It's great to see you back on this Michael, I really appreciate the hard work that you put into these tutorials. I've learned so much from you in your series that I cannot get in my school.
Hey Micheal,so good to see a complete post-production workflow which is very rare to find...This was one amazing tutorial with precise details and clear explanation!!!Waiting for a lot more informative videos in the upcoming days and Thanks ;)
Well I have a couple more videos coming to finish up the stereo Post Productions series, and then I'm planning on making videos about 5.1 mixing, video game audio, etc. But the routing is essentially the same, just with 5.1 Aux Submasters and couple special sends for the LFE. Also, if you're interested, I do have my 5.1 session template for sale on the website: soundtuts.com/products/advance-5-1-editorial-template . Anyways, hope that answers your question!
Hi! Thank you for tutorial. I noticed that in MOST films that i downloaded (Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avangers Endgame etc.) when dialogue or foley is sounds the backgrounds (or maybe music) down their volume and after around 2000 seconds release their volume back. So, what is it? Side-chain or maybe master compression?
Yes, it's possible. Generally you only have the dialogue side-chain compress the music, having foley side-chain compress music would be unusual. Depending on what type of mix you're listening to (stereo, 5.1 surround sound) it could be compression on the master fader to also make sure the mix stays at the correct volume level. But it's good you're paying attention to things like this!
@@FilmSoundTutorials Thank you for your answer And i noticed a grammatical error in my message. Sorry for my English :) Why it depends on what type of mix I am litsening to? All films that i've got is 5.1.
Thanks for your work! Any reason, if all compressors have the same settings, why you wouldn’t add a compressor only to your VCA dialog track just once? It’s rare multiple actors are talking at once, so a single compressor would work on exactly the same signal as a dozen compressors, which puts less load on the system, and let’s you tweak the settings in one place. What do you think?
You're right, you could use only one overall compressor on the VCA track if you wanted, and it would put less load on your system. However, sometimes when you're trying to match different types of microphones together (booms and lavs), then you'll probably have to have different compressor settings for each mic. Also, each actor speaks with a different amount of dynamic range, so you'll need different settings for that as well. So that's why I normally put a separate compressor plugin on each dialogue track. Hope that helps!
I was thinking the same, but if I might add a correction.. you can’t apply FX to VCA’s. VCA’s are simply faders, I think you meant Aux Bus, or what I’ve been enjoying a lot in the past 2 yrs are Routing Folders! Save you the processing load while organizing your session! Cheers!
@@kenito74 Yep you're right, you can't put plugins onto a VCA track, I meant an Aux Bus. And sure, Routing Folders would work too, but there was some backwards compatibility issues with them when using older versions of Pro Tools when they first came out, so I didn't really adopt using them. Thanks for watching!
Yep! I'm planning on 3 more videos for the series, and then I have dozen of ideas for individual topic videos. But I'm trying to get the series finished first. Thanks for watching!
What compressor (for vocals), limiter (for the master channel), eq and reverb(for room and fx) would you recommend using besides the stock pro-tools plugins?
I normally use the Waves or Izotope plugins for compressing, limiting, and EQing. I do like the FabFilter plugins too, super easy to use. For Reverb, either PhoenixVerb or Valhalla. I also used to use Altiverb quite a bit, but not as much anymore. It just depends on the project. Hope that helps!
Thank you for making these videos! Attack does not tell the compresser when to kick in…it tells it how long to take to reach its maximim gain reduction after crossing the threshold. Whether you have an attack time of 0ms or 100ms, the compressor will kick in when the signal goes over the threshold…longer attack times just make it take longer to fully clamp down on the signal
Generally compressors shouldn't change the EQ of an audio clip, just the volume range. Some old-school compressors do make the audio clip sound warmer or brighter, just generally compressions are pretty transparent.
Thanks for the great series and tips on post production. But some how your tutorials are confusing if compared with each other, for example Mixing a music vs dialogue one of the method is to Manually lower the music volume whereas the other method is to use sidechaining. The problem I see in these different explainations is that we Audio professionals know any of the methods will work but a newbie will be confused what methods to go by, so it would be better if you make a video explaining the right choices of methods to use. Otherwise you are a great guy, I learnt a loy by watching your tutorials you uploaded 4 years back when I was in first year of my film school. :) love from India :)
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad the videos were helpful. Yes that's true, I do explain a variety of different methods to do the same thing. So I can see how that can be confusing. But on the other hand, I also think it is good to show a variety of techniques so then the viewer is more knowledgeable about the different types of workflows. But I'll keep that in mind when I make the next video. Thanks for watching!
Great tut! There's a typo on the second chapter of your timeline: it reads "Overview of a Reverb plugin" but it should read "Overview of a compression plugin"
hello Michael! I am glad you are back, many thanks for the awesome stuff!!! I have bought and edited Put the Money in the Bag and i have made another project also called Loot (Dialogue editing, Music Editing, Sound Design, Mixing) I would appreciate if you could take a look. Thanks
Hi George, thank you again for purchasing the Put the Money tutorial project from SoundTuts. Sure just email me your finished videos and I'll take a quick look. You can also book a Mentoring video session if you wanted to go over any specific questions you have. Thanks for watching!
hello Michael! I am glad you are back, many thanks for the awesome stuff!!! I have bought and edited Put the Money in the Bag and i have made another project also called Loot (Dialogue editing, Music Editing, Sound Design, Mixing) I would appreciate if you could take a look. Thanks
Hi George, thank you again for purchasing the Put the Money tutorial project from SoundTuts. Sure just email me your finished videos and I'll take a quick look. You can also book a Mentoring video session if you wanted to go over any specific questions you have. Thanks for watching!
Thanks i will follow your instructions for VCA channels and Mixing and then i will send you the links. Afterwards, i will gather all my questions and arrange a Mentoring Sesion and then i will buy Hawk PI. Thanks a lot for doing something everybody else in this industry doesnt want to..
It's great to see you back on this Michael, I really appreciate the hard work that you put into these tutorials. I've learned so much from you in your series that I cannot get in my school.
No problem, glad they could help! If you have any other video ideas for when I finish up this series, feel free to let me know. Thanks for watching!
Hey Micheal,so good to see a complete post-production workflow which is very rare to find...This was one amazing tutorial with precise details and clear explanation!!!Waiting for a lot more informative videos in the upcoming days and Thanks ;)
Of course! Glad the videos were helpful. Yep I'm working on a Reverb video now to release soon. Thanks for watching!
Great tutorial.Thank you very much.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
i Watched them all, absolutely great. I feel there should be one more episode. ie, 5.1 routing and mixing.
Well I have a couple more videos coming to finish up the stereo Post Productions series, and then I'm planning on making videos about 5.1 mixing, video game audio, etc. But the routing is essentially the same, just with 5.1 Aux Submasters and couple special sends for the LFE. Also, if you're interested, I do have my 5.1 session template for sale on the website: soundtuts.com/products/advance-5-1-editorial-template . Anyways, hope that answers your question!
@@FilmSoundTutorials Wonderful, it's nice to know.
thank you very much for your tutorials! you are a great teacher!
Thank you! No problem, glad they could help. Thank for watching!
Very enlightening. Keep them coming... Please!
Thanks for watching!
Hi! Thank you for tutorial. I noticed that in MOST films that i downloaded (Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avangers Endgame etc.) when dialogue or foley is sounds the backgrounds (or maybe music) down their volume and after around 2000 seconds release their volume back. So, what is it? Side-chain or maybe master compression?
Yes, it's possible. Generally you only have the dialogue side-chain compress the music, having foley side-chain compress music would be unusual. Depending on what type of mix you're listening to (stereo, 5.1 surround sound) it could be compression on the master fader to also make sure the mix stays at the correct volume level. But it's good you're paying attention to things like this!
@@FilmSoundTutorials Thank you for your answer
And i noticed a grammatical error in my message. Sorry for my English :)
Why it depends on what type of mix I am litsening to?
All films that i've got is 5.1.
@@ЗахарЩербатых No problem! Happy to help!
Thanks for your work! Any reason, if all compressors have the same settings, why you wouldn’t add a compressor only to your VCA dialog track just once? It’s rare multiple actors are talking at once, so a single compressor would work on exactly the same signal as a dozen compressors, which puts less load on the system, and let’s you tweak the settings in one place. What do you think?
You're right, you could use only one overall compressor on the VCA track if you wanted, and it would put less load on your system. However, sometimes when you're trying to match different types of microphones together (booms and lavs), then you'll probably have to have different compressor settings for each mic. Also, each actor speaks with a different amount of dynamic range, so you'll need different settings for that as well. So that's why I normally put a separate compressor plugin on each dialogue track. Hope that helps!
I was thinking the same, but if I might add a correction.. you can’t apply FX to VCA’s. VCA’s are simply faders, I think you meant Aux Bus, or what I’ve been enjoying a lot in the past 2 yrs are Routing Folders! Save you the processing load while organizing your session! Cheers!
@@kenito74 Yep you're right, you can't put plugins onto a VCA track, I meant an Aux Bus. And sure, Routing Folders would work too, but there was some backwards compatibility issues with them when using older versions of Pro Tools when they first came out, so I didn't really adopt using them. Thanks for watching!
Thank u Michael. Have been waiting for this tutorial. Any more tutorials coming?
Yep! I'm planning on 3 more videos for the series, and then I have dozen of ideas for individual topic videos. But I'm trying to get the series finished first. Thanks for watching!
AMAZING!!
Thanks for watching!
What compressor (for vocals), limiter (for the master channel), eq and reverb(for room and fx) would you recommend using besides the stock pro-tools plugins?
I normally use the Waves or Izotope plugins for compressing, limiting, and EQing. I do like the FabFilter plugins too, super easy to use. For Reverb, either PhoenixVerb or Valhalla. I also used to use Altiverb quite a bit, but not as much anymore. It just depends on the project. Hope that helps!
@@FilmSoundTutorials yes! I'm using the same ones for music production. Happy to learn that you don't need to use specific post-production ones.
Thank you for making these videos! Attack does not tell the compresser when to kick in…it tells it how long to take to reach its maximim gain reduction after crossing the threshold. Whether you have an attack time of 0ms or 100ms, the compressor will kick in when the signal goes over the threshold…longer attack times just make it take longer to fully clamp down on the signal
Yep, that's right. Thanks for the clarification!
Compressors also make the voice sharp and crispy. Sharp, crispy voices are actually common in anime.
Generally compressors shouldn't change the EQ of an audio clip, just the volume range. Some old-school compressors do make the audio clip sound warmer or brighter, just generally compressions are pretty transparent.
@@FilmSoundTutorials Oh right. It's the saturator that makes it sound warmer.
Thanks for the great series and tips on post production. But some how your tutorials are confusing if compared with each other, for example Mixing a music vs dialogue one of the method is to Manually lower the music volume whereas the other method is to use sidechaining. The problem I see in these different explainations is that we Audio professionals know any of the methods will work but a newbie will be confused what methods to go by, so it would be better if you make a video explaining the right choices of methods to use. Otherwise you are a great guy, I learnt a loy by watching your tutorials you uploaded 4 years back when I was in first year of my film school. :) love from India :)
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad the videos were helpful. Yes that's true, I do explain a variety of different methods to do the same thing. So I can see how that can be confusing. But on the other hand, I also think it is good to show a variety of techniques so then the viewer is more knowledgeable about the different types of workflows. But I'll keep that in mind when I make the next video. Thanks for watching!
@@FilmSoundTutorials glad that you replied, your videos are amazing, keep making great content 😀 ❤️
@@FilmSoundTutorials I'm looking for one video about overview of these techniques, would love to hear about your views on it.
Great tut! There's a typo on the second chapter of your timeline: it reads "Overview of a Reverb plugin" but it should read "Overview of a compression plugin"
Whoops! Thanks for pointing that out. I just fixed it. Thanks!
Great
Thanks for watching!
hello Michael! I am glad you are back, many thanks for the awesome
stuff!!! I have bought and edited Put the Money in the Bag and i have
made another project also called Loot (Dialogue editing, Music Editing,
Sound Design, Mixing) I would appreciate if you could take a look.
Thanks
Hi George, thank you again for purchasing the Put the Money tutorial project from SoundTuts. Sure just email me your finished videos and I'll take a quick look. You can also book a Mentoring video session if you wanted to go over any specific questions you have. Thanks for watching!
hello Michael! I am glad you are back, many thanks for the awesome
stuff!!! I have bought and edited Put the Money in the Bag and i have
made another project also called Loot (Dialogue editing, Music Editing,
Sound Design, Mixing) I would appreciate if you could take a look.
Thanks
Hi George, thank you again for purchasing the Put the Money tutorial project from SoundTuts. Sure just email me your finished videos and I'll take a quick look. You can also book a Mentoring video session if you wanted to go over any specific questions you have. Thanks for watching!
Thanks i will follow your instructions for VCA channels and Mixing and then i will send you the links. Afterwards, i will gather all my questions and arrange a Mentoring Sesion and then i will buy Hawk PI. Thanks a lot for doing something everybody else in this industry doesnt want to..
@@FilmSoundTutorials please send me yours e-mail so i can send you the video via we transfer.
@@georgexydous2891 thesoundtuts @ gmail.com
@@georgexydous2891 No problem! I sent you my email in the other comment. Sounds good to me!