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 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: 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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Ice Pick to the Ear: How to Deal With Sibilance in Your Dialogue how to de-ess how to listen critically transform your voice recording

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Owww! Grimace! Wince! Those painful "S" and "T" sounds in words that jump out of your speakers are called sibilance and they can hurt!

It can actually be painful to your listener when not reined in properly since it's in and around the frequencies that our human ears are most sensitive to.

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How to Remove Something to Improve Your Voice Recording clean up dialog recording how to de-ess transform your voice recording

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Did you know you can sweeten and improve the sound of your voice recording (podcasts, voice-overs for video and sermons) simply by removing a few particular trouble spots?

It's true and it's often the best place to start when you're recording dialogue or spoken word recordings from home.

There's...

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