Questions tagged [post-production]
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Are "fake rimshots" really viable, and how can they be done?
I've heard a couple anecdotes of a drummer in a studio who wanted a rimshot sound from the snare and was told to not play rimshots- so that the engineer could use compression later to make the normal ...
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Is it worth it to use 32-bit (float) in Audacity while mixing down to 16-bit?
I mix several tracks recorded with a bit depth of 16 bits.
In Audacity, I set the 32-bit setting to floating point. I don't change the sample rate.
Is it worth it to edit with the 32-bit floating ...
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Is there any way to fix this?
I recorded this piece of audio that seems to have this continuous periodic loss of volume.
I have at my disposal the full Adobe suite and Izotope RX10 but I;m not too familiar with its tools. Any way ...
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How do I fix a robotic reverb/delay in a recording?
I received a voice recording (here is a sample from a larger file)
I don't understand what caused the issue, and I don't understand how to make it tolerable. Trying the de-reverb treatment in iZotope ...
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Match takes from different ADR sessions
We had an ADR session to dub a video game working with Nuendo. After several months, we decided to do some lines again due to a change in the translations, before realizing the microphone was ...
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Click at the end of words ending in “n” — techniques to avoid or clean up?
I'm editing voiceover work, and the primary things that come out to me on close inspection are metallic clicking sounds.
The clicks associated with “k” and “t” sounds (and sometimes “d”s as well) seem ...
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How do you set each stage of compression when using 3 or more compressors in a DAW?
I have a hardware FMR Audio Really Nice Compressor (RNC) that uses 3 stages of compression. It gets me really good results in recording live theater, where the audio levels go from a stage whisper to ...
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Does turning up volume in post production reduce quality?
I want to turn down my sensitivity really low then in post production I turn up the volume to reduce background noise, would this degrade quality?
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Balanced cable canceling out sound post production recording
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I recorded a live event, the sound came from the audio guy through a balanced XLR to 3.5mm cable.
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When watching the recording I get extremely quiet and distorted audio.
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Cancel the audio in one file from another
I made a two-sided recording of an interview conducted via VOIP (one recording of my input and one of the interviewee's input). The interviewee wasn't wearing a headset, so my audio comes through on ...
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What is a good resource to learn dialogue mixing?
I am constantly making short films, and I want to improve my post-production audio, specifically dialogue mixing.
I'm not sure if that's the correct term, so specifically, I want to learn how to ...
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Getting consistent metadata onto a CD
I burned a CD in Windows Media Player. The tracks have artist and song title on them on my computer, but once they’re on the CD, that metadata shows up when the CD is viewed with Windows Media Player (...
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Is there a a way to automatically swap a noise gate between two tracks based on relative volume?
I have two perfectly-aligned tracks, which came from two microphones in the same room, each having a person speaking in front of it. The problem is that the high frequencies of their audio have bled ...
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Can I use a trackball in substitution of a fader to write automation on Pro Tools?
I know I could click on the digital fader of the track in the mix window and write automation that way, but I recently found an app called "AudioSwift" that turns your Trackpad into a multitool "Fader,...
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What are some sounds that indicate we are in a night scene?
I'm editing a night scene at the moment. It's set in a suburban location, in Australia and I'm looking for ideas on sounds I can lay into the tracks to heighten the sense of tension.
So far I ...
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How to make a troll attack
So, I have a film I'm working on, and I have a fight between a troll and a couple normal sized humans. I have the humans down, but I'm stuck at the idea stage for the troll.
I have a lot of different ...
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Advice on Building a Portable foley stage/pit
I'm starting prep on building a portable, decent sounding, foley stage/pit. I'm not yet based in a space,just a home studio, so the design needs to be something that can be folded away and/or renting ...
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What do classical radio stations do to their tracks to normalize audio volume?
In contrast to production techniques applied to popular music, most published recordings of classical music can have a very wide dynamic range. This makes then less suited for listening in a car, on ...
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How to improve guitar tone for recording?
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I've been recording/producing for 4-5 years but I've always struggled to get electric guitars to sound the way I want them and I'm wondering what I can do to improve that. (also done ...
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Fixing Latency & Microphone Bleed in Post
Is there a post-production fix for this?
I’m editing a multitrack podcast. There are three channels, each with one speaker.
Say Speaker A Laughs at 0:15 while speaker B is talking. The microphone ...
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Workflow / Work Organization
Well, basically I'm looking for tips about staying organized when working on a project: Dialogue editing hours, background editing hours, sound design hours, etc. Tips on working the session in stages,...
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"Move" waveform "up"/"down"?
When I listened to some music files of an old game, I noticed a strange sounding popping in my headphones. I opened the file in Adobe Audition 3 to see if I could fix the problem.
I found out that ...
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Fixing an over-distorted guitar track
I recorded a metal band last year and have just gotten round to doing a rough mix / master. Unfortunately, I left the guitarist unsupervised who then proceeded to crank up his amp... to the point that ...
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Cinematic soundtrack recording - is it better to record instruments sections separately or all together?
We want to record something that sounds really cinematic. I've been in a studio twice before with a 50 pieces orchestra and although the quality of the recording was great, it didn't have quite that ...
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How do you make a carrier better for vocoding (with a plugin)?
There's a lot of synths that sound smooth and well rounded, but all of a sudden I try to use them as a carrier for a vocoder and they sound like complete crap. What gives? How can I improve them? What ...
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How can you fill in frequency gaps in resampled vocals?
If for instance you have a sound or voice, and it start's at pitch middle C, then you shift it down by say, 8 semitones, what appears to happen often is that the higher frequencies become shifted so ...
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DAW for Sound Design
I'm new to the forum and am very excited to meet all of you!
I am s start up sound designer, who uses FL Studio as a DAW. As soon as finances permit, I will purchase Pro Tools as I am familiar with ...
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Can audience/laugh tracks be removed from a modern sitcom?
I found some attempts to show a modern sitcom without the "audience" laughter, and was surprised they were done by hand muting the entire audio.
Is there no automated way to remove a laugh track from ...
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How do I make whispering in ear sound convincing?
I made a mono recording of whispered speech and I'm trying to make it sound like someone is whispering right into your ear. I work in Live 9 using mostly the native effects and some free VSTs. The ...
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Saturators similar to URS Saturator (without ilok requirement)
Disappointed in the need for ilok with URS software, the saturator is what i'm after, multiple models/algorithms, a saturation amount knob as well as in/out gain control.
I'm looking for a saturator ...
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Music drowning out singing
my brother gave me some raw footage of him playing the guitar. His mouth was not close enough to the mic and the guitar sounds too loud. Is there a way I can remove increase the voice or lower the ...
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What are important considerations when mixing and mastering a track for vinyl distribution?
Music on vinyl frequently has a different sound characteristic than music released in digital formats. This is mainly because the unique characteristics of vinyl. But from what I've heard, the vinyl ...
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How can I avoid multiple instances of an OMF while copying a session in ProTools?
My PT session for a short film has several audio tracks, and at some point I imported an OMF from the foley department.
I worked directly from this OMF (maybe the problem started here?) with editing, ...
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Why is poizone's sound altered in Fl studio after saving?
I use poizone plugin in my song.
My problem is that when I play song in FL studio it sounds amazing, but after saving song in my computer it changes only the poizone's sound..
In FL studio the sound ...
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What's the difference between monitors for music and sound post?
I'm planning to buy a LCR Setup for my little home studio. Mainly I will do all works of sound post (dialogue editing, Ambience/SFX, sound design, foley as well as rough mixes). Critical mixing ...
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What's the best I can do to mix a new vocal recording with a compressed instrumental track?
First, please excuse me if I'm using the wrong terms. I'm not a complete newbie when it comes to audio, but I'm no expert either. Trying to boost my knowledge and skills in this area.
Anyway, I have ...
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How do we mix down a feature film?
I am wondering, once I get the dialogue nailed throughout the film and do all the foley and sound scape, what is the procedure to mix this down and master? Do I need to work with smaller scene files (...
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Instrument Mic recording ==> full presence sound?
A recording made using microphones placed close to the instruments, recorded at the mixer as one mono track, is missing the acoustical presence of the sound picked up elsewhere in the room.
What's a ...
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How do I create space in my mix (example provided)
It seems no matter what I try I cannot recreate or even get close to the mix I desire. A mix where all my sounds are clean yet full and have the depth I desire. Over the years I have used many ...
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Audio Leveler Isn't Stable
Sorry if this question doesn't make sense (or uses the wrong terms, feel free to edit). I've got very little understanding of audio, but willing to learn.
I've recorded a tutorial for Youtube and I'm ...
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Where should dialogue be hitting in dbfs?
I've heard/read lots of different things about where dialogue should be hitting in terms of dbfs for a feature film. (I am mixing 5.1 in a small studio, room calibrated to 79. I know film standard on ...
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Pro Tools stems export
How can I export clips as files but with all the effects and automation used on them? I can bounce them but there are over 40 channels and wouldn't have time to bounce them all one by one.
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Crazy Question: Is it possible to clean up speakerphone sound - (not music, just speaking)?
I am not a audio person. I am more of a technical problem solver who is on an interesting project to provide remote interpretation to a business audience.
I am able to control what goes out (the ...
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Creating very heavy subwoofer sound effects
i've been assigned a sound design task to recreate the sound of a subwoofer playing music live from the speaker. Here's a reference-
it's not as simple as adding a ...
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Remove asymmetrical buzzing sound from an audio
I'm trying to remove a buzzing sound from a recorded audio using Audacity. The sound happens to be not easy to remove using the built-in Noice Reduction filter because it's asymmetrical. Is there any ...
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How do you produce an immersive soundtrack?
As well as using a multichannel format to immerse the viewer, what other methods would you use to make a soundtrack immersive?
I have just started working with a director who is making two short ...
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How does A/B montage works?
I heard about A/B montage in school, but it was only mentioned once. And I know it has something to do with two tracks, and using it for easier automation and whatever else, when the perspective in ...
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Is there a name for the trailing "hiss" sound that people produce when pronoucing plurals?
Is there a name for the trailing "hiss" sound that people produce when pronouncing plurals?
It's not necessarily full-blown lisp. I'm referring to "trailing S sound" that produces hissing when ...
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How do you keep a tracklay session tidy?
I recently went to an open door event at a local post production house. They showed us their workflow and how they get things done quickly.
They showed us their tracklay session. All the ambiences, ...
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When to apply noise reduction? Before or after other processing?
I have a recording, in which i will do some processing, specifically:
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Boost a bit around 150hz
I also need to apply noise reduction
My question is: When noise reduction is applied? Before or ...