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To save the custom plugin settings and plugin order (configuration) to Adobe Audition on your local machine, follow the instructions below.
Step #1 - Open the Adobe Audition multitrack session delivered as part of your custom setting package.
Step #2 - Once the session is open, select the track wi...
Once you have purchased the Waves plugins that we've used for your custom setting, you will need to use "Waves Central" to install and license those respective plugins. Waves Central is free Waves software that walks you through loading and authorizing each plugin on your PC or Mac.
The basic Waves...
The journey you take by learning voice-over production leads to this question. Should I use EQ for my voice-over? The fact that you are curious about this subject confirms that you are on the right path to becoming a better voice-over producer. EQ is one of the most critical processes used to optimi...
What Is A Custom Processing Preset For Voice Over?
A custom processing preset for your voice-over is an ordered group or series of specific audio plugins that are tuned for your voice in your room and on your microphone. These audio plugins can help to minimize unwanted sounds in a voice recordin
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The custom processing preset is a series of plugins that manipulate the audio to produce the best sound possible. Several different audio plugin configurations can accomplish this. If you use the Universal Audio platform, your custom processing preset configuration may consist of the following stock...
The custom processing preset is a series of plugins that manipulate the audio to produce the best sound possible. Several different audio plugin configurations can accomplish this. If you are an Apple Logic Pro user, the onboard plugins included with the software can handle the task. The Logic Pro c...
The Waves Custom Preset Configuration
This plugin option is ideal for most DAWs, including Adobe Audition, Reaper, Studio One, and many other supported host applications. Waves plugins are a great combination of quality and value.
Your custom preset is created using two of Wave's most popular plug...
The Adobe Audition Only Custom Preset Configuration
The custom processing preset is a series of plugins that manipulate the audio to bring out the best sound possible. Several different audio plugin configurations can accomplish this. If you are an Adobe Audition user, the onboard plugins included ...
Do you need expensive third-party plugins to create professional-sounding voice-over audio?
Not necessarily.
In the video below, I take a raw voice-over recording and build the entire processing chain using only the stock plugins included with Adobe Audition.
The goal wasn’t simply to make ...
Wow, what a sound! The VT Avalon 737 sp is one of the most popular channel strips for professional voice-over artists. The price of the actual hardware unit is out of reach for most, but the Universal Audio plugin version is much more affordable. But, does it deliver "the sound" that makes your...
Watch as I use EQ to professionally process a voice over. Listen to the before and after EQ sound on the popular AKG C-214 microphone. All voice audio in this video was captured using the AKG C-214 microphone, the Focusrite Scarlett Solo, and Apple's Logic Pro software.
If you’re looking for a good budget microphone to record your voice for podcasting, voice overs, vlogs, or streaming, you might consider the very popular audio-technica AT2020. In this video, you will hear this entry level budget mic in action on voice. Most importantly, you will be able to hear t...
