Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this week’s episode, we explore how to use Sonnox’s Soften plugin to soothe harsh dialogue audio recordings so that they’re easier and more pleasant to listen to. Soften makes this type of post-production super easy! Let’s take a closer look.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. See school.learnlightandsound.com for more info!
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Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):
- Sonnox Dialogue Soften plugin (not an affiliate) —
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Sennheiser MKH50 boom microphone — geni.us/iYb065
- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — geni.us/EreRQa
- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — geni.us/AVHU1p
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — geni.us/qwsEs
- Panasonic GH5 camera — geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — geni.us/gr47
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
#audio #soften #sonnox #focusrite
Index
00:00 This video is brought to you by…
00:07 About Sonnox Soften
00:32 Unprocessed audio sample
01:07 Processing example
02:38 Discussion
03:26 Plugin availability
03:56 Please buy my courses
Our sound and lighting courses can be found at https://school.learnlightandsound.com!
In this week’s episode, we explore how to use Sonnox’s Soften plugin to soothe harsh dialogue audio recordings so that they’re easier and more pleasant to listen to. Soften makes this type of post-production super easy! Let’s take a closer look.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. See school.learnlightandsound.com for more info!
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com: ko-fi.com/curtisjudd
Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):
- Sonnox Dialogue Soften plugin (not an affiliate) —
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Sennheiser MKH50 boom microphone — geni.us/iYb065
- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — geni.us/8a8tt
- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — geni.us/EreRQa
- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — geni.us/AVHU1p
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — geni.us/qwsEs
- Panasonic GH5 camera — geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — geni.us/gr47
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
#audio #soften #sonnox #focusrite
Index
00:00 This video is brought to you by…
00:07 About Sonnox Soften
00:32 Unprocessed audio sample
01:07 Processing example
02:38 Discussion
03:26 Plugin availability
03:56 Please buy my courses
