How to Process Podcast Vocals in Logic Pro X

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Here's how I process my vocal tracks using the stock plugins that come with Logic Pro X. The plugins are, in this order:
1. Speech Enhancer (or Izotope Dialog De-noiser) for line/background noise removal
2. EQ
3. Compressor
4. De-Esser (if needed)
5. Adaptive Limiter
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* My Recommended Gear: kit.co/PodcastingwithAaron
* My website: www.aarondowd.com
* How to quickly edit audio in Logic Pro X - Ripple Delete: • Ripple Delete for Logi...
If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments. Thanks for watching!
- Aaron

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@TorridityBeats 6 лет назад

I have been using Logic for 3 years and never knew about the legacy trick. Thank You

@JaimeBoyaca 6 лет назад

Great work! I really enjoyed watching and learning.

@cesarfcastro 5 лет назад

Thank you, for your teaching. I am new to audio editing and appreciate your advice.

@aettic Год назад

Holy cow, the audio effects used in this really do the trick. Compressor is the thing I've been looking for, for ages. It's unbelievable how much these tools make my audio better to listen to.

@franciscorivera5871 4 года назад

Thank you so much!! Learned a lot in so little time, extremely helpful video!

@thedoctorslounge1521 3 года назад

This was excellent. Straight to the point and very useful! Thank you!

@alexmathewmendoza 7 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video; applying these plugins really helped clean up my vocal audio.

@ournuminousnature 4 года назад

Thank you so much. This was really helpful, as a first time podcaster and tech noob, I really appreciate the pro tips.

@DrewRohaly 8 лет назад

Great video dude! Keep up the great work.

@dedagtegennachtrustpodcast3911 3 года назад

Just so you know, you're content is still found and very useful for podcast beginners like me. Much appreciation for taking the time to explain you're process. And speaking in a clear and consistent way ! 👍

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Thanks for that!

@fredr. Год назад

You just gave me the whole process for Final Cut Pro. Thank you so much!!!

@Altropos Год назад

Giving you a thumbs up, because your explanation for processing spoken vocals is clear, precise and to the point. Amazing, thanks!

@aarondowdplaysdrums Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@skepticsquirrel7560 9 месяцев назад

That compression part was so helpful. I've been doing it all wrong

@ObandoJr 4 года назад

Simple, directly and very, very useful. Thx

@SebastianLenk 6 лет назад

Nice work - thank you! In addition you could set markers for each step / plugin usage.

@JaylaMac160 4 года назад

Thank you so much for creating this!!

@montebarnard4802 6 лет назад

This is a huge help, thanks!

@johnkarpinski1972 3 года назад

Super helpful, thanks!

@atschram 4 года назад

This video contains everything I was looking for! Awesome and thanks!!!

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Thatguyonbass348 Год назад

This was BEYOND helpful! 6 year later

@aarondowdplaysdrums Год назад

Glad to hear!

@stephencullo2602 7 лет назад

Excellent workflow and explanation.

@Usualeclectic 6 лет назад

Finally someone using a sure beta for podcasts...these mics are underrated to me and have a sweet spot for high gain. They just sound great. Also I would make a preset setting and save as a template so it’s easy to dial in consistently. The best tracking sessions are well planned before your sessions and this helps get you started.

@hightidejett 2 года назад

You saved my life man!!! 😭 Thank you!

@LReyOfficial 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for this 🔥🔥

@andypitz1 3 года назад

so much great info in here. Thanks so much for posting it

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Thanks Andy, glad you liked it

@ayushpant3062 3 года назад

Thank you. This was terrific. Works like magic. Very very helpful.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@MaryK4music 4 года назад

I am getting ready to launch my first podcast. This was super helpful! Thanks, Aaron.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Great to hear!

@malcolmmonroe 7 лет назад

What Was Needed. Subscribed. Liked.

@malcolmmonroe 7 лет назад

I Will Keep Up With You. So Keep Putting Up Awsome Stuff. Thanks For Replying.

@CombatSports01 Год назад

Great content

@brandonjamal 2 года назад

OMG I'm in love with you bro! I have been looking for that speech enhancer thing forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I know I'm not the only one

@aarondowdplaysdrums 2 года назад

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching.

@versatriminc 3 года назад

Helpful video. Thanks Aaron!

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

You're welcome! Glad it helped.

@subtlesouprecords6719 6 лет назад

Great tutorial

@arturoalvarez_music 7 лет назад

I'm about to launch a podcast, and I have recorded the vocals for the first episode,. THIS is exactly what I was looking for. I'm excited to arrive home and try it! I'm sure that these tips will improve the sound. Suscribed.

@arturoalvarez_music 7 лет назад

I followed your great tips, and it developed into this: bit.ly/2oOInDL I uploaded it to SoundCloud, but what do you think is the best option to host a podcast?

@JonoTheVoiceofAustralia 4 года назад

I have been all over RU-vid and the web. This is the best and most concise video or demo of setting up a dynamite Voice Over Temple. Thank you for this video. You should record a little course on this and sell it!

@JonoTheVoiceofAustralia 4 года назад

@@aarondowdplaysdrums Thank you so much. I'll check it out.

@jean-michelargentin208 4 года назад

Man I been looking all over RU-vid for someone to do a speech to edit in Logic Pro X and do a plugin processing to clean and bring the vocal/speech to a clean/clear professional level-and you nailed my friend thank you for taken the time to do this tutorial much grateful. Ps. I know it’s been a long time since you did that tutorial-but you do a 2020 update with some base to the voice pleaseeee.. Thanks again and to hear from you.

@jean-michelargentin208 4 года назад

Aaron Dowd I may have found the mic to do just that-with not much really EQ.. The SHURE SM 7B 🎙 microphone Aha!

@jean-michelargentin208 4 года назад

Aaron Dowd Now I have the Shure sm7B with a cloudlifter for about a month now, and for me it’s the best microphone for my voice...I’m in the process getting my first podcast running in a few days and I wish I had purchased 3 more sm7B’s I purchased the (Rode Caster Pro) and that dose it all very well (a one man setup).. I got my graphic designer who created a killer logo for my Podcast...I’m all set.. Ps. When I let some friends and family listen to my test recorded with the Rode Caster Pro with sm7B-They thought I went to a radio station to record my Podcast...

@justicemoody 4 года назад

Excellent.

@gabrielledesma2148 6 лет назад

excelente explicación

@darynakaratniuk6026 2 года назад

thank you!

@Darren-D.C-Cross Год назад

Rad. Thankyou!

@aarondowdplaysdrums Год назад

Glad to help!

@NeverHADaNes 5 лет назад

Thanks dude. Nice pace to the tutorial

@NeverHADaNes 5 лет назад

@@aarondowdplaysdrums one question is how to EQ and get the richest male voice while maintaining the correct EQ for a podcast. I understand about removing the bass but I always feel as if I'm taking away too much in order to be podcast friendly.

@NeverHADaNes 5 лет назад

Hey. Thanks for the advice on the bass. I currently use either an Audio Technica AT2020 or a Rode Procaster through a Scarlett 2i2 into a MacBook pro running Logic Pro X. I have carried out some isolation treatment in the room. There's still a tiny bit of reflection but hardly noticeable when using a dynamic microphone. I've followed your advice in this video and also tweaked the EQ in particular the bass and I've got a nice natural voice. I've always used garageband for podcasting in the past but switched over to logic as I needed more visual meters etc for monitoring loudness. Thanks for the video and added notes.

@jimmycannonvoicecoach 2 года назад

Thanks, very useful. And, yes thanks for the Legacy trick...

@aarondowdplaysdrums 2 года назад

You're welcome, glad you found it useful.

@DATONEGAMER25 6 лет назад

thanks man

@TerryMize 3 года назад

Thank You

@djtakinitback9717 4 года назад

0:44. 1:44(with (Enhancer) 2:17 (with EQ) 2:42 (Low cut) 3:52 (Peak Compressor) 4:32 (Desser) Adaptive Limiter (5:41)

@VaughnGeorge 4 года назад

Great video !! :-)

@LOFIRIDE 3 года назад

This is super helpful. Thank you very much. Question, can this be saved as a template and then edit each parameter when I import audio clips from my RØDECaster Pro? Thank you again.

6 лет назад

I appreciate your helpful and clear explanations, Aaron. I have a question however: for my voice over recordings, I don't need much EQ or compression and prefer a natural sound, but am interested in having an excellent processing quality in export (to mp3 or Wav). Do you think that Logic pro X will worth it and be more rewarding that Garageband or Studio one 3 for my use? Thank you for your time and answer.

@davidmenkel4411 6 месяцев назад

This is a "classic" video for those starting out in Podcasting.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 6 месяцев назад

Nice, cool to hear! I’m still doing mixing and mastering, but just for my band these days. My latest mix (just posted last night) is on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@koltonmoore_thecleverfew/video/7320807814316723487

@bringmebliss. 4 года назад

Thank you!

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@AWalk1285 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this useful and easy tutorial for optimal podcast production - I'm Also Aaron and composer/new podcaster and local musician in Baltimore with the band Greasy Hands.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 5 месяцев назад

Glad to help!

@sheltersonic5499 2 года назад

Hi,great tutorial But why we don't apply normalisation

@kevinmilburn4995 3 года назад

Wow this denoise feature is way easier than those plugins thank you bro

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Happy to help!

@nejonstudio553 5 лет назад

Could you redo this with the latest Logic Pro? I didn't see the Legacy plugin in my updated version.

@charliebell5073 Год назад

Are there any filters or editing tricks to minimize or eliminate mouth clicks? (I know about hydration, biorwnw, apples, etc.) My large diaphragm condenser picks up so much that I've got to find a way to clean up spoken word vocals before I tackle an audiobook. Many thanks for a helpful tutorial.

@LadyLove747 5 лет назад

Awesome tutorial.... 🙌🏾 Also if you don’t mind me asking, 🙋🏽 what audio interface are you using? 🤔

@ournuminousnature 4 года назад

Hey Aaron, this is very helpful as I edit my first podcast episodes. Something I'm not understanding: when bringing the loudness meter to -16, it then is unaffected by lowering or raising the mixer level. Integrated remains bouncing around -16 while I can bring the mixer level down to almost silent, or at the top peaking, and it still reads -16. I don't understand how this is a clear representation of where the mix volume should be...?

@lossietesoles 4 года назад

Thank you very much for sharing this interesting configuration, it sounds great; although I have a more modern version of Logic (I see the video in 2020), I have been able to rescue Legacy, very very interesting, really, it eliminates background noise, and I need to know, please: is this setting correct for recording? I mean, is it better to record with any plugin and then put the plugin, or does it matter? Thank you.

@lossietesoles 4 года назад

Aaron Dowd Thank you very much for responding, very kind. Yes, I am doing the recording test without plugins, it is much better, and the ones you advise are very practical, again very grateful, a cordial greeting.

@withthejones 5 лет назад

YO this video was so helpful! I even got my voice to sound even better than yours in my opinion lol, I dont mean that in a mean way at all obviously - just saying that you are awesome and you helped me so much! This should have way more views!!

@withthejones 5 лет назад

I am actually quite dumb, and was over enthusiastic lol. Blessing and a curse. I am having some issues with a few little things and would love to pay for your assistance. Could I send you a sample of the same length and you take a quick crack at it? I have a really nice $300 mic - but I am not getting perfect sound out of it. I would rate my processing at like a 7 or a 8 right now. You can have a listen. Other people say it sounds great, but I know theres a couple more tweaks. Would love your help, even if its out of the norm for you. All in all, yours is better! 😂

@theblueagent_ 7 лет назад

What program are you using to record this video?

@EpixzEntertainment 6 лет назад

Gems

@TheRealMichaelHaZe 3 месяца назад

Thanks this helped me a lot! Im about to post my first RU-vid video

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 месяца назад

Glad it helped!

@Ezralipp 7 лет назад

This is great thank you so much Aaron! For my podcast I bring in both vocal tracks from the conversation (me and my guest) to logic. Should I be using these processing techniques on each track individually or should do them both at the same time through the master (and how exactly would I go about doing that if so?). Also on your video about adding compression you say to set the peak compression threshold to -12db but in this video you said to set it to -3db. Is there a reason for the discrepancy?

@Ezralipp 7 лет назад

Also I'd love to hear a bit more about the EQ techniques, I don't know anything about this and what you did in this video went a little over my head. Do you have a more in depth look at that anywhere you could point me to? Thanks!

@Ezralipp 7 лет назад

Thanks so much Aaron this is all really helpful!

@MusicMRGreen 6 лет назад

Thanks man , TDIL.

@MusicMRGreen 6 лет назад

Do you know how to sound like a real CM narration? Because the atmosphere is totally different and I really trying manage to get close to the sound.

@MusicMRGreen 6 лет назад

My bad, sorry. This is one of the sample makes me thrill. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pPIBrSk9J9A.html This one too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yMQm3RwxvJM.html the result of your tutorial video is good, but when compared with the CM narration, the depth of sound and the "stand-out" feeling of the narration(sorry for my contrast description) are not that enough. Is it only because of the level of the recording equipment? or we can edit it through Logic Pro X ? Thanks for your time.

@MusicMRGreen 6 лет назад

Thanks for the answer. So, on the editing side, is there anything I can move on in order to have a great sound performance? I tried your tutorial today and it improved a lot btw.

@NikosKatsikanis 3 года назад

can you do a 2021 version?

@_Doom_20 4 года назад

How aren't you getting Hiss in your mic when talking? Noise Gate?

@reneeschke 4 года назад

What did you do to get the level input so loud? We like the sound when we are about 10cm away from the mic, because we don't want that "radio" sound- but .. on our focusrite clarett 4pre USB we have to push the gain almost to 100% to get around -30db peaks when normally talking; we use 2 RODE procaster microphones. I find it odd that I pay so much for supposedly good preamps and still don't get that much gain; do you use a Mic booster in front or something? Thanks!

@nejonstudio553 5 лет назад

I stand corrected. I forgot to hold down the option key lol.

@mah_cz 2 года назад

sidechain compression..?

@fak1tGaming 6 лет назад

Great job Aaron, is this possible in OBS studio!?

@fak1tGaming 6 лет назад

Aaron Dowd pretty basic ones bit there an option to use VST plugins. Cheers

@NikosKatsikanis 3 года назад

Why did the stick that in legacy

@mheberling5939 4 года назад

Can you use Logic with a video editing software together? I am doing an interview/video podcast. If not, what would you suggest so I can edit both video and audio together?

@afx1200 3 года назад

edit the video and cut the audio along with it in your video editing software and then export the audio and process it in logic

@wavensdorvad 3 года назад

I have a question? Why to normalize at bouncing after all the processing for getting around -16 LUFS?

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

I don't think you have to.

@yorkLembkoeln 2 года назад

can you do an update?

@alang.vargas4040 4 года назад

I have a US Tascam 2x2 interface, and some zingyou microphones I bought off Amazon. Logipro recognizes that I am talking through the microphone, but when I playback I cannot hear myself speaking, even though I can see it did record my voice, any help? I'm new to this btw!

@alang.vargas4040 4 года назад

@@aarondowdplaysdrums thanks man I had figured it out the day I posted the comment lol I was just playing around with the settings and I found it!

@BobIGomez 6 лет назад

have to say the difference is minimal on RU-vid ...while stats for the video show you at -2.3dB which is just right to my ears.

@BobIGomez 6 лет назад

Thanks for your insight. I have been hoping to get a capable Mac, with Logic. Then there is also the challenge of video capture & editing, maybe its easier than it looks. Peace

@R.W.S. 5 лет назад

Hi, don't suppose you could help me. I'm trying to record a podcast with a friend, I have two xlr microphones set up on separate tracks in logic, they record fine but when I export the audio one mic sounds good but the other sounds faint, do you know why this could be?

@caliber44a 4 года назад

Which mics are you using ?

@ournuminousnature 4 года назад

Is it possible to hire you to check out a Logic file and give feed back regarding podcast sound quality? I'm new to using Logic and just want the final podcast to sound as clear as it can.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

Sure! Drop me an email with a link to the file, aaron @ thepodcastdude.com. You can pay what you want here: www.buymeacoffee.com/aarondowd

@JosepBernad 2 года назад

Nice work, but check the captions!

@gutpileman 5 лет назад

I have clients who I edit podcasts for and their audio is less than stellar. Will this work to improve bad audio? I have been helping them improve their but they still can't seem to get it right.

@gutpileman 5 лет назад

They have good mics but use them incorrectly and the input levels might be a little hot. They were too far away from the dynamic mic. They have improved lately but could be better. I still struggle with making the voices be more upfront.

@zach___blake 3 года назад

Does this process work if your working with 2 people having a conversation?

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

The Production Guy yes, although it’s usually better to have each voice on its own track so you can make adjustments as needed. If it’s a combined track, the changes you make will affect both voices, which not always desirable.

@hellsbreakroom2062 5 лет назад

why 0.8 as opposed to 0.2?

@hellsbreakroom2062 5 лет назад

@@aarondowdplaysdrums sorry, asking about the limiter peak setting. Ive been told -.2 or -.3 is sufficient for when the audio is converted to mp3. was curious as to why you pull it down to -.8 , if it serves a function or if youre just playing it safe. thanks!

@dreaccount2027 4 года назад

7:42 and 7:59

@randallolson7630 10 месяцев назад

I believe it's called Logic Pro "Ten" (roman numeral X)...not Logic Pro "Ex".....as in Final Cut Pro X "Ten"........but I'm sure someone must have mentioned this already.

@SoulPapo 6 лет назад

How can I sound like I'm Terry gross from NPR. Besides plug my nose

@SoulPapo 6 лет назад

The Podcast Dude I don't wanna sound like her. But definitely where it sounds more intimate. Do you know what plug in that is? I appreciate the reply

@SoulPapo 6 лет назад

The Podcast Dude haha. You're right. Portlandia has a perf parody of that kinda stuff. Have a good day brotha

@ajrealitytv7715 7 лет назад

How do you hold down option ?

@emanuel_soundtrack 4 года назад

until my like it was 666 likes.

@NiniRockX 3 года назад

I've just taken all of your settings, but it doesn't sound like yours. First of all, your voice sounds much louder. Your waveform in Logic is bigger and I've already turned my gain up on the interface.

@aarondowdplaysdrums 3 года назад

The first thing you’ll want to do is make sure your input gain levels are correct (loud but not clipping). If you’ve turned the gain knob all the way up on your audio interface and the signal still isn’t high enough, double check your recording software to make sure it isn’t lowering it in any way (some have auto-gain level features). If that isn’t the issue and your audio is still too low, you can add gain to the audio track itself using a plugin. Hope that helps!