Audacity 2020 "Plosives" - How to Fix or Remove plosives in Audacity. "how to use audacity" 2.3.3

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[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks so much for the amazing words! I appreciate you 🙏. I’ll talk to you in the near future🤙.

[@flamezero911102]

Josh, you're not just a youtuber or a voice over artist. In this case, you're a teacher to all of us, the teacher we all have been awaiting for for all these while! Really learned a lot from you! Thank you so so much for that! You're amazing sir!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Anthony, thanks so much for the awesome words buddy! I appreciate you🤙

[@donutwithaguitar]

This was crystal clear, both explanation and demonstration. I'm a beginner musician who doesn't know much about how DAWs function and you just helped me big time. Please make more of these! Keep it up man :D

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome buddy! Definitely subscribe to the channel. I’ve got a ton of Audacity videos and more coming

[@will89687]

I used to just cut the plosives but this is a much better, more natural-sounding approach.

[@lopezalehandro1666]

I swear to God, VOM is the only guy on youtube who knows what hes doing.

[@hamidhalim80]

Subscribed. By far the most helpful Audacity for Dummies channel I've found so far. And I've been on KZbin planet searching for this kind of easy and precise tutorial for 8 hours straight today. Yours are the most helpful. Thank you Josh.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Hamid Halim Thanks so much! So glad I was able to help you!

[@unrealtalkpod]

Josh! I have no words to express my genuine gratitude for this. You're simply the best audacity teacher there is on the KZbin planet! Merci beaucoup!

[@shaylin6948]

Wow, I was just quickly looking up tips on how to reduce plosives, but it looks like I've stumbled upon a treasure trove of voice over knowledge! My audio track is already sounding way better thanks to you.

[@maxalmonte14]

Beautiful tutorial, really gave me an idea how to 1) avoid plosives when possible, and 2) remove them when I could not avoid them.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks

[@Swtorista]

Thanks for showing how to use the fade-in! Did the trick right away!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome!

[@chadstanford]

I am brand new at doing audio book narration. I saw you on the audacity forum and looked you up. I will explore the audacity forum to try to find answer to how to properly normalize my voice peaks before wasting your time. But, I thank you for your channel, I will probably be spending more time here.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Chad S hi Chad! Wow, thank you so much. So glad I can bring you value. Stay tuned buddy!

[@chadstanford]

@@VoiceOverMaster I will, as I might be seeking your assistance at some point in the future if you are willing to give it.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Chad S Absolutely Chad! I’m definitely offering private coaching and have been able to help a lot of people in a big way. I’m releasing a video on coaching today or tomorrow. Talk soon buddy

[@sjbealeelts]

Thanks for this. Really helpful. Key points for me were at 4:30 and 6:30.

[@danielohio9462]

This video has been so helpful for me. I've subscribed as a thank you to you, I'm so grateful

[@OrryHaas]

Audacity has spectral editing tools for that job: you draw a rectangle around the offending part of the spectrogram, (the bassy thud), then attenuate that rectangle by, say, 30dB. The spectral editing tools are analogous to dodging/burning part of an image in photoshop.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Correct. I appreciate your input. However that is a bit advanced for my viewers who are new to audacity and trying to learn a more simple method. Thanks for your input.

[@eri7-11]

Orry you lost me but got my curiosity, can you make a video of that in the simple style of VO Maestro? Danke! xo

[@SyeedAli]

Hey thanks for the advice; I had discovered some of this, but I never thought to use fades so aggressively.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome!😊🙏

[@yourresponse-ability6743]

Thanks V.O.M! Fade In tip is gold! :) It will help improve the voice over of my future videos.

[@The31st]

I had no idea that equalizer was renamed, damn this helped so much in the most unexpected way. There is a factory present called roll off audio or something that does the right thing which is nice

[@LilJFromDaSipp]

Keep the Audacity tutorials coming! 👍🏾

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Will do family! 🤙

[@jaisenmahne2832]

Great tutorial once again. Waiting on your tutorial for Filter Curve set up for voice. Thanks again for providing top-rate tutes.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Jaisen Mahne You’re welcome Jaisen! That’s a great idea. I’ll have more coming soon 🤙

[@sylviagladstone562]

Goodness gracious. Very nice. Thank you. Only suggestion: this can be a bit shorter. But otherwise helped a lot.

[@hereitisagain4880]

Excellent video. This taught me so much practical material in a short time. I have subscribed and shared. Thank you.

[@RnBZOE]

That was brainstorming you are awesome thank you

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks Kervince! 😊🙏

[@RnBZOE]

I have two pages on Instagram one of them I don't use the one I do is the one with the blue image

[@BiswajitBanerjeeAuthor]

These are absolutely incredible methods! Thank you so much for this video. What you have explained will go a long way in improving the quality of my podcast. The beauty of these methods lie in their being hugely effective despite being so simple! Thank you again, Josh ...

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re so very welcome!🙏😊

[@timwilliams2751]

Great info! I shared this channel with a friend of mine who is editing his own podcast for the first time. Thank you very much!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re so welcome Tim! Glad I could help buddy 🙏🤙

[@cyrusjafari7392]

I enjoyed and have no doubt will enjoy and learn from your valuable clips that you post in the future. Thanks bunch my freind!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re very welcome Cyrus!😊

[@cyrusjafari7392]

@@VoiceOverMaster Hey Josh, I want to make my first demo reel. I am capable of creating many different voices. Not impersonation, but immitation. How should I get my demo reel done? I appreciate your advise!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Cyrus Jafari Unless you’re willing to hire someone the best advice I can give you is to listen to demos you think sound great and try to replicate what you like about them. Make it 60 seconds exactly if you can and give 5-6 different sounds🤙

[@cyrusjafari7392]

@@VoiceOverMaster Thanks for your advice my freind. You are the best mankind!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Cyrus Jafari Cyrus! You’re the man. Thanks buddy🙏

[@janduplessis8968]

Hi Josh. Thank you once again for a great tutorial. Waiting with great anticipation for the one that deals with EQ in detail. When do you expect to present it? Regards

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Jan Du Plessis I have a few tutorials ahead on this list. I’ve been helping people with private sessions to teach and create custom EQs for them. If you’re interested in a private session please email me😊

[@harmoniclife10]

Truly an amazing video. Simple, yet so powerful!

[@MohsenAYN]

I am so glad we don't have the "P" letter in our Language, which is Arabic :) of I still use pop filter, which works great like you explained, so Thanks a lot for this very beneficial video.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Haha that’s funny. Thanks buddy!🙏

[@topraka]

Arabic speakers pronounce "park" as "bark," "pardon" as "bardon." However, "b" sound is also somewhat plosive.

[@rocinante666]

Great stuff Josh, thank you so much. Does this technique also work for the sharp esses at the beginning?

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You're welcome!! For sharp SSS we can zoom in and de amplify :)

[@fastvincent1]

Thank you!

[@ritz1119]

Hi Josh, Thank you for your tutorials. They are very helpful! Are there any tips for fixing strong "t" sounds either via mic placement or audacity?

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Ritz Hi Ritz. Yes. You can de amplify the particular sound by -2db. You can also try to change the way the T is being said. Thanks for watching!🤙

[@ritz1119]

@@VoiceOverMaster Thanks!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Ritz your welcome!😊

[@windsorqueensborough1661]

Why did I wait for years to find this!!!

[@imnotgonnasay3612]

Hi! Thank you! Subscribed!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the sub🙏☺️

[@DavePCTechJapan]

Hi, I like how you teach in your tutorial video. It's very easy to follow. Keep it up! Thank you!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks so much Dave! 😊. I released a new one today

[@TonyPartington]

Terrific tutorial! Thanks so much.

[@narrativetherapist4082]

Great stuff, Josh. Thank you.

[@davidkokoski4392]

This video is a lifesaver XD I am new to this, and have just run into my first plosive disaster XD However, I am curious; does this work when the plosive is in the middle of a word? Like "happen," "open," etc? If not, is there another technique that you would recommend for these situations?

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You could use and eq or try to isolate the plosives itself and de amplify 😊

[@rizanfs]

Thank you for the very useful tutorial

[@SeekingRhythmDivine]

awesome tutorial.. thanks!!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome!😊🙏

[@stevewhitaker4895]

Thank you! What a great tut!

[@MysticFiddler1]

Thanks for these videos. They're massively helpful. I have the opposite problem with "plosives." My "p" and "d" don't show up at all on some words, unless I force my voice, which wrecks the entire word. In life, folks say they can hear my P and D, but the mic doesn't pick them up. Any suggestions (beyond getting a better mic)?

[@hmhudson]

Great tutorial. Wonderfully explained. Im just starting my journey into podcasting and am really enjoying getting familiar with Audacity. You have a great sounding voice but obviously it's quite deep. Do you have any tips for female voice mastering? And would you be able to do a video on the subject? it would be extremely helpful to undrrstand EQ, limiting and compression on a female voice. Thank You.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Hi Helen! Thanks so much for the kind words.😊. I just released a new EQ video today and have a Female EQ video coming out early this next week. I think you’ll really like it! Let me know if you have any questions. Talk soon Helen!

[@bharatgupta9964]

Thanks a Lot ! This is the best tutorial I have ever seen ! I was facing similar sort of problem. sorted out

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Glad this helped you!

[@audiobooksandstoriesbyever6428]

Awesome tutorial. Thank you for bringing value, for the help with my growing pains :) :)

[@FigureFourNews]

Great video! QUESTION: could the same process be done for the "S" sound?? I am finding the "S" sound in my clips is really high and sharp and hard on the ear. Thanks!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Figure Four News Yes, de amplifying works wonders on sibilants. I got over that in the “recording music in Audacity tutorial”. That will help you identify what they look like and how I attack them

[@brendonfernandez]

Exactly what I needed! Thank you!

[@josephmiller6677]

Good one Josh... !!!

[@vanessachallisvocalistkeyb5001]

Thank you Josh for another great tutorial! :)

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re so very welcome Vanessa!😊❤️

[@juStb4u]

Nice & simple explanation, thanks Josh! Curious about the d-essing for sibilance as I was playing around with an LPF but didn't find it working to my liking. Will check the music tutorial to see what you say :)

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks so much! I find that de essers mess the audio up. I prefer to de amplify them manually. For longer for narrations, you may want to look into de esser hardware.

[@juStb4u]

@@VoiceOverMaster Good to know! what de-esser hardware would you suggest and you recommend that over a plugin?

[@teachmetelugu7320]

Great tips. Subscribed.

[@CarlosRodriguesdeLarcher]

Youy are THE man !!! Thanks a lot !!

[@palaparthiprakash]

Hi Josh.. I am from India, learning to use audacity for cover songs. Will you please advice what settings to be made through "effects" especially in filter curve for a male voice of Indian texture while recording my voice with karaoke track. Better please make a detailed video on it.. Thanks for your tutorial. ,

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks so much! I can’t because everyone has a different voice. Good luck!

[@jabuen]

wow! Thank you so much. What a clear tutorial.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re so very welcome!

[@kelleycostigan1783]

Excellent stuff! Thank you!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome Kelley!🙏😊

[@marcellevieira3124]

Tks!!! Amazing tips!

[@nexxi0]

thanks a lot!!!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome!

[@xXx-lfg]

What about people who bang the mic? Big booms constantly while moving around? Its a really heavy boom, the only way I've been able tp lower it was the EQ on each point it needs it. Any quicker ways?

[@afana]

i am using The NT1 by Rode with the Rode AI-1 audio interface . would you kindly tell me what is the best Hz rate for recording ? i do voice overs and i have a voice kind of similar to yours . and if possible can you advise on the gains on the audacity and the gain on the interface . ? thanks in advance .

[@VoiceOverMaster]

I record at 48000. The gain is up to 100% in Audacity and is up at about 40-45% on my interface. This allows me to have good volume input without overloading the interface. The rest is done through audio processing in Audacity. Hope that helps you !🤙

[@afana]

@@VoiceOverMaster thank you for the tip . i will try that .

[@mschmbu1963]

nicely done, like the way how you present it, thank you

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks so much!😊🙏

[@ScreamingBanchie]

Nice, can you please do a general video on EQing singing vocals on a low range song like a David Bowie cover? I don’t think there’s any good ones on KZbin yet.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

ScreamingBanchie Ya. That’s a great idea. 🤙. I think I’ll do that🤘

[@ULTRA5364]

Thank you, man!

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Ohhh.... good channel. I kinda need this

[@BB_arbie]

Great video thank you.

[@greycloud1598]

Thank you so much good sir.

[@jessicavelazquez649]

Finally a video that explained just what I needed! Btw, You're a very attractive man! No disrespect to your wife :)

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Haha yes thanks so much Jessica! 🙏. Not married

[@Real_IanScott]

Excellent job!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks Ian!

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You're the life saver...

[@billfisk3323]

Great job. Easier is nicer.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks Bill! I appreciate you buddy🤙

[@24hoursadaywithbobr]

used this technique today. Danke!!

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome Bob!

[@RinaNinaChan]

Will a similar technique be applicable to harder sounds like S and T? Or is that for the next video

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Basil Basil Hey Basil! Yes. De amplify works for the S sounds also. We can also work with those S sounds (Sibilants) by finding the offending hertz range in the EQ.

[@dorothytutorialsdeutsch8375]

Thank you so much. This was amazing.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thank you! 🙏

[@kusolsarn4106]

Thanks for shared

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Kusol Sarn you’re welcome!

[@physiotherabeat5062]

darrnnnn that was gooood

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Ayyy thanks bud 🙏

[@CocktailMode]

Godlike. Huge thanks!

[@topraka]

I get a lot of plosives in the middle. I found out that reducing them to -20 level with the amplify tool gets rid of them. In older versions of Audacity, there was also a built-in tool setting to eliminate plosives. I could not find it in the latest version, though.

[@chrisgoogler]

Thank you very much for this tutorial content. I know this video is about plosives, but I noticed that your "S"s are a just little to prominent and may need some de-essing, LOL! 😁

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Haha thanks

[@mitschcrafter6766]

i have an hour worth of audio from the german spongebob voice actor.. i cant do this. you got anything faster?

[@DustInLint]

What would you do if you had to deal with plosives afterwards with an entire audiobook recording? Just the same process or is there a way to deal with them for the whole file?

[@VoiceOverMaster]

I’d use and EQ to stifle the lower frequencies

[@BB_arbie]

Just subscribed.

[@MacKenziePoet]

Amazing!

[@RahilakhanAli-tp3ns]

Hi u r great i have one question to you how to fix sibilence from the voice with audacity I hope u got it what I mean it's just like when we speak similar so sssss sound come on recording to how to fix it.?

[@davidh5639]

Bro keep em coming this is good shit brotha! Could you do a tutorial on auto tune an how to know what to set it at according to the song. Like an subscribe for you

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Hey David! I appreciate you fam. I’ll definitely consider it. Peep the one I released today. Eq video

[@akashdamodaran7433]

man i wish i had your voice

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Haha thanks buddy🙏

[@odingunterson9412]

Wow! Thank you, Master! I hope you "soon"™ will hear my first reading... (the only thing is that is in Spanish...)

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You're welcome!!:)🙏 Thats awesome! :)

[@sadtyre]

Legend!!!!

[@mariogaleano1007]

Almost a year later but, THANKS

[@VoiceOverMaster]

You’re welcome!😊

[@arslanrasit]

This works but how abooouuut you have 2 hours of recording? Is there a faster way than choosing those parts one by one?

[@lemondropzs]

How do you remove an edit you can't remember? Like an section of audio sounds weird but you can't undo it because it's the next day and you don't know what you did? How do you remove any effects you added? Thank you.

[@tomralph2508]

Love your videos. QUESTION. I am a rookie to mixing but would like to know if you have any videos on recording and mixing saxophone in Audacity? Thank you.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Thanks Tom! I don’t currently but will consider making a video on that. You can learn some basic principles from the “recording vocals for music” tutorial in the meantime. If you’d like personalized help. Contact me about a private session.

[@cenga5412]

subcribed for expecting more tutorial on audacity. 😊

[@VoiceOverMaster]

There’s a lot more coming! 😊

[@kusolsarn4106]

Hi sir, Let me ask . I use the TASCAM US-2x2 Audio Interface. When recording vocals, it will produce a delay. Does not match the music What happened? And how to fix it

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Kusol Sarn Hey! Yes, I go over time delay in this tutorial here. Let me know your thoughts! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHTOhHljpNmKpMU

[@kusolsarn4106]

@@VoiceOverMaster Can't play ?

[@VoiceOverMaster]

@@kusolsarn4106 Ok. Go to my channel and watch the video titled "How To Use Audacity" - Audacity Tutorial 2020 - "Record Music in Audacity"- Live Performance

[@kusolsarn4106]

@@VoiceOverMaster Thanks,

[@TheIgnoredGender]

So, just recorded a video and there is a part where I say "...peacefully passing out pamphlets" and I'm thinking 'okay get ready to clean up some plosives' But the position of my mic made it so there were no plosives. So yeah, good tips.

[@GalaxyCookies76]

How to fix s whistle sound

[@pauliusgolf3688]

Man you are the o.g.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

I appreciate you fam!🙏

[@ImLearning-e7h]

What if we do have an audiobook?

[@silviumihai0]

i get a nasty static sound in the area i fade in or fade out or reduce amp

[@land094gaming]

Before I go searching for it, have you made a video removing strong "S" sounds?

[@ArmadusMalaysia]

There's a plugin specifically made for that. Search for De-esser and install it to audacity.

[@land094gaming]

@@ArmadusMalaysia I did, and unfortunately only found one's that were from what appeared to be sketchy websites.

[@ArmadusMalaysia]

@@land094gaming Okay. Have you tried Spitfish De-esser? Download the .dll file, and move it into the plugins folder under audacity. I've been using it for 3 years..

[@JaredJCTN]

What about S and the end if words when singing.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Highlight the sibilants and de amplify 😊

[@JaredJCTN]

@@VoiceOverMaster Thank you.

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Jared Hale you’re welcome!

[@JaredJCTN]

I'll try to get up tge money to have a private lesson

[@VoiceOverMaster]

Jared Hale sounds great Jared! Reach out when you’re ready. I will level up your audio for sure. My emails are in the description💪😊

[@BhojrajoO]

🙏

[@thebitlot]

Thank you!