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Jody Arnott · May 7th, 2013, 01:40 AM

Hey guys,

I've got some dialogue that I need to make sound like it came out of a loud speaker at an event. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this?

I have access to Avid Media Composer and Audacity. I've played around with the EQ without much luck, so any advice would be really appreciated :)

Cheers

Brian Drysdale · May 7th, 2013, 05:46 AM

We';ve played the original sound recording back through a loudspeaker in a suitable acoustic and recorded that for use in the film. A quick way could be to use EQ and give it some reverrb to match your location.

Jody Arnott · May 7th, 2013, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Drysdale

We';ve played the original sound recording back through a loudspeaker in a suitable acoustic and recorded that for use in the film. A quick way could be to use EQ and give it some reverrb to match your location.

Not a bad idea.. Might try and get my hands on a loud speaker.

I did try to play around with the EQ and reverb, but it just ended up sounding terrible. Then again, I'm no expert when it comes to audio.

Rick Reineke · May 7th, 2013, 09:24 AM

Some EQ and a slap-back echo is the simplest.. adjust the delay time and feedback/repeats to the size and character the space one is trying to simulate.
Many hardware and software reverbs have a lot of room presets which would be a good starting point.

Jody Arnott · May 8th, 2013, 12:45 AM

Thanks guys. Got it sorted by cutting out the high and low freqs, and adding some reverb.

May 7th, 2013, 01:40 AM	#1
Jody Arnott Major Player Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 747	Altering dialogue Hey guys, I've got some dialogue that I need to make sound like it came out of a loud speaker at an event. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this? I have access to Avid Media Composer and Audacity. I've played around with the EQ without much luck, so any advice would be really appreciated :) Cheers Last edited by Jody Arnott; May 7th, 2013 at 02:22 AM.

May 7th, 2013, 05:46 AM	#2
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,152	Re: Altering dialog We';ve played the original sound recording back through a loudspeaker in a suitable acoustic and recorded that for use in the film. A quick way could be to use EQ and give it some reverrb to match your location.

May 7th, 2013, 09:24 AM	#4
Rick Reineke Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 2,039	Re: Altering dialog Some EQ and a slap-back echo is the simplest.. adjust the delay time and feedback/repeats to the size and character the space one is trying to simulate. Many hardware and software reverbs have a lot of room presets which would be a good starting point.

May 8th, 2013, 12:45 AM	#5
Jody Arnott Major Player Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 747	Re: Altering dialog Thanks guys. Got it sorted by cutting out the high and low freqs, and adding some reverb.