FCPX Audio - What filters needs to be used.

[Kalls]

Hi,

I finished a short film and currently using FCPX to edit it. The audio was captured using Rode NTG3 by using Zoom H4N.

The scenes of the movie are mostly shot

1. Inside apartment
2. Outside apartment
3. Inside a bar

I am kinda new to editing and audio especially a problem area of mine.(Learning!!) How can I achieve the best sound quality for my
short film? What filters should be used? I heard you have to use AuMatrixReverb.

Also please let me know the gain level or any other suggestion that is appropriate. Thank you.

 

[Alex H.]

You might want to head over to Location Sound/Post Audio and read some of the stickies, especially THIS THREAD on post-production sound, found in the Audio 101 sticky.

Post-production sound is a very complicated beast, and there's no magic formula of filters or plug-ins to make it right. You also need to make sure that your listening environment is properly-treated. If your room isn't right, you won't really hear your mix and there's no telling what it will sound like on other playback systems. Along with a treated room, you need accurate monitors.

As far as plug-ins (filters) for sound, it really depends on the dialog. You'll likely need some EQ to fix frequency issues. Compression may or may not be needed; a compressor's job is to keep audio peaks down while raising thr floor up a bit, so you lose dynamic range. It really depends on the particular recording for each location/scene/take.

And about AuMatrixReverb: who told you that? You might - might - need to add reverb if you need to match ADR with production sound, or to place fairly clean production dialog in a reverberant visual space, but reverb is not an absolute must.

Again, head over to the Audio section and read up. Hope those threads help!