Need help editing audio - Vegas Pro 14

agal-m wrote on 11/21/2020, 8:42 AM

Hi everyone, I have done an initial google search to try and find a solution to my 'problem' but with no luck (unless I am misunderstanding things).

I edit gaming videos for my YouTube channel but something I have suffered with (more than other areas) is my audio.

The way I hear things when they are live/being recorded, is nothing like the outcome file. Things are too quiet or too loud etc. 10.0.0.0.1

I am using multiple tracks which is a step forward in the right direction and I can adjust the levels to make things louder or quieter to manually balance the audio.

Where I truly suffer, is when I get excitable, or scream abnoxiously down my microphone - creating a huge spike in volume.

How do I manage these spikes of volume? I see the 'bigger' YouTubers yell and scream and yet my ears aren't bleeding.

What features should I be using to balance the audio correctly?

Cheers.

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j-v wrote on 11/21/2020, 8:58 AM

Mostly I start my audio edits with the option of Edit/Switches/Normalize.

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rraud wrote on 11/21/2020, 9:20 AM

A compressor/limiter should keep loud passages from getting out of hand, The legacy Sound Forge Wave Hammer is a good two-stage leveling device (compressor + brick-wall limiter). Many folks like the simple to use LoudMax VST limiter. They are many comp/limiters available to download (free and otherwise) In any case, It is best to draw volume envelopes (keyboard shortcut: V) on the audio tracks prior to the adding plug-ins .
If levels are low on some events, normalizing may help, but one loud peak in an event will mitigate volume increase in the event.

if possible, put a limiter on your mic whilst recording.