Dan Gelter
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Take a look at Wavetool. Mac & iOS only. Not cheap, but when you work a lot with radiomics, you’ll like something like this:
https://wavetool.fi
There’s also RF explorer, a much cheaper, handheld device. They have apps that work with it:
https://rfexplorer.com/models/ -
Very well possible. It’s done many times in films..
Look for the quietest background possible (maybe work work at night), use a shotgun or hyper cardioid mic, put it as close as possible to the mouth. I would advise a close up shot, or medium at most.
Use a quiet mic pre. Raise gain. Then in post, remove background noise.. Also work on lip movements, plosives, and breaths, because they can easily sound too loud. Use a tool like Izotope RX for post work. -
As answered on GS, there’s no (real) loudness spec for audio in a movie theatre.
But to get you in the ballpark, and to quote Georgia:
“Get the dialogue to around -12 for yelling with a bit higher for the occasional scream, and down to -22ish -20 for speaking, down to -23 (and lower) for whispers.
Big crashes / hits/ explosions can tap 0. Quiet ambience can get all the way down to -28 ish or lower”But again, these numbers are not a spec. They’re based on personal taste, with a certain type of film in mind, and should be measured ‘True-peak’.
Also know that theatres have a so called ‘X Curve’ on their sound-system, meaning both low & high frequencies are rolled off to a certain degree, but not equally on every level. When mixing you can compensate for that X-curve.Another thing to keep in mind: when mixing over nearfield monitors, it’s difficult to create a dynamic sounding mix, and quite impossible to mix low frequencies.
It’s best to do a test run in a local theatre (or calibrated dub stage) before signing off on a project. -
If you’re on Pro Tools HD, give the ‘Fieldrecorder-Workflow’ a try. But that’s a funny name for a woman..
If you’re not on HD, I think Plural Eyes could help, too. It will sync multiple audio tracks based on their waveform. Even has a free trial.
Tuts & links:
https://www.redgiant.com/products/pluraleyes/
https://vimeo.com/50092231
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