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Avid Audio (the battle of Editors egos)
Hi All:
We have an Avid audio battle in my office. This is really a question of philosophy. Here goes.
A field tape comes in with good interview audio on track 1, wild mic on track 2. Editor 1 likes to edit track 1 form source to both track 1 and 2 in the record. Editor 2 likes to center track 1 and 2 in the source , and (using the mixer) lower track 2 and put both on timeline.The question is technically do both these methods accomplish the same finished audio? Is there an issue with either way? Remember some poor editors ego is at stake. Choose wisely.
Thanks for your input as always!
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Philosophy has less to do with this issue than how the final audio mix sounds. The two methods don’t accomplish the same thing since the first way has no environmental sound (wild, I take it) at all. The resulting mix should determine the method used, as some editors and producers like a little more nat sound in the final mix.
I tend toward the first way since lavs/booms usually pick up enough ambient sound for my tastes.
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Same here. Generally take just the mic track. However, the wild track comes in handy for events and such with Q&A where either the audience isn’t given a mic or they don’t get it soon enough.
Sometimes I mix it in just a little under to give a little atmosphere if the lav mic doesn’t pick any thing up.Erik
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if you have a brother pannin’stuff in the middle on the mixer, you have to smack him in the head. Thats like, the rule or something.
Panning is totally cool in avid’s mixing tool but alwyas a no no on the external mixer. This allows you to have a choice in post.
that said, I’ll often pn both in th middle. I seldom mix em to the same level but I usually like how if one is too bassy and the otheris too natty, they balance eac other out quite naturally, saving an eq from me.
I have only one ear now and believe it or not, I think this helps when mixing. It was a terrible handicap when it first happened but now it’s kinda like a painter lookin’ crosseyed to shade. It’s a good overall blur as to wats goin on.bottom line is whatever makes yer boat float/whatever the client needs. I seldom send out split audio so I never leave dialog panned left or right unless going for that quazi-surround sound. yu know.. dude walks left… paaaan left feelin all hollywood like?
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