When mixing dialogue with a music bed under, a good rule of thumb is; if you can’t hear the words, nobody else will either. Don’t make the mistake of LA and New York mixers, be more like a Nashville audio mixer and your words will be clearer. Business and training videos are useless without understandable dialogue. Miss one word, and the whole concept could be out the door. Not so with rock music apparently.

By Stu Marks: Chicago Area Media Designer & video consultant.

  

Audio Mixing Links worth checking out: 

• How to Mix Audio and FX Levels in Pro Tools | eHow.com
• Multitrack Music Recording Software – Free Download
• The Perfect Mix: with notes on Mastering Audio

Flickr Photos credits:

Audio Board By fensterbme Bryan Fenstermacher

Cat on Audio Board by Mourner

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