Editing

Today I have been introduced to the editing aspects of Soundtrack Pro, and here is a few basic things that I have learnt today and have used within my radio drama


Adding Sound Effects

• Soundrack Pro has a wide variety of free sound effects so there is no need to worry about copyright.

Here is where you can access a range of different sound effects in soundtrack pro. In the section I was editing, I need it to give the impression that it was raining. I clicked the ambience tab and found rain effects. When I found the desired clip, I clicked and dragged it into a new track.

In some parts of our radio drama there were very loud sections which needed adjusting. So, using Soundtrack Pro I created a sound envelope and adjusted the volume. I listened back to what I had edited and the loud parts now fitted in with the rest of the drama. 

Here is a video of me editing the end section of our script...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGTwDuU-YTQ


Here is an example of raw recording which has not being edited at all,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUP05dkDrlc


There was no doubt that the raw recording needing editing doing to make the drama successful, so here is an example of the same clip but with added sound effects, recording and cut down in order for it to make sence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=788yAhLOMn8


Here is a video of a section which I edited, with probably the most sound effects used
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YExgpqpoVfI


Here is also another example of how editing has helped the drama become more exciting and more realistic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YExgpqpoVfI
In particular I really like how the door sound effects were used, and the sound of the footsteps, I think it helps the audience visualise the story.