So in some of the wiki helps, I saw some advice for mics and Audacity, which was largely, Turn them both up. I have a Blue Yeti, which of course, has its own gain control. I keep it at about halfway for other applications I am using, but in Audacity, if I turn the mic level all the way up (and worse yet my fair Yeti), the sound is through the roof. I know that people read at different levels and what not, but for those of you Yeti/Audacity users, do you have a general 'magic' spot for them?
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I generally do a test before I record, but once I've worked my way into my groove, I find that I am actually recording just slightly quieter than I need to and have to amplify in Audacity. I'm a newbie to LibriVox and would love to not have to amplify the sound after every recording. It's not really distorting anything noticeably at this point (very slight amplification), but, I don't know, do people find that they have to do some amplifying/leveling often or every once in a while?
- Blue Yeti audio software includes Adobe Audition, Audacity, and GarageBand. The Blue Sherpa software for Blue Yeti controls the microphone from a computer. Video editing software, like Premiere Pro, can also use the Yeti.
- The first image below is of the front of the Blue Yeti. As you can see, there is the mute button, which I referenced earlier, and a headphone volume knob. The volume knob will control the sound that comes out of the microphone to your headphones, which you might be using to monitor how you sound. The second image is of the back of the Blue Yeti.
- The Blue Yeti’s 4 modes and adjusting the gain settings; The optimal setting for your Blue Yeti Microphone to get better sound quality; Everything you need to know to get clear audio for your Blue Yeti Microphone; The Blue Yeti is a Side-Address Microphone. The microphone captures sound from the sides of the mic grill, not the top.
- Connect Yeti with the supplied USB cable. Under Start Menu open Control Panel, click on Hardware and Sound, then select Sound. Select the Playback tab, choose Yeti Stereo Microphone, and click the Set Default button. Select the Recording tab, choose Yeti Stereo Microphone, and click the Set Default button.
Audacity is free software for Mac and PC that allows for the simple functions of recording audio and reducing noise. The Blue Yeti can really pick up quite a bit of background noise, so while recording monologues in a quiet place to start is a great idea, you will want to apply a noise reduction to double up.
Speaking louder into the microphone is the number one thing that will make your voices less quiet.
Being confident in your delivery and speaking as loud as your character would be in their current situation is what will help you project your voice and make it clear and distinct.
As well I know a useful trick that should do you wonders. It's an Effect called Noise Removal.
It will remove the background noise of recordings so you can increase the volume of your voice without making room noise super obvious.
I'll go through it step by step.
-Before you do a recording, hit the record button and let your microphone record for about five seconds without saying anything at all.
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-After this period of time, do your recording as you usually would.
-Highlight the time where you didn't say anything.
-Go to Effects and select Noise Removal.
-A menu will pop up, from here click 'Get Noise Profile'
(Now Audacity recognizes the background noise that your mic is picking up)
-Select the track your recording is on.
-Go to effects and click on 'Repeat Noise Removal' (it should be at the top)
-Listen to your recording again, if you can still hear the background noise, click 'Repeat Noise Removal'.
Repeat as necessary.
(WARNING! If you said anything at all during the silence period, Audacity will remove certain frequencies of your voice from the recording, which will result in you glitchy and unusual)
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Your recording should now be mostly clear of background noise, this will allow you to increase the amplitude of your recording without making the background noise super obvious.
Keep in mind that a good delivery is the best way to get good volume.
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Hope I was helpful in some way! :P