Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; It's not rocket science; How this book is organized; About this book and Audio Postproduction; What's new in the fourth edition; Staying up-to-date; How to Create a Great Soundtrack (in a Quarter of a Page); Section I Audio Basics; Section introduction; Chapter 1: How Sound Works; Music-sicle?; Frequency: it matters how often you do it; Somewhat slower pressure changes are heard as envelopes; Slow changes of pressure are loudness; The speed of sound makes a big difference
DirectionalityVery slow pressure changes; Chapter 2 How Digital Audio Works; Why digital?; Turning analog to digital; Audio data reduction; Chapter 3 Audio on a Wire; Analog wiring; Digital wiring; Audio over IP; Section II Planning And Pre-Pro; Section introduction; Chapter 4 Planning for Sound; The need for sound; How a good soundtrack can help; Think about the overall track; Elements of the soundtrack; Spoken words; Music; Sound effects; Silence; Special effects and processing; The layers of a track; Chapter 5 Budgeting, Scheduling, and Pre-production; Budgeting for sound
Allow time for soundChecking locations; Section III Production Sound; Section introduction; Chapter 6 Microphones and Room Acoustics; About microphones; Rooms and recording; Chapter 7 Production Mic Technique; Which mic should you use?; Using boom mics; Lavaliere mics; Controlling wind noise; Using wireless; Roomtone; Chapter 8 Production Recording; Where's the track?; Getting audio into a recorder; Camera settings; Double-system; Mixers and preamps; Adjusting the volume; Chapter 9 Recording Voice-Overs, ADR, and Effects; Section IV Postproduction; Section introduction
Chapter 10 Postproduction WorkflowOrganizing and keeping track of audio in an NLE; Audio options beyond the NLE; Organizing postproduction audio; Chapter 11 Postproduction Hardware; Monitoring; Computer input/output; The mixer; Other handy gear; Moving signals around the editing suite; Wiring the postproduction suite; Mixing -10 dBV and +4 dBU equipment; Chapter 12 Levels and Digitizing; Digital audio transfers; Digitizing analog signals; Metering and lineup tones; Synchronization; Chapter 13 Editing Voices; Establishing sync; Editing dialog; How to edit dialog; Editing I: cutting in silences
Editing II: sounds with hard attacksEditing III: hearing phonemes; Editing IV: theatrical film dialog; Editing V: the tricks; Editing VI: keeping track of sync; A final exercise; Chapter 14 Working with Music; Deciding what music you'll need; Selecting music from a library; Music editing; Chapter 15 Sound Effects; Silence is not golden; Sources for sound effects; Building a library; Choosing the right effect; Placing sound effects; Making effects sound more effective; Chapter 16 Processing; How any effect can wreck a sound; When to apply processing; Equalizers; Compressors; Reverberation
