Sound Design for Low & No Budget Films

Chapter 14 Mixing Myself

1. a. Introduction
2. b. Set-Up
3. c. Getting Started
4. d. Dialogue First
5. e. ADR
6. f. Sound Effects
7. g. Ambiences
8. h. Foley
9. i. Music
10. j. DME Stems and M&E
11. k. Master Output
12. l. Quick and Dirty Mix

Figure 14.1

Introduction

Once you’ve completed the premix and if you created stems and they’re ready, it’s time to do a final mix. The technical aspects of the final mix involves tweaking the levels, getting a good balance between the food groups (dialogue, effects and music), adjusting DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to improve the overall sound, getting all of the sounds to blend together well and preparing the deliverables. The artistic ...