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How exactly do you record your voice and the video at the same time properly? I have a Blue Yeti and an Elgato. While I can obtain the video flawlessly it's the audio that I'm having trouble with. Whenever I export it separately it sounds terrible and I can barely even hear my voice. Will I have to fix this audacity or is there something else I can do?
 
It depends on the program. Many capture devices and programs have specified settings in they're options menus in order to choose input audio or output audio. I am not very familiar with capture cards and am sorry that i cannot help much. It really depends on what you are trying to film, such as PC or Consoles. If you are on PC, i would recommend checking certain computer settings and would recommend looking into using your primary sound driver or stereo mix as your input audio setting. Most of the time the problem arises from the settings on your device, program, or what device you are trying to record. If you are trying to use two different programs for both audio and video recording, i would suggest researching better ways from forums directed at your capture device. Many people will be looking for the exact same thing as you are. Too start off. i would recommend looking into the functions and abilities of your device to further understand it's abilities. If you can give me a bit more information about your setup i may be able to help you!
 
Personally, I boost the gain on my voice audio, and lower the sound on the game's end. It took me a long time to figure out how to level my audio properly, so don't beat yourself up about it.
 
I use audacity to record my voice, and the capture card for gameplay.
Then I usually boost up the desibel by about 8.

And then I sync the videos in my editing software later :O
 
TommyTLG said:
I use audacity to record my voice, and the capture card for gameplay.
Then I usually boost up the desibel by about 8.

And then I sync the videos in my editing software later :O
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So wait you open both Audacity and the capture card program on your computer then you start your Let's Play?
 
Reverofenola said:
So wait you open both Audacity and the capture card program on your computer then you start your Let's Play?
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Yeah.
Basically what I do is I open up Audacity + capture card software.
Then I start audacity. Then I count down 3... 2...1! and then I press record on the capture card software.
That makes it easier to sync while editing later.

I don't use my capture card software to record my voice, since then it will get mixed with the game soundtrack, and I like to adjust each audio track manually so I can get a better control over the audio levels.
 
I use the Elgato to record my game and my voice but when I export it I get the audio file separate (it's an option in Elgato) so I can boost the sound in audacity. Doesn't take long and is super easy to do, if you need any help figuring stuff out just ask :)
 
ChiChi9521 said:
I use the Elgato to record my game and my voice but when I export it I get the audio file separate (it's an option in Elgato) so I can boost the sound in audacity. Doesn't take long and is super easy to do, if you need any help figuring stuff out just ask :)
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I know that. It's just have you ever tried opening both Audacity and Elgato at the same time? Or have you just been exporting files separately then editing in Audacity?
 
I use Audacity and DXTory (Paid version). I don't mess with any of the settings in Audacity. I only record pc games, so when I begin, I start at the main screen. I move my cursor over each word, like New Game, Continue, Settings so I can sync it up with Premiere Pro, then just delete that when I'm done. I boost up the Audacity audio and lower the gameplay a bit. Then I export it all into one file when I'm done editing. Hope that helps :)
 
What I do for microphone editing:

Record voice in audacity
Remove noise effect after sampling noise
Compressor with 9:1 ratio
Normalize to 0.0DB

One in premiere pro, apply a Multiband compressor to the audio clip, and use the pop master preset


That's my own thing I came up with. I'm sure there's an actual science to this audio editing stuff. But hell, all that really matters is if it sounds fine at the end of the day haha.
 
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