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Video of how the editing process is going

Listening Party

During the production process, we had the opporunity to get feedback on our radio dramas from a large group of students. Most of the group really seemed to connect with it, and rated us highly out of 10 for it. 7/10 seemed to be the average rating. Most of the group loved our plot, yet felt that the character's could have been voice acted better. Nick's Scottish accent was also an influential factor for the group. A majority found that it was slightly comedic, and as such lacked to an extent, realism. Overall the comments were fair, and the drama seemed to go down well with them.  

Production Log: Lesson 6

Today we continued editing. We allocated different scenes to each member of our group. Mine was scene 5.

I changed the levels to increase the quality of the sound, and imported SFX such as footsteps, computer and radio noises. I faded out some of the cuts to add to the realism.

Production Log: Lesson 5

   Today we began editing our radio drama using the editing software: Soundtrack Pro:
















I learnt how to use the fade tool when switching between cuts, and learnt to import SFX today

Soundtack Pro: 2

Using the Multitrack View I  incorporated other tracks and cued them up to play at specific points. The track will then appear as follows:

To the left of each track are some buttons and other controls for changing the settings for the audio on each track.

• Rename the track by clicking on it. This helps to identify each track.

• Bypass effects button will turn off any real-time effect that were added so you can hear the audio only.

• Arm this track for recording will set this track for recording, so that when you hit the record button this track will capture the audio.

• Mute button will mute the audio on a particular track in your project.

• Solo button will let you listen to only the audio on a particular track in your project. (shuts off other tracks)

• Volume Control slider lets you increase or decrease the volume of all the audio files on a particular track.

• The Pan Control slider lets you change how much of the sound will be sent to the right channel or the left channel (such as t right and left stereo speakers). Adjusting the Pan and Volume controls will affect the audio on all the clips on a track.

In an audio track you can trim the length of a clip. Or you can cut a clip in two, which then allows you to move or discard one of the new segments.

• Trim: To trim a clip, move your mouse cursor to the edge of an audio clip, and a bracket that looks like a staple with a left and right arrow will appear. Click and drag the edge of the clip to the point you want to trim the clip.

• Cut: To cut or razor a clip, first select the razor tool in the top left corner of the Project Window. Then move your mouse cursor over the audio clip and press the mouse button at the point where you want to separate the clip.

You can then select the arrow tool at the top left of the Project Window and click on one of the segments of the audio clip, to move it or delete it.

Soundtrack Pro

Soundtrack Pro has its own free music and sound effects library and you can use any of the sound effects without having to worry about copyright.

The music pane is situated in the bottom right corner of the screen,  and selecting the Search tab and clicking the drop down menu allows access to a whole load of different musical effects.

The list will be displayed towards the bottom of the pane, simply click once on each clip to hear a preview. You can then drag and drop the clip into your project when working in Multitrack View. Double clicking on the track whilst it’s within the music pane will open it up for editing in the Waveform Editor.

Sound Effects: Unedited Version

Sound Effects For Radio Drama: Edited version

For the section of the drama I had edited, I'd utilised the sound gallery that Soundtrack Pro offers. Key SFX were the gunshot which ends Daniel's deranged final speech, the drone throughout the entire first monologue, and the calm, yet mysterious music for the finale. Without these, I feel that my section would lack emotion, and weaken the impact that I believe the drama has. 

   All in all, we didn't need to change the tone or pitch of our voices, yet I had to, during the sequence with the radio broadcast, adjust the gain, which allowed for a deeper, more harmonised voice. Adding some SFX of radio noises and the like also gave the impression that a radio was actually being used. I also had to Fade out Daniel's monologue so to allow for a free-flowing piece, without hesitation or sharp pauses. Also SFX such as computer noises, and footsteps walking over concrete gave that mysterious feeling to the piece.

Raw Recording

Production Log: Lesson 4

Today we recorded the entire script. We were able to record the whole script in one sitting, yet we will need to edit the audio tracks with the Soundtrack Pro editing software later on, due to some spoken mistakes.

Production Log: Lesson 3

Today, we learnt how to use the radio room

1) Ensure all plugs are on.
2) Move sliders 1, 2, 3 up, and turn on each section.
3) Log into Imedia.
4) Begin Soundtrack Pro software.
5) Change Location for saving audio files.
6) Always export audio tracks as MP3's at 192KBPS.