Audio recording for distribution is not just a matter of placing a microphone in front of an actor or an instrument. It involves a whole range of measurements, experience, set-ups and adaptation to different situations, using the best technology BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the recording session.
Audio production
Voice-over, post-production, music & SFX
BEFORE
Casting:
- Actors’ database
- Live casting
- Music samples
Adaptive workflow (every client has their own, and we can accommodate specific requirements):
- Preferred tools
- Procedures
- Best practices
- Pipelines
Recording room:
- 5 recording rooms with exclusive access in Italy, and 2 in every foreign nation where our studio partners are located
- Preset setups to maintain an even audio quality independent of the booth used
- Preproduction always done in our Italian HQ
- Selection of microphones
- Suitable preamplifiers
DURING
- Audio engineering
- Artistic direction
AFTER
Cutting-edge tools and processes:
- Internal tools for advanced cutting and renaming processes
- Leveling and audio normalization (on request)
- Debugging (clicks, room noise, humming, breathing, slobber noise removal)
- SFX application (on request)
- Stereo or 5.1 mix
- Syncing
- Video encoding
- Delivery of all materials with the requested folder/file structure and formats
Proof listening:
- Technical proof listening, including: audio quality, processing and effects, volume consistency, etc.
- User-experience proof listening, including: audio content, voice talent, context match, etc.
Music consulting:
- Music selection
- Music composition
- Scene edit
- Mix
Sound effects:
- Effects creation (from foley to Sci-fi)
- Digital environment enhancement
- Asset delivery
