Before you make your first videos using a voice-over, here are some useful tips.
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1️⃣ Use proper equipment
🎙The microphone
The sound quality of your audio recording is crucial to the success and impact of your voice-over video. It is essential to pay close attention to this aspect in order to captivate your audience to the maximum.
Mistake to avoid: Using your computer's internal microphone, which is very often of poor quality.
We recommend that you use an external microphone. We also recommend a microphone model with an anti-pop filter, which will prevent unpleasant noises.
➡️ Want to learn more about equipment? Check out our article on the best equipment to use to record your voice-over, by clicking HERE.
🗣 The recording software
Several options are available to you for your voice recording:
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PlayPlay: you have the possibility to record yourself directly on the platform from the voice-over editor.
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Audacity: otherwise we advise you to use the free software Audacity. This is a very efficient software, which will allow you to easily record your voice-over.
2️⃣ The recording
📝 Writing a script
As with the creation of your video content, we recommend that you prepare a script. It will help you to:
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Frame your key ideas
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Clarify your audio recording
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Define the objectives of your video with voice-over
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Define the main lines of your messages
But above all, preparing a script for your voice-over will allow you to avoid extra words, hesitations, or even skip words. You will then know exactly what you have to say, and your presentation will be much more fluid.
📍Define recording location
In order to achieve a professionally rendered voice-over, we advise you to:
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Use a room with no background noise
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Use a room without an echo. You can do a test by clapping your hands
Extra tip: Some music artists record underneath blankets to create a perfectly quiet place.
🗣 The recording
Everything is ready, you are now at the crucial moment of recording your audio. Before that, a few reminders to keep in mind before you start:
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Rhythm your speech, don't hesitate to pause to captivate your audience and allow them to assimilate the words.
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Articulate, it is essential that your audience understands your message perfectly, so it is essential that you are clear and that all words are well pronounced.
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Vary the tempo, to captivate the audience, do not hesitate to play on the speed of your tempo by alternating with slower moments without distorting your speech.
👨🏻💻 Editing
You've reached the final stage of your voice-over recording, here are our final tips:
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Cut unnecessary pauses to make your voice-over more dynamic
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Synchronize your audio with your video