[Koffi alain Sessi]

Hi Evan,

My experience with Adobe SoundBooth has been very good. I will suggest using it for at least the first pass. Be careful not to remove too much of the highs or your talent will end up with a lisp.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Hi Matt,

Like everyone said the interview sounds okay. I will be more concerned about those whistling Ss. If you have more than one take, then perhaps it’s time to go fishing for a better one. A good Denoiser will definitely help too.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Hi Sarah,

You may be having driver compatibility issues. The tablet is designed to interact with applications on your system and I suspect that it automatically key-mapped the standard functions of Pro Tools. I will look in the Tablet’s software preference and exclude Pro tools. In addition to the DUC, I will also suggest checking gearslutz (https://www.gearslutz.com).

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Hi there,

Just to add a bit to what has already been said, attention to details is crucial. As you EQ, compress, and process your way to a clean audio track, minor imperfections become very obvious. This is where having a good pair of ears helps. The one mistake to avoid is to add additional room tone when trying to create a consistent dialogue track from one scene to another.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

I will go with the SM58. The SM57 is not a bad choice either, but the SM58 will be more suitable. I found that the 57 has a nasty tendency to pop if you are not using a pop filter.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Thank you for posting the link. The H4n is my field recorder and I use it on every project and for other applications as well.

Alain.

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Adrian,

You must be scratching your head at this point. I would be if I were in your shoes. Bob has a great point and he is also correct in stating that no single mic can give you the best sound in all situations. In a controlled environment, all the recommendations will perform well with slight differences in texture and frequency representation. In an outdoor production situation however, they will not work. You can take Bob’s advice or if you still want to spend $500, go with the Audio technica and add a Rode NTG-2 for outdoor production applications.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

I would suggest go with the Blue Bird or the Blue Baby Bottle. Thay are condenser mics and will therefore require phantom power which you should have on your camera. They are both under $500 and will serve you well.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

Here is the link to an interesting transition tutorial by Rob Mize.

https://library.creativecow.net/mize_rob/CustomizedTransitions/1

Hope this helps.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Sound Designer

[Koffi alain Sessi]

I will also look at the BBC SFX library as well as the Sound Ideas Library. You probably heard them a thousand times but a little tweak here and there will make them work for your purpose.

Alain Koffi Sessi
Recording Engineer/Producer