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Parametric EQ - Part 3 - More Settings + Features

Lesson 39 from: Audio Recording 101: Record Voice Audio for Video Production

Tomas George

Parametric EQ - Part 3 - More Settings + Features

Lesson 39 from: Audio Recording 101: Record Voice Audio for Video Production

Tomas George

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39. Parametric EQ - Part 3 - More Settings + Features

<b>In this lesson, we will look at some more settings and features of the parametric EQ in Premiere Pro.</b>

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Introduction and Welcome to this Course

00:50
2

Listen to your Recording Environment

03:43
3

Room Treatment Tips

03:07
4

Dynamic vs Condenser Microphones

02:35
5

Recommended Pro-Level Microphones

02:55
6

Recommended Budget Level Mics

02:35
7

Microphone Audio Comparisons

05:53
8

What is an Audio Interface and How is it Useful

01:48
9

Recommended Pro-Level Audio Interfaces

01:35
10

Recommended Budget-Level Audio Interfaces

01:46
11

My Thoughts on USB Microphones

00:45
12

Microphone Positioning and Accessories

04:09
13

Essential Microphone Polar Patterns

03:17
14

Recommended Monitors and Headphones

03:55
15

Other Audio Monitoring Tips

02:41
16

Introduction to Capturing Audio

00:18
17

Recommend Audio Recording Software and DAWs

06:28
18

A Quick Look at Some Handy Recorders

02:39
19

Audacity Introduction

00:45
20

Setting up to Record Audio in Audacity

03:49
21

How to Record Audio into Audacity

02:54
22

Other Features of Audacity - Playback, Zoom, Undo + Save

04:15
23

How to Export Audio out of Audacity

03:37
24

Essential Audio Editing Tools in Audacity

08:07
25

Removing Silence, Splitting + Joining Clips

03:17
26

Essential Key Command or Keyboard Shortcuts in Audacity

03:06
27

Removing Background Noise Introduction

02:48
28

How to use the Noise Gate Effect in Audacity

12:54
29

How to use the Noise Reduction Effect in Audacity

11:15
30

Mixing and Processing your Audio Introduction

02:32
31

A Quick Look at the Filter Curve or EQ Effect

10:35
32

A Quick Look at Compression and the Normalize Effect

11:21
33

How to set up an Effects Macro in Audacity

03:23
34

Adding Audio Effects to Audio Clips in Premiere Pro

06:06
35

Gain/Volume in Premiere Pro

03:36
36

Parametric EQ - Part 1 : An Overview of EQ and the Plugin

11:08
37

Parametric EQ - Part 2A : Mixing Examples

15:56
38

Parametric EQ - Part 2B : Mixing Examples - Example 2

11:31
39

Parametric EQ - Part 3 - More Settings + Features

05:14
40

Noise Reduction in Premiere Pro - Part 1: DeNoise

09:24
41

Noise Reduction in Premiere Pro - Part 2: DeReverb

06:25
42

Audio Compression in Premiere Pro - Part 1: Introduction

02:47
43

Audio Compression in Premiere Pro - Part 2: Threshold + Ratio

04:16
44

Audio Compression in Premiere Pro - Part 3: Make up Gain

03:15
45

Audio Compression in Premiere Pro - Part 4: Attack and Release + 2nd Example

06:30
46

How to use a DeEsser Audio Effect in Premiere Pro

12:00
47

How to use the Hard Limiter Audio Effect in Premiere Pro

06:48
48

How to use an Audio Meter in Premiere Pro - Loudness Radar

08:28
49

Behind the Scenes of my Audio Recording Equipment

07:16
50

Thanks and Bye

00:12

Lesson Info

Parametric EQ - Part 3 - More Settings + Features

OK. So in this video, we're going to look at some more functions and features for the parametric EQ in Premiere Pro. So these are just some of the functions of this EQ that I haven't covered yet. So the first thing I want to mention is presets. So if you click on presets up here, you can see we have this list of different presets. We have vocal enhancer. For example, in the software, it's really fun to make music on there. And I think that comes across in my videos because yes, and there's a few other ones as well. But to be honest, I'd only really use the full reset, preset if I do want to reset all of this and start again. So presets can be a good starting point, but every voice is different and the way you recorded it and the equipment you use can be very different as well. So I don't really recommend using presets unless you're going to start off with a preset and tweak from there. So I'm just going to undo this by hitting command Z a couple of times or control Z if you're on windo...

ws. So for mixing audio, you really have to critically listen and just spend some time to get it right. So for this video, I'm obviously mixing the audio really fast. But for a project, you should spend a lot more time on this to mix your audio just to get it right. But luckily if you make any mistakes, you can just press undo and you can always go back to the full reset and try again. I also recommend using a decent pair of studio monitors or a good pair of headphones because you will want some good quality monitoring gear. So you can mix this the best you can. So going down at the bottom of the EQ, we have a few settings here. We've already looked at range, but I just want to explain constant and ultra quiet. So constant allows us to choose what values we have for the Q or width. So the Q value here will be the width of the center frequency or we can select width and it will change this value to Hertz. However, Q is the most common setting for constant then going across, we have ultra quiet and this will actually remove some noise. It is a very subtle setting and it does require more processing power, some of these technical videos, it can be a little dry, a little boring. So I do recommend if you're going to make any technical videos, try and have a bit of energy, try and have. So if your computer is struggling, I recommend uncheck ultra quiet. Otherwise you might as well leave this enabled as it will help you remove some unwanted noise and artifacts. Then going across we have range which we looked at earlier and it just allows us to view the graph in either a 30 DB range or a 96 DB range. So you can use the 30 DB range for more precise adjustments or the 96 DB range for more extreme adjustments. OK. So now let's talk about the master gain on the left. So for example, with this EQ setting here, we're actually cutting a lot of frequencies. So if we're cutting a lot of frequencies, we're going to be making the overall level quieter. So if you are making the overall level quieter, then you will want to increase some gain. That way you can properly gain stage to audio and match the level of the EQ turned on and EQ turned off. So when we hear the plug in enabled and disabled, the level is the same because if it is louder, it can trick us to make us believe it's better. So let's just play this back now and disable the plug in, then I'm going to set the gain level. So it's the same level with the plug in. Bypassed and unbypassed. Have a bit of passion when you're teaching and that will make your videos a lot more interesting to watch. So the first few videos I put online were all about a piece of software called Logic Pro 10. I've been using this software many years prior to making any videos on youtube. And I thought it might be interesting to put a few videos online and kind of help a few people out about Logic Pro 10. It can be quite difficult to use and I really enjoy making so you can listen back to balance the gain and the level meter over here can be useful as a reference to making videos about Logic Pro I have a lot of passion when I'm using the software, it's really fun to make music on there. And I think that comes across in my videos because yeah, some of these technical videos that can be a little dry, a little boring. So I do recommend if you're going to make any technical videos trying to have a bit of energy, try and have a bit of passion when you're teaching and that will make your videos a lot more interesting to. The first few videos I put online were all about a piece of. So there about 5.5 DB is the same level with the plug in enabled and disabled. Also, if you're boosting a lot of frequencies in your EQ, you're going to be turning up the overall level of the signal. So in that case, you will want to turn down the master gain. So the level is the same with the plug-in enabled or disabled. That way we can quickly bypass our plug in to help us mix our audio the best we can. Ok? So in the last few videos, I've covered this EQ in detail and I've showed you some different examples. I hope now you're a lot more confident at using this parametric EQ. And remember, you can always practice with the audio files that are provided or you can use your own audio. But remember your own audio will sound different to this, but you can use the tips and techniques. I've taught you and apply this for mixing your own audio with this parametric EQ. So thanks for watching and in the next few videos, we're going to continue mixing audio in premiere pro.

Class Materials

Bonus Materials

40._Audio_Examples_for_Noise_Reduction.zip
34._Audio_Examples_for_Premiere_Pro_Audio_Mixing.zip
30._Downloadable_Audio_Examples.zip

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