@thefranswah: Radio stations typically run a voice through six things, and you can put the same six on your own mic. 1. A HIGH-PASS FILTER It cuts everything below about 100 hertz. There's almost none of your voice down there, just rumble from your environment. 2. A DOWNWARD EXPANDER When your voice gets quiet, it turns the sound down even more, so your fan, your keyboard and your breathing get quieter between your words. 3. A DE-ESSER It turns down the sharp hiss of your S sounds, and leaves the rest of your voice alone. 4. AN EQ BOOST AROUND 3,500 HERTZ That's the range that makes your words clear. Some radio mics have a switch for exactly this boost. 5. A COMPRESSOR It makes the gap between your quietest and loudest words smaller, so your voice has a steadier volume and sits at the front of the mix. 6. A LIMITER A ceiling your voice can't get louder than, so a laugh or a shout doesn't distort. Put the expander before the compressor. Without it, the compressor raises the quiet sounds between your words too. Save this for the next time you set up your mic. #podcasting #streamingtips #micsetup #audioengineering #radiovoice #compressor #deesser

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