INDEX

5.1 Surround Sound, 183

A

AAC/Podcast (File type menu), 197–200

AAF see Advanced authoring format

Acoustical design and configuration, 221–31

Actions List, 259–60

Actions tab, 71–2, 259

Adaptive Limiter (dynamics), 105

ADR see Automated dialog replacement

Advanced authoring format (AAF), 41

AIFF and WAVE, 194

Ambient loops, 24

Ambient Noise feature, 275–6

Analysis tab, 69–70

Analyzer function, 130–1, 141

Apple:

AUGraphicEQ (sound editor), 6–7, 12

Devices tab, 208, 209–10

Loops, 80, 156, 248–50

Arrow keys and playhead keyboard shortcut, 247

Arrow tool, 61, 86

Attack, hold and release parameters, 104

Attack/release times (dynamics), 96–7, 99–100

Audio:

clips

shortcuts, 240–1

Timeline, 245

files processing/editing, 243–4

matching sound of clips, 142–5

mixing tools for Final Cut Pro, 11–12

post production, 15–34

personnel, 12–14

preparation, 108–9

recording, 255–6

setup checklist, 230–1

Stretch tool, 273–4

tracks organization, 17

Video Editor role, 54–5

work breaks, 30

Audio editing:

file project, 57–8

interface

bottom pane, 72–8

center section, 60–2

left pane, 62–72

right pane, 78–82

projects

audio file, 57–8

multitrack, 58–9

Soundtrack

Add Ambient Noise, 88–9

basics, 83

description, 82

edit channels, 87–8

fade in, 84–6

Process menu, 83–4

silence, 86–7

summary, 94

Timeline

Clip menu, 92–3

Edit menu, 93–4

markers, 91–2

Selection tool (Arrow), 89

snapping, 89–90

Automated dialog replacement (ADR), 19–20, 24, 27–30, 267–8

Automation:

effects plug-ins, 289

mixing, 172–5

B

Background effects (ambiences), 24–6

Bell filters, 130

Bin (file management), 76–8

Blade tool, 61, 62

Bondelevitch, David, 16, 33

Broadcast mixing, 113–20

Broadcast Wave Format (BWF), 17

Browser tab, 80

Bus and reverb, 287–8

BWF see Broadcast Wave Format

C

Chambers for reverbs, 148

Channel equalizer vs. linear phase equalizer, 134

Circuit type (dynamics), 100–1

Clean dialog leveling, 263–4

Clips:

audio, 240–1, 245

dynamics, 109–10

loudness, 109

menu and Timeline editing, 92–3

Compressor:

dynamics, 98

exporting video only, 200–7

Conform function, 51–4, 76

Convolution reverbs, 148–9, 154

Copy/Paste clip effects, 261–2

Correlation meter, 121–2

Crew for music, 21–3

‘ Cut effects ’ see Synch effects

Cycle region, 61, 237–40

D

Dave’s Video Editor Perspective:

analysis tools, 132–3

Conform tool, 54

cycle region, 61

Echo, 163

equalizers, 125

exporting OMF form Final Cut, 188

fade with Arrow tool, 86

Impulse Response process, 161–2

matching shots and ‘ sonic fingerprinting ’, 141–2

MP3 audio in Final Cut Pro, 196

rumble, 137

setting scratch discs, 43

shooting at 32K, 195

snapping, 90

sub-frame editing, 74

temp music tracks, 38

waveform, 91

Wild Sounds, 181, 183

DAWs see Digital Audio Workstations

Default panes, 60

Delay effects, 162–8

Deliverables and editing, 33–4

Details tab, 65–8

Dialog:

editing, 16–20

leveling, 263–4, 265–6

Diction boosting, 138

Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), 187, 200

Digital reverbs, 148

Dither function, 191

Dolby Digital:

Compressor, 200

Multichannel audio exporting, 211–15

Doubling and delay effects, 167–81

Dynamics:

applications, 107–12

concepts, 96–7

definition, 95

general, 111–12

plug-ins, 104–7

processors, 95–6, 97–104

standards, 113–23

E

Early reflections section and reverb, 150–1, 153–4

Ears and sound sensitivity, 223–4

Echo effect, 162–5

Edit menu and Timeline, 93–4

Editing:

audio, 54–5

deliverables, 33–4

description, 1–2

dialog, 16–20

keyboard shortcuts, 238–40

material, 2–3

music, 20–3

picture lock, 4–5

sound effects, 23–4

workflow, 3–4

Effects, Soundtrack, 29

Envelope points keyboard shortcuts, 240–1

Enveloper (dynamics), 107

Equalization (EQ), 19, 158–9

Equalizers, 125–35, 135–42

Expander (dynamics), 102–3

Expectation of video editor, 35–55

Exporting:

Audio with video (Compressor and Soundtrack Pro), 207

audio/video

Compressor, 208–11

single-file editor, 207–8

Dolby Digital Multichannel audio, 211–15

examples, 218–20

interleaved video and Surround Sound audio, 216–18

Multitrack session

data, 188–90

mixes in stereo, 192–200

OMF from Final Cut, 188

single audio files, 190–1

summary, 220

Surround Sound using Soundtrack Pro/Compressor, 211

uncompressed multichannel audio, 215–16

video only (Compressor)

description, 200–4

filters (button four), 206

geometry (bottom five), 206–7

quality (button two), 205–6

Video Format (button two), 204–5

F

Fades with arrow tool, 86

Fat Equalizer, 134

Favorites tab, 81

Field recording, 29

File Editor Project View keyboard shortcuts, 242–3

File Type menu:

AIFF and WAVE, 194

Compressor, 201–2

Dolby Digital and Compressor, 200

MP3, 197–8

NeXT and Sound Designer II, 194–5

Podcast, 199–200

Files:

formats, 17

projects (audio editing), 57–8

sharing between projects, 257–8

Filters, 126–30

Final Cut Pro:

audio mixing tools, 11–12

gain buttons, 9–10

Rubber Band tool, 11–12

sound editing, 6–12

transfer to Soundtrack Pro, 35

Foley stage, 27–9, 30

Frequency spectrum view, 75

Fullness (adding to sound), 140

Functions:

alphabetical order, 254

chapter order, 253–4

G

Gain:

buttons in Final Cut Pro, 9–10

dynamics, 99

Goniometer, 121–2

H

‘ Hard effects ’, 26–7

Heads Up Displays (HUD), 94, 234–5

High pass/low pass filters, 126–9

High/low shelving filters, 129–30

Hissing noise, 138

Holman, Tom, 183

HUD see Heads Up Displays

Hysteresis (dynamics), 104

I

Impulse Responses (IRs), 159–61, 161–2

Installation:

audio content and Final Cut Pro, 35–6

location, 36–7

Interface:

audio editing, 59–82

spectral tools, 133–4

Interleaved video and Surround Sound audio exporting, 216–18

IRs see Impulse Responses

K

Keyboard shortcuts:

arrow keys and playhead, 247

audio

clips, 240–1

files editing/processing, 243–5

cycle region, 237–8

editing, 238–40

envelope points, 240–1

File Editor Project View tools/ commands, 242–3

general/file, 234

layouts, tabs and heads up displays, 234–5

markers, 245

recording, 246–7

Timeline

project playback, 235–7

tools, 242

viewing, 241–2

timeslice, 247–8

Tracks, Busses and Submixes, 244–5

Video Out, 246

Knee shape and dynamics, 97, 100

L

Layouts keyboard shortcuts, 234–5

Leone, Sergio, 183

Leveling:

clean dialog, 263–4

noisy dialog, 265–6

Lift equalization tool, 43–4

Lift tool, 62, 143–4

Limiter plug-in (dynamics), 101

Lookahead feature, 101

Loops for music, 292–3

M

Markers:

keyboard shortcuts, 245

timeline editing, 91–2

Master controls for reverb, 153–4

Master levels and submixes, 183

Master tracks, 112

Matching:

process, 144–5

sound

audio clips, 142–5

EQ plug-in, 140

Material:

editing, 2–3

sound, 226–9

Media for movies, 33–4

Meters tab, 78–9

Micro-dynamics, 109–10

Mixer (audio routing), 76

Mixing:

advice, 185–6

automation, 172–5

control surfaces, 177

DVD, 120

levels, 178–9

panning, 179–80

processing, 182–3

re-recording, 29–33

sound, 13

summary, 186

surround sound, 183–5

tools, 170–2

web, 120

Movies and media, 33–4

MP3:

audio in Final Cut Pro, 196

File Type menu, 195–7

Multipressor (dynamics), 105–6

Multitake editor, 75–6, 269–70

Multitrack project (audio editing), 58–9

Music:

beds, 37–8

carving, 139

composer, 23

crew, 21–3

editing, 20–3

editor, 22–3

loops, 38, 292–3

project settings, 290–1

sequences, 20–1

supervisor, 22

Music-driven sequences, 20–1

Myers, Matt, 8–9

N

NeXT and SounD Designer II, 194–5

Noise gate, 103–4

Noise Reduction option, 13, 281–2

Noisy dialog leveling, 265–6

Nudge menu, 62

Nuendo/Pro Tools comparison, 251–2

O

Open media framework (OMF), 17, 41

Organization of audio tracks, 17

P

Panner and surround files, 285–6

Panning and mixing, 179–80, 181

PFX see production sound effects

Picture lock and editing, 4–5

Plates for reverbs, 148

PlatinumVerb, 150

Playhead and arrow keys keyboard shortcuts, 247

Plug-ins:

effects, 289

EQ, 140

Podcast (file type menu), 198–9

Post production audio:

deliverables, 33–4

dialog editing, 16–20

music editing, 20–23

re-recording mixing, 29–33

sound effects editing, 23–29

Post/pre EQ metering tool, 131

Presets for equalizer, 134

Pro Audio files project (sending to Soundtrack), 39–44

Pro Tools/Nuendo comparison, 251–2

Production sound effects (PFX), 19

Project:

music settings, 290–1

Sample Rate menu, 62

sharing files, 257–8

tab, 64–5, 290

Q

QuickTime Compatible tab, 208–9

QuickTime movie, 29

R

Ratio in dynamics, 96, 100

Re-recording mixes, 29–33

Reaction to room (sound), 225–6

Recording:

audio, 255–6

Automated Dialog replacement, 267–8

keyboard shortcuts, 246–7

sound effects, 26–7

tab, 79

Release parameter (dynamics), 102

Resolution option, 131

Restoration tools, 279–80

Reverb:

bus, 287–8

convolution, 148–9

digital, 148

early reflections, 150–1

history, 147–9

PlatinumVerb, 150–4

section, 151–3, 153–4

Soundtrack Pro, 149

Space Designer, 154–62

usage, 162

Rooms and sound:

construction, 229

optimization, 227–8

Rooms and sound (Continued)

reaction, 225–6

size, 229–30

Rubber Band tool in Final Cut Pro, 11–12

Rumble reducing, 138–9

S

Scratch discs, 43

Scrub tool, 62

Search tab, 80

Send to Soundtrack:

Multitrack Project, 44–9

Pro Audio files project, 39–44

Pro Script, 49–51

sequences, 38–9

Sequences:

music, 20–1

sending to Soundtrack, 38–9

Setting scratch discs, 43

SFX see Sound effects

Shortcuts see Keyboard shortcuts

Side Chain (dynamics), 104

Single Band equalizers, 135

Snapping in timeline, 89–90

Softknee function (dynamics), 102

Sound:

development, 221–3

ears sensitivity, 223–4

editing with Final Cut Pro, 6–12

effects

editing, 5, 23–4

placing, 271–2

recording, 26–7

sound properties, 140–1

Soundtrack Pro, 37

warped, 165–6

levels, 223–5

matching, 140

materials, 226–9

mixing, 13

properties, 140–1

rooms, 138–9, 225–6, 227–9

speed, 225

waveform, 222–3

Sound Designer II (SDII), 17, 194–5

Space Designer and time effects, 154–62

Spectral tools:

equalizers, 13–42, 125–35

matching sound of audio clips, 142–5

SubBass, 145–6

Spectrum Selection tool, 277–8

Speed of sound, 225

Stamp tool, 62, 144

Stamps, Steve, 5

Standard Definition tab, 210–11

Stem Routing, 283–4

Stretch tool (Audio), 273–4

Sub-frame editing, 74

SubBass, 145–6

Submixes (dynamics), 111–12

Surround files:

Compressor (dynamics), 106–7

effects, 25

impulse response, 37

panner, 285–6

panner parameters, 184–5

Reverb, 162

Surround Sound:

options, 183–5

Soundtrack Pro/Compressor exporting, 211

Synch effects, 26–7

Synthesized Impulse Responses (IRs), 159–61, 161–2

T

Tabs and keyboard shortcuts, 234–5

Tar Creek, 8–9

Telephone effect, 140

Temp music tracks, 38

Test screenings, 21

Theatrical mixing, 113–14

Threshold in dynamics, 96, 98–9

Time effects:

delay, 162–8

reverb, 147–9, 149–54

space designer, 154–62

Timeline:

audio editing, 89–94

keyboard shortcuts

audio clips, 245–6

tools, 242

viewing, 241–2

Timeslice:

keyboard shortcuts, 247–8

tool, 62, 144

Tracks:

dynamics, 110

tab, 68–9

Tracks, Busses and Submixes shortcuts, 244–5

Tracks, sends and busses, 156

Transport tab, 81–2

U

Uncompressed multichannel audio exporting, 215–16

V

Video Out keyboard shortcut, 246

Video tab, 63–4

View menu in timeline, 90–1

W

‘ Walla ’ background, 24

Warped Sound effect, 165–6

WAVE files, 17, 194

Waveform, 91, 222–3

Weapons fire, 28

Wild Sounds, 181, 183

Williams, John, 23

Work breaks and audio, 30

Workflow and editing, 3–4