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Comment on Looking for audio recording advice in ~hobbies
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Comment on I tried to make something in America (The Smarter Scrubber experiment) in ~engineering
FrequentBreezes Link ParentI agree with all of this, but I don't think it's just blue-collar workers. In many office jobs, if you aren't management in some capacity (and sometimes even when you are) you aren't given much...I agree with all of this, but I don't think it's just blue-collar workers. In many office jobs, if you aren't management in some capacity (and sometimes even when you are) you aren't given much dignity. Your opinion isn't respected, your pay is low, conditions feel dehumanizing. In most states, employment is at-will. You can be fired for pretty much anything and that's true of white-collar jobs too.
Bouncing from the mediocrity post above, I feel like that's at the heart of it. American workers in general are given very little dignity unless the position is deemed important somehow. There's not much respect paid to the front-line folks who do the front-line work. We saw that all over during the pandemic. So of course most workers don't take any pride in their work or feel invested in their places of employment. Those employers don't care much for them, and they are returning that sentiment.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
FrequentBreezes LinkI played a show with my band on Saturday. We were just the opener at a dive bar show, but it was still a ton of fun. This was our third show but before that I hadn't played out since January 2020....I played a show with my band on Saturday. We were just the opener at a dive bar show, but it was still a ton of fun. This was our third show but before that I hadn't played out since January 2020. It's been great to be up on stage belting out songs again.
As others have suggested, you can hang some heavy blankets up and it'll go a long way.
You may also want to look at some post processing. I'm not sure what you're using to edit your videos, but I think most current programs can use VST plugins. I do music and not voiceover work, but I'd recommend De-Verb (pluginalliance.com) if there's still too much reverb after the blankets. You may also want a tool for easy vocal processing. It's been a bit of a trend lately for every big company to release their own vocal all-in-one plugin, but the only one I've used is Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Suite which may be more than you need. Another good option here is Novel tech's Vocal Enhancer, although it doesn't give you much control. It's a one knob sort of thing that cleans up vocal tracks and is also on Plugin Alliance. (BTW, don't buy anything on Plugin Alliance at full price. They're always running sales.) I would look into threads about podcast mixing. I'd imagine it's all the same principals for videos.