who knows adobe's audition well? - nasally voice!

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robfilms

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who knows adobe's audition well?

i have an interviewee who has a very nasally voice.

i was wondering if adobe's audition could be helpful.

perhaps tap down some of her highest frequencies?

i don't know audition but i do know there is a slight amount of software tweaking that can "help" a voice.

any and all thoughts are appreciated.

be well.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
Almost any sound editing software with frequency equalization (aka, EQ), or an EQ plug-in can help... to an extent.
Most software EQs have a number of presets which could be a good starting point. It helps to be familiar with the EQ process though. A graphic (or paragraphic) type is probably the easiest for a newbie comprehend.
 
I would first try the parametric EQ where you can "tune" the frequency up and down until you find the offending frequencie(s). I have found this handy many times.
If you find it hard to "hit" the frequency, it sometimes help to set the filter for "boost" instead of cut and then as you tune by the offending frequency, it will jump out at you.
 
thanks for the replies.

i have never worked at trying to "change" an interviewee's voice.

even if it would help her responses be heard.

any other approaches?

thanks in advance.

be well.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
Richard Crowley said:
I would first try the parametric EQ where you can "tune" the frequency up and down until you find the offending frequencie(s). I have found this handy many times.
If you find it hard to "hit" the frequency, it sometimes help to set the filter for "boost" instead of cut and then as you tune by the offending frequency, it will jump out at you.
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What Mr. Crowley said. IIRC, "nasally" is in the region around 2.5kHz, but every voice is different and unique, so you have to search for the correct placement of your cut.
 
robfilms said:
i have never worked at trying to "change" an interviewee's voice.

even if it would help her responses be heard.

any other approaches?
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None that work well. The human voice doesn't lend itself to one-size-fits-all solutions. If you want an improvement, you have to do the work. Just the way it is.
 
Sometimes people who sound nasal have sinus cavities that kind of resonate, and this either creates a missing chunk of frequencies at a particular frequency, or enhances a narrow range - and like people have said, if you can find this peak or notch, you can try to tune it out. Audition's not bad at eq tweaks.
 
Richard Crowley said:
I would first try the parametric EQ where you can "tune" the frequency up and down until you find the offending frequencie(s). I have found this handy many times.
If you find it hard to "hit" the frequency, it sometimes help to set the filter for "boost" instead of cut and then as you tune by the offending frequency, it will jump out at you.
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i need to hit the web video and see how to use parametric eq software in audition or soundtrack pro so i can "tune" the offending frequencies.

i can understand the concept, but without having actually done the tuning, i haven't a clue!

ymmv

any leads as to self-teaching the use of parametric eq software?

thanks in advance.

be well.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
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