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Roo's avatar

I've just got my hands on a Shure SM7b for my studio vocals and a Shure SM58 for live work. I'm super excited to have a play with them over the weekend. Top of my list is to find the best tool for broadcast EQ for exactly the reason you describe above. Something OBS-related seems like the obvious route but I'd love to find a really lightweight EQ that just runs in the background on video calls.

Any advice welcome!

Horror and Cats's avatar

I actually do ALL of my EQ with my mixer before my voice even hits OBS! I use a Mackie ProFX6v3 and I truly love the combo of it and the SM58.

Roo's avatar

That makes sense. I used to have a Behringer XENYX 502S for recording but I sold it when I stopped doing multi-channel recording. Do you run anything else through your mixer other than the one mic? Do you also have a pre-amp?

I use a Scarlett 2i2 for my input now which is a great interface but it doesn't have separate bass, mid and high levels. I'm trying to avoid any extra desk clutter, hence looking for a software option.

Horror and Cats's avatar

Sometimes I run the game through the mixer if it’s narrative-heavy and I want on the fly volume boosts without clicking off and messing with digital sliders in OBS but for the most part it’s just the mic. No additional pre-amp either, the Mackie is a one stop shop.

Yeah I feel ya, the Mackie has quite the desk presence and my cats loooove stepping on the dang buttons while I’m live and giving me a panic lmao.

I have a Behringer too (can’t remember the model off the top of my head), but only having gain and volume wasn’t enough control for me.

FirestormGamingTeam's avatar

Um, for me, I've always had quite a simple attitude to this, I have always liked the way I sounded and when I have the flu, I sound sexy as hell (my wife says so, so it's true) but this being said, I try to not worry about my voice and more focus on what the content is and how I'm explaining it.

I find it's easier to think in that way.

Horror and Cats's avatar

Like Phoebe from friends with your sick voice. “Thank you my bebbies”

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