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Subject:Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it Posted by: Colin Basterfield Date:2/26/2013 5:12:48 PM Hi, I'm trying to do a voice over onto a video, and am having trouble keeping my voice volume consistent over the length of a sentence. I start off big and peter out. I've tried breathing differently, doing it in my native dialect, and different accents I can do, but if I do it in my best English I peter out. Now my question is two fold, 1. Does anyone know of a good link to a tips web site that'll help me improve, without employing a speech therapist 2. What are some of the techniques I could use to correct it in Sound Forge? e.g. audio envelopes Any ideas would be most welcome and apologies if the forum feels for the most part my question isn't strictly sound forge related Kind regards Colin
Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it Reply by: Geoff_Wood Date:2/26/2013 5:33:02 PM Waves Vocal Rider plugin. Like an automatic volume envelope. Fewer artefacts than doing it with compression.... geoff Message last edited on2/26/2013 5:33:51 PM byGeoff_Wood.
Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it Reply by: Colin Basterfield Date:2/26/2013 8:43:33 PM Thanks for the tip Geoff, I'll check it out. Cheers Colin
Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it Reply by: rraud Date:2/27/2013 10:17:30 AM I recall a [free] stand-alone app. 'The Levelator' to be useful. Though I prefer more control parameters, this would be good for the inexperienced. Also free, the Jeroen Breebaart 'Broadcast Processor' VST plug-in. Not as simple to operate as a one knob plug, but it works well. It could get a newbie into trouble and do more harm than good.

Subject:Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it

Date:2/26/2013 5:12:48 PM

Hi,

I'm trying to do a voice over onto a video, and am having trouble keeping my voice volume consistent over the length of a sentence.

I start off big and peter out. I've tried breathing differently, doing it in my native dialect, and different accents I can do, but if I do it in my best English I peter out.

Now my question is two fold,

1. Does anyone know of a good link to a tips web site that'll help me improve, without employing a speech therapist
2. What are some of the techniques I could use to correct it in Sound Forge? e.g. audio envelopes

Any ideas would be most welcome and apologies if the forum feels for the most part my question isn't strictly sound forge related

Kind regards
Colin

Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:2/26/2013 5:33:02 PM

Waves Vocal Rider plugin. Like an automatic volume envelope.

Fewer artefacts than doing it with compression....

geoff

Message last edited on2/26/2013 5:33:51 PM byGeoff_Wood.

Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it

Reply by: Colin Basterfield

Date:2/26/2013 8:43:33 PM

Thanks for the tip Geoff, I'll check it out.
Cheers
Colin

Subject:RE: Spoken Word consistency and how to standardize it

Reply by: rraud

Date:2/27/2013 10:17:30 AM

I recall a [free] stand-alone app. 'The Levelator' to be useful. Though I prefer more control parameters, this would be good for the inexperienced.
Also free, the Jeroen Breebaart 'Broadcast Processor' VST plug-in. Not as simple to operate as a one knob plug, but it works well. It could get a newbie into trouble and do more harm than good.