Usually, I order my audio tracks like this:
- Dialogs
- FX
- BG
- Music
How do you do it? Is there some kind of standard to follow?
1 Answer
No "standards" that I'm aware of, but what I've seen most often in film post-production is:
- Production
- Dialog
- ADR
Group
FX
- Design
- BG
Foley
Music
answered Aug 30, 2017 at 18:59
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Thanks a lot. Can you explain me what "Production", "ADR", and "Group" means? Sep 1, 2017 at 10:58
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@PedroCdB, "Production" is production dialog, or the dialog that is recorded on set. "ADR" is automated dialog replacement (also called "loops"); this is dialog that is recorded in a studio during post-production to replace production lines that are too noisy to use or need to be changed for content or better performance. Lastly, "Group" is what is usually referred to as "loop group"; again, recorded in a studio during post-production, this is where groups of voice actors gather to re-create crowd "walla" for both interior and exterior scenes. Sep 1, 2017 at 15:12
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That's a very nice explanation, thanks a lot. I am not a sound editor, so this is all "new" to me. So, the "Dialog" channel is for dialog recorded on set, but off camera, is this right? Sep 2, 2017 at 9:42
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On and off camera… Any dialogue that is recorded on set is referred to as production dialogue. Sep 2, 2017 at 14:53
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So, what about the dialog channel? If "Production" is recorded on set and ADR is recorded on studio, what is there left? Sep 2, 2017 at 16:10