CHAPTER THREE

Sound Elements

SOUND ELEMENTS

Sound elements are components of sound that are recorded during the production process and then edited together to create the rich stereo mix that we all know and love.

When I’m creating a stereo mix for broadcast, I need a variety of things to get the job done right. These include dialogue, supporting ambience such as room tone, environmental ambience such as the din of city traffic or birds and wind in a park, and finally, music or an orchestrated soundscape of some kind.

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What sounds would bring this shot to life?

A good way to understand sound mixing is to remember that sound has depth of field just ...

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