As always, super helpful. I agree 100%...as a voiceover artist 5-years into working from my home studio, I've learned so much on the audio side. And, YES, one of those things was a little ear-training (from James!). He was able to immediately pick out the "boxiness" in the audio from my first home studio. Not only that, he gave me all the steps to eliminated it. He explained and taught me to hear boxiness so well that when I built my second home studio from scratch...I managed to build an acoustically sound booth that James and MANY other engineers have complimented me on since! Thanks James...keep it up!
Great points! I agree that most beginners starting out won’t know the difference until they figure out what certain frequencies do to the sound. Playing around with an EQ and mic comparisons videos can definitely help. A great example would be to comparing a Shure SM7B (which has a darker tone) and a LEWITT mic which is very bright.
This is pure gold. Thank you for the information. I feel like I’m just scratching the surface in terms of ear training. Learning how to use my parametric EQ to slice out unwanted frequencies has started to train me I think in the right direction. I still have a ways to go…
As always, super helpful. I agree 100%...as a voiceover artist 5-years into working from my home studio, I've learned so much on the audio side. And, YES, one of those things was a little ear-training (from James!). He was able to immediately pick out the "boxiness" in the audio from my first home studio. Not only that, he gave me all the steps to eliminated it. He explained and taught me to hear boxiness so well that when I built my second home studio from scratch...I managed to build an acoustically sound booth that James and MANY other engineers have complimented me on since! Thanks James...keep it up!
Justin, you're the freaking man! Your studio is easily one of the best out there!
@@JamesYounger thanks in part to YOU! Cheers.
Great points! I agree that most beginners starting out won’t know the difference until they figure out what certain frequencies do to the sound. Playing around with an EQ and mic comparisons videos can definitely help. A great example would be to comparing a Shure SM7B (which has a darker tone) and a LEWITT mic which is very bright.
This is pure gold. Thank you for the information. I feel like I’m just scratching the surface in terms of ear training. Learning how to use my parametric EQ to slice out unwanted frequencies has started to train me I think in the right direction. I still have a ways to go…
Love it! Hey man, I have a long way to go! You never stop learning :)
I’m at least at the level where I can hear differences between microphones. Not 100% of the time, but I feel safe in saying in most cases.
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Thanks man, I just skipped to it! 🙌