Hello HT,

This suggestion assumes, possibly incorrectly, that you need to edit all the audio in the same way.

Rather than going backwards & forwards (or round & round) between PDR & ADR, you could produce your project with 5.1 audio - and send the complete audio file to ADR for editing.



If different adjustments are needed for different sections of audio, that suggestion will be of no help at all.

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Thanks for your reply. Your suggestion will work for some tracks.

I have a general question about surround sound since I just installed my system. To get the best effect should I have audio come only from the front speakers and then use the rear speakers only when it seems appropriate for some sounds. Or should I set the audio panner in the middle so some sound is always coming from all the speakers all the time and use the rear speakers for additonal sounds.

thanks,

HT Windows 10 professional
HP Omen Obelisk DT 875-1131
Intel Core i7(3.6GHz)
Eight Core
Memory 32 GB
GPU Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Power supply 750 Watt


Using PD 11 ultimate build 11.0.03026

Heavytiger

Hello HT,

The first question to consider is whether the original audio was recorded in 5.1 format. Some video cameras have microphones capable of recording in this format, picking up sounds from different angles. In studio recordings, the different channels are used to mix dialogue, music & sound effects (recorded separately).

I only mentioned the above because what's called 5.1 surround sound can play back very differently. The most basic difference is discrete (different sounds in each channel) & matrixed (audio in one channel is reflected in others). You'll see & hear this when you are using different 5.1 audio in ADR.

What audio are you mixing? It sounds like you're using stereo source material & mixing it across the 6 channels. If that's the case, I'd just set the pan at centre so the same audio is fed to each speaker/channel. In a studio mix, you'd typically find dialogue balanced toward the front and sound effects to the rear.

I can now see why my initial suggestion cannot work for you in this case, because the audio is not yet mixed as you wish.

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Thanks for you suggestions. You are correct, I am mixing stereo. I have one more question. If there is no voice recording and the audio is stereo background music should I mute the center channel to get better stereo separation?

thanks,

HT Windows 10 professional
HP Omen Obelisk DT 875-1131
Intel Core i7(3.6GHz)
Eight Core
Memory 32 GB
GPU Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Power supply 750 Watt


Using PD 11 ultimate build 11.0.03026

Heavytiger