sound edit

Sound edit.
The first task to be undertaken when I started editing was to work on the interviews.
I began by cleaning up the interview with pat. On this the only thing to do was balance the EQ in order to take out some of the background noise. There was however only so much you can do. There are parts of the interview where customers came into the shop and obviously this couldn’t be helped. In hindsight it would have been better to have Pat outside or in a different location. However we had to make the best of the situation as she was working and we couldn’t really take her out of the shop. However I have managed to work around this. There is still a bit of background noise but the dialogue is clear and it’s understandable which is the most important thing. The only real problem I encountered with Pat was the rustling which was caused by her scarf. I did try to take it out but there wasn’t anyway to reduce it with out spoiling the interview.
Our interview with Sophie was probably the clearest. The location of her studio was perfect, as it was quiet with only really faint background noise of cars outside. This wasn’t a major problem but a little bit of noise reduction and it was sorted. So again all I needed to do was make it sound a little warmer and make sure all the levels were OK. With Sophie’s way of speaking she varies her volume greatly so sometimes she was peaking. Therefore I have used the compressor and brought the volume of some parts down.
The vox pops, although clear recordings did have quite a high level of background noise. This however is a fact of street interviews and it does give some context to the scene. We were careful to find a spot that relatively quiet. So in the edit I have used channel EQ to take some of the low rumble of the main street away.