Make Your Voice Sound Amazing -- Streaming MasterClass Ep 8

[@Senpai]

Feedback time. We'll be adding about two new episodes to the Master Class every month. What topics do you wish there was a Master Class video on? HIT ME (with feedback, not your hand)

[@shampotanker]

Hello man,many thanks for this video! What about 1)An AI noise remover BEFORE or AFTER the Noise Gate (since when gate opens because of your voice the background noise pops out too 2) De-essing directly on Elgato EQ or using a specific plug-in. Thanks!

[@VillamDairathian]

I really appreciate these tutorials videos. Ill be setting up our new office soon, so this will be very helpful. My fiancée and I stream/record gaming videos together and one of the biggest issues we've had is audio. Specifically, our mics picking up on each other's audio. Would you please consider making one of these videos talking about setting up audio for a two, or more, person stream? We would be very greatful if you did.

[@ARealPenguin]

would love to see ajustment for BEACN MIC with the BEACN Software, since you only displayed Elgato

[@IntrovertedEddie]

Senpai Sessions ftw

[@iamfatness]

Really important for most creators is if you use too much effects and compression it can be hard to listen to for long periods of time. The typical "radio voice" that I see most creators chasing is good for 30-60 seconds spots in between songs but listening to that for an hour or longer is very difficult. It's not something most people can articulate why, but they know it feels exhausting to listen to.

[@darkbunglex]

Quick piece of constructive criticism : Please consider removing your background music when demonstrating small audio changes. Primarily when discussing noise gates it is very hard to hear the examples of background hum in your demo. Cheers mate and love the channel

[@mitchy5994]

I'd honestly rather them reupload with these changes than them make a new video 6 months down the road like they've been doing

[@DisPaisy]

6:55 Elgato Wave Link (V.2) now allows you to record 15 seconds of your voice directly with the software now

[@Ur1zenn]

how

[@DisPaisy]

@Ur1zenn you'll need the V.2 Beta. After you installed the new version, you'll get a new button on the effect page

[@NovaisaBosss]

lol pls turn music off for some audio listening parts. thank you 😫😂❤

[@InfantryInk]

Hey Editor some feedback when hes talking about a weird hum that you can barely hear MAAAAAAYBE turn off the music so we can hear what hes talking about just for a sec

[@SpaceDuckGG]

Just wanted to say the sweep and cut fixed an issue I've been having for a while. Thanks Harris!

[@SoeaOu]

Thanks, this series is the best.

[@b3LawsonVocals]

this fixed every audio complaint i had with my stream! thank you for this big brain information!🙌

[@LifeOfCole]

Absolute Grinder. 11pm uploads? Thank you for this series

[@PLAYCOREE]

5 am in germany, woke up, oh another video from him

[@GwettoGaming]

He's got a new born so we get it when we get. Got to respect the Grind.

[@folmaren]

Honestly this has been a massive help when setting up my mic, thank you so much for making this!

[@johnbehm6402]

I find it hard to notice the subtle audio changes when talking about things like EQ and noise gate when there's background music playing over the whole video.

[@CGJoe]

You need better headphones

[@SjorsMaster]

I agree with@@CGJoe, I can hear it just fine

[@Leo_the_Frog_1]

I agree that there could be certain parts of the video that shouldn't have background music like when he wasn't talking to have us hear the background noise

[@malerra]

I just did that sweep and cut and found I had 3 resonant frequencies. It sounds much better with that done. Thank you.

[@Danilyn_Livao]

Such an awesome episode, Senpai!💯 I love how you break everything down with such clarity and practical advice-it’s definitely going to make a difference in my streaming setup. Can’t wait for the next episode! 👍

[@PLAYCOREE]

Love the children's bandaids, really match your shirt!

[@ayebrian]

What i use is do a normal recording through stream deck and open that voice recording file. I made sure i set the input as mic (NON fx) and output in the SFX from wave link. There i can adjust the eq when adjusting the vst while listening to the recording in real time.

[@rushdarkshadow]

I love all the old videos you used to do for steaming setup Harris!

[@Sir_Bercilak]

I would LOVE an eq setup for the GoXlr specifically. The slider being different makes it hard to follow along

[@SnapandBoomGaming]

Voice 1 sounded deeper and clearer but has a little mouth sounds and two didn’t have this but seemed lower

[@DG88Personal]

Massive help, I love how it shaped my mic's output. I am using an Audio Technica AT-2020 and used your wave link settings as a foundation. EQ with Tokyo Dawn Records Nova, Noise Gate with ReaGate, and Compression with ReaComp. Making due with what I have lol.

[@tube-master]

Thanks for this awesome voice masterclass that levels up the quality of your voice

[@V1ktorGee]

i remember learning something and I highly recommend to others. don't use noise gate if you don't need to, rather you should use noise suppression. reason being that noise gut just as implied cuts off the audio while on the other hand noise suppression lowers the volume instead of completely cutting it off. this means its less likely to cut off the start and end of sentences like noise gate can sometimes do

[@cjfoster8831]

What about if you arent using elgato hardware? What about standard OBS plugins

[@0rokami]

Adding my voice to the complaints on the music playing during subtle audio adjustments. Especially around the noise gate for this video.

[@MichaelCMoor-by1ei]

Great video!

[@Dragotic]

I really needed this video, I’m so glad you did this lol

[@LucaDePazzi]

Tested on the new DJI mic mini and the EQ is pretty nice. Had to lower down the high frequencies but very helpful! thanks

[@MechTechRW]

Sounded a bit over compressed. I like punchy consonants, but these were Ali consonants. Lol. A nice starter guide, but it might not be a bad idea to mention getting your signal hot enough before going into processing. i imagine that would help your compression settings. And think about not playing background music for a video like this. Episode 8 part 2 when?

[@Cosmosis]

Honestly I like the sound both on and off, but with the everything on it definitely sounds more clear and professional

[@CapyR]

I laughed when you showed me i could just record and put the audio through another channel with the noise gate, eq and that. Thats such a helpful tip. Also maybe no music when demonstrating the voice changes or just turn it down a notch. Any any tips for lets say people hearing your keyboard

[@oplezii]

When are you planning to make the alerts and overlay video?

[@PigTownSports]

Can you make one of these for best EQ settings on Rodecasters without the fancy EQ windows to see what your doing ?

[@briisks]

would love a video on ground control, looks pretty cool

[@FRMillionaires]

Im sad I cant use the Wavelink software without an elgato mic.

[@NokTernals]

This was beyond helpful, big thanks

[@blastphem0r]

Couldn't figure out why I didn't have a menu icon. Apparently you have to remove the existing EQ that's installed and go to their web store to get it again before it will prompt to update the EQ plugin to the current version. Going to software updates in the settings I guess was too simple of a solution.

[@TokiStreamer]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thank you, Harris!

[@realjames1]

that sweep and cut is magical

[@sashomedia]

Thank you for the Ground Control!

[@darrylking3185]

Hey nice video! Would you mind making a video with beacn studio and obs. I'm a first time streamer and it's so hard to understand.. Thanks for your videos!

[@maomaopvp]

Can you talk about Noise suppression foams? The ones you put on the wall, I find very little difference after I put mine

[@JoshuaMcMullen.Official]

Awesome video! New video suggestion: Audio setup for all of us Loupedeck owners! I have a a Loupdeck CT for photo/video work - how can I use that to control audio for an XLR mic? Hardware and software. Thanks brother!

[@ttedsy]

The Elgato noise gate is found under the ultra lightweight noise removal plugin ♥

[@JohnHall3]

10/10 Great Vid

[@stufflike5844]

Had the Wave XLR for almost 2 years and it was good until recently. After a firmware update the Monitor Mix can't be switched from the software anymore so I have to open the Volume Mixer on Windows and change it every time there manually . For me who uses Discord a lot as well as games and YT this is a deal breaker because I like changing outputs from my IEM's to my speakers, but this just isn't possible anymore and Elgato support brushed my support tickets off. Never buying their stuff again.

[@HidraCorpRep]

HE MADE THE VIDEOOOOO

[@theblacklist6729]

That may be a stupid question, but what is the best way to set it up when using a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or similar, as far as I know Focusrite doesn't have plugins and provides no streaming focused software.

[@Berdox_]

Focursite is just a amp, it doesn't come with plugins and streaming software. You just set the focursite as a input for elgato, obs or other software and then put plugins on that input. As a reminder you input is going to be a mono track. For my focusrite I want to have system wide default plugins for my mic so it works in any program (discord, obs, games, and other programs) with those plugins. I use equalizer APO, there are other programs that do this (ex. voicemeeter), to set some default plugins like a EQ, compressor, expander, and etc. Then if I use a programs like flstudio or obs I can add more plugins on top of the default ones I have set.

[@wolfwarrior1869]

2 voice I prefer!

[@Flokzha]

should i use the mic in or microphonefx from elgato for discord/stream?

[@ExtraChrisBailey]

Is there a way to do this without being in the Elgato ecosystem?

[@Zwampify]

Not with wavelink, you either need their usb mic or wave xlr to use wavelink. But if you are streaming and using obs you can download the audio plugins that he used for the noise gate and use them in OBS on your mic in there. That pack have noise gate, eq, compressor and more, though they are are not as user friendly as what is shown in the video but that also mean you have more options and adaptability.

[@calmarfps]

Yes. OBS + ReaPlugins. All settings apply and transfer without any problems, just put the same values.

[@CreateNowSleepLater]

You can use Voicemeter or Steel Steries Sonar to give you the virtual audio channels. I believe Sonar supports VSTs. Like others said, you can just use the plug ins in OBS.

[@jared7993]

Sweep and cut is 👌

[@CreateNowSleepLater]

Genuine question. Why would you not have the noisegate first before you EQ it? Wouldn't you want the noise removed first as that would factor into what you are hearing during EQ?

[@Berdox_]

Because you want "clean" audio before your noise gate. A noise gate works by not letting any audio in before it hits a certain decibel. Once it hits that decibel it will let all the audio through until it closes, if the audio goes below the set decibel how fast the gate closes is based on your release (ms). For example if you set the noise gate to -40 dec any noise less than -40 won't trigger the noise gate (ex. -60 dec, so no audio will be passed through the gate). A noise gate doesn't really affect the audio, it just stop or lets through audio based on a set decibel, if the gate closes to quickly or the attack isn't fast enough it can affect the audio a little bit. You don't want to have unwanted low or high frequencies that gets high enough decibels to trigger your noise gate. You can run two EQ's, the first gets rid of high, low or other frequencies you don't want and the second EQ for your voice. So it would go like EQ -> noise gate -> Voice EQ. I would also look into compressors and expanders if you want a more natural sound and don't want clipping.

[@TheBenchmarkNerd]

Great video bro thank you.

[@ImChasingChase]

Any reason you did the Noise gate second and not first in your chain? I was always shown that you put that before EQ, but I’m open to changing things to make things sound better.

[@deebalt071]

Need a setting or video for the Ladies when they scream 😅. Been trying to adjust settings for my wife but no luck. Any type of scream/high pitch noise gets cut out and it sounds unpleasant in the streams. Using the Wave:3. Any help appreciated 👍

[@BKMorpheus]

I prefer your sound without the effects, but that's just because the compressor is either too aggressive or the threshold is too low.

[@imranmuneer1924]

Can you please make a video for streaming podcasters? I'm looking for a software that can automatically switch cameras (or OBS scenes) for me and my cohosts. We're all connected to a single mixer. Right now I'm using the streamdeck and it's a really difficult solution.

[@Carp_Racing]

Thank you so much... I'm so tired of sounding like a.... well like a turd.. I have a deep voice and it sounds like I mumble, because it's deep.. thank you for the help... I'm going to go back over all these from the start.. Something happened to OBS, well maybe just mine, and it's glitching out and crashing every stream.

[@Vahlkor]

I would like to see a new GoXLR SM7B mic set up.

[@SamahLama]

Wait this is insane

[@lancomtre]

Maybe a dumb question, if you stream with OBS what audio source do you choose? The mic or the software (Wave Link)? Do the audio changes in Wave Link apply directly to the audio source?

[@junidip]

Hey Harris! I'm hard of hearing and I couldn't figure out at all with ANC earbuds and my volume cranked up what you were talking about with small audio differences. I think the background music was just a little too distracting.

[@averymathieu]

you can do this with equalizer APO too

[@Merciful_Angel]

You're right about really needing an expander in the Elgato effects.

[@Turk_39_]

How do i make party chat and game chat clear as me without raising game volume!!

[@OliverDemari]

I'm confused how you could do any of this in the GoXLR app, it doesn't have all these handy graphs and visualisers the Elgato software does.

[@AtomicYin]

Hey buddy, you can actually download VST's into obs which do have these graphs, for EQ i use TDR Nova, compression Reaper Plugins for obs and the noise gate is preety simple for the goxlr. Hope this helps

[@ScottStathis]

Ok, Harris or anyone else. I cannot get the plugins GUIs to open. When I press the cog in the top right-hand corner nothing happens. No EQ graph, Noise Gate control or Compression control, nothing. I have updated Wave Link to the latest version. Closed then opened Wave Link and restarted my PC. But nothing has worked. Any ideas?

[@ToddSpatafore]

🤪 Thank you. This series is really helping.

[@snakeeyes7973]

Any advice on getting the best sound from a lavalier mic? I have a cheap BOYA BY-M1 that I want to get the most out of, or am I better off investing into a proper XLR mic?

[@rymonic8983]

I am taking alot of notes although what do you recommend for an Audio Technica AT2020USB+? Or is it best to just apply the basic noise gate and compression as is without an EQ?

[@TheDKXR]

I use reaper plugins for my eq, just need to know if the setup is kind of the same or not

[@EJPlayzPokemonPocket]

No elgato mic here but how would this work on OBS??????

[@edgarkondrakov9834]

Very important question! Do you still have that Pikachu t-shirt?

[@BreezzersGaming]

I use a compressor that compresses the game volume every time i speak, that way my audience always hears me over the game, I am the loudest speaker in my stream

[@okaidostream]

Question: what if I’m kind of a high pitched shouter when i pkay game? is there a specific audio setting I should look out for? Love the video! second questions, whats the title of the background music! i love it ❤

[@drizzlebizzlexl5605]

can you do this but not with elgato stuff.. maybe just using obs?

[@ASTROSR4]

Can you make this same video using the Beacn Studio?

[@ThailerKiwi]

The problem with my mic is in my input sound setting, the bar that is used to test your microphone only moves up by like 5%. Even when I yell into it, it barely moves at all. All my friend say that I'm super quiet. I'm using a Shure SM7B with a cloudlifter connected to a Scarlett Solo. I appreciate any help!

[@LouAllenWheeler]

That Cloudlifter should EASILY make that mic extremely loud. Is the Cloudlifter even working? Did you turn on phantom power to juice up the Cloudlifter (it needs the 48v phantom power to work)? That thing can provide up to like 25+ dB of gain, so, I'm guessing phantom power isn't enabled on your interface.

[@ThailerKiwi]

@@LouAllenWheeler Well yah, the 48v on my Scarlett Solo is literally green. The only thing I can think that it could be is my XLR cables are bad. I bought them off of amazon.

[@LouAllenWheeler]

@@ThailerKiwi Interesting. It's possible the cable is bad, but typically you'd get noise in the line too, because of intermittent connections. But it's not impossible that a quiet line level could be the issue. Have you tested in another app, like Reaper or Audacity, just to see if it's not something else in your OBS signal chain?

[@ThailerKiwi]

@@LouAllenWheeler No I haven't, this is happening in my window sounds setting. I record clips with GeForce Experience sometimes and when you rewatch them. I'm very quiet. Also, my teammates in game tell me to turn my mic up all the time, even though I have my output all the way up already.

[@Lang_Official]

My room is is not sound treated well. when i add compression it adds like an echo to my voice. Or like a grand hall sound. is there a way to make this sound better without sound treating the room?

[@joemosoe]

Can this all be done in obs just adding the filters?

[@actionwarrior2042]

Yes it can, just a different UI Edit: The benefit of doing it directly on the mic means that no matter what software you're using, your microphone should sound the same. VoiceMeter is a good alternative.

[@ItsHB_]

Does elgato software support any mic or just elgato mics?

[@YukiiY016]

Supports any mic, but from trying this on my condenser mic (hyper X solocast) it's hard to make it work as the mic pick up so much more noise than a dynamic mic

[@Tex2334]

I have the elgato eq and can’t find your eq anywhere

[@NathanielKempson]

I have a weird noise on my mic too, but i CANNOT find the frequency of it. It must be some kind of interference from something somewhere.......it gets worse when I play games...........I dont know what it is and its very annoying.

[@messiahshow]

That's your computers fans most likely since they run faster (louder) when gaming. The noise gate would take care of that or noise supression in Streamlabs if you're streaming. You can probably find other third party noise supression apps but I can't recommend any since I am just using this while streaming myself.

[@thefantomveil]

I tried to follow this guide but whenever I set the compressor to the "recommended" settings my voice sounds very echo-y and empty. Anyone know why is that happening?

[@jualarplay]

Hi, I'm thinking of buying the Hercules Stream 200 XLR together with the MAONO AU-AM200 dynamic microphone and the XMSJSIY Preamplifier, do you think it would be a good combination?

[@baskoninja]

Love the series, can u end up making a vid about taking a livestream from twitch or KZbin and turning it into a video. Maybe it’s simpler than I’m imagining but it would still be a big help

[@BigKeeSTv]

I'm Grateful To Be Able To Binge Watch The Masterclass Rather Than Waiting Months😂😂Thanks @Senpai 🚀💎✨️

[@justyuriforever]

2:10 What happened to your arm? :O

[@antondiaz9097]

Not all people has Wave Link, wich i find useless for this Masterclass, maybe consider using another software.

[@Zwampify]

Yeah, were kind of hoping for this kind of lesson but using only REA-plugins in obs. This feels more like an elgato ad than a masterclass.

[@Sparksbrine]

The same principals apply to obs plugins. An older tutorial he did was about audio plugins.

[@HauRyzenGaming]

It would be nice if the wave link software wasn't tied to the elgato eco system and could be used with a variety of Usb mics

[@Lightningdoyle21]

@@HauRyzenGamingyou can use other usb mics with Wavelink. However You do need a Stream Deck+ and then you are good. Pros with that. You don’t need to use their microphone or interface and you get more choices. Cons, it doesn’t come with clip guard and all of the Elgato features since you are using a third party usb mics. Unless your software for your usb mic comes with it, you will need to use both softwares for it to run. Unless you have a Beacn mic. However you can add VST’s to your usb mic and that can help with, but I recommend getting the Wave XLR or just get their mics.

[@TheYoshiFanatic]

EQ has always been so confusing for me, and I don't think I have a great ear for it. But this video certainly helps. Thanks Harris!

[@Zwampify]

Same here, my hearing is kind of shot after decades in construction so I don't really notice much difference when I try to eq myself. I actually went on fiverr and bought some help, think I paid $30 to a woman few years back and got an EQ curve sent back that she recommended for my voice. My viewers said that I sound way better with it, so can recommend that approach.

[@IyeViking]

@@Zwampify Would you perhaps know if she still has an active fiverr?

[@Homiloko2]

I'm not even a streamer, just doing this for games and discord! lmao thank you

[@slow5k]

is there any diffrencen in reaper plugins and elgatos plugins using a same setup just with shure mv7 xlr

[@leokoach]

Thanks... these settings are also good for OBS's built in mic settings if you don't have Elgato Wavelink software. Just follow the instructions and that's it. I only added Gain at the end and worked like a charm ;) Thanks for the video :)

[@YukiiY016]

you should add gain as a first filter in OBS

[@leokoach]

@@YukiiY016 I'll do that.. thanks :)

[@YukiiY016]

@@leokoach no problem at all, sound is a tricky thing and I lost count how many hours I spent to get it somewhere reasonable

[@MDNTRD]

I have a SM7DB connected to a mvx2u and running straight into pc. What would you recommend me do? The mvx2u software seems rather lacking than what I had expected.

[@bcraw69]

Hi!! I want to buy my first XLR mic set-up and the Moto M2 interface has caught my eye because it has 2 XLR ports and the screen to monitor the mic levels. But as I've been watching videos, other audio interfaces have built in software to adjust compression, EQ and Noise gate, which from my understanding doesn't come with the Moto M2. If that's the case, what's the best way to adjust compression, EQ and Noise gate of your mic while using Moto M2? I was gonna buy a RodePod mic and I use my mic for discord, obs (streaming/ recording video) and voice chat

[@Berdox_]

I use equalizer APO or voicemeeter to setup some system wide plugins so it works in any other programs.

[@hunterkio]

I downloaded the Presets but the saved page you had never popped up... Is their an update coming or is it glitched for me

[@LokiEML]

You say that you can do the same thing in the video with other software but the goxlr isnt like the Elgato software it would be nice if you just made this for the top 3-5 software similar Elgatos maybe

[@CheeseManFuu]

As somebody who works with keyboards where sound profiles are very dynamic and diverse, it's also important to know when *NOT* to use sound filters like this. These filters aren't bad per se for voices, a little instagram-model level gaslighting but honestly not much harm done in the end. However, if you do work with something sound sensitive like music or ASMR, you are infinitely better off removing all filters and only touching gain. Too many sounds that aren't presented naturally become actually misleading and disingenuous when sound filters are involved, so it's become something of a meme where a sound test is "doctored" if you don't hear fans, AC or room tone in the background of people's videos. In a similar vein, too much sound treatment can also deaden the sound and not having that natural deflection of sound can make things sound mute and muddy as opposed to an environment more typical to the average person. I think it was also mentioned in a previous video, but proximity to the microphone also matters; holding a microphone right up close to a pen clicking versus across the room bring in very different frequencies because of how lower ones die off, so general rule of them ends up being roughly head-distance from the object being monitored. Again, if you're only doing voice, that's all good. Just food for thought if you do care about capturing other things in your environment or is a focal point to your content, as I do hear a lot of creators get instruments (or the recent craze of custom keyboards for content creators) who have all these filters that just make them unrecognizable,

[@rushdarkshadow]

I just remember how important you made audio on Twitch about 6 years ago.

[@BeastMortThe]

Could ya tell me what mic you're using? I believe it's a Shure, but don't know what model.

[@xanthais141]

Harris, any tips on why WaveLink keeps starting up with some features OFF?

[@pleaseenteraname9449]

I have had this problem for years now. So annoying.