Make Your Voice Sound Better - Vocal EQ Zones

This video is an in-depth look at post-production EQ for dialogue. This could be for a podcast, voice over or YouTube video where you want the audio to sound professional. I will be breaking down the frequency spectrum into 6 zones to keep the video focused. These zones should be used as a guide only and will have to be adjusted to your dialogue or voice. I would never suggest copying exactly what I do and I hope you use your ears to guide your final EQ choices. These techniques work with condenser and dynamic microphones and with all room sizes.

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►Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - 0Hz to 50Hz
2:10 - 50Hz to 200Hz
6:40 - 200Hz to 600Hz
9:00 - 600Hz to 4kHz
10:00 - 4kHz - 8kHz
12:00 - 8kHz+

Edit: The bandwidth control on the analog style EQ does not actually affect the low boost I was doing. I set it before listening so I wasn’t really aware. Note - sometimes you should read the manual before turning dials randomly!

[Podcastage]

Thank you so much for this. You’re saying important things here! 1st) the high pass. I hear people advocating for 80 - 120Hz, and that has always been so aggressive for spoken word. Also the amount of super sizzly and grainy sounding podcasts because folks crank up a high shelf from 5kHz above. Great tutorial here my friend. Keep up the great work.

[belewis]

haha he didn't dare correct the wife's voice

[PingWine]

Finally a guide that doesn't just tell you to boost treble by 12db or something stupid like that

[inthemix]

►Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - 0Hz to 50Hz
2:10 - 50Hz to 200Hz
6:40 - 200Hz to 600Hz
9:00 - 600Hz to 4kHz
10:00 - 4kHz - 8kHz
12:00 - 8kHz+

[linmusic]

Today I came to know you are married 😂 ( belated congratulations )

[AstralYouth]

me who owns a cheap mic : *taking notes*

[hellafarious]

Would of been helpful to hear a final A/B after all the cuts/boosts

[functionalcurve]

Boosting above 8k to get “air” is useful and common in music production for vocal tracks, which is why you hear people talking about that. But dialogue mixing is an entirely different thing than mixing singers into a music track.

[DeeNelsonDee_nels_on_duty]

8:50 man was scoring points for his wife to say her voice is perfect just the way it is, i see you brother cant wait to flaunt my wife's voice like that😂😂😂😂

[omicron-prsnl]

If you really want to turn the audio spectrum into swiss cheese, at least use a dynamic EQ.

[brian.francisco]

My god, this was INCREDIBLY helpful! So many videos out there are just like "This is how an EQ works, every mic and voice is different, so you'll have to play around with it to get it right". Thank you so much for actually delving into what it is we're supposed to look for when tuning vocal EQ, I understand all settings will differ in the end, but knowing what it is to look for immediately got me on 500% better footing to start with than any other video out there

[AVMusic]

The videos just keep getting better. Best teacher on YouTube

[eliasmeza]

Your channel is the best for FL tutorials. Everything is professional and to the point. Not only that, your teaching methods are simple and that is what makes your videos amazing. You deserve more attention man! Love your content!

[chroniclesofalpha]

I'm officially watching In The Mix on an hourly basis. That's 45 minutes of In The Mix and then 15 minutes of relaxing while watching In The Mix. Unbelievable comparisons, analogies and such golden knowledge coming from this guy. Beyond thankful!

[bishalbarman]

Damn.. I'd love hear a poem from you... your voice is so relaxing

[skyespearfishing]

Cracking video do you think you could do your bigger brother a favour and sort out my audio! For my YouTube?

[tombuck]

There's so much insanely helpful info here, I know I'm years late to the party, but thank you!

[vickatnite_]

“As autumn takes a grip on the Highlands and Islands... I lose a lot of that warmth” -In the Mix 2021

[jidenshaotoko]

Honestly, this video alone deserves 1 billion views. This is by far the most comprehensive and easy to understand video on the subject I've seen on YouTube. It helps you understand what you're doing and why you're doing it. Thank you very much for all the effort and hard work! Wish you the best.

[swschilke]

If you figured out the EQ settings for your voice with a specific Microphon, does these values stay the same or will it vary? I.e., can I save it as a preset and always use it?
Could you do more about audio postprocessing for dialogue, voice over and podcasting?
Kind regards
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