Production Sound
A production sound mixer is the member of a film crew or television crew responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the film making or television production using professional audio equipment, for later inclusion in the finished product, or for reference to be used by the sound designer, sound effects editors, or foley artists.
This requires choice and deployment of microphones, choice of recording media, and mixing of audio signals in real time. The Production sound mixer usually works with a boom operator, who uses a boom pole and shotgun microphone in specific positions to optimize the capturing of on set sounds and dialogue.
This requires choice and deployment of microphones, choice of recording media, and mixing of audio signals in real time. The Production sound mixer usually works with a boom operator, who uses a boom pole and shotgun microphone in specific positions to optimize the capturing of on set sounds and dialogue.
Multitrack Studio Recording
Multitrack recording (MTR), also known as multitracking, double tracking, or tracking, is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole. Originally, multitracking became possible with the idea of simultaneously recording different audio channels to separate discrete "tracks" on the same tap. A "track" was simply a different channel recorded to its own discrete area on tape whereby their relative sequence of recorded events would be preserved, and playback would be simultaneous or synchronized.
In the 1980s and 1990s, computers provided means by which both sound recording and reproduction could be digitized, revolutionizing audio distribution. In the 2000s, multitracking hardware and software for computers was of sufficient quality to be widely used for high-end audio recording.
This method uses multiple Microphones and is mostly implemented in Recording studios. Most instrumental music nowadays is recorded via this method.
In the 1980s and 1990s, computers provided means by which both sound recording and reproduction could be digitized, revolutionizing audio distribution. In the 2000s, multitracking hardware and software for computers was of sufficient quality to be widely used for high-end audio recording.
This method uses multiple Microphones and is mostly implemented in Recording studios. Most instrumental music nowadays is recorded via this method.
Remote Recording
Location recording, also known as Remote Recording, is the act of making a high-quality complex audio recording of a live concert performance, or any other location recording that uses multitrack recording techniques outside of a recording studio. The multitrack recording is then carefully mixed, and the finished result is called a remote recording or a live album. This is in contrast to a field recording which uses few microphones, recorded onto the same number of channels as the intended product. Remote recording is not the same as remote broadcast for which multiple microphones are mixed live and broadcast during the performance, typically to stereo. Remote recording and remote broadcast may be carried out simultaneously by the same crew using the same microphones.
One important benefit of a remote recording is that the performers will respond to the audience; they will not be as distracted by the recording process. Another reason for a remote recording is to capture an artist in a different acoustic space such as a church, ballroom, interesting house or meeting hall.
To make a remote recording, studio-quality recording equipment is trucked to the concert venue and connected to the concert microphones with a bank of microphone splitters. Other microphones may be added. The individual microphone signals are routed to separate tracks.
One important benefit of a remote recording is that the performers will respond to the audience; they will not be as distracted by the recording process. Another reason for a remote recording is to capture an artist in a different acoustic space such as a church, ballroom, interesting house or meeting hall.
To make a remote recording, studio-quality recording equipment is trucked to the concert venue and connected to the concert microphones with a bank of microphone splitters. Other microphones may be added. The individual microphone signals are routed to separate tracks.
Dubbing
Dubbing, mixing, or re-recording, is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. The process usually takes place on a "dub stage." After Sound Editors edit and prepare all necessary tracks (dialogue, ADR, effects, Foley, and music), the dubbing mixer or mixers proceed to balance all of the elements and record the finished soundtrack. "Dubbing" is sometimes confused with automated dialogue replacement (ADR), also incorrectly known as "additional dialogue recording", in which the original actors re-record and synchronize audio segments. Outside of the film industry, the term "dubbing" most commonly refers to the replacement of the voices of the actors shown on the screen with those of different performers speaking another language.