Audio Techniques for Film, Video, and Multimedia
1h 28mIntermediate2019-03-26
Authors

Scott Hirsch
NYU Professor, Sound Designer, Film and Video Editor, Audio Engineer
Course details
After spending nearly two decades as a professional audio engineer, Scott Hirsch has amassed a collection of insider tips and techniques that you can only get from years in the studio. In this course, he shares what he's learned with you. Instead of focusing on general audio concepts, Scott shares practical tips that can help audio engineers enhance their workflow for audio-to-video projects and consistently get great-sounding mixes. Learn how to leverage key tools, avoid common pitfalls, work with templates, organize your sessions, and much more. While Scott uses industry-standard audio programs such as Pro Tools throughout the course, the techniques he covers can easily be applied to other systems.
Skills covered
Audio Post-ProductionPro ToolsAvidAudio and Music
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Introduction
Getting Setup with Production Sound
- 02 - Cross the video-to-audio threshold
- 03 - Get moving with your AAF import
- 04 - Think in stems
- 05 - Create a custom audio post template
- 06 - Template development - Undipped tracks
- 07 - Template development - Plugins and sends
- 08 - Break out the AAF
- 09 - Ideas for track layout
- 10 - Print multiple stems at the same time
- 11 - Demystify and manage levels
- 12 - Beyond the meter - Mastering your listening environment
- 13 - Use limiters to control levels
- 14 - The power of scene markers
- 15 - Master EQ settings for production sound
- 16 - Automate EQs from scene to scene
- 17 - Choose production sources
- 18 - The value of room tone
- 19 - Fade and crossfade techniques and style
Related courses
- Learning Sound Design for Video Production
- DSLR Video Tips: Software
- Creating a Short Film: 08 Editing
- Final Cut Pro X v10.1.x: Narrative Scene Editing
- Audition: Mixing a Short Film
- Premiere Pro: Narrative Scene Editing
- Premiere Pro: Commercial Editing Techniques
- Spatial Mixing in Dolby Atmos using Pro Tools