How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Mastering Step 9 eq dialog start to finish how to listen critically

We've made it to the end of the mastering phase for your podcast, sermon or voice recording for video - the process of finalizing audio before it's released to your listeners.

We already learned how to use EQ to correct any remaining problem spots at the beginning of our mastering...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Mastering Step 8 eq dialog start to finish how to de-ess how to listen critically

So, you've worked through the recording process and editing of your voice recording.

Maybe it's sermon audio from the past week or your podcast.

It's starting to sound really good after you've cleaned things up in the editing phase by dealing with background noise, stopping sibilance and ...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Editing Step 7 eq dialog start to finish how to listen critically

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We've made it to the end of the editing phase learning to use EQ to remove resonances and soothe sibilance.

Now, we'll learn how to get your podcast recording's sound one step closer to a professional sounding voice recording.

So, how do we use an EQ to do broad...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Editing Step 6 eq dialog start to finish how to de-ess

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Sibilance, those harsh, ear-splitting "S" and "T" sounds in words, is almost always a problem in our dialogue recordings.

It creates a huge barrier to a professional sounding voice recording if our listeners are having to fight through a constant...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Editing Step 5 eq dialog start to finish how to listen critically

Learn how to get your voice recording sounding clear and beautiful (just how you hear it sounding in your head)!

Specifically, we're covering the many ways you can use an EQ to sculpt and improve the sound of your dialogue recordings in the recording and editing phases.

One of the...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Editing Step 4 eq dialog start to finish

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So you have your voice recording, maybe for a podcast, that's been nicely sculpted with EQ after recording it.

In addition, you even used a reference recording as your guide for the EQing - you're doing great!

Now we enter the editing phase to learn how to further improve your dialogue...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Recording Step 3 eq dialog start to finish how to listen critically


To capture your voice recording, you already made sure to follow all the tips and tricks to get the clearest dialogue audio possible. Great job!

Now, after the recording process, how do you bring the quality up even higher using an equalizer or EQ?

We've been learning to mold and transform our...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Recording Step 2 eq dialog start to finish how to de-ess how to listen critically

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You've worked hard with your microphone placement and recording levels to capture a great sounding spoken word recording.

However, you find that it just doesn't sound as clear and crisp as you'd like it to, especially compared to other dialogue recordings online...

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How to EQ Your Dialogue from Start to Finish: Recording Step 1 eq dialog start to finish how to listen critically

An audio mixing desk with equalizer and volume controls for each channel
So, you've worked hard to capture your voice recording for a podcast or your pastor's sermon or your audio for video.

But, it just doesn't sound as clear or have the impact of other voice recordings you listen to and enjoy...

Enter the humble EQ...one of the most powerful tools to sculpt the...

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