5 Tips For Recording BETTER Sound Effects At Home
You don't need a fully soundproofed studio in order to get good recordings and create pristine sound effects. You can record pro-quality sound effects using a recorder and some simple tips and tricks to help you create clean and lively sounds.
In this video, I share 5 tips for recording better sound effects from home. We'll discuss how to reduce environmental noise, how to reduce equipment noise, and signal-to-noise ratio, as well as other tips for recording sound effects from home.
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 1. Reduce Environmental Noise
01:17 2. Reduce Equipment Noise
03:08 3. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
03:40 4. Watch Your Levels
04:03 5. Listen With Headphones
04:54 Bonus 1 - Use Multiple Microphones When Possible
05:31 Bonus 2 - Post Processing
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David Dumais Audio is committed to creating professional, creative, and expressive sound design and music for video games. David wants to share what he has learned over the years; everything from creating energetic music to crafting ambient sounds, gun sounds, foley, recording sounds, UI sounds, game sounds and so much more.
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