I have a new computer, partly for video editing. The question is what software to use for audio editing.
I am used to telling actors to say their lines 3 times, and then use the best recording. But in 10 % of the cases, that still doesn't work. And in recent years, AI tools have appeared, both for improving sound, and for reproducing voices.
I remember multiple cases when one of my actors had problems pronouncing one specific word correctly. In such cases it can be simplest to use AI to correct.
So what free services are there? Preferably something which doesn't require registration.
Preferably some service which delivers the technical standards used by video editing software so I don't need to transcode.
Hi Goran,
I'm not sure of any AI software correct talent saying specific words. There is AI out there to remove background noise in post-production. But, it's not going to save poor audio. Rather, if you have well recorded audio and need to remove let's say an airconditioner in the background running..it'll do a nice job cleaning up.
Just remember, AI is a tool to help make certain tasks easier, but not a replacement for raw talent.
Dear Stephen, I think I understand what you mean. Well, I am more or less looking for something which can replace one or a few words when everything else has failed.
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ADR is what you need.
I guess you mean Automated Dialog Replacement. Sounds like things I have sometimes done.
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Hi composer here that also works on post-production sound. I would recommend ADR (then using room ambience/reverbs to blend) there are some software that would help a little with the original sound but you can't reproduce something that wasn't captured clearly, better to record ADR in a clean studio then degrade it to fit the audio in the film
I think I understand what you mean. Fortunately I have relatively professional equipment (48 Volt phantom power for the microphone). And access to relatively silent rooms. But we all have bad luck from time to time.
Audio editing / software: Adobe Audition. AI can help you clean up your dialogue as it was used in The Brutalist from what I understand to help with the Hungarian accents.
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Lindbergh E Hollingsworth from what I've read, the AI used for sound in The Brutalist wasn't a quick fix solution, but rather a long process and last resort to improve English speakers sound authentically like Hungarians. The recorded the original actors speaking the lines in an ADR studio, then recorded an authentic speaker of Hungarian and then used the software 'Respeecher' to combine the two. Though there may be an argument for using AI as an aid from time to time, it's not a quick fix and I would argue it isn't the best fix in the situation described above
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Hannah, correct on all points. Having been in film production I can only guess they weighed time and money against each other, and probably determined to use AI since they had time and saved money. My best guess on their approach.
any quality audio software may help! Reaper Audacity , Logic, Pro tools, Ableton. there is much out there
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Hey Göran, why not hire a sound editor/mixer and forget all the sound issues on your productions?
Who would pay that person? The Swedish Film Institute hates us who film without first asking for money, and then only film if we receive anything. So I have no funding.