Soooo... the advantage of FCP7's studio was the sound studio which was much better than FCPX's pretty rough offering. While FCPX is surprisingly good these days and I'm happy with it, the issue I have is around getting a dedicated bit of sound software, especially because FCP7's sound software isn't supported these days. Also, I have Audacity so am looking for something better.
This is for feature film stuff.
As a note, my workflow is after I have completed my 'rough' sound mix containing music and foley, I give it to a pro who works on it and puts it into the right place, changing and adding foley etc... as appropriate. He's more of a foley artist who does a sound mix but he's reassuringly expensive and has produced impressively strong results which really comes through in a cinema. I've done enough that the mix I put together is OK enough for film festivals etc... but I want to step it up to the next level and need an appropriate tool.
Would anyone like to recommend a bit of software, ideally under $500 USD which I could buy?
Also, I managed to screw up my last bit of sound recording in an echoey room with a mic too far from the actors' mouths. It's not a major issue because I warned them multiple times in advance I couldn't record the sound properly given the circumstances, they should provide a sound recordist if they wanted it done properly. However, if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. I'm doing the usual bits and pieces that I know but if anyone could make a recommendation, I'd be delighted.
This is for feature film stuff.
As a note, my workflow is after I have completed my 'rough' sound mix containing music and foley, I give it to a pro who works on it and puts it into the right place, changing and adding foley etc... as appropriate. He's more of a foley artist who does a sound mix but he's reassuringly expensive and has produced impressively strong results which really comes through in a cinema. I've done enough that the mix I put together is OK enough for film festivals etc... but I want to step it up to the next level and need an appropriate tool.
Would anyone like to recommend a bit of software, ideally under $500 USD which I could buy?
Also, I managed to screw up my last bit of sound recording in an echoey room with a mic too far from the actors' mouths. It's not a major issue because I warned them multiple times in advance I couldn't record the sound properly given the circumstances, they should provide a sound recordist if they wanted it done properly. However, if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. I'm doing the usual bits and pieces that I know but if anyone could make a recommendation, I'd be delighted.
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