sounds from another room

thetony

thetony

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Hey, I searched for this in the forums, couldn't find any really helpful stuff, but here is my question:

I want to make an audio clip that i have of a couple fighting and make it sound as if the sound is coming from another room, just as background noise for the scene that is taking place. I can't re-record the action, so i must manipulate that actual audio bit. I am also not too audio savvy, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running final cut studio 2.

Thanks in advance
 
The same question was asked a few days back: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=130720

To recap: there are basically two simple methods to produce the effect of sounds coming from a different room, either through "worldizing" or through effects proccessing.

"Worldizing" involves playing the audio back via loudspeaker and re-recording in an appropriate accoustic space. You'll need a high-quality loudspeaker with a nice and flat frequency response, a playback system (burning the audio to a CD can do the job nicely), one or more mics (I like stereo micing for this technique), and a recorder. If possible, record from at least two perspectives (mid and long). In the mix session, you'll be able to mix between the original (dry) track, and the two re-recorded versions to your taste.

The other method is to use EQ to knock off the higher frequencies (lower frequencies are better at penetrating walls and floors), and then apply a reverb algorhythm. Although doing it all "in the box" is a lot less work, a good reverb plugin can be a costly investment, and using a low quality reverb plugin (such as those included with most audio editing applications) will lack the transparency of the re-recorded version.

Between the two, I'd go with "worldizing," using processing as a fallback position. The unfortunate truth about reverb is that cheap reverb sounds exactly like cheap reverb.
 
I'd just take down all the treble and mid ranges and only have the lowest bass sound up.

then, I'd throw in a surround mix to the back and/or try to lower the height. (assuming you've got a surround plugin)

After that, i'd throw in a bathroom reverb or something similar.

cheers!
/j
 
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