Increase Audio CLARITY (Crisp Clear Dialogue) in DaVinci Resolve 18 | Lav Mics Especially!

Sometimes Dialogue just need to be a little bit clearer. Today I'll show you a few simple techniques to make your audio clearer and easier to understand in DaVinci Resolve 18.

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0:00 Clearer Vocals
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3:16 Make it Better
4:51 Even Better Yet
5:23 Remove Mud/Boom
6:05 Before/After

[digitalcity]

As a mixer on many docos I'm always dealing with dialog EQ. My tip is to start with subtraction not boost. Lav mics and boom mics in roomy environments have ugly chest or room resonance, usually around 200hz. With a narrow notch (bell) reduce that frequency first. It is amazing how that first step increases clarity. You can tune the frequency by first adding boost and sweeping the frequency till you hear the resonance of the frequency that is making the sound muddy. Then reduce gain at that frequency. Next step can be high pass to filter rumble then play with boost in higher frequencies. You will use less hi boost when you've tidied up the mud first. Also be aware you might need a tight notch around sibilance which sits around 6khz. Often a specific 'de-ess' plugin might be best used to fix this.

[EncourageFaith]

Thanks, Jason. That really helped. I appreciate that the advice wasn't too technical as I can get lost quickly. This was something I can implement immediately.

[QrooSpanish]

Your channel is awesome! You are my first stop to fix my videos.

[NeilOutdoor]

Loved it !!! Now I will use it everytime

[markjohnson]

Thanks for your great tutorials. I think for most of us, audio is the biggest area for improvement and is often overlooked or not given the priority it deserves.

[TinpotTravellers]

You're helping me a lot. thanks, Jason.

[MarcusAlsterfjord]

Thank you for an easy walkthrough for someone who is completely new to resolve

[thebondoc]

This has been a game changer! No MORE MUDDY AUDIO! Just subscribed!

[CJSmallz]

Always appreciate the tips and tutorials - audio is one of the toughest things to master IMO!

[tnsquidd]

Super easy to follow and helpful tutorial! Instantly solved my 'soft' sounding audio issue. It's good to know that this is a problem that can be fixed easily just with some EQ work

[PJPantelis]

Really well explained, Jason. Thanks!

[tomazzaman]

Sir, your timing is absolutely perfect. Literally got delivered my Sanken COS-11D yesterday.

[jer]

Jay, awesome❗Even I can do this now after watching this and your previous EQ video. Goodbye crappy vocals, hello pro audio. Thank you.

[Desmo]

Thank you so much! This has made a big difference to my LAV mic recorded audio! 👍

[codesoak]

Thank You Soo Much. Finally voice over is improved by these EQ settings.. 😃😃

[overkillphil]

Perfect timing. I just used a new lav mic for my last video and I thought it sounded a bit muddy. I'll definitely use this technique on my voice for my next video. Thank you!

[BroZachD]

Seems like perfect timing, I was struggling with my audio on a clip and its been eating at me.

Thanks!

[venkateshsandharmaraj]

hi sir, i am from tamilnadu india your my Davinci Teacher sir💐🤝

[BikeBoatandTravel]

Thanks again Jason, these audio tips have been very helpful without a lot of work. Perfect KISS (keep it simple stupid!!) Cheers. 🇨🇦👍

[virta-tube]

Great Video sir. I'm still working on my audio settings for my videos, but you've taught me everything I know about audio in DaVinci Resolve. Thank you!