IMPORTANT: lots of you skip the compressor part & just take my settings. THIS DOES NOT WORK. I know I mentioned the word 'presets', which is why you all skip that part, but it's only a part of the settings that's similar for everyone. Make sure you follow the compressor & expander part. Those are the most important ones of this video. Cheers!
I dont get the Expander part. No matter how i tweak it it picks up my voice and all the rumbles of the keyboard, mouse, desk...I have a hyperx solocast mic maybe its not good enough?
Man, I have been watching videos for months trying to setup my mic correctly. UA-cam is full of useless videos about OBS configurations. You finally made me understand how compressor and expander works in a so simple way that is umbelivable. Thank you very much! 1.000 likes
I really liked that you took the time to explain exactly what was happening so we could adjust to our needs! The only part that was really difficult was with VST. I'm not sure if this is it, but having a girls voice seemed to make a big difference in how I needed to equalize. I still don't think its quite right but I'm sure I'll figure it out!
Yes! A female voice varies tremendously from a male voice. I suggest looking around for EQ tutorials and just playing around with the settings yourself until you get a sound you're satisfied with. Good luck!
Honestly the visual use of showing the differences before, after and during tweaking is what made this whole video so much more digestible. I struggle more than anything with audio and resort to sloppy post adjustments - thanks so much for helping me finally have some idea how to tackle it.
the actual mic wasnt even plug in. shut this is a terrible demonstration because there is no demonstration. He's using an sm7, its litteraly like speaking threw the mouth of god. the sm7 is so good even for the 400 (American) average price tag, it doesnt need anythimg and geuss what dude the eq stayed the same the whole video. bro how the fuck do you children get so flabbergasted by flashy rgb or a clean room, lol, its beyond the thought process of most.
this video literally improved my mic quality to a level none of the other super popular videos on youtube could, this is the best there is thank you man
Make sure to add the noise gate that he shows at 16:35 before testing everything out. It's very necessary to remove your keyboard clicks while allowing you to speak kinda quietly still!
Good tips about compressor and expander, but: 1) For better noise reduction, configure your mic to 48000Hz/16bit format and position RNNoise first in the list. 2) RNNoise uses CPU and not very CPU intensive, but very effective. 3) Gate can be very useful too. Noise reduction -> Gate/Expander -> Compressor -> EQ -> Limiter
Bought this mic years ago and still use it to this day, it is my go to desk mic for anything I do for streams and making videos, hopefully this'll help make me sound better lol
I can't express how thankful I am for this. I've been fiddling with VSTs (reafir, noise gate), RN Noise, RTX Voice. I also have a SM7B. I always used the Compressor, but I had never used the Expander before. This eliminated my need for a Noise Gate. My voice actually comes through properly and I don't have to worry about keyboard clicks. My voice is pretty bassy and low, so it would get cut out from time to time. Right now, I just have those two filters applied since I don't have need for EQ. Thank you again. Love you 3000.
@@tristannn808 Hello there! I have since changed my FX Chain, but I still make use of an Expander. While RN Noise did help, there are better ways about reducing noise. What microphone are you currently using?
@@raidoukuzo7280 Thank you for replying. I have only tested krisp, rtx voice, and rnnoise. rnnoise seemed like the one that least affected audio quality. I am currently using an at2020, and is currently doing great at blocking blue switches + electric fan noise. I only use it for discord and comms. Of course, if there is something better out there, I am lending my ear. :D
I can not believe how much this video is needed in the world. God forbid ANYONE would do this for us before you came along explaining all these settings. You, Sir, are worth your weight in GOLD! +1 Sub! 👍
Hi guys quick tip I had to go into C/drive - program files - common file - then make a new folder named VST2 and then save the Marvel GEQ into it and it now shows up in OBS hope this was helpful
This video is a masterpiece. I bought the razer seiren mini a couple months ago, because I heard that it is one of the best budget microphones, but i couldn't get it to sound that good and I didn't find tutorials that helped me whatsoever. However after watching your video it really made a tremendous difference on the sound quality. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Great job explaining the filters! I definitely misunderstood the output gain on compressor before this. This is why I love watching these tutorial videos even for things I've already seen tons of times. Sometimes you just need that one person to explain that one specific thing.
I've been having so many issues with my mic I thought I sounded bad but after doing all of that set up I'm SO HAPPY it sounds so much better. I never knew how to set up a mic and didn't realise there would be so big of a difference. I went from mumbly and not understandabke and static when yelling to smooth and clear and pristine. THANK YOU
Also, remember that the order of the plugins/filters actually matter! It goes from top-to-bottom. Typically to get a very good low background noise sound, go in this order: Noise suppression Expander or noise gate EQ Compressor Limiter This will most likely fix the constant hiss of the mic too, since that was boosted by the compressor in the video, before it was suppressed. Just a small helpful tip from an audio engineer. Aside from that, great video! The way to set the compressor settings is actually really clever. I usually load up Reaper and make a preset there, and just load that same VST into OBS, but this really makes it easier. EDIT: Compressor and EQ can be interchanged, and sometimes rightfully so, since a very agressive EQ curve can potentially affect how the compressor clamps down on the sound source. Test and see what sounds best to you. Also add a limiter at the very end of the filter chain, to avoid unexpected peaks to clip your sound. Even if it looks like it doesn't do anything or it doesn't react. I would also look up something like the Dead Duck channel strip, since it has basically all the processing in a single VST that you'd need. (Use the Dead Duck Channel 2, as the other one will add 5ms latency to your signal) Sidenote: it is fine to add the same filter more than once, if you need e.g. multiple EQ's or multiple compressors. But do be aware that in this case, less is more. If you have to use 5 EQ's to get your mic to sound good, then it's probably about time to get a different mic.
@@viniforte8799 EQ or equalizer is not built into OBS by default, but can be added as a VST plug-in. A good free options actually in the reaper reaplugs suite.
thank the gods and you of course. i had a problem with my keyboard and mouse being picked up by the mic because i did buy a way over the top mic for a not so over the top setup so it was very sensitive. but for me noise suppression and compressor fixed my quiet mic and backround noises! THANK YOU!
This was a quick, thorough, effective tutorial. It was easy to follow and worked like a charm I will say for anyone who sees this, make sure you listen and tune your own mic and dont copy his exact values for threshold, gain, and even attack. If you find that when tuning the expander you had to turn your threshold wayyy up to get rid of keyboard clicks and background noise, then you may have had trouble with your mic not activating as soon as you start speaking…. If that is the case adjust your attack on your Expander filter, if your words are being cut off at the end of your speaking, then adjust your Release in your Compressor filter. Good Luck 👍🏽 and clean sound to All!!!!!!
For low budget mics who have strange noice, like "bzzzzzzzzz" do next: 1. Find Audio Mixer 2. Find Mic/Aux 3. Press left click on three dots 4. Click on Filters 5. Add Noise Suppression 6. Click on Method and choose RNNoise(good quiality, more CPU usage)
This video is perfect! I actually bought the K669B and was about to return it, after watching this video, i fine tuned the mic, and now sounds perfect. THANKS!
I watched like 6 videos on the Fifine mic I got today. After your video I finally got it tuned in. This helped me a lot and now hopefully my channel will grow a little. Thank you keep up the good work
Bro you don’t know how much I’m great full for this video .. I went from sounding like I’m using a phone mic to a studio / podcast mic with how clear and how much bass to made. My videos will be so much more better now. Thanks a lot.
Damn, my mic quality is amazing right now even w/o vst plugin (i tried and it sounds worst instead so i turned it off) Now the question i wanted to ask, how to make this system-wide instead of obs only? Wouldn't it be great after we set everything up and let other apps to have the same quality? Please do a guide for that! That would be sick!
You could use OBS to set your mic up how you like it sounding then copy them over to Equalizer APO since the UIs for all of them will be the same and EQ APO will make it systemwide
@@comkioxd I'm not talking about just base apo though basically any vst you can add in OBS you can use in eq apo aswell, just download a limiter vst and use reacomp if you need a compressor vst too. You can also get reafir in OBS and copy the chunk data for it into the config file on apo to get the exact reafir noise profile setup. If you need further help there's tuts on yt
Can I just say THANK YOU!! Audio is the one thing that I have not been able to get right for months. Did a test session using your instructions and it sounds 100x better. Instant sub from me 👍 Thank you so much brother 👏👏
I’ve searched everywhere for a video that will explain to me why I keep hearing a buzzing sound in the background. Your video actually accidentally helped me realize that the the pc fan was was vibrating my mics arm, so I moved the mic arm and re-adjusted my filter settings and no more background buzz. Thanks
Thanks for the video! I want to add however if anyone is using a Blue Yeti and you can't get it to stop picking up your typing even when moving threshold all the way to the right, try adding Noise Suppression. I put my polar pattern to Cardioid and then went Compressor rattio 2, threshold -16.10, Attack 2ms, Release 100ms, Gain 9.9. Expander is set to 1.6 ratio, threshold 0, attack 2, release 100, gain -4.3, Noise suppression RNNoise. With these settings using a blue yeti. It could be my key switches, I don't remember what switch color mine is, but they're louder than I like and it ends up being really loud on stream and transferring to my mic.
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Thank you so much, I couldn't figure out what to change!❤
Oh wow, thank you for the tips and advice. It's people like you that make the line of other creators to continue the content creating community to keep going by sharing your knowledge with the world when many others don't want to give away their "secrets" to their work. Thank you
Yeah it’s really just about the lighting and how you adjust your settings. I have a video covering the c920 if that would help you, you could consider checking it out
I rarely subscribe because i don't wanna subscribe to too many youtuber and second they just talk a bunch of random things to get to the point. But you sir! From start to finish is so informative! It's like cutting every youtubers bits of information in their video and put it into yours. Thank you! Sorry for bad english.
I was going to try your settings for my new Blue Yeti but I first decided to use them on my cheap G331 headset mic I have been using to make videos for months now. The improvement over my old settings is night and day. The quality is clearer, voice louder and even managed to get rid of esses that bugged me to no end. Thank you very much man! You the GOAT! And BTW I've seen dozens of these videos and you're the first one I've seen that shows exactly how the compressor actually works
This video was really helpfull, it's incredible how filters can improve audio quality to that extent. The only problem I have is the "Monitor and Output" option. There's always a slight delay when hearing my own voice which bothers me quite a bit.
@@Awpenheimer Cool. So it won't affect anything if I turn OBS monitoring back off after testing and opt to just use my interface's direct monitor feature while streaming? EDIT: Actually, after sending this comment I played around with it and realized I just needed to set it to Monitor Only (Mute Output) after testing.
I use a blue yeti mic, and even though this mic is "studio" and high quality, this video improved it tenfold! So no matter the quality or price of your mic, this will help A LOT.
I followed the older tutorial for SLOBS and I had a problem with the picking up my first and last letters. It didn't sound good. I tried your updated tutorial and I am glad you mentioned the purpose of the "Ratio" for the "Expander". It is absolutely a game changer!! I lowered my value to 1.5 instead of 4 and it sounds clear now. Thank you!
This video just blew my mind with the amount of knowledge in it. Just picked up the T669 and couldn’t find a video actually explaining the setup but this video did wonders and was perfect
i started watching your videos when you had 60k subs. I see you have grown alot within the last year. I just want to say God bless you and congratulations my friend.
Pretty useful and detailed tutorial. However one thing you got wrong in the noise suppression part is that "Speex" and "RNNoise" are always available, while "NVIDIA Noise Removal" requires an NVIDIA card and only shows up when you have NVIDIA Broadcast SDK installed. Love your contents anyways 😉❤️ ----- Edit: Speex and RNNoise are running on the CPU and not based on AI, while NVIDIA's stuff uses your GPU and is AI-based.
@@gagelol well, you can use rtx voice with GTX cards and Nvidia broadcast with rtx cards (dumb I know) so it might work the same in OBS and you might be able to use Nvidia noise suppression for both GTX and rtx cards. I'm not sure though I have a 3060 🤷
I've been avoiding messing with mic filters because it didn't make sense to me and I could never figure them out. This made it sooooooooooooo simple and easy!! Thank you!!! T-T
Raising frequencies below 60hz (especially 20hz) is a complete mistake. Most people use devices (headphones or low-level speakers) that can't even make those sounds heard. Increasing those frequencies without the necessary analysis increases the softness of the voice but lets out the resonances generated by a possible untreated environment. A similar thing occurs with higher frequencies. Most people struggle to perceive frequencies higher than 16000hz. Above 20000hz we touch frequencies that the human being is not really able to perceive.
As he mentioned, his settings are only meant to get you CLOSE. When I matched his, it was rough. Playing around after though, sounds AMAZING! Great video!
I found a problem where whatever I laugh, my microphone doesn't pick up, and I would put more gain into it, but I also am worried that if I put too much volume it might break out the microphone distorted
A TON of quality info presented here. TYVM! I bought a cheap mic via Amazon, TONOR TC30, and while it sounded OK, it now sounds MUCH "richer" and fuller.
I hear no difference with/without filters. I hate how hard and annoying sound is to set up when I have no idea what I'm doing, or hear any difference. I wish there was an easy way...
The bottom line is is that there are software out there that can seriously change one of these cheaper low-end mics into sounding a lot better than when it would initially, but in reality a $400 sm7 bee is a thousand times better than anything you can get out there not only that but pretty much anything over $100 is going to get you close to this guy's my quality mind you majority of this video even the part where he talks about adjusting the my quality he still using the $400 microphone he only ever uses the cheap one for like 4 seconds and this is like every video he does with these cheap microphones he has like six or seven videos saying oh perfect OBS settings to make your mic sound professional and blah blah blah blah blah he's like a thousand clickbait titles in the end like I said before if you just save up 200 bucks and buy you a good dollar microphone you are never going to be disappointed with it you don't have to buy the 400 dollar sm7b but when you start getting into microphones like that where you have three or four $200 microphones the moment when you get something like an sm7b where it's just God like compared to everything else you start to realize oh yeah there is a difference but it is not the difference for the audience it's a difference for you and that's what I've come to realize is that it it doesn't really matter how good you can get your mic sounding as long as you can get sounding good enough at a certain point that no one could complain about it or rather I mean just anybody could just complain about it
Just got into not using my headsets mic and got a Wave 1 and this was so helpful, not in just how to use OBS but what each of the plugins do and how they work! BIG thanks!
Thank you! These tips helped me adjust my super cheap earbud mic to sound much better! Much more balanced volume, much less static, etc. I really didn't think it would make this drastic of a difference, especially with a mic this cheap. Edit (6 months later): I now have the hyperx cloud core headset and the mic quality is drastically improved with this guide!
This is BY FAR, the most comprehensive, but simple to understand video on microphone settings and filters. THANK YOU for this video! I will be Subscribing, sharing and praising this video to all my dj forums and groups! Just plain EXCELLANT! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!!
I'm gonna come back to this vid everytime I need to recalibrate my mic, your understanding, easy to follow, and you help your fans produce great great results!
Thank you! This vid was a lifesaver for helping to understand how much tweaking can be done to make audio sound good in OBS with any mic. I have a Blue Yeti but the Ghub software for it has been seriously letting me down, now I've disabled Blue Voice and am just going with the OBS filters alone and it's significantly better!
Holy hell I've been looking on how to reduce the reverb echoey effect on my mic for ages and you're the first dude to point out I could've put my mic wrong 😭
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I came from your Streamlabs audio settings tutorial, which helped me a year ago, now I'm switching to Streamelements with more confidence thanks to you!!! 🥰🥰🙏🙏
I am very excited to stream again after watching your video. My sound was absolute garbage. I didn't buy another mic, I just followed each direction you gave, and now my sound is fantastic!! Thank you so very much!!
лучшее видео с настройкой микрофона которое вы можете найти на ютубе, серьезно если зашли сюда даже не пытайтесь найти что-либо лучше, я обыскал весь ютуб лучше уже не будет
Thanks for this video. It transformed my recording quality from "low budget garage studio" to "expensive professional sound studio" with just a few clicks and adjustments. Remarkable.
Ive had this mic for 5 months and wasnt talking on the right side. When I 1st got it I thought sounded horrible but talking on the right side makes it sound beautiful. Havnt even finished vid and its sounds better.
Thank you very much for this video! I have been struggling with filters in OBS for a while because no one went into the detail that you did explaining what all those darn sliders actually did! Very informative and now my mic sounds immensely better!
Yeah, I'm following this and I don't think if you have the newest OBS (OBS version 28.0.2), you'll be able to use VSTs because I don't have the "open plug-in interface" button and I installed it properly according to the instruction within the comments so it shows up, but there's no plug-in button so I can't fix anything. I think this is something that will only be able to work if you downgrade to an older version.
Saved it! Thanks superb tutorial A few questions if youd answer... I have a laptop, lapi mic and earphones. 1. followed the settings and it's already dope. 2. For the time being i was able to individually set the audio output and input to front mic and build in speakers respectively Here's what I want to figure and need your help with. Keep my mic connected and get output on laptop speaker. (I am considering the option for a dual splitter for boya and earphones ) Np, solved it
This was a wonderful video. I’ve been bugged about how my K690 sounds and this video at the very least explained the first set of filters more than most did. I’m working on the equalizer now. Great work.
this is the best video on mic filtering ive ever seen. Explaining what each filter is for and also showing examples of what each slider in the filter changes helped me understand how to tweak my settings to exactly how i need them. thank you for this video!
thankyou so much, i had a lot of problems with noise reduction and background noises being picked up when streaming or making videos, after following along this video my audio is 100% more crisp and sounds so much more professional, thankyou for your help it was truly appreciated
DUDE! YOU SAVED ME BIG TIME! i have the fifine mic and its perfect quality for me but the sensitivity has always been an issue. The expander and the compressor changed my quality big time
I found that the 3-band equaliser on OBS managed to achieve a better sound than the plug in recommended, but that's just me, in case anyone had issues with the plugin! Seriously though this video was the most helpful vid on mic sound I've seen thus far, thank you so much!!
I'm just using my crappy headset mic for now as I've only just started streaming as a bit of fun, but even still this has massively improved the quality of the audio, thanks very much!
ive been needing something like this tutorial forever. i havent been streaming because my mic sound was complete garbage but now actually knowing this stuff and seeing them in action finally helps me understand. googling and reading never helped since i havent found a video like this one yet and i am the kind of learner that without seeing it in action myself first i wont be able to understand it
Thank you very much bro, This whole time i was disappointed with my razer seiren mini. I didn’t know about the mic pattern. This all time i was screaming to back side of the mic. Also your explanation on the filters also really great. You literally end my frustration.
A huge thank you for this video, wish I had this 2 years ago when I first got started with OBS! Love the step-by-step instructions that are clear and easy to follow
Dude thank you so much, this is seriously the most helpful mic video I've ever watched lol finally have two mics running for my wife and I with virtually no mic bleed or other weird issues. Keep up the great work.
You are my hero. along with your tutorial my sound quality is incomparably better ! The best tutorial on UA-cam for adjusting and improving voice recording quality ! Thank you !
I found this video by accident and now I am sub'd because this tutorial/explanation was exactly what I've been looking for and sorta gave up on in the past. Thanks so much for explaining it super dumb down for an older fart like myself. You da man!
This was by far the most helpful video I've seen! I've been trying to improve my audio quality quite a while and most videos just tell you to put your settings to xyz. With you showing exactly how I can test each setting for my own mic my audio is soooo much better now! Thank you!
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⚠⚠ Updated video (2023): ua-cam.com/video/G1VzeT9t24Y/v-deo.html
I don't have the Nvidia option for the nosie supesser
@@goldndragn4528 okay cool
This one does not tell much about Nosie compression and I like this one better
IMPORTANT: lots of you skip the compressor part & just take my settings. THIS DOES NOT WORK. I know I mentioned the word 'presets', which is why you all skip that part, but it's only a part of the settings that's similar for everyone. Make sure you follow the compressor & expander part. Those are the most important ones of this video. Cheers!
really helpful tips you give to us in this video. and you got new subs from me. yeah!
very well explained.I like detailed video. Sorry nerds in the comment section, Yes I am noob
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dont know what i did wrong but its absolutely terrible using my Yeti mic - done every step and can barely hear myself on the recording
I dont get the Expander part. No matter how i tweak it it picks up my voice and all the rumbles of the keyboard, mouse, desk...I have a hyperx solocast mic maybe its not good enough?
Man, I have been watching videos for months trying to setup my mic correctly. UA-cam is full of useless videos about OBS configurations. You finally made me understand how compressor and expander works in a so simple way that is umbelivable. Thank you very much! 1.000 likes
I really liked that you took the time to explain exactly what was happening so we could adjust to our needs! The only part that was really difficult was with VST. I'm not sure if this is it, but having a girls voice seemed to make a big difference in how I needed to equalize. I still don't think its quite right but I'm sure I'll figure it out!
Yes! A female voice varies tremendously from a male voice. I suggest looking around for EQ tutorials and just playing around with the settings yourself until you get a sound you're satisfied with. Good luck!
Honestly the visual use of showing the differences before, after and during tweaking is what made this whole video so much more digestible. I struggle more than anything with audio and resort to sloppy post adjustments - thanks so much for helping me finally have some idea how to tackle it.
Same. My computer’s fan is so loud after running all of my games. Really helpful.
the actual mic wasnt even plug in. shut this is a terrible demonstration because there is no demonstration. He's using an sm7, its litteraly like speaking threw the mouth of god. the sm7 is so good even for the 400 (American) average price tag, it doesnt need anythimg and geuss what dude the eq stayed the same the whole video. bro how the fuck do you children get so flabbergasted by flashy rgb or a clean room, lol, its beyond the thought process of most.
this video literally improved my mic quality to a level none of the other super popular videos on youtube could, this is the best there is thank you man
Massive help setting me up for streaming!
Thank you so much!!!
Excellent presentation. Probably the best and most straightforward on OBS and mics. Thank you.
Make sure to add the noise gate that he shows at 16:35 before testing everything out. It's very necessary to remove your keyboard clicks while allowing you to speak kinda quietly still!
Good tips about compressor and expander, but:
1) For better noise reduction, configure your mic to 48000Hz/16bit format and position RNNoise first in the list.
2) RNNoise uses CPU and not very CPU intensive, but very effective.
3) Gate can be very useful too.
Noise reduction -> Gate/Expander -> Compressor -> EQ -> Limiter
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WIll try this. Thank you. Really appreciate experts like you taking the time to share your knowledge. Appreciate you!
wait the positions on the list matter? :O Damn
How do you get these settings on a Mac air? I’m not so tech savvy :(
So I'm just curious about this, The OBS documentation says that the Expander should be after the Compressor. Is that incorrect??
Bought this mic years ago and still use it to this day, it is my go to desk mic for anything I do for streams and making videos, hopefully this'll help make me sound better lol
I can't express how thankful I am for this. I've been fiddling with VSTs (reafir, noise gate), RN Noise, RTX Voice. I also have a SM7B. I always used the Compressor, but I had never used the Expander before. This eliminated my need for a Noise Gate. My voice actually comes through properly and I don't have to worry about keyboard clicks. My voice is pretty bassy and low, so it would get cut out from time to time. Right now, I just have those two filters applied since I don't have need for EQ. Thank you again. Love you 3000.
i have a question, didn’t rnnoise help you?
@@tristannn808 Hello there!
I have since changed my FX Chain, but I still make use of an Expander. While RN Noise did help, there are better ways about reducing noise.
What microphone are you currently using?
@@raidoukuzo7280 Thank you for replying.
I have only tested krisp, rtx voice, and rnnoise. rnnoise seemed like the one that least affected audio quality. I am currently using an at2020, and is currently doing great at blocking blue switches + electric fan noise. I only use it for discord and comms.
Of course, if there is something better out there, I am lending my ear. :D
I can not believe how much this video is needed in the world. God forbid ANYONE would do this for us before you came along explaining all these settings. You, Sir, are worth your weight in GOLD! +1 Sub! 👍
Hi guys quick tip I had to go into C/drive - program files - common file - then make a new folder named VST2 and then save the Marvel GEQ into it and it now shows up in OBS hope this was helpful
Didn't know how to fix that issue of the plugin not showing up. Thanks!
Still not showing
I did this and it worked, but when I click on "open plug-in interface" it's not opening.
Nvm, i got it lol
@@TheVideoNerd hi. So make the file in program files (x86) OR just program files? Please and thanks!!
This video is a masterpiece. I bought the razer seiren mini a couple months ago, because I heard that it is one of the best budget microphones, but i couldn't get it to sound that good and I didn't find tutorials that helped me whatsoever. However after watching your video it really made a tremendous difference on the sound quality. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Great job explaining the filters! I definitely misunderstood the output gain on compressor before this. This is why I love watching these tutorial videos even for things I've already seen tons of times. Sometimes you just need that one person to explain that one specific thing.
Yes Sir, I'm the same way. I can get 10 different expalnations of the same thing, but only ONE will click with me. LOL!
I've been having so many issues with my mic I thought I sounded bad but after doing all of that set up I'm SO HAPPY it sounds so much better. I never knew how to set up a mic and didn't realise there would be so big of a difference. I went from mumbly and not understandabke and static when yelling to smooth and clear and pristine. THANK YOU
Also, remember that the order of the plugins/filters actually matter! It goes from top-to-bottom.
Typically to get a very good low background noise sound, go in this order:
Noise suppression
Expander or noise gate
EQ
Compressor
Limiter
This will most likely fix the constant hiss of the mic too, since that was boosted by the compressor in the video, before it was suppressed.
Just a small helpful tip from an audio engineer.
Aside from that, great video! The way to set the compressor settings is actually really clever. I usually load up Reaper and make a preset there, and just load that same VST into OBS, but this really makes it easier.
EDIT: Compressor and EQ can be interchanged, and sometimes rightfully so, since a very agressive EQ curve can potentially affect how the compressor clamps down on the sound source. Test and see what sounds best to you.
Also add a limiter at the very end of the filter chain, to avoid unexpected peaks to clip your sound. Even if it looks like it doesn't do anything or it doesn't react.
I would also look up something like the Dead Duck channel strip, since it has basically all the processing in a single VST that you'd need. (Use the Dead Duck Channel 2, as the other one will add 5ms latency to your signal)
Sidenote: it is fine to add the same filter more than once, if you need e.g. multiple EQ's or multiple compressors. But do be aware that in this case, less is more.
If you have to use 5 EQ's to get your mic to sound good, then it's probably about time to get a different mic.
wym by EQ?
i not found out this on my obs
OMG this comment was a game changer! I moved the order of my filters and damn it sounds better (no hiss) and the expander works 10x better also!
@@viniforte8799 EQ or equalizer is not built into OBS by default, but can be added as a VST plug-in.
A good free options actually in the reaper reaplugs suite.
@@Zidakuh same here
thank the gods and you of course. i had a problem with my keyboard and mouse being picked up by the mic because i did buy a way over the top mic for a not so over the top setup so it was very sensitive. but for me noise suppression and compressor fixed my quiet mic and backround noises! THANK YOU!
This was a quick, thorough, effective tutorial. It was easy to follow and worked like a charm I will say for anyone who sees this, make sure you listen and tune your own mic and dont copy his exact values for threshold, gain, and even attack. If you find that when tuning the expander you had to turn your threshold wayyy up to get rid of keyboard clicks and background noise, then you may have had trouble with your mic not activating as soon as you start speaking…. If that is the case adjust your attack on your Expander filter, if your words are being cut off at the end of your speaking, then adjust your Release in your Compressor filter. Good Luck 👍🏽 and clean sound to All!!!!!!
what did you change your attack and release to ? i cannot for the life of me make it pick up my voice consistently
OMG TY so much i could not get voice audio till I found your comment
Thanks!
This was a very good tutorial. Thank you for doing these
thank you so much for the dono!! Really appreciate it, glad the video helped
For low budget mics who have strange noice, like "bzzzzzzzzz" do next:
1. Find Audio Mixer
2. Find Mic/Aux
3. Press left click on three dots
4. Click on Filters
5. Add Noise Suppression
6. Click on Method and choose RNNoise(good quiality, more CPU usage)
This video is perfect! I actually bought the K669B and was about to return it, after watching this video, i fine tuned the mic, and now sounds perfect. THANKS!
I cannot explain how grateful I'm for this video! 😭 Thank you so much for making streaming/youtube recording accessible to everyone ❤️
I watched like 6 videos on the Fifine mic I got today. After your video I finally got it tuned in. This helped me a lot and now hopefully my channel will grow a little. Thank you keep up the good work
You have no idea just how much of a help this is! My son and I are starting a channel and I've been struggling with getting the mic settings right
Bro you don’t know how much I’m great full for this video .. I went from sounding like I’m using a phone mic to a studio / podcast mic with how clear and how much bass to made. My videos will be so much more better now. Thanks a lot.
Damn, my mic quality is amazing right now even w/o vst plugin (i tried and it sounds worst instead so i turned it off)
Now the question i wanted to ask, how to make this system-wide instead of obs only? Wouldn't it be great after we set everything up and let other apps to have the same quality?
Please do a guide for that! That would be sick!
You could use OBS to set your mic up how you like it sounding then copy them over to Equalizer APO since the UIs for all of them will be the same and EQ APO will make it systemwide
@@nexcellent apo only lets you change the eq of your mic though, it doesn't have a limiter or a compressor, noise suppression or anything like that
@@comkioxd I'm not talking about just base apo though basically any vst you can add in OBS you can use in eq apo aswell, just download a limiter vst and use reacomp if you need a compressor vst too. You can also get reafir in OBS and copy the chunk data for it into the config file on apo to get the exact reafir noise profile setup. If you need further help there's tuts on yt
As the other guy said, I use Equalizer APO, works very well, you'll have to download a couple VST plugins, but it's worth.
@@dremmyo Can you share your entire process? A step by step guide perhaps?
Can I just say THANK YOU!! Audio is the one thing that I have not been able to get right for months. Did a test session using your instructions and it sounds 100x better. Instant sub from me 👍 Thank you so much brother 👏👏
I’ve searched everywhere for a video that will explain to me why I keep hearing a buzzing sound in the background. Your video actually accidentally helped me realize that the the pc fan was was vibrating my mics arm, so I moved the mic arm and re-adjusted my filter settings and no more background buzz. Thanks
Finally! Finally my mic sounds what I wanted it to! Thank you! One of the best tutorials I have ever seen!
Thanks for the video! I want to add however if anyone is using a Blue Yeti and you can't get it to stop picking up your typing even when moving threshold all the way to the right, try adding Noise Suppression. I put my polar pattern to Cardioid and then went Compressor rattio 2, threshold -16.10, Attack 2ms, Release 100ms, Gain 9.9. Expander is set to 1.6 ratio, threshold 0, attack 2, release 100, gain -4.3, Noise suppression RNNoise. With these settings using a blue yeti. It could be my key switches, I don't remember what switch color mine is, but they're louder than I like and it ends up being really loud on stream and transferring to my mic.
Thank you so much, I couldn't figure out what to change!❤
Oh wow, thank you for the tips and advice. It's people like you that make the line of other creators to continue the content creating community to keep going by sharing your knowledge with the world when many others don't want to give away their "secrets" to their work. Thank you
By far the best video I have seen on how to use the OBS setting to adjust your microphone. Thanks my friend! This was so helpful! 🙏😀
Thank you so much! now im waiting for your next video "Make Any WebCam looks Expensive In OBS | Webcam Settings & Filters (2022)" :D
It’s all about the lighting
@@itsjustcj8973 ehh some webcams aren’t good
@@OnKnox true
You can always use your phone as a webcam
Yeah it’s really just about the lighting and how you adjust your settings. I have a video covering the c920 if that would help you, you could consider checking it out
I rarely subscribe because i don't wanna subscribe to too many youtuber and second they just talk a bunch of random things to get to the point. But you sir! From start to finish is so informative! It's like cutting every youtubers bits of information in their video and put it into yours. Thank you! Sorry for bad english.
This video is amazing… the amount of detail & the way you described every step was brilliant!
I’ll defo be trying these settings out myself!
I was going to try your settings for my new Blue Yeti but I first decided to use them on my cheap G331 headset mic I have been using to make videos for months now. The improvement over my old settings is night and day. The quality is clearer, voice louder and even managed to get rid of esses that bugged me to no end. Thank you very much man! You the GOAT!
And BTW I've seen dozens of these videos and you're the first one I've seen that shows exactly how the compressor actually works
This video was really helpfull, it's incredible how filters can improve audio quality to that extent.
The only problem I have is the "Monitor and Output" option. There's always a slight delay when hearing my own voice which bothers me quite a bit.
thats so you can hear everything properly, you dont leave it on
@@Awpenheimer Cool. So it won't affect anything if I turn OBS monitoring back off after testing and opt to just use my interface's direct monitor feature while streaming?
EDIT: Actually, after sending this comment I played around with it and realized I just needed to set it to Monitor Only (Mute Output) after testing.
@@mason3750 yeah turn it off monitoring is just to hear your own voice, it won’t change what you’ve done when you turn it off
I use a blue yeti mic, and even though this mic is "studio" and high quality, this video improved it tenfold! So no matter the quality or price of your mic, this will help A LOT.
Thank you for going step by step and allowing us to hear the audio differences. Great, informative video
By far the best video for mic settings I have ever seen! Thanks sooooo much!
I like these improvement vids, I’ll make sure to adjust these settings more next time I stream.
I followed the older tutorial for SLOBS and I had a problem with the picking up my first and last letters. It didn't sound good. I tried your updated tutorial and I am glad you mentioned the purpose of the "Ratio" for the "Expander". It is absolutely a game changer!! I lowered my value to 1.5 instead of 4 and it sounds clear now. Thank you!
so incredibly helpful, thank you for making this and for organizing the video in such a comprehensible way
This video just blew my mind with the amount of knowledge in it. Just picked up the T669 and couldn’t find a video actually explaining the setup but this video did wonders and was perfect
Loved this video. Really easy to follow along, pause and test my setup. It sounds great in my ears, can't wait to test on my next video. Thanks.
i started watching your videos when you had 60k subs. I see you have grown alot within the last year. I just want to say God bless you and congratulations my friend.
Pretty useful and detailed tutorial. However one thing you got wrong in the noise suppression part is that "Speex" and "RNNoise" are always available, while "NVIDIA Noise Removal" requires an NVIDIA card and only shows up when you have NVIDIA Broadcast SDK installed. Love your contents anyways 😉❤️
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Edit:
Speex and RNNoise are running on the CPU and not based on AI, while NVIDIA's stuff uses your GPU and is AI-based.
don't think any nvidia card but rather an rtx card
@@gagelol well, you can use rtx voice with GTX cards and Nvidia broadcast with rtx cards (dumb I know) so it might work the same in OBS and you might be able to use Nvidia noise suppression for both GTX and rtx cards. I'm not sure though I have a 3060 🤷
I've been avoiding messing with mic filters because it didn't make sense to me and I could never figure them out. This made it sooooooooooooo simple and easy!! Thank you!!! T-T
Raising frequencies below 60hz (especially 20hz) is a complete mistake. Most people use devices (headphones or low-level speakers) that can't even make those sounds heard. Increasing those frequencies without the necessary analysis increases the softness of the voice but lets out the resonances generated by a possible untreated environment. A similar thing occurs with higher frequencies. Most people struggle to perceive frequencies higher than 16000hz. Above 20000hz we touch frequencies that the human being is not really able to perceive.
As he mentioned, his settings are only meant to get you CLOSE. When I matched his, it was rough. Playing around after though, sounds AMAZING! Great video!
link to this plugin doesnt work, can you give new one plz?
well explain
I found a problem where whatever I laugh, my microphone doesn't pick up, and I would put more gain into it, but I also am worried that if I put too much volume it might break out the microphone distorted
I didn't know about the expander, but after I started using it, I don't really see the need for a noise suppression anymore. Great video!
link for marvel GEQ is not working
A TON of quality info presented here. TYVM! I bought a cheap mic via Amazon, TONOR TC30, and while it sounded OK, it now sounds MUCH "richer" and fuller.
I hear no difference with/without filters. I hate how hard and annoying sound is to set up when I have no idea what I'm doing, or hear any difference. I wish there was an easy way...
The bottom line is is that there are software out there that can seriously change one of these cheaper low-end mics into sounding a lot better than when it would initially, but in reality a $400 sm7 bee is a thousand times better than anything you can get out there not only that but pretty much anything over $100 is going to get you close to this guy's my quality mind you majority of this video even the part where he talks about adjusting the my quality he still using the $400 microphone he only ever uses the cheap one for like 4 seconds and this is like every video he does with these cheap microphones he has like six or seven videos saying oh perfect OBS settings to make your mic sound professional and blah blah blah blah blah he's like a thousand clickbait titles in the end like I said before if you just save up 200 bucks and buy you a good dollar microphone you are never going to be disappointed with it you don't have to buy the 400 dollar sm7b but when you start getting into microphones like that where you have three or four $200 microphones the moment when you get something like an sm7b where it's just God like compared to everything else you start to realize oh yeah there is a difference but it is not the difference for the audience it's a difference for you and that's what I've come to realize is that it it doesn't really matter how good you can get your mic sounding as long as you can get sounding good enough at a certain point that no one could complain about it or rather I mean just anybody could just complain about it
@@E.S.R.OG_ecoli my mic cost $30 and with his settings it actually help
Have never seen someone go so into detail about all the settings and how to adjust them yourself, thank you!!
‘How to make any mic sound expensive’ has a Shure SM7B 😂
His tutorials really helped my 20 dollar mic sound good, I'm very surprised how well it sounds
whats wrong with shure sm7b?
he has shure sm7b so you can hear him better you can't make every mic sound like a good mic
How would you show the comparison cheap to expensive without the expensive mic?
Hands down the best Mic video on UA-cam. Better than the 2023 version of it as well.
Cheers!
people commenting that the vid is really cool, even tho there wasnt enough time to watch it completely :haha:
If there were still star rankings, I'd have given you 500 stars for this tutorial. So crisp and effective. Just wow. Thanks a lot!
Made my Razer Seirin Mini sound way better when compared with its raw form. Thank you so much for the help!
Just got into not using my headsets mic and got a Wave 1 and this was so helpful, not in just how to use OBS but what each of the plugins do and how they work! BIG thanks!
Thank you! These tips helped me adjust my super cheap earbud mic to sound much better! Much more balanced volume, much less static, etc. I really didn't think it would make this drastic of a difference, especially with a mic this cheap.
Edit (6 months later): I now have the hyperx cloud core headset and the mic quality is drastically improved with this guide!
This is BY FAR, the most comprehensive, but simple to understand video on microphone settings and filters. THANK YOU for this video! I will be Subscribing, sharing and praising this video to all my dj forums and groups! Just plain EXCELLANT! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!!
I'm gonna come back to this vid everytime I need to recalibrate my mic, your understanding, easy to follow, and you help your fans produce great great results!
thanke you sooo much for helping me
i started watching your videos a couple days ago and i love it ;)
Thank you! This vid was a lifesaver for helping to understand how much tweaking can be done to make audio sound good in OBS with any mic. I have a Blue Yeti but the Ghub software for it has been seriously letting me down, now I've disabled Blue Voice and am just going with the OBS filters alone and it's significantly better!
This is hands down the BEST mic guide out there, it explains every filter to perfection. I've tried a few. Love it! Tysm! Keep up the great work.
Holy hell I've been looking on how to reduce the reverb echoey effect on my mic for ages and you're the first dude to point out I could've put my mic wrong 😭
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I came from your Streamlabs audio settings tutorial, which helped me a year ago, now I'm switching to Streamelements with more confidence thanks to you!!! 🥰🥰🙏🙏
I am very excited to stream again after watching your video. My sound was absolute garbage. I didn't buy another mic, I just followed each direction you gave, and now my sound is fantastic!! Thank you so very much!!
Man you are a genius i love you so much you changed my life
лучшее видео с настройкой микрофона которое вы можете найти на ютубе, серьезно если зашли сюда даже не пытайтесь найти что-либо лучше, я обыскал весь ютуб лучше уже не будет
Thanks for this video. It transformed my recording quality from "low budget garage studio" to "expensive professional sound studio" with just a few clicks and adjustments. Remarkable.
Ive had this mic for 5 months and wasnt talking on the right side. When I 1st got it I thought sounded horrible but talking on the right side makes it sound beautiful. Havnt even finished vid and its sounds better.
Thank you very much for this video! I have been struggling with filters in OBS for a while because no one went into the detail that you did explaining what all those darn sliders actually did! Very informative and now my mic sounds immensely better!
Yeah, I'm following this and I don't think if you have the newest OBS (OBS version 28.0.2), you'll be able to use VSTs because I don't have the "open plug-in interface" button and I installed it properly according to the instruction within the comments so it shows up, but there's no plug-in button so I can't fix anything. I think this is something that will only be able to work if you downgrade to an older version.
Saved it! Thanks superb tutorial
A few questions if youd answer...
I have a laptop, lapi mic and earphones.
1. followed the settings and it's already dope.
2. For the time being i was able to individually set the audio output and input to front mic and build in speakers respectively
Here's what I want to figure and need your help with.
Keep my mic connected and get output on laptop speaker.
(I am considering the option for a dual splitter for boya and earphones )
Np, solved it
You're an absolute legend dude, I was trying to get my Blue Yeti sounding good for ages and you sorted it, thank you so much.
This was a wonderful video. I’ve been bugged about how my K690 sounds and this video at the very least explained the first set of filters more than most did. I’m working on the equalizer now. Great work.
This is the best video I've found hands down even for more pro mics, Thank you sir 💙
this is the best video on mic filtering ive ever seen. Explaining what each filter is for and also showing examples of what each slider in the filter changes helped me understand how to tweak my settings to exactly how i need them. thank you for this video!
thankyou so much, i had a lot of problems with noise reduction and background noises being picked up when streaming or making videos, after following along this video my audio is 100% more crisp and sounds so much more professional, thankyou for your help it was truly appreciated
DUDE! YOU SAVED ME BIG TIME! i have the fifine mic and its perfect quality for me but the sensitivity has always been an issue. The expander and the compressor changed my quality big time
I found that the 3-band equaliser on OBS managed to achieve a better sound than the plug in recommended, but that's just me, in case anyone had issues with the plugin! Seriously though this video was the most helpful vid on mic sound I've seen thus far, thank you so much!!
Yes it is a new addition. I’m working on an update for this video :)
I'm just using my crappy headset mic for now as I've only just started streaming as a bit of fun, but even still this has massively improved the quality of the audio, thanks very much!
ive been needing something like this tutorial forever. i havent been streaming because my mic sound was complete garbage but now actually knowing this stuff and seeing them in action finally helps me understand. googling and reading never helped since i havent found a video like this one yet and i am the kind of learner that without seeing it in action myself first i wont be able to understand it
I get that I to have to see it to understand it to.
This is the most USEFUL video for the MIC configuration. It was so simple and easy to follow.
This advice has drastically helped my audio sound better on my Let's Plays. You just earned another sub, my dude!
Thank you very much bro, This whole time i was disappointed with my razer seiren mini. I didn’t know about the mic pattern. This all time i was screaming to back side of the mic. Also your explanation on the filters also really great. You literally end my frustration.
A huge thank you for this video, wish I had this 2 years ago when I first got started with OBS! Love the step-by-step instructions that are clear and easy to follow
Dude thank you so much, this is seriously the most helpful mic video I've ever watched lol finally have two mics running for my wife and I with virtually no mic bleed or other weird issues. Keep up the great work.
I tried a couple of different videos to set up my yeti and this one worked the best by far. 🙏
You are my hero. along with your tutorial my sound quality is incomparably better ! The best tutorial on UA-cam for adjusting and improving voice recording quality ! Thank you !
I found this video by accident and now I am sub'd because this tutorial/explanation was exactly what I've been looking for and sorta gave up on in the past. Thanks so much for explaining it super dumb down for an older fart like myself. You da man!
This was by far the most helpful video I've seen! I've been trying to improve my audio quality quite a while and most videos just tell you to put your settings to xyz. With you showing exactly how I can test each setting for my own mic my audio is soooo much better now! Thank you!