Chapter 9
Working with audio
Audio has never enjoyed the ‘glamour’ of video, and consequently al! too often it is not given the respect it deserves, in fact audio is just as important as video – and it might be argued that it is even more important.
A programme with some of the best pictures in the world can be unwatchable if the sound is distorted or muddled. Yet good quality sound with some suspect images can be watchable. Throughout the world this is an everyday occurrence with news. Nonlinear editing systems offer the editor all that could be expected from a tape edit suite and more, but if the audio has not been given the due care and attention at the acquisition stage then even the most sophisticated of systems or the most skilled of audio ...
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