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dialogue placement in surround mix
Hi, all,
I recently finished mixing my first film where I added liberal amount of dialogue reverb in the surrounds and spread the dialogue from the C channel to the L/R channel by 70% in the dialogue stem's cernter % setting. I got a note from the QC place that this has been flagged and that dialogue should strictly be placed in the center channel otherwise it could be flagged as dialogue bleeds. I am confused as to whether or not this is the standard practice as I recall watch other films and dvds where the dialogue can be heard in the L/R channel as well as some verbs in the surround. could some mixing gurus here chime in? thanks! |
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Re: dialogue placement in surround mix
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What you are hearing in the L/R is a product of the decoded LtRt which when encoded phases shifts the center in the the LR as is the surrounds. You can look up the technical "how it works". So when it is decoded, there is going to be some of that still left in the L and R. Stay with up the center. It matched better. If you are matching a room from production to ADR, and you have the production set reverb up the center and the ADR slightly left and right, doesn't it sound weird? |
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Re: dialogue placement in surround mix
hi Lex
thanks for the answer! I assume the same rules apply to the PFX even if it's not strictly DX? |
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. I've never mixed for cinema but I would guess that you can't go mad with LCR as it will sound ok for those in the sweet spot, but crap for those off to the sides. |
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There's also a tendency in recent mixes to be more creative with dialog placement - it doesn't stay strictly in the center anymore. |
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Re: dialogue placement in surround mix
specs specs specs...... mix to your specs
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cheers Mike Aiton BSc (hons) Audio Consultant, Dubbing Mixer/Sound Designer & Journalist BAFTA member IPS member ---------------------------------------------------------------------- www.mikerophonics.com |
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You want to give an example then? Film and TV |
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Panning: From the top of my head, check out "District 9" or "Scott Pilgrim". Very nice track on both of those. Spreading accross LCR: "True Grit". |
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Re: dialogue placement in surround mix
Dialogue can go wherever you want. If the director wants to put the whole film in the left surround, then they can
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Re: dialogue placement in surround mix
+1, drifting into the courtroom sc is a great example
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