54 Fixing Audio in Post

Hal Robertson

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Most editors grind their teeth when someone says,“don’t worry we’ll fix it in post,” but fixing it in post are where audio tricks shine.

We’ve lectured for years on the benefits of proper audio gathering and getting it right at the shoot. Obviously, this makes things easier, cleaner and more professional sounding when you begin to edit the footage. But for whatever reason, it seems that something always happens to mar your perfect audio recording. It may be a simple little thing or some unforeseen catastrophe, but someday it’s inevitable, you’re going to have to fix something in post. You can ...

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