Adobe Audition Basics for Voice Over

[@nancyofallonvo]

I am currently 3/4 through an online Adobe Audition course but I have come back to your videos several times for clarification. You have a gift for explaining things patiently, thoroughly, and often amusingly. Never condescending and never rushed. And yes, the dog clicker is a must when recording! :)

[@VoiceOverAngela]

I'm so glad that I can be of any sort of help, that's the whole point of my channel. :) Thank you for validating my efforts, you made my day!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@nancyofallonvo I am glad you found it! :)

[@hisightsmedia777]

Thank you so much Angela!! I just finished assembling my recording booth and now getting my system and software all together. This video was so helpful, and I sincerely appreciate how you explained how to get started with Audition so thoroughly.

[@WittnerMusic]

Just found you, Angela. Love your voice. New to Adobe Audition. I'd like specifics on where you went to manipulate some of the controls. Couldn't see where you went. Thanks for these videos.

[@stephaniegartmann569]

You are a life savior Angela !! Did not think that Voice Over was so complicated !!! :) until your videos!

[@gamrkidd]

Incredibly helpful Angela thank you! I’m diving into VO for the first time like, tomorrow! Trying to find time for it . I’m working as a truck driver but have invested in all the gear I need for voiceover over the past month.

[@gar7reever754]

Good luck!! I am too...only i drive as a courier...thought the parallels were a cool sign to keep going. 🇨🇦✌️

[@MillerTimeVoiceOver]

Hello Angela! Thank you so much for this video. You are a born teacher/ instructor. So clear; so simple; so informative! Keep up the good work and keep letting your light shine! -Angelo M

[@Dontdothat5300]

So this is how one can make commercial demos - the multitrack with volume control!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

💯

[@Zonkieman]

Hi Angela, Great wee demo . At 12.33 you say you can increase the volume of the vocal track using the wee icon in the bottom left of the track. Won't that just adjust the volume of that `clip' ON the Vocal track not the volume of the whole track ?.

[@BitsAndPieces-h9j]

Always great angela. I'm surprised you did not mention the audio ducking feature which works pretty well for combining narration over music.

[@VoiceOverAngela]

I only share what I use. I don't use this feature, so I don't pretend to know everything about it. 😉

[@j4ta680]

Hey Angela, thanks, just found your channel. I'm considering switching from free Audacity to Adobe Audition, but my larger question is about your treated space and microphone. Would you mind sharing what you use for mic/interface/sound dampening space? Thanks, Justin

[@WolveriaTV]

The stopping for AC had me cracking up. I lived in Phoenix for 30 years so I completely understand. Thank for you this tutorial, it was extremely helpful as are all of your videos!

[@donovanw.2943]

I recently started recording a friend's audiobook and this is really helpful. Thank you :)

[@sierramorlock4843]

Love your content regarding Adobe Audition! it's been extremely helpful.

[@mamachay18]

First of all, thank you so much for your videos. You’re very good at what you do & I love your voice. My only issue (and this issue belongs to ME, not you) is that I am a COMPLETE beginner. Do you offer videos that go over terminology & explanations of very basic editing? I’ve got to learn 4 basics things to apply to my own VO for an audition/interview in a week, so I need the real BASICS. Hoping you’ve got some advice. Thank you so much again for your content!

[@melissaownby5644]

Thank you so much for breaking this down - I'm just starting out and have been interested in this for my own audiobooks. I just ordered a dog clicker!

[@j4ta680]

Hey Angela, thank you so much. How did you learn all this stuff???

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@j4ta680 self taught for the most part, lots of youtube, learning from vo groups. Got coaching after 1.5 years, should've started sooner...

[@PrisonProfessors]

Question: At 9:30 in the video you speak about a "clicker" to leave a spike. What kind of clicker? Is that clicker part of the software? Is it something else? Thanks for all of your helpful information.

[@VoiceOverAngela]

I use a dog training clicker to mark mistakes. Or, you can clap, or snap, or use something else that makes a sharp noise. Thanks for watching!

[@monstersandmothers4475]

Wow this was beyond the most helpful video for me. All this time I was winging it and have loved AU for the longest not even tapping its potential. You managed to help me in countless ways. I do podcasts and I'm just now starting out on ACX. Thank you so much!

[@yellowsunflowers9737]

Thank you, very refreshing approach. Finally I can understand where to start 😊🙏

[@VoiceOverAngela]

You are so very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@yellowsunflowers9737]

🙏😊

[@Lavenderchai62]

Hello Angela your video's have been very helpful. I just started using adobe audition your -db on the right side show -1 , -3 , -6 and -9. How do i get mine to do that? Mine shows -1, -2, -4 and -6

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hover your mouse over that right side section and then scroll your mouse, it essentially zooms in and out.

[@stephaniegartmann569]

Hello Angela . have an issue again . I think I am on the ACX for author page and not narrator because there is no upload button. How to switch please? I have 3 auditions waiting to do. thanks

[@lilliangonzales8893]

I don't have a dedicated/treated room, but decided to use my closet...the audio (and new mic) sounded great! but it rained, so I hear a little pitter patter in a few spots...what is a good edit effect for that?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

I would think there are too many different frequencies of sound to remove within dialogue to use an effect. You may have to either heal brush then out, insert room tone over them or re-record that section if they are that audible in the recording.

[@jsamuel0114]

Hey Angela, how do you record your screen while recording yourself at the same time with your mic? I’d like to start doing video tutorials so any tips are highly appreciated. Thanks!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Thanks for watching! I think at the time of this recording I was using OBS. But I've since moved to streamyard, it's super easy to use

[@jsamuel0114]

@@VoiceOverAngela been watching since 2021! And thank you so much 😊

[@mrtall24]

Thank you for the great tips.

[@VoiceOverAngela]

My pleasure, my friend.

[@karterkuehn]

I want to use Adobe Audition to make music videos of my past recordings. How can I use Adobe Audition to do this? I would be adding additional sound files to the video. Wav or MP3 best? I'm planning on a KZbin page to place all my music videos. Thank you. Carter Kuehn

[@VoiceOverAngela]

If your final output, or finished product is video format, you'll need video editing software. I use Adobe premiere pro for video. Adobe audition is for audio output only.

[@christineayala3343]

Hi Angela! Thanks so much for this!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hope it helps, I think I'll have to make a part 2. Maybe even a part 3 ha ha!

[@christineayala3343]

@@VoiceOverAngela Thats great because I did complete two auditions and submitted them, but I don't believe I edited them properly. Once I get over the editing hump I think I will feel more confident. I noticed that in the General menu it shows all the coordinates for your audio clip. I just need help adjusted those to meet the ACX requirements. If you can share some help on that I will help my daughter with it. We both appreciate you! Thanks so much again!!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@christineayala3343 yeah editing is the tough part... but once you get it, you are golden.... it took alot of playing with different settings to find some that worked and then I saved them as a rack preset in audition. Saves so much time... that'll be a good point to touch on for another video. 😉

[@adriennea8878]

@@VoiceOverAngela Hi I am Christine daughter Adrienne. Thank you so much! We are both determined to figure this out . Thank so much for all your help.

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi Adrienne! Thank you for watching and you are so very welcome! I love the determination, keep pushing forward!

[@BrendaLaveigne]

Ms. Angela. I am embarrassed to ask you if you could give me a name of someone who could help me with the presets. I am all set up to record but have waisted too much time trying to get the presets to work. I purchased the NS1from Waves but I can't get it on my preset. I just want to start working and have put money into setting all this up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@tamingthebeastinme7555]

Thanks Angela🥰

[@stephaniegartmann569]

Hello Angela. Ok so I am of a better understanding with ACX, and thanks but question on audition. When I search books it says available but when I go to my audition it is already taken. How to find it available?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

You just have to be fast. Don't wait on an audition. Also, it could be that the RH already had a narrator lined up but had to post it on ACX for the contract or for Royalty Share options.

[@stephaniegartmann569]

@@VoiceOverAngela thanks so much Angela. yes it seems to working for auditions now.. I do what you suggested to do and thanks to email them. despite it said it was done it wasn't. :)- I just have that use with the narrator page I posted on your other video about that it is author page and not narrator I am in on ACX. because thereis no upload button to send auditions :( not sure how to switch it

[@stephaniegartmann569]

@@VoiceOverAngela Got my 1st contract!!! yeah... it's a 20 book contract !!!!! The author has about 20 books in the series. I just have to figure out the ACX and find their nr to call

[@stephaniegartmann569]

@@VoiceOverAngela thank you for being there for us newbies.

[@gar7reever754]

This is sooo helpful wow!! Exactly what i needed to get a,solid knowledge of the basics...beginning VO as we speak so thanks so much!!✌️🇨🇦🩶

[@jimwilliams6827]

Moving the volume with key frames is called rubber banding.

[@jimwilliams6827]

In punch n roll, the replacement you add HAS to be the same time length as what it is replacing!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@jimwilliams6827 if you're splicing or using punch n roll to correct something later? If you find something you need to revise afterwards, I would just record the new line in another file and paste it over the incorrect line.

[@jamesfriday7580]

I use Adobe Audition to convert text to speech. I can’t get the full duration of the text to output as audition. I will have a one hour piece of text but the program only outputs 6-8 minutes. Any idea?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

As I have never used audition for this purpose, so I don't have any thoughts about the issue. It may be the format in which you are saving it as? I honestly didn't even know you could do this with audition.

[@jamesfriday7580]

@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you, I will try saving in another format. MP4 instead of WAV.

[@lancem637]

your videos are great!!!

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

Does audition offer any functionality that premiere pro does not? I have a limited budget and can't really afford a ton of programs

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Audition is for audio and Premiere Pro is for video. :) If you have to pick one, go with Audition for voice over.

[@lyrics.5941]

Hi Angela! How did you initially learn Adobe Audition and all about the plug-ins? Did you take a course, or did someone teach you, or did you just watch videos? Thanks for making this video!!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi! Thanks for watching! I learned through a combination of these, alot of trial and error, KZbin videos as well as an Adobe Audition Course created by an audio engineer.

[@nancyofallonvo]

@@VoiceOverAngela Do you mind telling me which course you took Angela? I am taking an Adobe Audition course on Udemy currently. It's fine and the British teacher is good, but much of his humor is lost on me and often unnecessary fluff. He tends to rush through examples. Its been challenging for me coming from using a totally different DAW and I really want a good understanding of Adobe Audition!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@nancyofallonvo I took the Audition course by Tim Tippets, the VO Guru and Audio Engineer. votechguru.thinkific.com/courses/audition-ready-audio-course

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@nancyofallonvo thank you for the coffee!!! Lord knows I should buy stock in the stuff.... ha ha! Xoxoxo

[@nancyofallonvo]

@@VoiceOverAngela Me too. I love my caffeine!

[@jennifergross3506]

I have a washer dryer on the wall opposite this computer system that I am currently drying during this tutorial. I forgot that I have to be more careful when to do both at the same time...

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Absolutely!

[@jakealden2517]

I am having a problem with .wav files in Adobe. I am able to create a new audio file and save it as a .wav file. However, on my Mac when I go to upload the .wav file to an email or a pay-to-play platform, the file on my screen is in light gray color and will not allow me to upload it. I can click on the file and play it on my computer, but I am not allowed to upload it. Any advice? Thanks!

[@VoiceOverAngela]

A wav file is an uncompressed audio file, so it's larger than an mp3. Some sites either do not allow a wav file to be uploaded or may have a size requirement. And good for email, it may be too large. For emails, you'll either need to zip, or use a Google drive link or another file transfer service like wetransfer.

[@jakealden2517]

@@VoiceOverAngela Wow thanks for the quick reply. I will check with my client and see if they will allow me to submit the file outside of the platform, or perhaps as a zip file. I appreciate your time and the information.

[@kushCoder]

Keep up the great vids! Very helpful very fast for making my first video!

[@ericsesame6321]

I read on a recent meditation video that KZbin has suspended monetization for meditation channels. Is that true? If so, what if all of your content is 100% original, (branding, video, music, script, voiceover)?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi Eric! I have not heard that meditation channels can not or have been barred from monetization. The monetization is nice but the platform to market yourself is just as important. KZbin is a great way to be found for voice over, you just need to find the right formula to be found by the right people.

[@ericsesame6321]

@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you for your reply! I started a new channel and it took a long time to earn the money to buy equipment, so I hope that post was in error. I discovered your channel when searching how to remove noise clicks in Audition which led me to RX 9. I will definitely watch more of your videos to see if you address how to build an audience in such a massive KZbin category. Thanks again for your help.

[@308KingsRoad]

This was helpful

[@bham6623]

Hi Angela, as a new audiobook narrator I love your channel! I have my first long book on the books but I'm wondering how you go about recording the longer ones--for my short ones I've really just done them all in the same file, but I don't think that will work for something so long, so I'm curious what the norm is! thanks :D

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi! Thank you for watching! For the longer books, I record each section or chapter in a separate file and then process each one the same way so they are uniform in sound. I think I may have a few other videos on my channel about audiobook production as well that go into more detail. :)

[@bham6623]

@@VoiceOverAngela Awesome! thank you!

[@n3ro-tulip]

You a really fking helpful Angela

[@princeicio]

What about audacity?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

I used Audacity in the very beginning, for only about a month or 2. I switched to Audition and know much more about Audition than I do about Audacity.

[@jennifergross3506]

Here is a question... how do I... -Find music -Add music -Does it need to be copyright free music I am originally a photographer and a stickler about copyright issues...

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi Jennifer! I get my music from Storyblocks.com, I pay for the license to use the music, video and sound effects found there. Check it out! :)

[@muhammadakbarfauzi201]

You can find Non Copyright Music in KZbin Music Library

[@stephiroth2176]

Trying to watch this on my phone was not a good idea I can’t see what’s going on haha 😂

[@stephaniegartmann569]

Hi again Angela.. soon you will be charging us a fee for too many questions :)-. ok I got out of Adobe Audition and went back in but now they recording will not record :(

[@victorkrottner3818]

BEWARE! THEY WANT $103 FROM ME TO CANCEL!

[@oscrbnd]

You call it a basics video, and then proceed to spend 5 minutes blathering about potential add ons. Lots of wasted time here.

[@VoiceOverAngela]

Hi! Thanks for watching, I feel plugins are important to touch on for Voice Over use. I assume that is what I was blathering about, however I do that alot so I'm not sure. :) Have a great day!

[@oscrbnd]

@@VoiceOverAngela It just seems like you're freewheeling with no discernible list of "basics" that newcomers are looking for. You state that plugins are a "touch", but are they more important to know about than "basics"? Have a great day!