Make Any Microphone Sound Professional In OBS - Mic Settings & Audio Filters Setup
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2023
- Make Any Microphone Sound Professional In OBS
Getting good audio for content creation and streaming, is often a difficult and confusing process. Especially when you are a beginner or have never had any experience with mic settings and audio filters before..
in this video I go through the basics of setting up your microphone so that you can get a usable and good sounding microphone quality for your content creation and live streaming.
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Definitely deserves a sub. I love your straightforward explanations, no waffle just pure answers. I recently bought the SM7B and I've been struggling to get it sounding how I want it, but thanks to this I'm incredibly pleased! I do my EQ in DaVinci Resolve 18 after recording, but this is the perfect fix to my audio issues for my OBS filters, I must have had poor compression beforehand because it'd sound way too quiet in parts. Also the tips about raising the attack ms slightly really helped, I hate having the first or last parts of my words cut off since there's literally no way to fix it post-production.
Thanks again for the great tutorial! If ever my UA-cam buddies buy an SM7B I'll be sure to send them this video. 💙
Appreciate the kind words!! 🙏
Yeah, I struggled with my SM7B for a while trying to get it to sound how I like it..
I recently dialed my compression back a TINY bit to make it sound a bit more natural but it depends on what you like in your content..
I used to have
Ratio of 5.6:1
And now it's
4:1
And ive changed the threshold from -25db
To - 20 instead..
Everything else stays the same though..
Worth testing out to see which you like more 🥰
Can't believe I've been using my mv7 for over a year without changing any settings, and YES.. it sounded so much worse than what it sounds like now after your video! thanks man!!
I'm so glad it helped!! 🥰
MV7 is a fantastic mic but obviously can always be improved with a few filters n settings tweaks 🔥🔥🔥
Best sound setting ever!!! This is what I'm searching for long time, great work.
Thank you!!
I'm glad it helped 🔥
This is a piece of art. A Master Class if you will. My audio improved 10x with these adjustments. Audio is so important. People can stand watching a fuzzy video, but bad audio is asking for swipe to the next video. Thanks again!
I'm so glad it was useful
And I 100% agree!
People will forgive bad video but won't stay if they cant hear you properly 🔥
Awsome. There is no word to express how I am so happy after watching your video. I did apply the filters and got excellent sound quality. Thank you very much. Thank you again. You made my life.
Thank you for the kind words!
Honestly, I'm just happy I can help others with their setups and they find the info useful ^_^
Absolute legend! Thank you so much for this tutorial, I had no clue these settings existed on OBS. Keep up the good work my friend. 😀👍
No problem!💕
I'm just glad I can help other people out!!
At first I wasn't sure it was working, but by the time I got to the end, everything sounded much, much better. Thank you so much for everything.
Yeah the first filter or 2 is mostly just to avoid background noise but the compressor /limiter setup really makes a big difference
Subbed. You deserve way more subs than you currently have. Especially, w/ this level of quality editing!
Thank you for the help, i have a shure and I have been struggling with making it sound normally, it felt quiet all the time plus I had a cloud lifter, i have taken the cloud lifter out and with these settings with a few minor changes it sounds amazing. Thanks :) Good video
A video I keep coming back to every time I set up a new mic. Thx bud
I'm glad it's still useful!!!
I should do a new one for 2024 as I've tweaked or changed a couple of small things 🤭
Mostly lowered my compressor to 4:1 instead of 5.6
Thank you mate, I changed the peak meter type to True Peak now my MV7 is much louder and nicer to listen to, great video!
MV7 is a great mic too!!
That true peak thing is such a game changer for getting your levels right!!
Glad it helped 🔥
your video was super helpful! thank you so much, i just got a budget mic and it needed some serious setting adjustments but i just couldnt get it right til i saw your video, THANK YOU
Thank you!
Glad it was useful for you...🔥
Certain settings might need a tweak here n there for YOUR specific voice/room etc.. but im glad you got it to a Place you like!
This was the video I needed, THANKS!
Thank you!!
i'm glad you found the video useful ^_^
What a fudging good video!! Thank you mate! Gonna watch this again later and go over all of my settings and rework them! Keep it up.. nice
I'm glad you found it useful! 🔥
I need to figure out a way to make a video specifically to help with EQ
but it's difficult when everyone sounds different 🤭
Thanks I've been trying to figure out the filters more and your video made it really clear
Learning audio (especially in obs) is so overwhelming at first
Glad this helped 🔥
@@ajsarsfield yeh aha
Love the video, enjoy seeing all your information on TikTok, so having you here on UA-cam is pretty dope!
Thank you so much!!!
I'm trying to do more content on here this year!
I had an ond channel but it was a mess of my wedding film work and personal work so I've started this new one to expand on videos that I make on tiktok and do other personal fun projects
@@ajsarsfield That's awesome! I am excited to see what you do here, and really stoked for your journey ✌
Amazing video, thanks for that!
hey thanks that was actually very very useful !
THANK YOU. i recently got a goXlr and watched your video on that for the shure sm7b which i also got and it helped and man let me say this video helped EVEN MORE. now it post recording after some tests i can rly hear my voice and now it rly brings out the base in my voice (i dont have much lol) so thank you
I'm so glad it was useful!!! 🔥
Genuinely so happy that so many people have found this video helpful over the last year or so!! 🥰
You can't imagine how good this video is . I love it. It helped my audio / microphone so much better. I used Marvel EQ with preset Bassy and it still works amazingly. Thank you so much = )
i'm so glad it was helpful!!!
EQ is a difficult one to "teach" because of how subjective the sound is but i'm glad you found a Filter/sound you like! 🔥
Great video. Massive help. Thank you brother
Glad it helped 🔥
Thanks for the tutorial! It will help me a lot for future projects. Everything is covered and well explained 👌
Appreciate the Feedbacl/kind works!!
Thank you
This was amazing man!
Thank you so much!!
i'm glad it was useful ^_^
Exactly the video I needed! THANK YOU
I'm glad it helped!!
Sorry I wasn't top specific with the EQ settings but hopefully you can find a good sound for your voice n Mic!
@@ajsarsfield No worries, dude.
For the EQ, I use Marvel GEQ.
I guess its doing just fine :) But the rest was really really helpful!
Loved to see this video thanks a lot, I'm still tuning this mic which I have to for now almost 4-5 years but still love to see some updated how can I change my voice to be better on streams, thanks again :)
I hope it helps!!!
Audio it a tricky subject to cover cause everyone sounds different and uses different rooms/mics..
So hopefully some of this info was at least helpful 🥰🔥
Ty brother!🙏🏿
I agree with what everyone said. What a helpful video this is. definitely gonna try it next time
Thank you so much!!
I really hope it helps!
thank you bro this helped alot man
No problem at all! 🔥
I'm just glad I can hel others, 'cause I know how frustrating audio can be 🙃
This is the best guide ever i see before
Thank you so much!!
I'm glad it was useful 🔥
A lot of tutrorials are made with condenser microphones, and even if i was thanksfull for the others videos i was getting saltier xD I saw your thumbnail with a dynamic mic, tried your way and its good. Always need some tweaks to fit exactly my situation, but it was already perfect. So Thanks you a lot for your video and your time ^^
I'm glad it was helpful!! 🔥
I always assume people will tweak this setup for their own voice,
Thats why I Try and explain what each filter is doing as I went through them!
You deserve 1 million subscriber wow, you explain so well ! Thank you
Thanks for the tips! Will be testing these out in my streams
I hope it helps you!!
Audio can be so frustrating sometimes 🙃
@@ajsarsfield I'm trying to figure out if I should use a noise gate or the nvidia noise remover. noise gates can feel really jarring but the nvidia noise remover can sometimes cut out the voice.
I think it depends on how bad your background noise is...
If you have a LOT of background noise..
Fans, family pets etc then Nvidia is probably better..
A noise gate Can be a bit jarring but you could do a very light one so with a LONG hold/release time so the gate "close" doesn't sound as jarring it's more of a fade out once you stop talking
thx this helped me a lot
I'm glad it helped 🔥
Thanks for watching
Thanks bro. Helpful indeed.
Immediately subscribe ❤❤❤
Thanks for checking out the vid!!
I'm glad it was useful 🥳
Also for the sub 🔥
Perfect timing! I just set up my new mic and needed to dig up your tutorial(s) since I had used them before too... and here you are with a fresh one! Saved me so much time
Cause I moved to a new channel recently I wanted to have the same type of videos I used to make with a fresh look/updated info
So I'm currently going through my old vids and Remaking a bunch for this channel 🤭
@@ajsarsfield Oooh! That's clever! Always loved your content so can't wait to see the updates!
@@AlikaiWonderland Thank you SO much!!
You've been around n watched my content for AAAGES now.. so I really appreciate it
@@ajsarsfield please your background music is annoying sir.
A must watch video, Absolutely awesome
Thank you so much!!
I'm so glad you found it useful 🔥
Super helpful! Thank you
Thank you 🥰
I'm glad it was helpful 🔥
Just an update, now OBS has a 3-band EQ built in. Great video by the way, very good explanations of the settings.
Thanks! 🔥
Annoyingly the EQ got added JUST after I shot this haha 🙃
But I'm glad they finally added in a native one for simple audio adjustments!
Thank you very much for setting it up! I have a programming channel with over 50,000 subscribers. Only with the help of your video I was able to make a cool sound adjustment 🙏
I'm so glad it was helpful!! 🥰
its not always easy to teach, as everyone's setup is different but this settings get most people to a decent place 🔥
Good stuff and even without eq these settings sound good
Glad it helped! 🔥
Not all mics/voices need EQ, it's just a nice cherry on top if you know what youre doing..
Its SO subjective though, so its hard to teach 😅
Thank you so much
Hope it was useful 🔥
Thanks For the help
Anytime!!
I'm trying to get into UA-cam more This year, cause a lot of the topics i talk about deserve more than 30 seconds on TikTok haha
I use the Noise Suppression filter in OBS. Seems to do a good job. I use a Focusrite Vocaster which does all the compression and stuff before it gets to OBS. Only thing it doesn't have is a noise gate.
super helpful thank you
Anytime 🔥
How do I get obs to find the tdr nova file I’ve searched in my vst and can’t find it
Did you download and install it on your PC correctly?
www.tokyodawn.net/labs/Nova/2.1.6/TDR%20Nova%20(installer).zip?x24775
Gr8 explanation sir...keep it up....
Thank you so much!!
I'll do my best 🔥
Great video man I love your tiktok content too! Question though: if we have hardware that does all of these obs settings is it necessary to setup in OBS too?
Oh no! Not at all.
You can just take the principles of this video and transfer that to the hardware you use..
That way you get the same sound quality everywhere and not JUST on stream/recording..
When I had my goxlr I did all the filters on that BUT because it didn't have a built in limiter i still added that in OBS..
I have elgato wavelink now though so I can finally do everything all in 1 place
bro! you're so freakin awesome!
I assume it helped 😅
Thanks for checking out the vid 🔥🥳
Hope your channel grow. Thanks
Thank you for the kind words 💕🔥
This is exactly the video I need! I do have the suresm7b but I can never make it sound the way I would like it
If you've seen ANY of my tiktok recently you'll know I've been struggling with the same thing..🙃
Not sure what interface you have with your SM7B..
But I posted a full GoXLR settings video on my tiktok recently which might help!
I need to make a long form version of that for here 🤭
@Nightow1 I use the full goxlr but mate, just followed these tips, my audio is sounding the best it's ever sounded! Thank you so much for this video it's helped alot brother 🙏🏻
@@AtomicYin I'm so glad it helps!!
I know how annoying audio can be and even though mines not "perfect" hopefully I can help others get their mics to a usable place 🤭
Lets gooo! now i can scream on stream and it wont get clipped! Thanks man!
Hell yeah!
That's awesome to hear (literally)
I'm glad it helped you out 🔥
Your microphone sounds incredible
Thank you so much!! 🔥
I've spent a long time trying to get a sound that I like 🤭
incredible.
Hope it was useful 🔥
Hey, this tutorial was great - I fixed a lot with my voice setup, but I've noticed that when I speak, I'm still getting a slight hissing noise in the background - what's the best filter to use to tackle this without sacrificing voice quality?
If I wanted to use the nova plugin eq settings but for an goxlr min what would the settings be? I wanna use the same EQ you did for the the nova so how can I set up the goxlr mini to match the way you did the eq in OBS, what would the goxlr mini settings be in essence is what I’m asking.
Hey man! First i want to THANK YOU for this! Unlike other ytbers you actually made my audio sound so much better for my channel but im having this problem where sometimes my audio cuts certain words. Let's say for ex. (this is what happened to me yesterday) i said "general sun" but when i played it back it cut off my sun for a weird glitchy version of the word. Any idea what could i do to fix that? attack time? release? i have a k668 fifine btw
Apologies that i've taken forever to reply!
(I hope you figured it out already)
My guess would defo be the Noise gate here...
and if its at the end of speaking, it's probably the Release time being too quick,
and potentially having the "close" a little bit too high...
Funny you should say its that mic!
i've LITERALLY! just shot a review /demo of that mic.. need to edit it, so it'll be up at some point this month haha
@@ajsarsfield i already fixed it! it was the noise suppression being on RNNOISE OPTION. seems like i had to suppress the noise manually! Looking forward for the video!
perfeito
hey good video :) One important question for all Shure SM7B user: Do you have in OBS device time stamp on or off (under microphone -> properties)?
Do you mean the "Sync Offset"?
If so, I have a 160ms delay on my Microphone so it syncs up with my Mirrorless camera..
However I imagine it'd be a slightly different number for every setup
@@ajsarsfield No i mean the device time stamp under the mixer -> 3 points -> properties
Thanks big dawwwwwwwwg! I had no idea that i was missing out on crucial SH*T in my audio! I clicked on your video bc you look like my mf NEIGHBOR exactly to the tee! Eithe rway, thank you so much brodie! You got my sub! 4 more to 900! Let's goooooo!!!!
Buy a camera they say, buy a mic they say. Bought both and now I have a nice camera and mic that I don’t use. OBS won’t pick up audio and hooking the camera up direct to shure sm7b gives a horrible buzzing. If I record in audition the mic sounds decent, only problem is I can’t import my camera feed into audition. Camera and mic work separately but that’s about all. I’m all tapped out on funds from buying what people say in videos.
thanks for the video but i have the problem that whenever i whisper my voice starts to have disorders. what should i change ?
hey im having an issue where my vst plugin wasnt showing up, do you know how i can fix this issue?
I followed your video and the settings work really well for when I project my voice or use the (what I like like to call) streamer voice, but when I whisper or speak naturally it clips out, which isn't great for me cause I'm a soft speaker ;-; do you happen to know what settings I might need to adjust so that my voice gets picked up If i speak softer?
My guess would be that your noise gate is setup a little to strong..
If you speak softly then the noise gate might not realise youre speaking sometimes
So I'd try lowering the threshold a few more DB
And maybe extend the release as well by a 100 or 200 Ms
Do you have your microphone gain on 100 on the windows Sound thing ? (Not Obs or interface, literally on windows)
great video only problem is my mic won't show up in tdr nova.
If you can't see your mic, check the top right hand side of TDR Nova and change it from "Off" to "OUT" instead
That should give you the audio waves and you'll be able to see what they EQ is doing..
Hope that helps 🤞
@@ajsarsfield thanks that helped
Hello. I noticed that I can hear the noise gate closing and opening when I’m speaking through the microphone. What is the settings do I need to tweak to reduce the noisy gate’s noise please?
That would be the attack & release Time
Attack= how quickly it Opens
That's always good to have fast though cause otherwise it'll cut off the start of your words..
And then the "release" is probably what you'll want to make longer..
The larger the release is, the longer it takes to close so will be less noticeable and less abrupt..
Itll feel more like a fade out than an on off switch!
Increase that & test until you feel happy with how it sounds 🔥
I have a question regarding choosing the mic on the settings, I’m currently using hyper x and using nvdia broadcast as my noise suppressor. Do I choose the Hyperx on the setting or do I choose nvdia broadcast?
Nvidia broadcast
OBS actually integrated nvidia broadcast natively a while ago..
so you can use Nvidia noise supression in the filters now (as long as you have an RTX card and download the audio effect drivers from nvidia..
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-sdk/resources/
Saves having multiple programs running etc
I did everything you recommended in this video and it sounds much better. My only issue right now I think is the noise gate. When I have it on, my talking cuts in and out kind of abruptly and unnaturally. Is there a way to make this sound more smooth?
YES!!
If its cutting in and out too abruptly I'd probably increase the hold and release time a little bit..
You obviously want it to open quickly so it catches you when you start talking but maybe you want it to close slower once you stop saying things.. more of a "fade out" than a cut off
As long as your thresholds are set correctly..
I'd increase hold to 250 and maybe release time to 250 as well..
but obviously you'll have to play around with this to get a sound YOU like...
Audio is annoying, because it's so subjective to every voice n space 🙃
@@ajsarsfield all of your suggestions in the video definitely helped 100%, that’s the only issue. It’s very loud in my space because the AC is right next to where I stream. I will try what you just recommended and play around with it. Would you suggest noise suppression? And what is the difference between noise suppression and noise gate?
@@cosplayfitness YES!
Especially if you have an RTX card.
Noise suppression should help loads..
www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/broadcasting/broadcast-sdk/resources/
Download and install Nvidia audio effects here ^^
and choose "Nvidia Noise removal" in OBS
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Noise gate is (as the name suggests) a gate..
it opens and closes depending on the volume of the audio..
Noise Suppression filters out certain frequencies to help cut out background noise.
if you do add suppression In the filter list put it Between your Gate and Compression :)
@@ajsarsfield awesome! Thank you! I do have NVIDIA 3080
Should I turn my MIC gain down to 0 on the actual Mic itself. I use a Blue Yeti. Also, should I set my default Mic volume setting on the PC to 80 or 100?
Majority of the time you want the PC mic gain to be at 100%
Although sometimes they come up as "db" so in that case put it as 0dB
And then starting at 0 gain on the Yeti..
Increase the gain dial (while talking)
Until it hits in that -15 to -10db range in OBS meters
And that should be a good base level to start from before adding in the other filters
I found my issue. Adding the Noise suppression using NVIDIA noise removal+echo and taking off limiter. I sound so much crisper; and then adding all your tips in between I sound professional. Thanks, man.@@ajsarsfield
Should i change the sound on the back of the mic ontop of everything in this video or is that too much?
I forgot to mention that in this video..
But I keep mine flat!
You're already EQing the moc in the software and the settings on the back basicslly just ad more EQ so it's kinda unnecessary for most setups...
Leave as is 🔥
@@ajsarsfield Many thanks 😎👍
What may be causing my mic to be cutting in and out. Cause I followed the instructions and it sounds great but has this in and out sound and it doesn't stay solid I guess you call it but cuts out. What may it be or what did I do wrong maybe?
its more of a fade in and out sound
Did you copy my noise gate settings EXACTLY??
Cause if so, you might need to change them a little bit for YOUR voice and mic etc
If its doing the weird in/out thing..
then I'd guess you'd need to make your
"close threshold and open threshold" a little bit lower than the settings I have in this video..
Those settings depend on how loud YOU speak..
I think I kinda explain this at around 4:30 in the video 🤔
@@ajsarsfield I will definitely give that a go and see if that’s the problem. Thank you for helping.
having time stamps for the different categories would be great ! but otherwise fantastic video
Thanks for the heads up!
I've already started to do this for my newer videos..
I need to go back and do it to this one too!
dang my hissing issues are still there after these are applied tho my mic sounds better with it
im using a Shure SM57
Hmm.. 🤔
Hiss could be anything from electrical interference to pre amp noise..
I'd never be able to tell without seeing/ hearing your entire setup to test 🤭
Something to Try is after your "Noise gate"
Add in a noise suppression filter
(RNN noise might work)
But if not you can download the Nvidia Broadcast software and use that to maybe help too 🤞
were are the plugin links
Oops I think I forgot to add them to the description..
www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/
Loads of great plugins here ^^^
And TDR Nova www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/
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My voice sounds like those old radio broadcasts, my voice sounds like Alastor’s voice that much radio sound lol
I have a Realtek(R) audio) microphone and I can’t figure out the proper settings for this mic
found it :)
Hope it helps 🔥🔥
i cant for the life of me figure out how to get tdr nova running
brother thank you, amazing video here is a like and a sub
Thank you so much!!
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Great content! Subbed!
Thanks so much!!
I hope it helped 🔥