Dear YouTubers & PodCasters

[jdstamper]

Dear YouTubers & PodCasters,

Everyday I watch / listen to at least 1 video about music production, from very professional accomplished producers, and they are great!

But 1 suggestion ... Please make sure you pay attention to your levels. Very often it happens that the voiceover & music levels are way out of whack.

The audience doesn't have time to ride the fader constantly adjusting the levels.

Taxi Webcasts are a great example of how to get it right!

Thank you sincerely (to ALL music instructional casters) for the time and effort you put into your videos, they are inspirational!

[hummingbird]

Good call. Especially annoying are great voice overs talking about composition and voicing with hardly heard piano.

[Paulie]

Very good point. As a fledgling YouTuber myself I try to get things working properly. I've learned to always to a test recording of 15-20 seconds playing, talking while playing and just talking to make sure all levels are right. And video editing software lets you change levels after recording, so it should not be a problem. I've learned that audio quality actually matters more than video quality to most viewers.

My channel, if anyone cares...

https://www.youtube.com/@yopauliemusic

[jdstamper]

Yo Paulie,

I'm a subscriber to your channel. Good stuff.

Everyone should check it out

[hummingbird]

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