MODULE C (Technical production)
Recording sound
The Recorder
The recorder that I used was the zoom H5. This recorder has an XY mic configuration, meaning it has a wide pick-up pattern. The recorder has an on/off butt, a pause, a play, skipping through previous recordings and a record button. To record sound effects you turn on the recorder. after this, you will select your inputs for where the sounds coming from. You can do this by selecting L or R and 1 or 2. To record solely from the mic on the recorder you will only need to select L and R. Once you have done this you will then need to press the record button and record the sound you want, To stop recording you would press the record button again
Editing sound
Adobe audition
Once I had recorded my sounds I will then need to edit them to cut out excess noise. To do this I use the software adobe audition. This software can be seen in the photo on the left. This software can look very daunting but in reality it is quite easy to get your head around. In the centre of the screen there is the wave form which shows you how loud or quiet your sound is. In this software you can overlay sounds, change levels of different sound and cut and clips sounds.
Qlab
Setting up a fade
To set up a fade we can use the toolbar above to make a fade. The video below shows that the first step consists of dragging the fade icon into the cue stack. The next step would be to assign the fade to a track this can also be called a target. Once this has been assigned the red cross will go this means that your fade parameters are set. To set your levels you will first go onto the levels section to then select -INF to make sure that the fade goes to zero. Once you have done this your fade will be done.
Qlab
Operation of cue lab
Qlab is software mostly used in theatre to play cues of sound in an ordered cue list. To place cues into Qlab is as simple as dragging and dropping sound into the program. To add fades to a track you will need to first select the fade icon and drag it into your cue list then drag the sound you want to be faded onto the fade cue. To fade sound up you will bring the volume on the track to the level you want it too and on the fade you will change it to the level you want it at. To fade down you select the fade to be -INF which means no noise and on the sound you want faded you leave it how it is. The photo on the right shows a Qlab workspace in action. At the top you can see the workspace that involves the sound effects and tracks being used. At the bottom of the screen you can see a waveform this waveform can be used to see where you want to chop the track. The window at the bottom can also be used for setting loops and creating fades.
