Production Log: Editing

To edit our radio dramas we use a program called Soundtrack Pro.

Soundtrack Pro is a very sophisticated program for editing audio. In the segment I edited I cut up the audio into different pieces using the Blade tool. With this I can move and edit individual sound pieces. There are a lot of various sound effects which can be dropped in to create realism. I added several sounds of doors closing to  and foot fall sounds to give a sense of action and movement. At the beginning of scene 3 a character experiences becoming concious after being knocked out. To achieve this effect I faded in the audio to give the impression of slowly becoming more aware, and I also added an echo to the other character's voice to give a sense of disorientation. Echo is also useful to give the an impression of space, particularly in radio drama where there is no visual representation of it. I also used the echo to do this to give the audience an impression of being in a large, hard-surfaced room.