• Adobe Audition

  Making sound effects sound better when played through an iPods speaker

  Posted by Roger Yates on July 31, 2012 at 1:54 pm

  Hi.

  I am trying to create some sound effects for an app. They sound great when played through my monitors but when I play them through the iPods speakers they sound really tinny.

  How would I rectify this issue in Audition? How should I output the sfx? Do I add more bass to the original sound file or am I just aiming too high?

  I realise I will not get 5.1 Dolby surround out of a iPod speaker but if I could get rid of the tinniness I would be happy.

  Thanks
  R.

  Angelo Lorenzo replied 14 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Angelo Lorenzo

  August 2, 2012 at 2:43 am

  You’re probably aiming too high. Everything I’ve read (and it’s minimal) when it comes to sound design for iphones and so on suggest even rolling off frequencies below 50-100Hz so the external speaker has a better time reproducing the frequencies it’s optimized for.

  Angelo Lorenzo
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