Damn. Tried doing my first audio book recording and I just discovered my voice has very strong sibilant sounds.

[dilmandila@mograph.social]

Damn. Tried doing my first audio book recording and I just discovered my voice has very strong sibilant sounds. One would think I'm a snake! So I guess I have a lot of work to fix this issue.

Any musician or voice over narrator here with any tips?

#musician #audiobooks #narrator

[dgold@goblin.technology]

@dilmandila pop guard helps deaden, and using lemon drink to keep the mouth a little dryer?

[dilmandila@mograph.social]

@morachbeag I know of the de-esser, and tricks to reduce it in post, but mine is apparently so prominent, and this mic is very bright (Rhode NT1) so when I work on it in post there is a noticeable change whenever the s comes up. (That part being much lower than the rest of the word)

But thanks for the essay! Tips like mic placement is what I was looking for. And yes, I'm ordering a wind-sock to try and also absorb some of the sounds.

I'm still in testing stage, not gone into production yet!

[dilmandila@mograph.social]

@dgold Ooo, thanks for this. I have actually recorded my voice before but this issue wasn't so prominent. Some tips suggested I need to drink a lot and keep very hydrated so perhaps my mouth was wetter than usual. Will try it out to see what works, since I'm on testing stage.

[cxj@phpc.social]

@dilmandila My first thought was try different microphones. In my experience (live music, PA) they make a big difference. Placement and position of mic relative to face a close second. Good luck.

[jonobie@social.coop]

@dilmandila Not sure if it’s helpful for this situation, but when I used to be in choirs, we were routinely directed to shift our s sounds in words more towards z sounds. I’ve no idea if this works for voiceover though!