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What is the best approach to audio post production for a solo instrument or voice?

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Audio post production is the process of enhancing and polishing the recorded sound of a solo instrument or voice. It can make a huge difference in the quality and impact of your music, whether it is for a live performance, a studio album, or a podcast. In this article, you will learn what is the best approach to audio post production for a solo instrument or voice, and what tools and techniques you can use to achieve your desired sound.

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Jerome Renard

Mixing Hits For Global Artists - Working closely with their teams | 250M+ Streams | 2x Founder | Building for the…

1 Assess your recording

Before you start editing and mixing your audio, you need to assess your recording and identify any issues or areas of improvement. Listen to your recording carefully and critically, and take notes of what you like and what you don't. Some common problems that may affect your recording are background noise, distortion, clipping, plosives, sibilance, pitch, timing, and dynamics. You may also want to compare your recording with some reference tracks that have a similar style and genre, and see how they differ in terms of frequency balance, stereo width, depth, and loudness.

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Howard Rabach

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Many of these items are somewhat avoidable if you're the recordist as well. Still, even if you've been handed a project recorded elsewhere, and you know the scope of it, spending as much time with it up front assessing quality, eliminating errors, will make mixing, mastering, and delivery go so much more smoothly.

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Joel Felsenstein

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The best approach to audio post-production for a solo instrument or voice involves a meticulous blend of technical precision and artistic finesse. Start by capturing high-quality recordings with proper microphone placement and acoustics. In post-production, focus on tasks like noise reduction, EQ adjustments, and dynamic processing to enhance clarity and balance. Carefully apply reverb or other effects to enrich the sound without overshadowing the performance. Lastly, ensure mastering optimizes the final mix for various playback systems, preserving the intimacy and authenticity of the solo performance.

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2 Edit your audio

Editing your audio involves cutting, trimming, fading, and arranging your audio clips to create a smooth and coherent flow. You may also need to apply some basic processing, such as noise reduction, normalization, and gain staging, to improve the quality and consistency of your audio. Depending on the type and purpose of your recording, you may also want to use some creative editing techniques, such as crossfading, comping, slicing, and looping, to enhance or alter your performance. Editing your audio can be done with any digital audio workstation (DAW) software, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Audacity.

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Vocal processing and audio processing are topics which can be similar, but there is a thin line between them. When you record an audio in its raw form, you need to have few checklists is mind. 1. Is it clean? 2. does it have any pop/clicky sound in them. **Fun fact : your microphone can pick up the sound of your dry mouth, and it doesn't sound good** 3. The gain when you are recording your vox When it comes to vocal processing, you need to clean your audio by applying some basic processing such as EQ, De-sser, Compressors, Autotune and a bunch of effects When it comes to audio, there is a whole science to is called Foley. E.g. you can use the basic sounds from your surroundings and make a whole song out of it.

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3 Mix your audio

Mixing your audio involves balancing and blending your audio tracks to create a clear and pleasing sound. You may need to use some equalization (EQ), compression, reverb, delay, and other effects to adjust the frequency, dynamics, space, and tone of your audio. Mixing your audio can be challenging, especially if you are working with a solo instrument or voice, as you need to find the right balance between clarity and richness, and avoid making your audio sound too thin or too muddy. Mixing your audio can also be done with any DAW software, but you may need to use some external plugins or hardware to achieve your desired sound.

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Jerome Renard

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This is the art of mixing. Put easily: - Focus on the emotion the song evokes - Listen to what fits with the song or not - Treat the audio with a goal in mind, don't start putting EQs, Compressors, etc for no reason. Sometimes the most simple recording needs a really minimalist approach to mixing.

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4 Master your audio

Mastering your audio involves applying the final touches and adjustments to your audio to make it ready for distribution. You may need to use some limiting, loudness normalization, dithering, and metadata encoding to optimize the level, quality, and format of your audio. Mastering your audio can also help you achieve a consistent sound across different platforms and devices, and match the standards and expectations of your target audience. Mastering your audio can be done with some specialized software, such as iZotope Ozone, LANDR, or MasteringBOX, or with the help of a professional mastering engineer.

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5 Review and revise your audio

The last step of audio post production is to review and revise your audio until you are satisfied with the results. You may need to listen to your audio on different speakers and headphones, and in different environments, to check for any issues or inconsistencies. You may also need to get some feedback from other listeners, such as your friends, colleagues, or fans, and see how they react to your audio. You may need to make some minor or major changes to your audio, depending on your goals and preferences. Reviewing and revising your audio can be an iterative and subjective process, so you need to be patient and flexible.

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1 Assess your recording

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