How to Make A Lavalier Mic Sound Like A Boom Mic

Learn how to turn make a lav mic sound like a boom mic using four standard tools and professional mixing techniques.
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[@myinvinciblecompass]

Thank you for sharing our film Kickstarter Alex! We greatly appreciate your support.

[@thaboshikwambane5578]

When he said “Roll off all the low energy that I don’t need”, I felt that🙏🏽

[@RyanSchinneller]

One of the best audio vids I've seen. Great info

[@curtisjudd]

Really useful example, thanks for this Alex.

[@EpicLightMedia]

This is magic!!!!! You are a wizard.....

[@MusicShed]

Thank you Alex!

[@JesseDriftwood]

This was a fantastic tutorial! Super clear and effective.

[@dansved8444]

Now this is a great video on post production on lav mics

[@soundieirvs1494]

Another fantastic video, Alex! Thank you so much.

[@VirgoProductionsKenya]

Dope tutorial for me this is Top 2019 Gem... ill give 10/10 one of the best tips for Lavalier thanks, Alex.

[@jamesmccullough9364]

Seriously perfect timing. This is the exact workflow I needed to get through an interview series I'm working on. Thanks, boss.

[@michaeloconnell7773]

Your videos are explained so well and the on-screen changes paired with the actual audio is really easy to follow. This is awesome!!!

[@WisnuKumoro]

This is fantastic. Thank you for the video!

[@HealMyTech1]

Very cool. Will be following your vids.

[@chrisschneider7609]

The value of these videos is so good! Audio is the hardest thing to get right and expensive! both to get right and to get wrong!

[@atlbike]

This is an excellent tutorial on tuning Lav mics. I'm adding it to our CineWorks playlists.

[@victorfilm_]

Just what I needed. Thanks for the tip, Alex! Looking forward to the next one☝️

[@Jimmy87268]

5 minutes 30 seconds, no bullshit, just helpful information. Thank you!

[@pzazzcreativemedia7205]

wow Im spending my time trying to reduce the ambient echo from dialogue and you're adding some... you're a master of sound Alex

[@kenromero9236]

Great video Alex. No 10-15 minute BS intro before getting to the tutorial. Smashed the SUBSCRIBE button.

[@onegrapefruitlover]

Damn, I foolishly bought a video course that promised to teach how to correctly process audio for video, but they only explained basic stuff. In this 5 minute video I got a lot more information and value, and everything's very well explained. Thank you so much!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Amazing video thank you

[@followtheboat]

Another excellent yet simple tutorial. You always hit the nail on the head with these, Alex. Thank you.

[@FilipeDeschamps]

You're awesome! Thanks for the tips. I'm still in that stage where I "oversaturate" everything I touch, but I will get there someday :)

[@OscarUnderdog]

This video was incredible, thanks so much!

[@panashooter10]

Extremely helpful and informative and so well explained. Really appreciate all your hard work Alex! Keep up the amazing work.

[@MaineMountainMedia]

You're an absolute genius. Thanks for everything you put out. I've circled back to your tutorials many times in the past couple years.

[@diegoramos6685]

I love the way you teach audio! thanks for the pro info!

[@bryanauer]

Great video. I always learn So much from your videos thank you

[@usernamehandle]

Just bought a $200 TASCAM DR10L lav recorder and mic... of course as soon as I do, all my recommendations are videos about how boom and shotgun mics are way better. I don’t disagree! That brightness made me pretty regretful. But omg, Alex! This video has been so helpful in calming my nerves. Thank you! (Also really want fabfilter now!). Great, fast, simple explanation and demonstration. I wish you went into a bit more detail about those unpleasant frequencies because I’m not too sure what to listen for, but thank you so much!!

[@hearheresingapore]

Excellent video explaining an incredibly useful technique!

[@hang5film]

This very interesting and answers a lot of my questions. I have wondered about how they do this in films. I struggle with audio dialog in my KZbin videos. I know what I want it to sound like but getting there is a battle. This video will help. Thank you!

[@MartinKoss]

Very helpful advice for getting better sound from a lav mic. Thank you.

[@StrengthResurgence]

ABSOLUTELY what I needed! Thank you so much for showing your expertise on this matter. I’m going to follow your technique here and I have no doubts that you will save me tons of time that I’d otherwise spend on trial and error through EQ’ing on my own! Cheers!!

[@dwaynefoong]

I didn't know lav sounds so bad when you compare them side by side to a shotgun microphone. and the thing you did there in the EQ is like magic! wow thank you for the amazing information!

[@TheSwaroopB]

Holly!! A 5min video taught me SO MANY things! Thanks!

[@imnaugle]

Good stuff as always Alex

[@bobbydbuze]

This video couldn't have come at a better time for me! Thanks!!!

[@adsonmettler]

Subscribed for sure! Amazing audio content! Thank you!

[@rodprod8522]

Thanks Alex! great video !

[@andie2themost]

Very helpful tips and a good, informative video. 👍🏻 Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻

[@martinrandez7021]

Super useful tips Alex!! A little gem. Thanks for sharing man :)

[@laminebouzidi1902]

Amazing video sir, ton of useful information. Thanks!

[@jordanneel7]

Thanks for the tutorial! It was super helpful and the different comparisons throughout the video really emphasized what you were doing and I really appreciated that. It's crazy that you were able to make the lab sound that similar to the boom. I'd love to see your workflow for outdoor audio processing

[@JasonCohenphoto]

Thanks so much for the video! Would love to see how you would achieve some of this in a premiere workflow if at all possible. Great stuff and looking forward to seeing more of your videos!

[@shoebillstonk]

I have been looking for a tutorial for improving lapel mic sound and OMG I can't thank you enough!!

[@LidorBA]

Man, I was looking for this kind of video everywhere! This is awesome and very useful - thanks Alex 👍

[@SchwingyGaming]

Very helpful video, thank you for this!

[@fe4000]

That's awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@dominey]

Timely video! Recently received the new Rode Lavalier Go and the mic has a lot of "boxy" mid-range with little-to-no low/high end. EQ'ing helps fix that, but what I never thought of adding was the touch of reverb you mentioned. Will def give that a try.

[@JoshPowlison]

This video is extremely helpful, thank you so much! I know it'll take me a while to get the hang of it, but your tip of isolating the "boxy" and other sounds is helping me a lot. I'm a newb with this, and I feel a little less like I'm just randomly making adjustments and seeing what works now. Thanks again!

[@victorfilm_]

Perfect! Short and to the point series. Loving every one of your pro tips. You should consider doing a Post Sound Master Class. I’d definitely paid to learn from you. Many thanks 🙏

[@cevxj]

awesome, crisp zoom calls from now on with my $10 lav mic. Learned about harmonics inside a tube in the process cause there were A LOT of those resonant freq.

[@r14557]

Awesome video, Alex!

[@deejaydc89]

You got yourself another subscriber. I'm finding my career is pushing me more towards video and audio. This was very valuable information. Thank you, Alex

[@MattAndersonFilms]

Thank you!! I’ve got a big shoot tomorrow with lavs and booms mixed. This tutorial is right on time!!!

[@stefangouws4473]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Really helped me!

[@albertcamus9912]

Très bonne vidéo. Un cas pratique bien expliqué, merci !

[@Aledcd]

That was awesome! Thank you Alex!

[@Penfriendrocks]

So helpful, thank you!

[@TommyCallaway]

Pretty amazing what you can do with software these days. Very cool bro

[@Caramelreviewstech]

Great vid the live demonstration was really good. Also love the tip about the short reverb people usually talk about EQ but not so much about that. Gonna try it for a test I just did for a wireless dual lav system. 👍

[@BijuViswanathfilmmaker]

thank you. very useful and precise.

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

wonderful vid! i just found your channel. i will start looking over some past vids. thanks for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

[@donttellhimpike2043]

Excellent video Alex. First time to find your stuff. Subbed.

[@endless_universe2023]

Great, very useful vid, thanks for sharing

[@robertulrich3964]

i use studio reverb affecting the lows to make warmth and not affect higher freqs. cool we came up with similar ideas.

[@PoolPalaceMan]

Great video. Learned a lot from this.

[@Hoolibumbum]

Brilliant video. Thanks.

[@tuperhero]

Awesome, great info thanks.

[@TannerFugal]

Wow thank you for sharing! So clearly explained and useful!

[@lumix1640]

Informative and educational!

[@konradnoises]

Thanks a lot for this, it helps me a lot! Your channel will be huge! Specially if you focus on the film side of sound (foley, dialogue for film, on set operating). Great work, dude!

[@nerdaccount]

Wow, this stuff is amazingly helpful!

[@Xraller]

Great info. Thanks!

[@martyxke]

Wow, you made that look so easy Alex. Thanks for the insight into what's achievable with some tweaking, and adjusting. Much appreciated :)

[@axk]

Glad the info is helping!!

[@rupertswallow]

Wow this is epic! Thanks so much for making this video

[@AmmarNehlawi]

Great info!! Thanks man

[@nsharma99]

Fantastic job!

[@muhammadeilyas]

Great Info Bro, Thanks

[@eddiejaoude]

Really useful thank you 👍👍

[@jonathanhall5670]

Amazing videos finally clear audio answers. The only thing I've never been able to find the answer to is should I normalize a dialogue audio track before starting the processing of it?

[@TechIlliterate]

This video has been incredibly helpful. Thanks Alex. I thought my Rode Lav just sounded like garbage. This EQ tutorial has made it sound pro.

[@jonathanyoung5662]

you sir, are an artist

[@qikealarcon]

What a great tutorial!

[@GenkiEdits]

I needed this! Also super interested in that doc project!

[@Emc-it4lg]

Wow, what a difference. Great video!

[@MuwexTech]

Awesome help man, thanks! I feel better about this now :)

[@MeettheLowes]

You’re awesome! Thanks heaps for sharing.

[@thomas-c-steele]

super helpful! thanks!

[@chrisbowpiloto]

Thanks Alex! My audio sounds way better since I started practicing the techniques that you taught!

[@JamesGWall]

Really good vid. Look forward to watching more.

[@dylanjprins]

Great stuff, thanks!

[@ww1www]

Great tutorial, thank you. Strangely, on my headphones and to my ears, the unprocessed DPA sounded way better than the Sennheiser. Maybe it is how my bluetooth headphone and the phone adds its own EQ?

[@tiscover]

Straight to the point! That's the way I like it...

[@WorldWideWong]

Yes, thank you! I needed this!

[@joythought]

Thank you. That's just upped my game!

[@user-pb2om6eg5j]

These tips are very helpful. Thank you. Do you have any further tips on trying to make a lavelier sound more natural when the recording is made in the outdoors?

[@AudioforContentCreators]

Alex, this is a KILLER tutorial. Thanks so much for your contribution to the audio space on KZbin. We need way more high end audio tutorials and reviews.

[@AlphaHealthYT]

fantastic video! thanks.