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Workflow with 5.1 stems
Hi all,
It has been a while…
I need help with a task of cutting a trailer from a film in 5.1. I was presented with the stems for (dialogue, FX and music), and each stem consists of 6 audio files for a total of 24 tracks. My experience working with 5.1 is rather limited.
Is there a proper workflow working with all these tracks, recutting the film into a trailer.
My approach would be to create a multitrack sequence, with mono audio tracks and lay down all 18 tracks (in the correct order L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE). However the task of working with so many audio tracks seems daunting. There must be an easier way to handle it?
I am also very confused how to export this whole thing in the end and hand it over to the sound engineers, because the whole sequence will end of having a lot more than 18 tracks in the end.
Thanks to anyone who can impart some advice!
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3 Replies
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First, need clarification-If they’re giving you 5.1 those are NOT stems. You’re getting channels mixed as they appear in theater, tv, etc.
Stems are the sources that are mixed to 5.1
So figure that out first.
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If it were me I’d edit as is with all tracks. You can set audio monitoring to just hear dialog and M&E tracks because your sound mixer will most likely recut the music.
Sound guys aren’t afraid of many tracks. In fact the more, the better!
If he can read Premiere projects, send that along with OMF you export and the source clips. Make sure you don’t change filenames, timecode, etc so everything will link up.
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Thank you, Bret.
I understand now, and you are correct. I was given the 5.1 tracks, and not the stems, even though I asked for stems (as this was my experience with stereo sound in the past)
I can definitely ask for *the stems* again tomorrow. Or should I work with these channels? What would be the proper workflow cutting down a 5.1 video into a 5.1 trailer?
I apologize if my questions are very simple; audio is not my forte.
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You should really remix for the trailer, but the 5.1 tracks may be useable as sources. But couldn’t hurt to ask for the stems.
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