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Step 1: Put your voice recording on the timeline
Import your voice recording and drag it onto an audio track in the timeline. The example in the video is a short voice line on Audio 1. Select the audio clip so the effect you add next goes straight onto it.
Step 2: Apply Studio Reverb
Open the Effects panel (Window > Effects) and type reverb into the search box. Under Audio Effects > Reverb you will see Convolution Reverb, Studio Reverb and Surround Reverb. Drag Studio Reverb onto your audio clip.
Studio Reverb is a good choice because it gives you a lot of control with very few settings. It also includes presets, which saves you from tweaking every slider by hand.
Step 3: Open the Custom Setup editor
With the clip selected, open the Effect Controls panel and find Studio Reverb in the Audio section. Next to Custom Setup, click the Edit... button. A window called Clip Fx Editor opens with all the reverb controls in one place.
Step 4: Pick a reverb preset
At the top of the Clip Fx Editor, open the Presets drop-down. You will find options like Drum Plate, Great Hall, Outside Club, Room Ambience and Swirly Reverb. For this echo voice effect the video chooses Vocal Reverb (large), which gives a big, long tail that sounds like a large space.
Press the spacebar to play the clip while the editor is open. Click through a few presets to hear how different each room sounds before you commit.
Step 5: Balance Dry and Wet
At the bottom of the editor you will find the Output Level section with two sliders. Dry is your normal, untouched voice and Wet is the echo effect. If you only hear echo, bring Dry up. If you barely hear any echo, raise Wet.
You can also drag the Decay slider to control how long the echo rings out. In the video the final settings land at around 2000 ms of decay, with Dry at around 30 percent and Wet at around 54 percent, but your recording may need different numbers, so adjust until it sounds right to you.
Tips
- Start with Wet low. Echo adds up quickly, and a little goes a long way. It is easier to add more than to rescue a washed out voice.
- Use shorter decay for speech. A long tail can smear fast dialogue, so shorten Decay if words start running into each other.
- Apply it to a section only. Cut the clip at the line you want to echo and apply Studio Reverb just to that part, so the rest of your voice stays clean.
- Clean the voice first. Reverb makes background noise louder too, so remove hiss before you add echo.
FAQ
Which Premiere Pro effect makes an echo?
Studio Reverb is the easiest option for a voice echo. It sits under Audio Effects > Reverb and comes with presets such as Vocal Reverb (large).
What is the difference between Dry and Wet?
Dry is the original, unprocessed sound and Wet is the sound with the effect applied. Mixing the two lets you keep your voice clear while adding echo behind it.
Can I use this on music or sound effects?
Yes. Studio Reverb works on any audio clip, so you can add space to music, footsteps or sound effects the same way.
Voice recordings sound best when they start clean, so use Remove Microphone Pop to fix plosives before you add echo.
