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You mentioned not having added ambience yet -- do you have some quiet room tone in? I sometimes have trouble accepting a scene I'm adding effects to without that. Also, you've probably considered this, but maybe the foley is mixed a tad hot given the sparse (lack of) background, making the gaps feel more pronounced.

Refrigerator hum, HVAC, maybe a television or radio in the next room, etc. are all things you could play with to fill out the track and add/adjust tension as the moment of the phone call approaches. There's always the house itself, too -- creaks and snaps, settling/groans (done subtly).

I'm a little hesitant to turn to an existing, similar scene as reference because that makes it harder to put a new spin on what I'm doing. That said, sometimes it's probably best to imitate what's come before. Looking forward to seeing the veterans here weigh in on this one.

You mentioned not having added ambience yet -- do you have some quiet room tone in? I sometimes have trouble accepting a scene I'm adding effects to without that. Also, you've probably considered this, but maybe the foley is mixed a tad hot given the sparse (lack of) background, making the gaps feel more pronounced.

Refrigerator hum, HVAC, maybe a television or radio in the next room, etc. are all things you could play with to fill out the track and add/adjust tension as the moment of the phone call approaches.

I'm a little hesitant to turn to an existing, similar scene as reference because that makes it harder to put a new spin on what I'm doing. That said, sometimes it's probably best to imitate what's come before. Looking forward to seeing the veterans here weigh in on this one.

You mentioned not having added ambience yet -- do you have some quiet room tone in? I sometimes have trouble accepting a scene I'm adding effects to without that. Also, you've probably considered this, but maybe the foley is mixed a tad hot given the sparse (lack of) background, making the gaps feel more pronounced.

Refrigerator hum, HVAC, maybe a television or radio in the next room, etc. are all things you could play with to fill out the track and add/adjust tension as the moment of the phone call approaches. There's always the house itself, too -- creaks and snaps, settling/groans (done subtly).

I'm a little hesitant to turn to an existing, similar scene as reference because that makes it harder to put a new spin on what I'm doing. That said, sometimes it's probably best to imitate what's come before. Looking forward to seeing the veterans here weigh in on this one.

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Tyler
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  • 9

You mentioned not having added ambience yet -- do you have some quiet room tone in? I sometimes have trouble accepting a scene I'm adding effects to without that. Also, you've probably considered this, but maybe the foley is mixed a tad hot given the sparse (lack of) background, making the gaps feel more pronounced.

Refrigerator hum, HVAC, maybe a television or radio in the next room, etc. are all things you could play with to fill out the track and add/adjust tension as the moment of the phone call approaches.

I'm a little hesitant to turn to an existing, similar scene as reference because that makes it harder to put a new spin on what I'm doing. That said, sometimes it's probably best to imitate what's come before. Looking forward to seeing the veterans here weigh in on this one.