Quick Audio Tip!

[b9y]

Hi guys,


This may sound patronising but I thought I'd give everyone a heads up in case they didn't know, but when editing your video, it's wise to add a treble filter to the audio and raise it somewhat. It increases the clarity of your voice. It's also worth putting the bass up too!

For those who use an omni-directional mic like myself, the mic will enable the audio to have both left and right channels with different audio levels. When dragging the video clip on to a timeline (I use Premiere, not sure what it's like with other editing software) the audio is already split but one channel will be your vocals (depending on mic positioning) and the other channel will be wind noise, etc. What you have to do is select the mono signal of your vocals (either left or right side) and double it to stereo. However, this sometimes renders the video in mono dependant on your rendering settings, so it's best to listen with headphones to make sure it's not!

Hope that made sense, and sorry if you already knew it!

 

[SwissMotard]

I need to try fiddling with my audio filters, but on a naked bike you just can't do much about the wind noise.

 

[jthomas]

Good tip.

 

[BbqRider]

I will try this out next time, thanks!

 

[thunderous71]

Don't take this the wrong way as it is a good tip but it is better to get a better wind shield and better mic placement. Any post processing is always gonna downgrade something.

 

[b9y]

Don't take this the wrong way as it is a good tip but it is better to get a better wind shield and better mic placement. Any post processing is always gonna downgrade something.

It won't always do that. Post processing has been done with every single track ever released, film, tv, pretty much. So you'll be fine, no one will be able to notice the difference even if you compared. The treble helps due to the acoustics inside the helmet.

 

[b9y]

I need to try fiddling with my audio filters, but on a naked bike you just can't do much about the wind noise.

Indeed! Although the most you can do is get some fluff and cover the mic, it can work wonders at times but yea, only so much can be done!

 

[b9y]

Just to clarify if you listen with headphones it'll give you a better idea of the overall sound. Too much treble will sound tinny and horrible, just a little bit is needed.

 

[weeemrcb]

I spent aaages researching and setting this up for mine in Premiere Pro and then saved it as a preset.
Now when I vlog, I import the video, drag it to my sequence and apply the filter.

But @thunderous71 is also right. Getting a clean source is the best way to start.
Easier to tweak good audio than have to hammer bad audio into life.

Snoods are just one way of insulating your mic from the wind, but torture in the summer

 

[Merlin]

Thanks for the tip hadn't thought about playing around with audio filters in premier will definitely give it a go!

 

[BbqRider]

I've started using the Multiband Compressor effect with the Pop Master preset. It works very well to raise the vocals without dulling engine noise