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Seperating music from dialogue on QT file
Hi,
I doubt this is the right place but I’m working in final cut. Basically, we have a finished film as a QT file with stereo sound channels 1 and 2. We’ve been asked to cut down the duration. However, in order for this to work we need to remove the music that lies underneath the audio in the video. Is this at all possible with a final mix?
Any help would be so appreciated, this would really help me out.
Regards
Gary
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3 Replies
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Depending on the relative music to non-music mix-level, and the kind of music vs. the kind of audio you wish to “save” you are looking at a sliding scale from “extremely difficult” to “completely impossible.”
Using a Noise Gate and/or Decompression, or an active digital noise-recognition filter might be a place to start.
But if the music and non-music tracks are close to the same level and timbre, they may be virtually inseparable.
Best bet is to entirely replace the audio (sans music) via foley, dialogue replacement, or a complete re-shoot.
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Thank you for your response.
Yes I knew this was likely the case, was just holding out hope. Just in the interest of testing things out can you recommend a good noise recognition software? Or is there something in Final Cut Studio that will do the job?
Thank you!
Gary
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Hey Dave,
Thank you for your response. Yes that’s about the only option I’ve got at the minute, I’ve been put in a difficult position!
Yes, this was edited before I ever arrived, and the previous editor did not keep the original project nor original footage. Yay!
Thanks once again, much appreciated.
Gary
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