bad off the bat
@User_Unknown_152 жыл бұрын
why
@EytsirhcChristye Жыл бұрын
I thought compression was last
@vicentegeonix Жыл бұрын
Why?
@vicentegeonix Жыл бұрын
@@Donnie_Oculuswhy?
@rebeccaperry80913 жыл бұрын
Thank You for this video. Exactly what I needed to see. Just starting out and learning the editing with Audacity has been my biggest challenge and stress. This helped. Thank You! Becky
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful Becky! Best of luck
@VashStarwind2 жыл бұрын
You have a very good Voice over/Narration voice, just thought Id throw that out there ha
@benporter93632 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! Exactly what I was looking for . Clear, concise, and so helpful.
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@VoiceOfVoiced Жыл бұрын
This is a really helpful round-up of important basics to get proper results in voiceover editing, helped me a great deal. Thank you!
@Kevinbobevin19 ай бұрын
That's the first time I saw someone suggest normalizing breaths instead of removing them. Thank you for that. (Yea)
@Mearafayak Жыл бұрын
Thank you SOOOO much!!! this makes so much more sense than the Studio One Program!
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
you are welcome!
@leahmason-virgin9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for this video. I literally just used every single step and rewatched it 100 times to get this track right for my first client! so grateful for your time. I need to buy you a coffee
@nastasiamarquez64729 ай бұрын
So glad it was helpful to you!
@CaraHillVoiceoverArtist Жыл бұрын
This helped so much! I was trying to do too much to my audio..EQ, etc. This helped me realize that it is not needed. Thank you! 😃
@kevinbean8619 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! You have presented complex information in an easy to understand format! Based on what you have presented, I'm gonna give this a go!
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
i'm glad you found this helpful!
@litmantuck3 жыл бұрын
I have decided to go into voiceover and I am leaning heavily on your videos to learn as a newbie. I appreciate you for taking the time and give back 🙏🏾
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@ArchanaSoundar Жыл бұрын
Thank you. The video is very useful for begginers
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@annwarner50662 жыл бұрын
Thank you !! Just found you, new to the voiceover world, and am looking forward to your selfless sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@user-li8fc5sc5p8 ай бұрын
You are amazing and thank you so much! ☺
@TupmaniaTurning3 ай бұрын
Really useful video - thank you.
@nastasiamarquez64723 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@MnMGpa Жыл бұрын
This is outstanding, thanks.
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@catgg1111 Жыл бұрын
Great video, fabulous tips and you are hilarious as well! Brava!!! Thank you for sharing with us. 🙏🏽💃🙌🏽
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
I am glad you enjoyed it!
@TheScanonDub Жыл бұрын
This was the exercise I needed> thanks🙏🙏
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@joset27083 жыл бұрын
You’re awesome! Thank you for this, it’s truly truly appreciated!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@reallivecatherine Жыл бұрын
This was super helpful for this total newbie. Thank you!
@Remixthisgaming3 жыл бұрын
Good tutorial. I already do most of this stuff if I need to edit audio but I didn't consider the normalize for breaths or know about compression to prevent blowout
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Good, I'm glad I was able to share something new! It's always a learning process.
@TheGaryNinja Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Very informative!
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@anjellovassell4545 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. You're a great teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
@abuhafshah913 жыл бұрын
wow. thanks for tutorial. It's really helpful for me as a Newbie VO Talent :)
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@lilcodyist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Natasia, this video helps a lot. I learnt so much following along with you in the lessons. 👍🏾
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@SEEKOSVR3 жыл бұрын
Thank you this will help me alot with one of my songs!
@LifePill3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful for someone like me who's doing VOs too. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from LifePill!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@sarahdoesvoices793 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this girl!! So helpful!!! 🥰
@rhodatacaldo49472 жыл бұрын
really learned a lot from you today, a million thanks Nastasia, new subscriber here!
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
So glad!
@alphacat4927 Жыл бұрын
So I hit the export button to save my project thanks.
@adamp7958 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic tutorial! Thanks so much!
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Haydenthemaker10002 жыл бұрын
thanks for the simple video, it really helped me!!
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@priscillamendoza53433 жыл бұрын
I want to know w more from you. Im jyst zero beginning. Youre very practical. Your experience teaches a lot. Youre aincere and humble. Please send me more updates. Your voice over samples
@carlomagnofernando36002 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Nastasia!
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@andrewluv73 жыл бұрын
This is such helpful information, thank you!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@kjartist289 ай бұрын
Thank you for your videos, Nastasia! Question, will these settings/EQ suffice for all my audios as a beginner? Or will I need to tweak the EQ for each individual project?
@atomicmays2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the video! it's helped me a lot
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@kris_yt28603 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! Super helpful!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@Tori-xu2sk3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This helped me so much!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@hornj3883 жыл бұрын
This is great!! Thanks for this.
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@lisanmc45365 ай бұрын
Hi Nastasia, do you offer one on one consulting? As in I’m a beginner & need help with every step. I HAVE been taking voice acting classes for a few months now.
@GloriousPanic Жыл бұрын
I usually get a noise profile first. Then apply it to the whole track. Then I bring the gain down to -6db and Normalize the track. Is this okay as well ? A friend told me I shouldn't bother compressing the track. Is this ok as well ?
@alinik47373 жыл бұрын
absolutely awesome!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@BeingRealGeorge3 жыл бұрын
You are smart
@emmacottingham3 жыл бұрын
This helped so much! Will you ever do a follow up for a more advanced lesson?
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
At some point in the future I would like to expand on it. In the meantime I will upload other relevant tutorials in regards to sound engineering etc.
@EytsirhcChristye Жыл бұрын
Does it matter if I delete or use backspace instead of the scissors
@jmorrison146 Жыл бұрын
What version of Audacity? The latest is 3.2.
@habman1012 жыл бұрын
Nastasia... thanks so much for this.. I have just started using Audacity(after years on Garageband) and this has been very helpful. Question: how do you save a file as a 24/48 mono wav?
@maptrking2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@chantelleRVO2 жыл бұрын
Very useful for a beginner like myself! Quick q though: when first recording and playing back, my noise floor seems low. However, after normalising, compression and noise reduction, on playback it's higher? My room isn't treated, but I'm not sure why the final five seconds of my recording are more noisy after playing around with the effects. Any ideas?
@DVDGroup3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@Add_Username_Here Жыл бұрын
3 questions: 1. Is there a way to remove sibilance? I’m having a lot of trouble with this and it’s not how I make the “s” sound, it’s just how my mic picks it up. I’ve tried de-esser VST plugins but they seem to add echo to the recording when the threshold kicks in. Are there ways to remove sibilance without effecting my EQ? Question 2. What is the proper order of effects to apply in audacity that won’t distort it at all for the cleanest recording?? The effects I use, in no particular order, is EQ (using TDR NOVA in “realtime effects”), filter curve, noise reduction, loudness normalization, compression, limiter, and normalize. Question 3. I’ve seen so many people say the industry standard for normalization is -3.0db, but whenever I normalize to that the playback is so loud I have to turn down the volume on my interface to not blow my eardrums out, even when the audio is compressed. If it’s going into the red and is really loud is that just the norm for audacity? Cause I’ve seen so many people with their playback going into the red and it sounds fine, but when I normalize my audio to that -3db I’m scared to send it to anyone cause I feel like it would blow their eardrums out. Could you explain in detail how normalizing to -3 and having the playback in the red isn’t too loud? Cause when I export an audio recording normalized to that level and listen back to it on my phone with earbuds in, it still sounds loud and takes away from the clarity. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@nastasiamarquez6472 Жыл бұрын
Hi there! Between your questions it sounds like the most effective troubleshooting for you to do is with your setup. The more your setup is solid, the less you have to worry about post production. I'm not sure what equipment your using or how strong your setup is, but for your first question I would try these suggestions: Make sure your mic is decent quality, there are bad mics out there that are too sensitive and will blow out with any noise. If your mic isn't the issue then make sure your gain is peaking between -9 and -12 for recording (don't speak into the mic trying to get -3db, you master the sound to -3db on the back end.) If that's not the issue then hard 's's and 'p' mitigation is based on technique, so try not speaking directly into the microphone, speak off center a bit, maybe back up a bit, and sometimes it's necessary to learn how to back off on s and p in your own speech to make it softer. I personally never use a de-esser, I find it messes with the quality a bit too much, if my s's are that harsh then I try to fix the issue before it enters the software. For your second question: It sounds like you are doing quite a bit of mastering, if you really know your way around audio engineering then that's awesome. But be wary about doing too much. loudness normalization, compression, limiter, and normalize might be a little redundant for what you're trying to accomplish. If engineering isn't your forte and you just want to be able to focus on your craft of acting, then it might be a good idea to invest in having a preset made to ease your mind. I had Lenny B make my presets for me, and they are incredible and designed specifically for my voice and my studio. You might want to watch the interview I do with him and check out his channel, I can't recommend him enough. You will also learn very quickly whether your recording space is sufficient by having him take a quick listen to how things are sounding on a raw file straight from your studio. Finally for your 3rd question: -3db is the standard and shouldn't be blowing out your mic. I would say 2 things are possible. 1, you're hearing a blown out noise without the speakers actually blowing out, and this could be an issue during the recording phase, if you blow out or peak during recording and then normalize down to -3db you will still hear the distorted sound from the original recording. If that's not the issue then you might want to double check your playback devices. Having a solid and reliable playback is imperative and just as much as focus for me as having a solid recording setup for the exact reason you stated. The last thing you want to worry about is sending a file to a client that you're unsure about. Getting a solid recording space that you're confident in is quite an uphill battle in the beginning, but once you have it all figured out, it is such a relief to be able to focus on your artistry. Keep at it, I hope this helps!
@marshhen Жыл бұрын
Take out Background Noise before you compress and normalize.
@loripetrie3973 жыл бұрын
How can I loop a music track? I am doing an affirmations audiobook for someone and they would like a specific track to loop underneath the affirmations. The track he gave me is not long enough to last through the whole thing.
@lisanedrouin3922 жыл бұрын
So glad I found your video! Great tutorial and tips, I got a lot out of it. Quick question: when using Audacity software and an interface, such as scarlett focusrite, do you set the sample rate say 44.1 (or 48) and bit rate say 24 on both software and the device or only on the software? or only the device. Thanks a bunch :-)
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
I actually have a Quick Tip video that lists what settings I use. This should help out(:
@princeicio3 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was in college I always loved recording my voice and hearing myself talk. Why the hell did I not think of voice over??!!😭
@streetworthymedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting me going! What mic are you on and interface?
@JoolsVoiceOver2 жыл бұрын
Thought this was for beginners only 1.27 in and already confused. Anyone know of a step by step guide for actual beginners please? I don't know where to begin with it.
@lokky59252 жыл бұрын
is it okay to use this procedure on freelancing platforms like fiverr etc. ... And there is one more question: instead of normalising and compress is it okay to use hard limiter and then normalising for auditions. love your content btw😄
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Good question! I would say follow the basic guidelines for voiceover and then listen to the recording through good quality speakers to see if you would approve of the recording if you were your own client. The basic guidelines: peaks at -3db Noisefloor around -60db When listening back you don't want to hear any room noise or white noise, you don't want to have any spatial awareness of where this was recorded, and you want a nice clear unobstructed tone to the voice. In short, there is no single way to master a file. If your hart limiter gets you to the levels you want then that's awesome and no one will be the wiser.
@goldenlotus96298 ай бұрын
It's hard for me to see what .. you are doing... the font is so small & it's all moving so quickly
@robintokyo22 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Natasia, this is super helpful. Question: what subscription services do you use for background music?
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Artlist.io they are by far my favorite
@robintokyo22 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 thanks so much!
@roninmonkey3 жыл бұрын
So would you recommend to "Save as Project" as well as "Export as WAV" or save only if you're expecting/planning to add to it?
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
You'll feel out after a while what works best for you. Short projects I just export only. Long projects that I want to ensure don't get corrupted while exporting, or that I'm still working on, or if there are tracks layered on top of each other that I still want to be able to adjust I will save the project.
@coldcrush16 ай бұрын
Can audacity work on a touch screen laptop without using the keyboard?
@nastasiamarquez64726 ай бұрын
My guess would be no, but my first though would be to ask if your laptop has the processing power to run the software. You can Google it pretty easily.
@coldcrush16 ай бұрын
I'm sure the cpu for the software has the power. Dell XPS i7 3.42 Ghz, 16 gb ram
@jordanhenshaw4 ай бұрын
Step 1: Buy a really nice mic Step 2: Set up a home studio where no one will be playing music, talking on the phone, walking around, watching movies, cooking, shouting, opening/closing doors, turning fans on, flushing toilets, punching things, hooting and hollering, etc. Step 3: Add a bunch of sound absorption panels to basically every single wall of the studio. Step 4: Have a really good speaking voice. Step 5: Record raw audio that already sounds professional without doing a damn thing to it. Everyone else: You're completely f'ed.
@Parwezh3 жыл бұрын
Am I going paranoid here or are you really sounding like cortana? Your voice is so close to cortana haha. Great video btw. Learned much from this.
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Haha, I haven't gotten that before!
@Parwezh3 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 haha I went to search for the voice actress of cortana and her name was Natascha something 😂. Even the first name is a lil bit close to each other haha 😂
@kylegilliam35643 жыл бұрын
Hey Natasia! I am completely new to VO. Something that I can't seem to reliably find is whether or not background music/sound effects are provided by the client or is that something that is your responsibility too? Do you usually send the client a few different files, some with and some without music or other background sounds? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
Hi there, from my experience, the client typically already has their own music. Smaller companies I have recorded for have asked for a music track here and there, but that is something I openly offer. Generally though, they already have music for their commercial or video.
@daniqtpy6472 жыл бұрын
How do u adjust for a singing demo after recording thanks
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Hello! For this I would refer you to my sound engineer. He has his own channel. His name is Lenny B. He would likely have a more specific answer for you than I could!
@shannondudley89922 жыл бұрын
what music licensing to you subscribe to?
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
I currently use Artlist.io
@adslpiulentoditalia25453 жыл бұрын
Did i correctly understand you.. if you save a project It will save separetly in case i'm gonna save in WAV or MP3 It will save all together?
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
I think you understand correctly. But I'll rephrase just in case. If you save as a project then it will preserve all tracks and elements of the project, so you can come back and continue to edit. When you export, it will compress the file into a single audio file, so if you have multiple layers to the recording (example. Music and voice) then you will not be able to comeback and modify each layer. Make sense?
@adslpiulentoditalia25453 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 yes for sure. I understand your point. Thank you very much
@VO_JayRedding2 жыл бұрын
Do clients generally want files in Wav? Or mp3?
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
Both! I most often send WAV files, but smaller clients who just want to plop it onto a video, or who may be limited with the platforms they use ask for MP3. I would send WAV files unless they request otherwise.
@VO_JayRedding2 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472, great info. Thank you!
@beardedvoice3 жыл бұрын
In what order do you eq, normalize and compress?
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
I now use a preset from my audio engineer so it does all the work for me. You can get the best information on this from Lenny B, check out his KZfaq channel, because he has fantastic info on questions just like this! Best of luck.
@beardedvoice3 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 it’s funny you say that. I’ve been following him for a while, and because of you, I did get an awesome preset from him. I told him to give you kudos LOL
@wallheard44292 жыл бұрын
so audacuty is the best sound editor to use?
@nastasiamarquez64722 жыл бұрын
No, it's a good free one though. I use Adobe audition now which is a monthly subscription. There's also more expensive programs that are geared for more complex sound design needs.
@wallheard44292 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 should I take an audio engineering class? don't really know anything about decibels and such rough enough being talent
@eybitheme3 жыл бұрын
is there such thing as using the noise reduction too much? I noticed that my voice over sounded muffled not sure what caused that..
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
I will be releasing a video soon to answer questions like this!
@eybitheme3 жыл бұрын
@@nastasiamarquez6472 Thank you! Very helpful content btw. Maybe you can also include the delay while recording in Audacity.. I don't know how to fix it :( Thank you!
@McMilesE8 ай бұрын
I'm so flipping scared. I am taking a class soon for VO w/ Audacity. But I don't know diddly squat about computers. Absolutely nothing and I'm 28. Files and all this jargon scares tf out of me. Seriously how am I supposed to know how to do all of this
@nastasiamarquez64728 ай бұрын
Hopefully this video helped you with the basics. We all suffer more in imagination than we do in reality, once you get started you'll see how simple it is, it's just a matter of learning. Good luck!
@lilithelieshere3 жыл бұрын
How do you eliminate mouth noise?
@nastasiamarquez64723 жыл бұрын
There are various types of noises that you can diminish in different ways. For "plosives" for example you can use screens or mic positioning to help eliminate them.
@clemkadiddlehopper77052 жыл бұрын
Someone . . . ate the baby lol
@SEEKOSVR3 жыл бұрын
i dont know how to do a voiceover on my beat
@kmacradio2 жыл бұрын
ta is not a word.
@favi677Ай бұрын
How do I cut a section out? It doesn't go away 🥲
@MeditationWithArthur7 ай бұрын
Nastasia, you audio wizard and ANGEL! I've been watching similar tutorials on how to properly clean up my audio without it sounding like Frankenstein and this video finally made it all click. Thank you! I love you :)