- Vocals
- Mixing & mastering
What is a de-esser and how to use one
What a de-esser is, how it works, the main types and the settings that tame harsh “s” sounds without making a vocal dull.
9 min read
- Podcasting
- Audacity
How to remove echo from audio with Extract:Dialogue 2
Echo makes a voice sound far away, with a tail after every sentence. To remove echo from audio, you have to separate the voice from the room it was recorded in. Extract:Dialogue 2 by Acon Digital does this in real time and gives the voice, the room reverb and the background noise a fader each.
9 min read
- Audacity
- Vocals
- Podcasting
How to make your voice sound pro in Audacity: a vocal chain for podcasts and voice-over
Build a vocal chain in Audacity 4’s realtime effects panel: EQ, compression, de-essing, color and a master limiter, with free effects first and plugins where they help.
8 min read
- Audacity
How to restore old recordings in Audacity: vinyl crackle, tape hiss and hum
Remove clicks and crackle, hum and tape hiss from old records and tapes in Audacity 4, with the built-in effects first and the Ajanss repair plugins where they do better.
8 min read
- Audacity
- Podcasting
- AI tools
How to split speakers into separate tracks in Audacity
Put each voice from a one-mic interview or call on its own track: by hand in Audacity 4, or automatically with the Speaker Splitter plugin.
5 min read