How can my client A/B audio tracks remotely?

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How can my client A/B audio tracks remotely?

Posted by Xavier Paredes on January 6, 2018 at 6:33 pm

I am currently editing a live musical performance for my client. He asked me to send him the videos once I’m done “sweetening” the audio. However, I would like for him to compare the original audio vs. the sweetened audio in a quick, easy and convenient way.

I created in FCP X a project where I cut back and forth between the original and the newly sweetened audio but doing that for 24 songs would be too much work.

I’m wondering if there’s a video player (or online service) where a producer (in this case my client) can hit a button and switch between the two audios for “on the fly” comparison.

Is there such a thing? If not, how have you folks dealt with something like this?

FYI: we’re not in the same city so it’s not possible for my client and I to sit in the same room and listen.

Thanks!

Xavier

Brett Sherman replied 8 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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Jeremy Garchow
January 6, 2018 at 10:46 pm

Do they have a Mac? If so, open both in Quixktime X and hit shift enter to play them both at the same time. Then click back and forth to select whichever one you want to listen.
Bret Williams
January 8, 2018 at 3:08 am

I believe Frame.IO has the ability to load up two versions and possibly click between them audio-wise.

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Xavier Paredes
January 9, 2018 at 1:36 am

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for your idea. My client does have Mac but when I tried it on mine, both audio files play (which is what we want) but I can also hear both (not what we want).

Is there a setting perhaps that I’m missing?

I tried this using QT 7 and it works. I guess I can ask them to download QT 7.

Xavier
Brett Sherman
January 9, 2018 at 7:29 pm

You could also use Roles to export two separate audio tracks with a Multi-track Quicktime Export. (Under options when you export Master File).

Then in VLC you can use the Audio menu to switch between the audio channels you exported.

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