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Fat Radio DJ Vocal sound technique
Does anyone know an audio editing technique to get that FAT RADIO DJ VOCAL SOUND from a clean voiceover? TIA!
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5 Replies
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Try the chorus effect on an Eventide 3000. #326 maybe if I remember correctly?
It’s nice because it’s very mild and fattens things up without being too effecty.
Also, good compression and the right EQ. When you pull the low-mid out, find the frequency and Q that pulls out the mud, but leaves the deep chest sound. This helps a ton. Then of course, compress the VO aggressively.
Chris Smith
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As suggested from the other poster, a good compressor is crucial to this sound.
Voxengo (a small audio plugin company that makes great products) makes a voice channel strip plugin that works well for this sound. Reasonably priced too.
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Hey,
Gear aside, you need a good voice to start with; a thin voice still sounds thin, even with eq’ing and compression. Sometimes dropping the voice through a pitch shifter down a few cents will compensate.
Talent aside, dynamic compression is important, radio stations crush the heck out of audio to make their signal as loud as possible. On no compressor, either software or hardware, are you going to find a ‘fat dj’ preset…you have to play with it.
An Eventide would be nice…if you have the money 🙂
A good mic, preferably condenser, will certainly help.
Something else…remember that on FM radio there is a limit to what frequencies are passed from the transmitter to the receiver, I think it maxes out at 32khz. Apply a sharp low pass filter at 32k, maybe cut some of the bass, then run it through the compressor. You want your sound to be LOUD and IN YOUR FACE like the dj is sitting right in front of you.
For extra fun, to get the ‘sunday sunday SUNDAY’ sound associated with monster truck races, run the voice through a very slight delay with no repeats.
At my work (a high school) we do this effect very nicely using a cheap dynamic mic, SoundBlaster Live! card, and the effects built into Audition. It’s not perfect when played side-by-side with the real thing, but to the untrained ear it sounds just like a radio dj because the audience is hearing the deep voice and the compression.
Take care,
Nick
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I think he means a HIGH Pass filter at 32hz 🙂
Most gear isn’t spec’d higer than 20k anyways, and most folks can’t hear past 16k. But cutting the frequencies below 30ish hz is standard so you don’t get any unintended thumping or DC.
Chris Smith
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Hey,
Chris is right, I’m getting my Nyquist numbers all jacked up…I read in theory that FM is as good as 32khz digital audio, therefore make a sharp low-pass filter at 16khz (which is 1/2 of 32khz) to get rid of anything above 16khz.
Take care,
Nick
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