You Are Ruining Your Audio! - How to EQ voice properly

As a sound engineer with about 30 years of experience, I can say that your advice here is dead on. Thanks for sharing.

Yes! Don't listen to videos that give you specific "tricks", listen to people who teach you how to THINK about the concepts you're not confident about. Great channel

After 50 Years Engineerning and Mixing in Nashville and Muscle Shoals Studios l really appreciate your clear explanations and wisdom beyond your years.

You know what's crazy about this? I've watched quite a few videos of EQ lessons, maybe 50+ over the past 5 years in order to try and keep improving and this particular one probably was the most comprehensive and helpful one of them all. Thank you Julian that was a great break down.

The best, comprehensible EQ-ing video ive seen in a long while. It takes a lot of time to actually become confident with equing, but two principles that have helped me are: 1. Listen unbiasedly. Does what youre doing actually sound good? (Also in the context of musical applications) If not- stop doing it 2. Repeat step one and start LISTENING. What does your rcording actually need to become better? Listen to everything with fresh ears and if you end up making changes, compare it with the original and stop focusing on your ego

I’ve just learned more about EQ in the last 10 minutes than I have done in the last decade. What a video!

This is definitely not a rant. It's pure logical, real-world, audibly observable good advice. I have terrible hearing, but I know when a voice sounds appealing rather than irritating. All of your examples point out why. This is super helpful. Thank you so much for sharing what you know. You've removed a bit of my confusion.

As a singer-songwriter that is now on youtube and no longer goes to a studio for a professional recording, I now manage my own music at home. I have no training in sound frequencies and have been struggling to learn on my own with different softwares. I have never really understood the explanations I have seen. Your video was easy to understand and with your demonstration & explanation of each frequency really has helped me learn what to look for in my home settings. Thank you for sharing your input, as a beginner, you have saved me a lot of frustration & a lot of time. Peace ✌🏽 rock on . Thanks 🙏🏽

There are a few videos out there covering this topic but this is probably my favourite. Clear, concise and with plenty of examples to illustrate your points. Cheers.

This is probably the best voice EQ explanation video there is. The part where you go through the different frequencies, with us hearing to real-time results, is extremely helpful. Thanks!

Thanks so much for this! This is the first time I’ve seen someone breakdown what the middle frequency ranges especially do with the voice!

This is always what I've been looking for, a common starting point with a bit of a crash course in the most accessible ways to adjust the sound. Thanks!

This has to be the BEST dialogue-EQ tutorial I have come across. Fantastic work!

I just stumbled on your video Julian and in a few minutes you provided solutions to a problem I've been trying to solve by watching dozens of YouTube videos. Needless to say, you have a fan and yes...I subscribed.

This is the best video on vocal EQ I have ever watched. The fact that Julian managed to squeeze this into under ten minutes, including some rants regarding the various EQ myths and "one size fits all EQ curve" advice that gets copied/repeated over and over by self-proclaimed mastering experts, is a testament to his uncanny ability to provide very high quality, concise, and well thought out hands-on practical video instruction.

Julian - continue to really enjoy and benefit from your knowledge. Had a teacher once say if you know WHAT you are trying to achieve you'll always be able to look up HOW. Meaning, the Semantics are more important than the syntax, and in the art of sound, guiding principles like WHY we use an EQ, proximity effect, different mic characteristics, fundamental frequencies are key. Loved the illustration of high EQ shelf driving unnecessary need for a de-esser. Your gear reviews continue to be informative, but these more practical sound engineer type articles really benefit me, and I imagine many other folk too. Thanks.

I EQ all my voiceovers differently, every time. Sometimes it's because I am not exactly in the same position when recording or maybe I'm recording in a different room. I make small adjustments and to solve specific problems. Over time I've been able to hear better and better what's good and what's not...but it takes practice and there is no preset that will help with every situation. Nice video. Your advice is better than all those other posts and videos out there. One of the few channels I watch regularly for its logic and information.

I was only 30 seconds into your video and you hooked me with the intro, and the great sounding audio capture of your voice. I'm very interested in audio so I subscribed! Also - I really like your sweater. You video quality is also exceptional!

An incredibly helpful video, I admire people who can explain complex topics like this with such clarity and without even pausing for a breath in between. So impressive. I can't wait to put your advice to good use. Subscribed!

So good and so true, thank you! As a producer of commercial podcasts, I rarely find myself using an EQ to "shape" the tone, usually minor individual notches or low cuts to compensate less ideal recording environments. If you have an okay-ish mic and a decent acoustics, curves like those will ruin your material.