Sound Designing

Purpose:

To establish guidelines for video clip sound designing. This SOP must be followed by all personnel assigned to this task.

Tools to consider:

Adobe Audition is a comprehensive toolset that includes multitrack, waveform, and spectral display for creating, mixing, editing, and restoring audio content.

Procedure:

• Download and Launch Adobe After-Effects.

Here are below guides for Installing:

• Go to the Adobe Audition website. (link: https://www.adobe.com/ph_en/products/audition/free-trial-download.html) or go to the creative cloud to download.
  • Adobe Audition has a subscription, ask the admin for the product key, and is available on Mac and Windows
  • Download the installer, and the installer will guide you through the process.
  • Then if the installation is successful. Launch the application.
• Import audio file into Adobe Audition:
  • From the File, select New then Audio File.
    •  Within the File Panel, you can drag and drop files.
    •  You can manually import the audio file from the application:
    •  Choose File > Import > Raw Data
      • Use command keys: Ctrl + I for Windows and ⌘ + I for Mac.
      • Add clips in the Timeline
• Insert a multitrack session from the Files panel.
  • Select the files you want to insert from the Files panel.
  • At the top of the Files panel, click the Insert into Multitrack button. Then choose either New Multitrack Session or an open session.
• Assess the flow of the audio clip by:
  • Devising the soundtrack of the audio clip.
  • Highlighting where the interesting, happy, sad, simple, lively, or intriguing part is located. Then mark them to add sound effects or background music.
  • Make sure the sound effects or background music are relevant to the video clip’s topic and theme. If you don’t need it, don’t add extra marks for effects.
• Adding sound effects or background music:
  • If you have a pre-made sound effects or background music, drag and dop them to the multitrack panel.
  • If you are planning to have a customized sound effects:
    •  Start with the key elements from your sound plan.
    •  Ensure you’ve the necessary time on the most important effects and is achievable within deadlines.
    •  Be creative.
• After finishing the process, go over the audio clips to see if the topic and conversation of the audio clip match the added sound effects.
• After the audio has been finalized, it can be rendered and submitted as draft and final output. If any changes are required, look into the revisions process.

If you have any questions, please contact the process designer. If the situation is critical, please contact Jennifer or Jan Marc directly.