Learn VOCAL ADJUSTMENTS In Simple Steps

1. Vocal Normalization Class Intro: Hi, there. Are you struggling with how to normalize vocals in audio editing or production? That is, sometimes you will have an audio file, but a part may sound louder than the other parts. If that is your problem, then this class is definitely for you. Follow my simple steps as I teach you how to normalize vocals to sound equal in audio production or audio editing. My name is Godfrey. Hi, I'm your teacher. Now, let's get started. 2. Vocal Normalization: Hi, Welcome to the vocal normalization class. In this class, I will teach you how to normalize vocals when it comes to audio editing, audio production. Sometimes you may have an audio file, but you realize some parts sounds louder than other parts. For example, is this file right here. Now, it is. You check where I've highlighted. You realize the audio or the wave here is bigger than this part. Okay? When it happens like that, it means this part is obviously louder than the spot. Anyway, let's take a listen to this audio file. Okay. Right. So I'm sure you've heard that some parts of your slit sound louder than other parts. I mean, by just even seen the waves, you'll be able to identify or tell the parts with sound louder than the other pods. Aside, using the waves to identify that, you can also use the volume meter down here, where the cursor is, okay? So you can use the volume meter down here to identify whether some parts sound louder than other parts. So let's give it a play and focus on that volume meter down here. What occurs iris. Okay. So I'm sure you are able to notice that anytime the female voice comes in, it hits around six dB or nine dB. But then anytime the male voice, which is lower comes in, it hits around 15 dB, 018 DB, or even two of dB. Maybe you didn't pay attention. Let's take a listen again and this time round focus again on that volume meter down here. You've seen it. Okay, So when it happens like that, sometimes it becomes so irritating. But don't worry because we will normalize it for them to sound equal. That is why we are here, right? Okay, so how do we normalize the vocals to sound equal? We get to effect up here. Make sure you follow my cursor up here. Now you left-click on effects. It drops the box and then you go to amplitude and compression. Amplitude and compression. It drops another option again, and then you come to speech volume level. Speech volume level. You'll click, left-click on speech volume level. And then you come to preset right here, okay? So you left-click on the preset button, then it drops the options here. So it has the default, it has the medium, it has solved, it has strong. Now, after this particular class, you can choose to use any of the options here, depending on which works for you, on the type of audio you are working on. Okay? So you can use the medium you can use salty can use strong. But then again, we will be using all of them in this class for you to know the difference. And you'll be able to choose the one which best works for you, right? Okay, so let's start with soft. You select Soft, left-click on it, and then you apply. Okay? So here we go. Now you realize the levels are equal, the waves, they are equal, right? Okay, let's go back. It was like this. You've seen it. When we apply the effect, that is the speech volume level soft effect, it became like this. Now you've seen that the waves are equal. Alright? And as much as some parts may be still smaller and all. But I will explain to you why. Let's take a listen again. Right? So now you've realized that the vocal levels sound equal. Some parts don't sound louder than other parts. And I'm also showing you paid attention to the volume meter down here. If you didn't pay attention. Let's take a listen this time round, pay attention to the volume level down here. Okay? Right. So I'm sure you also saw that level here. It was between negative nine dB and negative six dB. The volumes are just equal, right, as compared to how it was previously like this one. Okay, Let's move on to apply that other options, talking medium or strong. Now the reason why they have those options is because sometimes some files are really stubborn. Some parts will be super low than the other parts, okay, that is why the proteins, those options, so that at least if it's very severe or if it's intense, you'll be able to still work on it. So let's come to Effect again. Amplitude and compression. Then you drop it down to speech volume level. Okay? This time we are choosing medium. Alright? Then you apply. Okay? So this time round, that volume will be very equal as compared to the previous soft effect. Right? So that's about it. And you've seen how we've applied that medium effect as well. Same way you can choose to do that is strong. So again, you come to amplitude and compression. You scroll down to speech volume. Okay, quick one. Let's take it back to how it was. Okay, alright. So go to Effects. Click on it, amplitude and compression. You scroll down to speech volume level. Then this time round we are applying Strong. Left-click on it and then you apply. Okay? So it is strong, has given it a more leveled up file. You get it. So you see everything is leveled. Everything like you don't realize any part is you don't know what else what my alarm. So you don't realize any part is louder or even the wave is bigger. And all of that, because they're all equal. Now, let's take a listen. Right? So I'm sure by now you've known how to normalize vocals. Just in case you are working on a stubborn audio file, you can apply these simple steps and then you'll be able to normalize the vocals or even the audio file, because it even applies to music. Alright? If you have a music file and then some parts sounds louder than other parts, you can still use it. And it works. Make sure that you keep practicing and you keep doing great out there. Thank you for following these simple steps. Go out there, Lenhart, and be great.