Hi
I have been supplied with a voiceover recording made in a studio, but sadly sounding very ambient/resonant with some noticeable reverb.
I have Final Cut Pro. It has a multitude of audio filters - most of which have loads of parameters to change. I have fiddled with equalisers and compressors, but with no real result, and I don't really know what I am doing.
I appreciate that without hearing the recording it is difficult to advise, but I would be very grateful for an 'idiot's guide' to how to make the recording sound 'drier' if this is possible.
Many thanks
Simon
Simon,
You don't say whether you are doing this for payment or for your own pleasure (hobby?)
If it's for business, and the client has provided the voiceover, they may be happy with the results, in which case just carry on and use that.
If you have contracted the voiceover, send it back and ask for it to be done to your satisfaction.
If you're just doing it as a "hobby", and you have plenty of time, just try some of the filters until you find the right one.
As you say, without hearing it, it's difficult to know what to alter.
...a voiceover recording made in a studio, but sadly sounding very ambient/resonant with some noticeable reverb.
Simon,
what kind of recording studio was it, a professional one? It sounds as if it was not up to much if this is the result you have got. If the budget will allow I would suggest re-recording it in a 'proper' studio with decent equipment and professional recording engineers.
You need to start with something reasonable, it's very difficult to 'improve' audio after the event.
Thanks for the response.
Some answers:
I am doing it for payment. The client supplied the recording. He made it himself in his next-door neighbours' (professional) studio (next-door neighbour was not there, and I suspect that the client was not too familiar with the equipment).
I don't really want to make an issue about the quality of the recording as I suspect the client is pleased with what he did. In isolation, the voiceover sounds OK - it is when it is mixed with the rest of the audio in the video that it sounds dire.
It would be awkward to re-record it in any event, as the various voice-over artists were assembled from far and wide. I think my only option is to try and improve it in post. Somehow.
Thanks again.
Simon