I'm listening to it right now, and the sound quality is really quite good.
The audio geek in me can't resist pointing out that the levels vary quite a bit - some parts you guys are pretty quiet, then somebody says something funny and the laughing is way louder. The solution, which is a pretty non-intrusive thing with speech, is to compress the snot out of it. (This can also raise the noise floor, so it's nice if the compressor also includes a noise gate threshold control.)
I gather you're using Garage Band. I don't recall what Garage Band gives you in terms of compressors... it has a bunch of preset effects but IIRC they've all got goofy names based on what Apple thinks you should use them for. Something in there might help.
thanks..
Posted bychrismat
2005-07-14 01:54 PM
Yeah, GB has a pretty good compressor built in... I will try it for the next go around.
Actually, surprisingly, getting the levels right is just about the hardest thing of actually producing the cast.
The audio geek in me can't resist pointing out that the levels vary quite a bit - some parts you guys are pretty quiet, then somebody says something funny and the laughing is way louder. The solution, which is a pretty non-intrusive thing with speech, is to compress the snot out of it. (This can also raise the noise floor, so it's nice if the compressor also includes a noise gate threshold control.)
I gather you're using Garage Band. I don't recall what Garage Band gives you in terms of compressors... it has a bunch of preset effects but IIRC they've all got goofy names based on what Apple thinks you should use them for. Something in there might help.
Actually, surprisingly, getting the levels right is just about the hardest thing of actually producing the cast.
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