15. Equalizing by Octave: The Characteristics of Each Octave Band on the Human Voice

Clean Cut Audio | The Science of Sound and the Art of Great Podcast Audio

Could this title sound any more clinical? Geez. Anyways, this is a super exciting episode! Building upon the frequency band listening exercises last week, we are now exploring more subtle and intentional moves when it comes to equalizing vocals for a podcast! In this episode we look at 10 different octave bands ranging from 32Hz to 16kHz and explore how my voice sounds when we boost each of those frequency by 2 and 4 dB, and when we cut by 2 and 4 dB. While listening to each move made in this episode, I discuss the characteristics of that frequency band and how my voice changes as we manipulate those frequencies. JOIN THE FUN ON PATREON!

My Signal Chain

Hardware:

Audio Interface: Apogee Ensemble

Microphone: Shure SM7b

Headphones: Audio-Technia ATH-M50x

Earbuds: Klipsch R6i II

Studio Monitors: Yamaha HS7

Mic Stand: Rode PS1A Boom Arm

Software:

IzoTope RX6 Mouth De-Click

IzoTope RX6 Voice De-Noise

FabFilter ProQ3

Waves Vocal

Rider Waves CLA2A

Waves L2 Limiter

Waves WLM Meter

Waves Durrough Meter

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Midroll Song: Road Trip by Joakim Karud

Closing Song: Smile by Joakim Karud

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