jeudi 23 juillet 2015

How To Produce Better Audio For Video Production

By Phyllis Schroeder


There are many available equipment for digital recording these days. You can say that they are more accurate at capturing audio. They make it possible to capture sounds with vivid and crisp details. However, it can still be unavoidable to capture distracting sounds. If you want to eliminate this in your video production Edmonton, then here are good tips that you should remember.

First, you better pick out what microphone you will use for this filming properly. You have a number of microphone types you can choose from in the market nowadays. You must pick the right one and then position them in proper positions. Doing that can actually make a huge difference with the final result of your filming.

In the filming, a good location for shooting should be found. Be sure to avoid picking out a location for shooting with problematic sound environment. You must scope the area beforehand then. When getting a location like this is unavoidable, you better determine where the problem noise sources are. You have to resolve these sources for the filming then.

You have times when you are shooting outdoors. This can be unavoidable. You must make sure to put proper protection on your microphone so that it is protected against harmful elements like wind and rain. If you want better audio and protect it from harmful elements at the same time, then the least you can do is wrap the microphone with wind protection.

Capturing the audio with a separate record is highly recommended too. There are cameras these days with automatic gain circuit which then maintains your input recording levels. However, even with that, the audio might not be as good. If you have a separate recorder, you can control levels yourself and obtain the results you desire.

There are dedicated audio software you can use in the editing of your films. You have to use the said software together with the film editing software you currently use. You must gain familiarity over the functions and controls of the audio software. Doing that allows you to get the desired result for the film's audio.

When you are using the audio software, you should always practice with it. If you do that, then it should be possible for you to make smoother edits in the future. When you have become proficient with the edits, you will make them virtually unnoticeable. With that, you can obtain better audio for the film.

There are concepts that you have to be familiar with to get better audio. Examples of the concepts you have to be familiar with are mixing and EQ. Mixing the audio tracks takes more than merely adjusting volume levels. The EQ, on the other hand, makes voices stand out, minimize extra rumblings, and tame overly bright sounding segment.

You have a number of secret weapons you can employ to get better sounds. If you remember what equipment you can use in the film, even when they are not used primarily for what you have in mind, you can surely get better sounds for the film. You must learn what equipment you can use as your secret weapon beforehand then. It should be worth it.




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