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The SOUND console

Open the SOUND console with Command Option S, read the buses and loudness meters, adjust the mix and prepare a Record Voice take.

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  1. SOUND
  2. Command Option S
  3. Buses
  4. Loudness meters
  5. Record Voice
  6. Shift Command R

Sound needs clarity. The SOUND console in cinemaOS shows the buses and the loudness of your programme while it plays. This tutorial reads the console, adjusts a fader and prepares a voice recording.

Steps

  1. Open SOUND. Press Command Option S. Start by identifying the channels that carry this scene.
  2. Read the buses and meters. Inspect the bus menu and watch the loudness meters as the sequence plays. Keep the dialogue easy to understand.
  3. Adjust in context. Change the mix while listening to the combined result rather than judging one meter alone. In the recording the A1 fader moves from minus 2 to minus 1 dB.
  4. Prepare a voice take. Open Record Voice with Shift Command R. Check the input and the destination track (a new Voice 1 track in the recording) before you record.
  5. Listen again. Play the mix at a consistent level. Clarity comes first.

Notes

  • No microphone recording is made in the tutorial; it shows the setup up to the point of recording.
  • Background reading: Loudness standards for delivery in the Journal.

Footage: Tears of Steel, Blender Foundation, CC BY 3.0. Edited in cinemaOS for this tutorial.