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AudioMaster · #1 05-20-2009, 01:58 PM

Hey,

Can someone provide definition for EFX vs. SFX? Doing some sound design, just a little confused on how to properly label things for mix...

Thanks!
Nathan

georgia · #2 05-20-2009, 02:28 PM

pick one.. both work. I use SFX. I've seen both. Mostly SFX though.

...but keep it consistent please. don't want to confuse us mixing engineer types!

cheers
geo

AudioMaster · #3 05-20-2009, 04:08 PM

ahh thanks. Yeah thought so!

nathan

FajitaTone · #4 05-20-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgia

...but keep it consistent please. don't want to confuse us mixing engineer types!

cheers
geo

but I can't hear the DX above the BKD, or is it BG and the NAT above the MX.

georgia · #5 05-20-2009, 06:11 PM

LOL

Tom Smith · #6 05-20-2009, 07:27 PM

How about this one...

DIAL

DIA

or DLG?

AudioMaster · #7 05-20-2009, 11:42 PM

lol funny audio nerd stuff i love it.

georgia · #8 05-21-2009, 07:08 AM

asked by a director in a session I was working " um, geo, can you change the room tone?"
me " uh, sure.. what do you want?"
dir " well, it doesn't have enough stuff in it"
me" ah, you mean the ambience needs a bit more people, or bar sounds in the background of the scene?"
dir " welll, no... not really, thats' ok, but the tone is wrong"
me " errr. tone?"
dir " uh, yean a bit more and darker is what I wanted"
me" hmm... darker, more room tone..... hmmm.... AHHH!"

I take the single violin note running in the soundtrack and replace it with a bit of "fuller, darker" score from another scene....

Dir " Yes.. that's much better room tone."

me: " glad you like it... sigh"

..back to mixing...

he knew what he wanted, he just didn't know the definitions.
cheers
geo

Neps · #9 05-21-2009, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fajitatone

but i can't hear the dx above the bkd, or is it bg and the nat above the mx.
:d

lol :d

FajitaTone · #10 05-21-2009, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgia

asked by a director in a session I was working " um, geo, can you change the room tone?"
me " uh, sure.. what do you want?"
dir " well, it doesn't have enough stuff in it"
me" ah, you mean the ambience needs a bit more people, or bar sounds in the background of the scene?"
dir " welll, no... not really, thats' ok, but the tone is wrong"
me " errr. tone?"
dir " uh, yean a bit more and darker is what I wanted"
me" hmm... darker, more room tone..... hmmm.... AHHH!"

I take the single violin note running in the soundtrack and replace it with a bit of "fuller, darker" score from another scene....

Dir " Yes.. that's much better room tone."

me: " glad you like it... sigh"

..back to mixing...

he knew what he wanted, he just didn't know the definitions.
cheers
geo

Nice...