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How do you make sound sound like its coming from a radio at a bar or cafe? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

I would start with a low pass filter and then EQ until it sounds about right.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

You can kinda sorta get close using EQ, but if you really want to do it right, you'll need to get into impulse responses.

If you want a really simple, really expensive option with all the bells and whistles, then check out Speakerphone by AudioEase.

If you are on a budget, or prefer the DIY approach, you will first need a convolution reverb plug-in. It will take a recording of an impulse response (which sounds like a starter pistol), and then apply that reverb to the sounds that you wanted to apply to. If you need a free option, Reaper has a plug-in called ReaVerb that is free, and I think they have a version of that plug-in that works with other DAWs as well.

Then you'll need to search for an impulse response of a radio, and use that.

Optionally, if you really want it to sound like it's being played in a bar, find another impulse response that gives an impression of the room - what you think the bar should sound like.

You can layer them, so it sounds like it's being played from a radio, in the environment of a bar. And when done right, it will be absolutely impossible to tell whether was the real thing or simulated through plugins.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

FM transmitter and play it through a radio?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_transmitter_(personal_device)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Pass it through a tin can.