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36answers
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Best use of Silence in a film?
In my opinion some of the best film sound is not loud or overt, and I've used silence many times in film soundtracks myself but I am interested to know what your favorite use of si …
2
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8answers
572 views
How often do you use limiters during field recording?
Most field mixers and portable recorders have basic limiters at least for the stereo output. Stereo linked, no threshold or release, just switch it on or off. When recording vocals …
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2answers
152 views
Newbie Question: How to add more dynamics to recordings
All I've got is a Zoom H4n and I'm trying to get into the habit of recording and creating sounds myself, although everything I record usually sounds very weak I've tried using LFE' …
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5answers
291 views
How to widen a sound effects dynamics? Uncompression?
Hey guys,
I have done a lot of sound design using some punches, body falls, kicks, etc. that were mashed and mastered and normalized and compressed and every-which-way processed.
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2
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7answers
462 views
EQ, Compression sequence?
Hi all,
maybe this question has already come up (though I couldn't find it ...), and surely most of you will have their own best practices here...
EQ or Compression, what do you …
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4answers
156 views
how do i create realistic sounding dynamics in the digital world?
Given the fact that, say, for example, at a symphony, the difference between the loudest and quietest parts of a piece are so incredibly massive, are we doomed to fail in trying to …
2
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4answers
350 views
Making your track “sparkle”
Have you been in this situation? You spend days (and possibly weeks) creating your sound design masterpiece but find that it lacks that certain…something. It's hard to put your fin …