How to: Make Your Voice Sound Better Like Studio Quality in Audacity

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  • Опубліковано 17 бер 2015
  • GSmaniamsmart teaches how to make your voice sound better using some of these easy and quick tips and effects in Audacity for either singing vocals, commentary, or podcasts.
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    A quick and easy how-to guide for making your own voice sound better to studio quality with Audacity. These are some really easy and simple things you can do to enhance your voice if your microphone isn't that great.
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  • @MorpheusMushin
    @MorpheusMushin 4 роки тому +151

    Use “Hard Limiter” 2:29
    Amplify 4:06
    Add an echo 5:15
    Use “GVerb” 7:52
    Recap 12:39

  • @AdiChristian-iu9eg
    @AdiChristian-iu9eg 4 роки тому +74

    For fellow audacity users in 2020: Hard limiter is now "hidden" inside the "Limiter" effect.
    Simply click "Limiter" and choose "Hard limit" from the drop-down menu (the default is soft limit). That's hard limiter for you. Now you just have to follow the instructions in the video

    • @omarsidawi6322
      @omarsidawi6322 4 роки тому +2

      you saved me man

    • @WriterLady
      @WriterLady 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @potentialnub5300
      @potentialnub5300 4 роки тому

      💓

    • @owenpeery2788
      @owenpeery2788 3 роки тому +1

      I've been using a soft limiter, what's the main difference between hard and soft? Soft usually does the trick for me but today I had an audio track for a podcast to edit and there were huge differences between the peaks and the lows so the compressor wasn't doing what I needed to do, normally I deamplify the peaks until it's more even, then I compress and it works well, I wonder if it would be faster to hard limit first then compress

    • @BlessedUchendu
      @BlessedUchendu 3 роки тому

      Thanks

  • @PHARAOH95
    @PHARAOH95 7 років тому +338

    Another tip that works really well..your missing three components for good quality. If you add compressor effect and click the box that says compress based on peaks then hit ok. Then add the equalization effect with the recommended settings then add the normalization effect with recommended settings your vocals will sound amazing trust me I record music and use audacity and it sounds almost exactly like studio quality vocals. Give it a try and lmk what you think.

    • @KmoneyB12
      @KmoneyB12 7 років тому +8

      i followed ur advice man, it worked well for my mixtape. so much more helpful than the video, thanks a lot

    • @PHARAOH95
      @PHARAOH95 7 років тому +3

      No problem man I'm glad it helped you feel free to check out my soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/therealkillamc and if you need further help contact me at therealkillamc@gmail.com

    • @KmoneyB12
      @KmoneyB12 7 років тому +4

      ya ill check it out. Feel free to check mine out too soundcloud.com/kimani-brickhouse, i am dropping the mixtape tomorrow

    • @henryminaj5252
      @henryminaj5252 6 років тому +2

      Killa M.C I need your help bad I’m trying to start recording music and I just don’t even know where to begin to have good quality effects on my voice to sound professional as much as I can

    • @tonysoto7944
      @tonysoto7944 6 років тому +2

      Damn i tried it bro and that shit is way better. Easier to do and does the same job thanks man

  • @keithholden
    @keithholden 7 років тому +97

    Gverb has been replaced in audacity with REVERB, press this then click MANAGE then choose vocal 1 2 or small room etc for easy settings for beginners.

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  7 років тому +5

      Thanks for the additional info!

    • @CallMeGamer
      @CallMeGamer 6 років тому

      Thank you! I was wondering where it was. :)

    • @wolfbrown1004
      @wolfbrown1004 6 років тому +1

      Thankyou very much brother

    • @shabanaramadan6448
      @shabanaramadan6448 3 роки тому

      Please help out i can't see the reverb time, damping n all as mentioned in the video. I can see different options like pre delay, reverberance, damping, tone low, tone high, sterio width, wet gain, dry gain. Please guide what to mark there.

  • @Saitekman
    @Saitekman 8 років тому +955

    Why does your commentary audio sound worse than what your teaching?

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  8 років тому +79

      +Tom Green Because I use OBS to record my audio and video at the same time. It would sound a lot better, if I used Audacity to record audio separately.

    • @thedivineavenger_1393
      @thedivineavenger_1393 8 років тому +2

      +Tutorials with GS
      Why'd you make another account?

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  8 років тому +20

      For UA-cam? I have multiple channels because I make many videos on a wide variety of subjects.

    • @hunnidboyzmusic65
      @hunnidboyzmusic65 7 років тому +1

      aye Tutorials with GS that was good! it helped KEEP MAKIN MORE VIDEOS! cheek my videos out sometimes ! have a nice day!

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  7 років тому +2

      FLOW HUNNID Thanks for watching!

  • @Heisennburgg
    @Heisennburgg 9 років тому +23

    this was the only tutorial that actually made my voice sound better, so i thank you for that! keep up the videos man!

  • @emnaiceman2026
    @emnaiceman2026 8 років тому +249

    "amidibly"

  • @godz2928
    @godz2928 8 років тому +84

    am i the only one doesn't like the audio quality after he edited the audio? it doesn't sound clear and it's like he is blowing air through the microphone but hopefully those settings could help my audio on audacity hopefully

    • @user-ye8pk2hv2d
      @user-ye8pk2hv2d 8 років тому +8

      I think he was just too close to the mic.

    • @Shairisgarcia
      @Shairisgarcia 8 років тому +5

      theres only so much you can fix with a laptop mic

    • @TheSheepster
      @TheSheepster 8 років тому +5

      If he did 'Treble Boost' don't do that. It causes that, I lower the treble. In the 'Bass and Treble' section by -8.0db

    • @musicaddictiondisordert.v.8464
      @musicaddictiondisordert.v.8464 7 років тому +10

      That because it is horrible, he doesn't have a clue,

    • @scottjackson799
      @scottjackson799 7 років тому +5

      He has no idea what he is doing

  • @annemarieadhd
    @annemarieadhd 7 років тому +6

    Just my two cents...I applied the Limiter and the Amplifier AFTER I messed with Echo and Reverb. Reason being if you do that before, once you apply Echo and Reverb that messes with the equalization of the track and you will typically see the up and down come back as well as a overall harshness in the sound again. The sound is MUCH smoother if you do limiter and amplifier afterwards. Also, for the Amplifier, I only did about 0.4, because again, if you amplify it too much, it will end up sounding really harsh still. I have a naturally loud voice, but still, I think this works best, but of course every voice and every recording is going to be different. I am singing my own songs and typically I'm personally going to want a softer sound that doesn't sound harsh and will end up sounding smooth. So if that's what you're going for, I recommend you try it this way instead.

  • @colinramsey4980
    @colinramsey4980 8 років тому +101

    "Admittebly"

  • @mihoko
    @mihoko 6 років тому +45

    This literally saved me from my disappointment from my sucky mic :D

  • @mraiwa1000
    @mraiwa1000 8 років тому +148

    Dude back away from the mic.. you're too close

    • @spencersolberg
      @spencersolberg 8 років тому +68

      Yeh he's choking on it

    • @prxmxtixn
      @prxmxtixn 6 років тому

      I GET PKLETTY PLUDDY EN PKLUKKY

    • @kevinreacts7830
      @kevinreacts7830 6 років тому +3

      He needs a pot filter

    • @Jhiido
      @Jhiido 6 років тому +2

      Kevin Reacts lol pop* filter

    • @GlitchDude
      @GlitchDude 6 років тому +3

      Jax Huntre
      I believe he's talking about maryjuanna

  • @JayoDaDon
    @JayoDaDon 8 років тому +14

    That song was slick fire though.

    • @lelamcrazy1826
      @lelamcrazy1826 4 роки тому

      nothing close to eminem in anyway though

    • @jairomelvin4707
      @jairomelvin4707 3 роки тому

      You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?
      I somehow forgot the password. I would love any assistance you can give me.

    • @nasirimmanuel3937
      @nasirimmanuel3937 3 роки тому

      @Jairo Melvin Instablaster =)

  • @wjpmitchell3
    @wjpmitchell3 6 років тому +1

    By putting the hard limiter on your track so high, you've already clipped the sounds pretty significantly. You'd probably be better off at a -3 or -4 db range, normalizing, and compressing.

  • @urmiisaha5485
    @urmiisaha5485 6 років тому

    All the haters, there is something called earphone 🎧 its effective when u sincerely wanna listen to something.. :) it takes efforts to create video.. Cant appreciate don't criticize..!

  • @ikelikenother1
    @ikelikenother1 7 років тому +3

    I have Reverb instead of Gverb in my Audacity and they have different names with a few name setting in common. What are the Settings PLEEEAAASE!!!!
    Thanks

  • @drizzypuffs523
    @drizzypuffs523 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for this tutorial! It's real tough putting your singing voice out there but we're all learners here!

  • @dombrown2530
    @dombrown2530 6 років тому +1

    DO NOT use the hard limiter. Use a compressor instead. Results will be much better. Consider turning the input gain down, it looks to be clipping to begin with. You can amplify in post but can't remove clipping.

  • @ethxn1175
    @ethxn1175 6 років тому +21

    Why are you doing this at like 5:30 in the morning

  • @williamblair7604
    @williamblair7604 2 роки тому

    I never thought I would be 65 years old and learn so much from a hip hop style singer, but I was wrong. Thank you for your help.

  • @HSOSLeader13
    @HSOSLeader13 9 років тому +5

    thanks! i worked out a lot. i have a good voice its just i dont like hearing it haha

  • @Prince-B
    @Prince-B Рік тому +1

    Very useful guidance

  • @boombap3454
    @boombap3454 8 років тому +4

    which version is your audacity?

  • @daveco1270
    @daveco1270 8 років тому

    I'm not a recording engineer, but I thought the raw vocal sounded better before you used the hard limiter. I'd leave that step out if I was you. Made it sound like you were singing through a telephone receiver. The other stuff you did was good.

  • @apexpredator1117
    @apexpredator1117 9 років тому +2

    Really helpful! Thanks!

  • @Summerwilder1063
    @Summerwilder1063 7 років тому +2

    Gverb is not available in my version. what to do?

  • @unitedforceofgamers1049
    @unitedforceofgamers1049 8 років тому +3

    Instead of using the Hard Limiter couldn't you just use the normalize effect? It would be a little easier and the volume of the track would not be so low and you could hear it better! it also removes the need to amplify if you use the right settings

  • @WoM
    @WoM 8 років тому

    Should project rate be changed to 48000 since that's my recording and final render setting?

  • @DreadHeadDecarlo
    @DreadHeadDecarlo 7 років тому +12

    .1 and .2 for the echo is much better.

  • @Frost-hj4nd
    @Frost-hj4nd 8 років тому

    Oh my gosh, this tutorial was actually easy to understand. You took quite a long time explaining everything, but I could follow along with what you were saying. Thank you for the video.

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  8 років тому

      +Frost687 No problem, I have plenty of other helpful Audacity tutorial and voice enhancement tutorials. Glad you enjoyed :)

  • @StingRayStudios
    @StingRayStudios 4 роки тому +1

    What if you don’t have hard limiter as an option?

  • @kee8370
    @kee8370 2 роки тому

    very valuable steps, makes a very big difference, my humble opinion: you must have used a normal mic for demonstration , that might have probably made few people skip right after hearing the first 5 seconds thinking its not enough while expecting a high end studio narrator results. so I say about this -to all of us- the hardware choice is the big chunk of the pie for a better results , the software enhancement is also essential but do not rise your expectations if using a low end mic.

  • @arushicharupalli4137
    @arushicharupalli4137 5 років тому +2

    i cant find Gverb i only have reverb what do i do????

  • @brodieelkins5858
    @brodieelkins5858 8 років тому

    well what made the biggest difference for me was the equalization. my version doesn't have the presets but still just drawing out from the explained low to high. echo helped a bit I messed with a leveler a bit so so. hard limit good

  • @Ykay574ykaytheofficial
    @Ykay574ykaytheofficial 8 років тому +2

    whats some good options if u record music with audacity with a C0u1 usb mic?

  • @MrEdgardo27
    @MrEdgardo27 9 років тому +2

    very helpful. thank you very much.

    • @boombap3454
      @boombap3454 9 років тому

      MrEdgardo27 Does it work?

  • @divasmom65
    @divasmom65 9 років тому +2

    I just down loaded Audacity and I don't have G-verb or hard limiter. Do you know why that is? And amplify only lets me turn down.

    • @ihsanAgaz
      @ihsanAgaz 8 років тому

      +Jimmy E me too

    • @bigleaf3414
      @bigleaf3414 8 років тому

      +Anthony Perales-Cortez i dont even have limiter

  • @thomandy
    @thomandy 9 років тому

    My issue is that in the low dB areas it seams the Noise is Boosted(piano) any ideas? It seams like Audacity is boosting the noise for some strange reason.. the same noise is not present before or after then recording, so the noise itself is a lot lower

  • @jmartz013
    @jmartz013 7 років тому

    Where is the updated version for 2.1.2? A lot of these settings can't be found on my current version of Audacity.

  • @drquesadilla
    @drquesadilla 7 років тому

    My version of Audacity doesn't feature GVerb...the reverb menu has some different options from the gverb menu; what values should I use to match with your ideal GVerb settings?

  • @jenrockxoxo
    @jenrockxoxo 8 років тому

    Updated versions of Audacity don't have the Gverb effect. But, you can download it and then enable it in the settings. I'm sorry, I forgot the link where I downloaded it, but do a Google search.

  • @sivadevmmaniac6610
    @sivadevmmaniac6610 8 років тому

    its so helpfull and easy understandable the way you saying...thank you lots

  • @davidceddleman
    @davidceddleman 5 років тому

    Hmm. Does this work for any song of my choosing? Original songs and covers? See, I've got a microphone with a pop filter and a mic isolation shield (which is surrounding the mic and pop filter on a dresser). I hope it works with my singing vocals for this program. 🙏

  • @turbanless
    @turbanless 8 років тому +3

    I get some robotic r2d2 type of sound after noise reduction in audacity when i record voice overs. Any one can help? Thanks!

  • @bennyaus9308
    @bennyaus9308 4 роки тому

    Thank You very Much I will try out

  • @aymantarek7436
    @aymantarek7436 7 років тому

    how did you get the music only of the song? have you a site or a tool that can give my the music only without the singer voice so I could do like what you did here?

  • @treatmefavourably9825
    @treatmefavourably9825 7 років тому

    I use a photocamera to film my vids, but the audio is low (see my channel). Should I buy a microphone?

  • @NicoleNavigates
    @NicoleNavigates 8 років тому +1

    This has helped me so much with my future covers! Thank you!

  • @zantilo1545
    @zantilo1545 4 роки тому

    THANKS!!! THE FIRST ONE THAT WORKS!!

  • @Yokizeshi
    @Yokizeshi 6 років тому +1

    The hard limiter at -7 makes my audio sound really really distorted lol.
    My problem is actually pretty simple.. my vocals always sound unpolished. And by vocals I literally mean vocals. I bought a Blue Yeti because I thought those unclean sounds when I sing "a" etc came from my mic, but the problem persists. It just doesn't sound as smooth as in other covers I listen to. What can I do against it?

  • @RahulSingh-bd8ul
    @RahulSingh-bd8ul 7 років тому

    Really helpful. Thank you. Now with these little tricks I can somewhat enhance my vocals.

  • @mazehdar
    @mazehdar 7 років тому

    I don't have gverb neither reverb on my audacity. What should i choose? Tia

  • @leyeng1790
    @leyeng1790 9 років тому +1

    How would you fix the distortion ?

  • @GabrielAguiarProd
    @GabrielAguiarProd 7 років тому

    This is a really must see tutorial for youtubers. You go in depth about this process, which i did the same :D Keep the good work

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  7 років тому

      Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!

  • @koganpowell9288
    @koganpowell9288 8 років тому

    does this work for instrumental recordings? like piano or violin?

  • @Nobody-eg4bi
    @Nobody-eg4bi 5 років тому +1

    Boost bass 2 times more than treble it will make it better and clearer and make their values something above 0.

  • @freshhd97
    @freshhd97 8 років тому +12

    he sounds like bill cosby when he raps....

  • @sohailape
    @sohailape 7 років тому +2

    which song in this?? its catchy

    • @rexon6197
      @rexon6197 7 років тому +1

      Archaic darude sandstorm

  • @shabanaramadan6448
    @shabanaramadan6448 3 роки тому

    Thanks, it really helped.

  • @chrizjenj3910
    @chrizjenj3910 6 років тому +1

    Why does audacity make you have that robotic background noise ?? Is there a way to remove it. I create songs

  • @davidhubbard2019
    @davidhubbard2019 9 років тому

    I just would like to know why you put the beat on the program twice and the program I'm working with is studio 1

  • @DeathMetalThrasher
    @DeathMetalThrasher 7 років тому

    Rule of thumb for everyone, get a really good mic and setup. It makes all the difference, a good mic, condenser, room, and editing skills will go a long way. No don't get a snowball, they suck ass (I used to have one, returned it the next day). I have a Audio-Technica AT2050 I'm no professional, I'm an amateur voice actor on casting call.

  • @kristoff8388
    @kristoff8388 4 роки тому

    thanks this is really helpful

  • @jongtagaloguin420
    @jongtagaloguin420 3 роки тому

    Very helpful thank you

  • @DJALL
    @DJALL 9 років тому +1

    Thanks it helped alot

  • @striketheeye1406
    @striketheeye1406 4 роки тому

    Why are u recording vocals in stereo? Should I do that too?

  • @leonnewman6794
    @leonnewman6794 6 років тому +1

    Great Video

  • @2skoopz733
    @2skoopz733 6 років тому +1

    your mic sensitivity is at like 90, turn it to 67%, and those are good tricks. you will get better results if you normalize to -0.5 db before hardlimiting. nowadays on the modren version its better to go into limiter and select hard limit, rather than enabling the hard limiter. normalizing between steps will also help alot. i like the echo thing you found tho. good lessons in here all in all but you need a pop filter haha you sound like herbert from family guy, no offence.

  • @ROMORoo7
    @ROMORoo7 7 років тому

    Tutorials with GS: your profile picture, is that you as a cartoon?? or just some random character?.well as for me not knowing nothing of how to do the tweaking in audacity, thank you for your tutorial

  • @amitgarg7690
    @amitgarg7690 7 років тому

    absolutely. one of the few videos i had to stop in between because it had such a bad audio quality. i didnt want to miss what you were saying, but then i thought how can i learn from a guy who himself has produced such bad audio. voice is muffled, words unclear. most of the times it appears one is muttering to oneself. real bad one.

  • @guapbandzentertainment8380
    @guapbandzentertainment8380 8 років тому +23

    good voice without the vocal enhancement

  • @qljpg
    @qljpg 8 років тому +5

    with great Gverb, comes great responsibility

  • @divinefeminine645
    @divinefeminine645 8 років тому

    THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL.

  • @warever37
    @warever37 9 років тому

    gr8 tips, could you please tell me what's the name of the music in the background? Thanks.

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  9 років тому

      +warever37 It's from the UA-cam Audio Library.

  • @kingjr3632
    @kingjr3632 6 років тому

    I am having a latency correction problem that occurs when I try to record and monitor thru my audio interface... Do anybody have a solution?

  • @FemmePistolera
    @FemmePistolera 9 років тому

    oh my gosh thank you, this is the most helpful video i've seen so far... thank you!!! :))

  • @714aira
    @714aira 7 років тому

    how can I do a same effect by using reverb instead of GVerb?
    and also do you recommend that I first normalize my track before I mix it?

  • @elmersantos148
    @elmersantos148 8 років тому

    THANK YOU! I'll make sure to credit you and your tutorial when I post my first cover. thanks again

  • @marih607
    @marih607 7 років тому

    Very clear, concise info. Thank you

  • @youngmula_justin4452
    @youngmula_justin4452 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much !!!!

  • @dhruvil5095
    @dhruvil5095 7 років тому +1

    thank you so much it helped me a lot I love your tutorials

  • @KoolKatRecordingStudios
    @KoolKatRecordingStudios 8 років тому +1

    Thanks Man, Im doing this myself now. And This REALLY Helped Me! Thanks ever so much Buddy (and your background music helps my attention span too, :) Thanks)

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  8 років тому

      +Jimmy SantAngelo Glad you enjoyed, and thanks for the feedback.

    • @KoolKatRecordingStudios
      @KoolKatRecordingStudios 8 років тому

      Tutorials with GS Youre welcome and thankyou once again

  • @bittycam2694
    @bittycam2694 8 років тому

    .Big help! Our music will be perfect for now on

  • @tanvirfuad
    @tanvirfuad 4 роки тому

    There isn't some functions one latest update now..or i can't find
    Like hard limit, Gverb

  • @johnhepi3844
    @johnhepi3844 7 років тому

    Hi there
    On Audacity now it has reverb instead of gverb and the controls are slightly different, what would be the settings on it?
    Thanks
    John

  • @Luisxviiii
    @Luisxviiii 8 років тому

    do you happen to have a tutorial to clean an audio, is basically a
    recording with a lots of noise and I would like to isolate the voices , my audio was recorded with very bad microphone

    • @TutorialswithGS
      @TutorialswithGS  8 років тому

      Sure do, see the link below:
      ua-cam.com/video/XClduWGEdq0/v-deo.html

  • @jaycapone708
    @jaycapone708 7 років тому

    It was a helpful video and there is no reason to dislike

  • @B4BESS
    @B4BESS 9 років тому

    Thank you GS, that was a great tutorial. I really learned something today from you. Thanks

  • @fuckmassa
    @fuckmassa 7 років тому

    hello,I just new in audacity,I want rap a song,but,my rap is not nice,is it audacity can made my rap better?

  • @TheAdamSmasherMultiverse
    @TheAdamSmasherMultiverse 9 років тому +2

    so helpful! thanks man

  • @bhumitpatel-india
    @bhumitpatel-india 8 років тому

    When I use to record voice in drop of a trance and play, it cant be heard. Do you have any solution for that? And what is the function of 'GAIN' option ?

  • @IslamiCSonG99
    @IslamiCSonG99 5 років тому

    Good idea! but some time voice quality not better

  • @MrROTD
    @MrROTD 7 років тому

    If you really want to sound good you gotta get good tracks in the first place but even then theres a lot of processing profesionals do to make it sound perfect, if youre gonna scream into a really cheap mic then don't expect good results, unless thats what you want it to sound like LOL it was a good tutorial to show how to clean up a worst case scenario good job

  • @DarkflameAndCloudhawk
    @DarkflameAndCloudhawk 5 років тому +1

    Dude the hard clip distorts the heck out of it, probably should have mentioned that..

  • @SaudiaMusic
    @SaudiaMusic 8 років тому +2

    you have a nice relaxing voice!

  • @soteafields1748
    @soteafields1748 5 років тому

    This was very helpful thanks for this vid and your time.

  • @katrand5357
    @katrand5357 8 років тому

    Very detailed, great info. THANKS

  • @kevinrichard6168
    @kevinrichard6168 5 років тому

    Thanks for the tutorial ..

  • @harshitrathi3897
    @harshitrathi3897 4 роки тому

    Awesome work buddy! Subscribed and liked !

  • @ethompson8078
    @ethompson8078 8 років тому

    this was super helpful thx