Fixing basses in footage at DVinfo.net

Jeremy Naus · July 20th, 2007, 02:35 AM

I've just captured my footage of a concert.
It's of an Irish band (Comas) and the sound in general is rather good until the bhodran starts to play. Then everytime you hear the bhodran it's seems to be louder than the speakers can handle (it sounds scrambled). But when I look at the audio bars in FCP they just stay in yellow.
Is there a way that I can only reduce the sound of the bhodran in Soundtrack Pro?
I'm using Final Cut Studio 2.
Thanks

Mike Peter Reed · July 20th, 2007, 03:10 AM

Check to see if the waveform is clipped ... zoom down in Soundtrack Pro and look for flat plateaus in the wave, even very short ones. If that is the cause, there's not much you can do.

FCP may not be showing the clipping (little red dot lights up above the level bar) because the gain on the audio track may be reduced.

Cary Lee · July 20th, 2007, 11:05 AM

What you need is a mastering program. Soundtrack pro is ok but to help with your problem will need a program that better to modify your sound. IE Protools or Logic.
Here is a sample.

http://www.digitalmediatraining.com/...omf_files.html

July 20th, 2007, 02:35 AM	#1
Jeremy Naus Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Antwerpen, Belgium Posts: 60	Fixing basses in footage I've just captured my footage of a concert. It's of an Irish band (Comas) and the sound in general is rather good until the bhodran starts to play. Then everytime you hear the bhodran it's seems to be louder than the speakers can handle (it sounds scrambled). But when I look at the audio bars in FCP they just stay in yellow. Is there a way that I can only reduce the sound of the bhodran in Soundtrack Pro? I'm using Final Cut Studio 2. Thanks

July 20th, 2007, 11:05 AM	#3
Cary Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood USA Posts: 128	What you need is a mastering program. Soundtrack pro is ok but to help with your problem will need a program that better to modify your sound. IE Protools or Logic. Here is a sample. http://www.digitalmediatraining.com/...omf_files.html __________________ Canon XHA1, SGpro,Flip,FF, RR Mattebox, Nebtek V-R70p-HDA with Canon, Nikkor Primes 24mm f2.8, 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2.0, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.4, 105mm f1.8, 135mm f2.0, and 300mm f4.0.

July 20th, 2007, 03:10 AM	#2
Mike Peter Reed Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 185	Check to see if the waveform is clipped ... zoom down in Soundtrack Pro and look for flat plateaus in the wave, even very short ones. If that is the cause, there's not much you can do. FCP may not be showing the clipping (little red dot lights up above the level bar) because the gain on the audio track may be reduced.