I'm a professional editor, and as of late I've been getting more and more into dialogue editing and dialogue mixing.
I've been trying to identify a specific characteristic I've observed in almost every professional dialogue track.
It seems as though it might be part of a signal chain, but I've yet to figure out what exactly it is.
In dialogue the two main areas where it's effects are most heard are the low end frequencies in voices, particularly gritty voices, or when someone uses a hard consonant at the beginning of a word.
I even hear it's effects in the case of some hard sounds: folders being flicked, doors closing, footsteps, etc.
I've scoured forums to attempt to identify what creates this characteristic but I haven't been able to. It doesn't seem in line with any EQs, Compressors, Expanders, Limiters, Noise Reduction, or De-essers that I've tried. I feel like it's possible that it may have to do with the combination of these, but again, I'm not sure.
I've posted a few professional examples that should illustrate what I'm getting at. And a clip from an independent project that does not poses this quality.
https://soundcloud.com/joelhinojosa/sets/dialog-editing
First does anyone understand what I'm getting at?
And second does anyone know how this particular quality is achieved?
I've been trying to identify a specific characteristic I've observed in almost every professional dialogue track.
It seems as though it might be part of a signal chain, but I've yet to figure out what exactly it is.
In dialogue the two main areas where it's effects are most heard are the low end frequencies in voices, particularly gritty voices, or when someone uses a hard consonant at the beginning of a word.
I even hear it's effects in the case of some hard sounds: folders being flicked, doors closing, footsteps, etc.
I've scoured forums to attempt to identify what creates this characteristic but I haven't been able to. It doesn't seem in line with any EQs, Compressors, Expanders, Limiters, Noise Reduction, or De-essers that I've tried. I feel like it's possible that it may have to do with the combination of these, but again, I'm not sure.
I've posted a few professional examples that should illustrate what I'm getting at. And a clip from an independent project that does not poses this quality.
https://soundcloud.com/joelhinojosa/sets/dialog-editing
First does anyone understand what I'm getting at?
And second does anyone know how this particular quality is achieved?