At 11:00 when looking at meters, I see that Vocal meter shows lower levels then Main1 meter. This is exactly what I see in my practice and this is what puzzles me. I would expect that before any ajustments these meters should show exactly matching levels. Do you have an idea about thi slevel difference in track and in mix?
It's interesting to see your process, and your video helped me to understand a bit better how these controls work. But I'd be lying if I said I understood anything. 😀 I didn't really understand what you were doing, and the audio sounded pretty much the same to me before and after you did all that work. I think DaVinci Resolve and EQ controls like these are meant for professionals who already have a strong grasp of all the vocabulary you used and what the various frequency ranges represent. For a simple person like myself, I'm kind of looking for just a button to boost or lower the bass, and another button to boost or lower the treble. Perhaps one more button that lowers background noise and hiss. And that's about it. Perhaps more simple editing programs have controls like that. 🙂
Sure, just select your clip, open the inspector and there is a simplified version of the EQ in there under the audio section. That’s the only way to apply EQ to specific clips.
the video is very useful, thx. but the whole eq thing is just so complicated and useless. i just have no idea what difference do these small adjustments make in the end?
The changes are pretty minor many times, but if you have a harsh sound that hits your ear in a bad way, you can find it with the EQ and drop out that frequency to fix it.
It would be nice if they had some built in Presets. I do have some EQ presets available for purchase on my Shopify page if you’re interested. Currently only have one pack but I will be coming out with another pack soon. Thanks for checking out the video!
Great series/video! Seems a bit wordy/long but overall these videos have been a great help to me refining my audio for videos a bit more than before. I had rudimentary knowledge of mixing audio, but these videos are clearing things up immensely for Davinci Resolve. Thanks
@@JasonYadlovski First, thanks for your response. I tried it and it work, but not exactly what i wanted. Maybe i have to experiment more and try different settings.
Hi! Sure, just select the clip and open the inspector. You can use the EQ in the inspector for individual clips. The EQ in the mixer applies to the entire track.
Yes you would use automation, not keyframes. Here’s a video where I show how to do it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TmS6s9tBANs.htmlsi=suM_aP4_rCwx4eTg
@@JasonYadlovski hey just saw the video and its exactly what i needed thanks, but i still dont get why blackmagic designed it this way seems like such an unnecessary and complicated way to do things compare to keyframes, maybe in audio is different compare to effects but i guess they could have done something similar to what FL studio is doing with automation clips for example rather then this system, ohh well its is what it is thanks for the tutorial
Incredible. You obviously master this software. It was life saver for my new project that I could learn how I can separately adjust audio settings of an individual clip and not the whole track.
This is a great introduction to the subject. I have been trying to get my head round what tool does what in sound editing since recently moving to DaVinci Resolve. this has given me a good basic understanding of EQ. At the moment I’m struggling with a very noisy audio clip taken while out on a cycling trip, this has helped reduce some of the issues,sadly, not completely. I did try the Waves noise reduction plug-in, which you are a fan of, it hatted my M2 Mac, so currently on the hunt for an alternative.
Hi Jason. Me again ;-) Just wanted to let you know that I used some of your fantastic tips that you gave us in this tutorial to great success (IMHO). Anyway, thanks again!
Not sure what the best tool to try to fix this would be, but I had a video I was editing years ago that had a wide angle shot using onboard cell phone camera microphone shooting outside behind a house where the air conditioners were running (duplex and neighbors were running it, so couldn't even turn this off if we wanted to). Aside from using a separate mic and avoiding the AC units, can you make additional suggestions as to how to maybe boost the audio for the vocals (I think I used compression and boosted the gain after compressing to bring up the voices) but that kinda accentuated the air conditioner unit fans
Hi! So a few things I’d recommend trying. One is the noise reduction tool the second would be adding a gate. Set the threshold to around the level that the AC unit is at without any talking. It may work depending on how loud the AC unit is. You can also check out this vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i9EBywEpX9A.html Hope this helps!
I've decided I'm going to run the other program and see if I can mimic the settings to add static to my voice. all this is interesting and has the hamster wheel turning haha
Haha, there’s a lot you can do when you’ve got an idea. That was part of the reason I wanted to make the effects series, just to get the wheel spinning and give you an idea of what things can do. 😁👍
Just thought of something when you mention adjusting eq before adding gain. Would it be an ok idea to drop the gain down some or most of the way then sweep the eq. So those bad sounds stand out more from the audio. I don't have a trained ear ;)_ I thought the original video sounded good without adjusting.
Thanks for another amazing tutorial, Jason! Is this video a more in-depth version of the one you did a year or so ago (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s_8C5O_pycM.html)?
You're welcome! Yeah I figured it was time for an update. Plus I don't know how many people go back and watch old videos. Glad you found it helpful! 😁👍
Can you help me? I have edited a video and now want to render it. When I go to the the deliver page the "Add to Render Queue" button is greyed out. How can I fix it so I can render the video?
Hi! Sounds like you need to make sure you've got everything set up in the render settings and make sure there is a locating to save and a file name in there. Here's a video that can help you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V818fsc8BNo.html
@@JasonYadlovski Hey brother i appreciate your response. I liked and subscribed to your channel. I set all the settings up just like said in the Deliver Tab video and its still greyed out instead of white. Any idea what it might be?
@@JasonYadlovski I'm running 16. I decided to try a "Quick Export" then i clicked the RU-vid option and that worked for me. Good to know in case someone else asks in the future. Thanks again for being so responsive I'll be watching out for your new videos soon thanks!
Hi Jason. Love your DaVinci Resolve videos. I'm just setting up a home studio, and I have a Blue Yeti mic that I've had for awhile. Can I ask you which boom arm you are using to support that? Thanks.
Thanks for checking out my vids! That's awesome that you are making a studio. Here's a video with the boom arm I have. It's been pretty good. I don't really have any complaints: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dZI1WXswFOs.html
Does fairlight not have a visual qualizer to show the entire tracks live eq? Not the one I'm editing but a eq display so I can see where my peaks are for tones?
Thank you. You kept saying that you cut before you boost but then you ended with telling us to set the audio levels first. I thought setting the audio levels is where you are boosting? Apparently not ;-)
My only problem here is that this changes the audio for the entire timeline. I want to change specific clips and have multiple clips with different setings,
Hi! You have options to do what you want. First, you can use the EQ in the inspector in the edit or Fairlight tabs, although it’s not as robust. I would probably separate the audio into different tracks so I can use the EQ in Fairlight. Thanks for watching and best of luck on your project!
Loving your series, Jason. Makes it nice and easy to understand what's going on... Three comments 1) A question: you were talking about EQing the clips but you did an on-screen correction to make it "tracks" instead of "clips"... Is there a reason we wouldn't want to eq a specific clip? Let's say I have a few clips in my entire seq that are really muffled cause a lav mic was rubbing against clothing -- are you saying I should move those clips on a new track and EQ them separately? Or is it better to just handle those clips individually and then do a full track EQ for everything at once? 2) An idea for a video would to see how you handle the really hard issues like extreme lav muffle or dropouts or removing sounds in the background like an airplane or wind or car engine/horn pass bye. 3) Lastly, I think you made a little mistake: At 10:28 you called the "low pass" EQ filter a "high pass" filter. Great series so far though!!
Hi! Thanks for checking out my videos! I'll do my best to answer your questions: 1 - Applying EQ to a specific clip is no problem. If there is a clip that is different than the others, I'd EQ just that clip. But for me, my mic and setup is the same so I EQ the entire track. Also by using the track EQ in Fairlight there are more options to fine tune the EQ vs EQ for a single clip in the inspector, which I find rather limiting. If you can fix your clips with the EQ in the inspector, that's perfectly fine, but if you need more adjustments, I'd drop the clips into a new track and use the EQ in the Fairlight Tab. Just depends on what works for your clips.😁 2 - I'll keep this idea in mind. If the sound is really loud, you probably can't remove it. I would do my best to make it less distracting. 3 - Yes you are right, it's a low pass filter. I'm always messing up the names, haha. Been doing that forever, 🤦♂️ I'll get the right words to come out of my mouth sooner or later. 😜 Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
@@JasonYadlovski i had both of these same questions which you answered the first but i'm still struggling with the second. i have a video i shot outside with an annoying locust in the background. I was hoping i could eliminate it using the EQ or Noise reduction but it doesn't seem to help even when using the "learn" feature on NR. thoughts as this relates to previous question on airplanes, lawn mowers, etc in background.
So what I would do is try to use a gate but that probably will not remove all of the background noise. It will just limit the background noise below a certain Db level. It’s likely that you can not remove all that blackouts noise. You might need a more advance software like isotope to do that.
Hello! I hope I'm not too late to ask a question! I think I recall you saying that if you wanted to, you could EQ a particular range within a clip rather than EQing the whole clip. I wanted to ask for audios where I would be using the same voice (my voice), same mic, and same audio set-up, do you recommend I record long clips (as long as I can go for without making mistakes and/or where a good natural stopping point is) OR do you recommend I record shorter clips? The reason I ask that is because I am trying to figure out if I were to record a long clip and place it into a single track, how to effectively EQ whole thing. The overall reason for this question is because I recall you mentioning that you recommend EQing small clips, or ranges of a clip, at a time since its best practice to have a small range to loop when trying to hear the differences of EQ manipulation. My current thought is that I will either have to: (1) record in small clips and EQ each small clip in different tracks -- if I did that, would I be able to move clips to a single track (back to back), and the clips retain their individual EQ adjustments even though they are now sitting in the same track and flowing as if they are one unbroken clip? (2) record in long clips and EQ small ranges of the clip within the same track -- does this mean that I essentially apply an EQ to a track that a clip is placed in and listen to small ranges of the track at a time, adjusting bands along the way that might need adjusting such that the EQ for the track now effectively set for the entire length of the long clip and/or the entire track? I apologize if my wording is a bit off/sound long winded/some parts dont make sense. I'm new to this so I am trying to make sure I understand the jargon being used, and also wanna find the most effective way to edit my audios without doing too much unnecessary extra steps. Thanks in advance!
Hi! The length of the clip doesn't matter. If you have the same microphone, same environment, and same person for your audio, I'd just EQ it on a track level using the EQ in Fairlight. You can see how it sounds on a few sections of your audio track, but you don't need to EQ every clip unless there is something specific you are trying to fix in that clip. Does that answer your question? Thanks for watching!
@@JasonYadlovski hello again and thank you so much for your response! I realized, after mauling it over, that as long as the recording parameters are the same (ie same mic, voice, environment etc) then I could EQ the track in Fairlight by focusing on a small range of a long clip, then just play the rest of the clip under those EQ settings and make sure it all sounds good. And if I needed to, I could make any adjustments as I listen. I really appreciate the feedback and the video! I’ll be watching a lot more of your vids to get better acquainted with the software! Thanks again!!!
Hallo J. thanx for great videos!, Do you have some about working with DVD files in resolve. I have to use few old DVDs to make one "best of" of them. thanx
Hi! I don't have any working with old DVD's but did you get them into the computer? That's probably the hardest part, then you can just edit as normal. Thanks for watching!
@@JasonYadlovski they are in comp now. as .iso and as folders too. Resolve is "not very happy" with it. Tryed to escape conversions not to loose Quality, already SD and not very good recording. didnt work with dvd long time, i forgot, i think premiere use too import it, not sure.... we'll see, thanx anyway
I see. Sounds like you might have to convert it to get it into Resolve. You can always try using some tools to make it look better in Resolve, but not sure how it would work out.
Quick question when adjusting the final volume level. Can you use the Normalize feature to get the overall level back to target and still keep the EQ settings working? I assume it is OK to do that to tweak the final levels and loudness without impacting the EQ.
While you can normalize the audio, I would not recommend doing it that way. I would boost the fader a little or adjust the loudness the way I show in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SyWFLS4VWvA.html
@@JasonYadlovski thanks for the reply. I had already seen that GREAT video but as I recall it was focused on adjusting the overall loudness of a single clip manually. When I referenced NORMALIZE in my comment I was intending to ask about how to normalize across multiple clips in a single timeline so that the overall loudness of each clip is the same, and doing it in a systematic way that is automated and does not require setting the loudness level manually using the method you reference in your Loudness video tutorial. In the past I would do this by selecting multiple clips, right click, and select Normalize and specify INDIVIDUAL and select -9dbFS (based on another persons recommendation). This would then make sure that all individual clips had the same overall level as each other. Soooo ... my question was related to this use of NORMALIZE function and my assumption that doing so would not change the EQ settings that I may implement. Make sense?
@@apeel2008 Thanks for the explanation, it helps me understand a little better. I would recommend that you normalize/set levels before you apply any EQ so that you've got good levels and good signal when the audio comes into the EQ. That said, you can normalize after adjusting the EQ if you need to. But if you set the levels before the EQ, you shouldn't need to do anything other than boost the gain just a bit if needed. I personally boost the gain a little in my multi band compressor and that works pretty good. Does this help?
Thanks for checking out the video! It can be hard to hear the differences sometimes, especially depending on what you’re listening to it on. EQ can make a big difference, especially when you’ve got a microphone that is not so great or if there is a problem area in the recording. I probably should’ve used a microphone that sounded worse than the one in the video but at least you got the idea in case you’re in across problems in the future. 😜👍😁
Yes, I would use this as a guide to the EQ on any channel. Essentially you’re looking for any frequencies that sound “bad” and you want to get rid of or reduce them.
Got a question: I already post an unlisted video I made for a friend that is very critical with his condition. I played drums over a song he likes (separate tracks). But when I played back, I can barely heard the low frequencies. Since I have mesh to reduce sound, the toms and kick drum are low compared to the cymbals. The cymbals are the quiet type, but still taking over if I boost the track in order to emphasize the kick drum. What frequency I should target?
Hi! So for the Kick, you might want to try boosting in the 200 - 300 Hz range, maybe even up as high as 600Hz depending on your track. To reduce some of the harshness of the cymbals, try cutting frequencies in the 1kHz - 3kHz range. That should help. Let me know how you make out.
@@JasonYadlovski It went better, kick was more noticeable. Wasn't easy because I used the: Zoom H1n portable recorder (Amazon). All goes in one track, not like regular mics in a drum set...one adjustment affects the whole track.
First you need to select a range using in/out points or the range tool, then hit the loop button in the toolbar above the timeline, then use the keyboard shortcut to play the loop
@@JasonYadlovski I have watched this tuto because I try to adjust basses in Trance electro tracks. I have not really understood if there might be a relation/conflict between the two equalizers, the complex one that you present in this tuto, and the more basic one in Edit/inspector. Can I have the "complex one" also by clip or it is only to set up the complete track ?
The ‘ complex’ eq is only on a track level. Basically two and the inspector can be placed on individual clips. If you wanna use the EQ in the mixer on a track, have to separate your audio into dedicated tracks.
Excellent! Thanks Jason - Very lucid guide - I like the way you take time to show where the different controls are located - am looking forward to the rest in the series.
You're welcome and Thank you! I also have a FREE Guide in the description section you can grab for reference. I actually forgot to activate the link yesterday, oops! 😜 It's good to go now. Thanks for watching!
