Here is some audio from a test I ran using a plugin that claims to remove echo from your recordings. In other words, a plugin to help podcasters with large empty rooms facing the challenge of getting the resulting reverb out of their recordings. When listening to this, you’ll want to make sure to wear some good headphones so that you can hear the reverb in the room.
The plugin seems to work pretty well which is quite an accomplishment however at over $50, I don’t think I would purchase it. But that is still cheaper than sound proofing your studio.
You can download and try the De-Verb plugin for yourself at the Sound Performance Lab website.
If you enjoy the demo, “Likes” are appreciated but make sure to let me know in the comments what you think overall. Would this be helpful for your recordings?
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Definitely a difference. And like you said, if you can't afford the foam or other substitute, $50 isn't all that bad. Good mics and mic placement may be enough.
I have a pretty noisy room, but talking right up to the Heil PR40 seems to work without much room modification. Again, the right mic is most of the battle.
You also can buy an sE Reflection Filter, very effective !
Thanks for all the feedback guys. There are always many solutions to any given problem. Thanks for all the tips!
Can I chime in here? I asked Ray a while ago about adding foam to the room to really bring down the echo – but he made a really good point about it being permanent (or requiring a pretty radical re-decoration when you choose to change the room's properties) and hanging boards would be the best bet (but it wouldn't be a solution here).
cedric mentioned the sE Reflection Filter, and I'm looking into that. But what other options are there for doing a good job on soundproofing a room for podcasting, aside from ducking under a duvet! :=D
The De-verb plug-in is well worth the $50 price tag.
Podcasts are no longer the stuff of geeks and wannabe broadcasters. It is time for most to up their game and start producing higher quality material.
Some podcasts leave me cringing. The sample that you read was over processed and you will need to back off on the de-verb a bit. Remember – you do not want a dead sounding room. Far too many podcasters rave about their Whisperooms and acoustic tiles with no realisation of how muddy a dead recording space is. Why do you think recording studios have "live rooms".
An isolation booth is to keep out extraneous noise – it is not an echoless space.
A slight bit of reverb on your voice is fine and gives a sense of depth and distance to the listener.
The secret is in the balance. Too much de-verb and you get a clipped voice like in your demo. Too little and it's too bouncy.
Trust the presets and do not tweak……I think it has a preset called "Less room" – use it.