Most people have experienced the strange feeling of hearing their own recorded voice and thinking it sounds completely different from the voice they’re used to. Perhaps it sounds thinner, higher or less familiar than expected.…
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Have you noticed how someone’s voice can sound noticeably deeper when they speak close to a microphone? Move the microphone a little further away and that extra bass may disappear. This isn’t necessarily the result…
You might have finished editing your video, carefully adjusted the music and dialogue, and checked that nothing is clipping. Yet after exporting, you notice that certain sounds appear slightly distorted. One possible explanation is something…
A de-esser reduces excessive sibilance: the sharp energy in sounds such as “s” and “sh”. Use it to control distracting peaks while preserving the speaker’s natural articulation. If the voice becomes dull, lispy or strangely…
If a voice, musical instrument or sound effect becomes thin or disappears when a stereo mix is summed to mono, check channel routing, polarity and timing relationships. Increasing the volume will not solve a cancellation…
A compressor controls changes in level across a recording. A limiter concentrates on keeping peaks under control, usually with a stronger response. Use compression when speech or other material needs steadier dynamics; use limiting when…
Owl Labs announced the Meeting Owl 5 on 20 October 2026. The company describes it as a combined 360-degree video, microphone and speaker system for meeting rooms. The announcement gives a US starting price of…
How to Design Sound for an Audio Drama Podcast Good audio-drama sound design makes a scene easy to imagine without asking the listener to decode every noise. Start with clean dialogue, add one continuous sense…
If you’ve ever explored the audio settings on your camera, microphone or editing software, you’ve probably encountered two numbers that appear almost everywhere: 44.1kHz and 48kHz. At first glance, the difference seems pretty insignificant. After…
Music can completely transform a video. It adds energy to a montage, builds tension during a dramatic moment and helps establish the mood of a scene. But there’s one situation where even the perfect soundtrack…
