EQ on PROTOOLS i sound muffled

[Prawjikt]

i am in desperate need of help with this EQ. i have no idea what to do with it. my voice comes out somewhat muffled and people suggested i use the EQ. may someone please give me a few tips or help me with this.

if u have AIM mine is : SpecificMusician
if not just reply here. i thank you in advance.

[jeffwuollet]

What EQ are you using? That's REALLY important.

Adding 12kHz-20kHz a bit can add Air to the audio. Try this: Put the gain of one band of Parametric EQ all the way up and set the Q in the middle. Try moving the Frequency around until you get the un-muffled sound you want and lower the gain and change the Q to fine tune the sound.

[RobMacki]

Well, it is hard to say exactly what freq you need to add or carve.
But for starters;
If your voice sounds muddy try two things.
1. cut a little at or near 200Hz.
2. boost at or near 2.5kHz to 3.5kHz (narrow q)find the sweet spot(presence)

You can add air 15kHz+
Add fullness around 120Hz
Eliminate honky between 300Hz to 900Hz.
DeEss as needed.


These are just starting points.
Find the sweet spot and bring it out.
HTH

[Prawjikt]

thank you i appreciate both replies.. already got me on the right track

[PTUser NYC]

Try some compression before the EQ too - that can help add presence and sparkle, especially if its BEFORE the EQ, so any extra muddiness cwill go away.

Try Rennaisance compressor: ratio = 2:1 with maximum gain reduction around -3db to start. If that's too much try lowering the ratio closer to 1.5:1 while still aboserving -2db of gain reduction.

[Mark Reis]

Step away from the microphone. Seriously. Move back a bit. A lot of boominess is added as you get closer to the Microphone (proximity effect). Your choice of Microphones could be an issue as well.