Timeline for Am I in the wrong? - mixing help!
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| Apr 28, 2013 at 16:05 | comment | added | Brendan Rehill | I'd read through: gearslutz.com/board/post-production-forum/… and prep my argument for why the levels are where they are. Best of luck. | |
| Apr 28, 2013 at 16:05 | comment | added | Brendan Rehill | It's a tough position to be put in alright. You'll have to make your case as best you can, then weigh up your options as to how to proceed. If they still demand that you make it louder, you can either oblige or refuse. There's arguments for both paths e.g. 'the customer is always right', but then there's also 'you're only as good as your last gig'. They're comparing apples with oranges. A mix for home release is going to be louder than a theatre release. | |
| Apr 28, 2013 at 12:22 | comment | added | user5985 | Thank you for the response. I am told when the film is burnt to DVD and watched on the home set up of the director, everything has to be boosted from 30/35 on their speaker dial to around 60. The specific is everything, as we've sat together a couple days when adding sound effects etc and they are really happy with it here, but when I send them the same version - then it becomes too quiet. The digital headroom is definitely being used dynamically, with peaks left for the loudest parts in the film - there is a gun shot and door kicking down both I let hit -3db or slightly above. | |
| Apr 28, 2013 at 9:04 | comment | added | Skarik | To add to this, it'll be beneficial to watch/listen to it through together so that the director can point out which parts they're not happy with as it goes a long, and you could then explain why you believe that particular part is mixed to the appropriate level, etc. | |
| Apr 27, 2013 at 23:18 | history | answered | Internet Human | CC BY-SA 3.0 |