Forum: Tutorials

The Monster Effect Using Audition's Default Filters By: Sapphire Intro: In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to mix multiple effects together to make one creepy effect. The effect I'm focusing on right now is the Flanger Filter and the Pitch Shifter Filter to get this effect used in VA...

Klaymen here, acting as your guide to using Audacity. For this introduction to Audacity I’m going to help you set up Audacity for an optimal recording ability. Or in other words, not get hassled and have to rerecord because of a technical issue. We will be setting up Audacity with the most common...

I've realized that some people don't know how to get the best sound quality out of their microphones, whether it be a headset or a more expensive model. Well, UltraRob has inspired me to help my fellow VAA members by creating a step by step tutorial on how to enhance the quality of your mic. ...

I read somewhere on the internet, but I can't seem to find it aymore that a study showed the optimal volume level for voices is -12dB from "Yelling to Whispering". I'm going to try to teach you how to do this. This article was aimed at people mixing voices for movies but the same principle can...

For anyone who produces fandubs and radioplays, you've probably noticed how everyone has VERY different mic qualities, and it can make your production lack a uniform and/or professional feel. Since I started experimenting with filters and compression many have asked for advice on how to do it, so I...

Compression in Fan Dubbing (Or how to get the file size down without it looking or sounding like ass) Is this really worth me typing out an entire tutorial for? I don’t know, but I very often see fandubs encoded in an .avi format with either lousy audio quality or pointlessly large file sizes. I...

Interested in creating a fandub? There are a few ways in which you can complete your very admirable goal. You could always do your mixing in Windows Movie Maker, but I wouldn’t recommend it, unless it’s your only option. A good way to go would be to use Adobe Premiere Pro, if you have it...