Hey, you’re a video person. All you know is the video don’t sound good. Something’s off—but who knows what! Well, read this article, and you will. Or more accurately, you’ll have some tools for identifying what sounds off as you practice your craft. With some time and patience, you’ll get the hang of fixing the issue yourself. Here are eight tips to help you.
1. Get Familiar with the GUI of an Equalizer
GUI stands for graphic user interface. This is what you will interact with while you equalize your signal in your NLE or DAW. The GUI can look different depending on the software equalizer you’re using. When you’re just starting out, try to find one that resembles the image below:
The X axis—from left to right—corresponds to frequency. Bass is on the left, treble is on the right. As you go from left to right, you increase in frequency (from 20 Hz to 20 kHz in this case), and you go from bass to treble.
The Y Axis—up AND down—is amplitude. Is the vocal too nasal? Break the problem down into frequency and amplitude. “Nasal” usually corresponds to 1.5 kHz, or thereabouts; the frequencies around 1.5 kHz are too loud, so you bring down the amplitude on those specific frequencies. Voilà: equalization!
2. Learn to Identify Frequency Issues
You don’t hear in frequencies right now; you hear in adjective. Boomy, muddy, harsh, nasal, etc. You need to associate these adjectives with bands of frequencies. Here’s a chart—a little cheat sheet for ya:
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