Record voiceover and manage takes

A useful voiceover recording is intelligible, consistent, and easy to edit. Room acoustics, microphone placement, and performance often matter more than later repair tools.

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Work through it

1. Select a quiet location and a consistent microphone position. Set the input device in Resolve preferences and route it to a suitable recording track.
2. Arm the track and test input level with the loudest expected phrase. Leave headroom; do not aim for the top of the meter. Check monitoring latency and avoid speaker feedback.
3. Record a short test, stop, and listen back. Check for clipping, hum, plosives, room reflections, and accidental recording of the wrong input.
4. Record multiple clearly labeled takes. Keep a little room tone and space at the edges. Choose the best performance, then use small edits and fades to assemble a natural result.

Your turn

Record a 20-second narration twice. Choose one phrase from the alternate take and integrate it without an obvious change in tone or ambience.

Your notes

Write down what worked, what surprised you, and what to try next. Saved on this device.

Original practical lesson · Open the in-house resource shelf for practice files and definitions. Completion records your self-assessment, not certification.