Quoted from DustinBowcot If you had a separate sound file, you can layer it on afterwards and not suffer the continuity issues. So record ambient sounds too. Have it a separate file, then strip out all sound from the video and layer the sounds on individually.

Dustin,

When laying the dialogue tracks over the room tone, do you fade in quickly, or does it sound better when you make a hard cut right at the start of the dialogue track?

Jordan

Quoted from Nomad Dustin, When laying the dialogue tracks over the room tone, do you fade in quickly, or does it sound better when you make a hard cut right at the start of the dialogue track? Jordan

I'm not doing the layering, mate.

I'm not clued up too much on the sound side of things but there's a free program out there called ' Audacity' you can select a part of the ambient noise and it'll take it away, you have to be careful tlho or you'll end up taking away to much and it'll sound wierd. I've got a sound guy that's gonna come in at the end and he recons it's pretty easy, something to do with compression and eq filters.

I've heard of Audacity. I used to hang about with musos way back in the day and several were very fond of it. The program, that is.

I'm looking forward to seeing this film. I won't watch the clip. I'd rather hang on for the finished thing. Good luck with the post work.

R

No worries R, I'll get in touch with you when it's all dome and dusted.

Quoted from AtholForsyth ...there's a free program out there called ' Audacity'...

Thanks for the info Athol.  

Right now I'm using FL Studio and Sound Forge for my audio editing, but I'll check out Audacity and see how it compares.

Free is always nice.

Jordan