Automixing dialogue in pro tools can save you time and improve the quality of your audio post production. But how do you choose the right settings and plugins for your project? In this article, we will show you some tips and tricks to get the best results from automixing dialogue in pro tools.
Automixing dialogue is a process of adjusting the volume and dynamics of multiple dialogue tracks automatically. This can help you achieve a consistent and balanced sound, reduce noise and feedback, and avoid clipping and distortion. Automixing dialogue can also free up your time and energy for other creative tasks, such as editing, mixing, and mastering.
To start automixing dialogue in pro tools, you need to create a dialogue bus and assign all your dialogue tracks to it. Then, you need to insert an automix plugin on the dialogue bus. There are different plugins available for automixing dialogue, such as Waves Dugan Automixer, iZotope RX Loudness Control, or Avid Pro Multiband Dynamics. Each plugin has its own features and parameters, but they all work similarly by analyzing the input signals and applying gain reduction or compression accordingly.
Wenn schon RX erw?hnt wird, dann unbedingt auch der Leveler. Anders als der Loudness Control, welche nur Gain auf den ganzen Audioclip anwendet, geht der Leveler das Audio dynamisch an, erreicht trozdem den vorgegebenen LUFS Wert und passt die Dynamik an, ohne zu komprimieren. Dabei aber unbedingt noch einmal drüber h?ren, denn Atmer werden gerne unverh?ltnism??ig laut angehoben
So, this description is not exact. The automix plug-in is assigned to each channel and turns them on and off according to the parameters set depending on who is speaking. The most famous being Dugan for live mixing a broadcast or field recording. As to why RX and Avid multi-band is listed along in automixing, does not make sense. I think this is an AI article.
Once you have inserted an automix plugin on your dialogue bus, you need to adjust its settings to suit your project. The settings may vary depending on the plugin, but some common ones include the threshold, ratio, attack and release, and makeup gain. The threshold determines how loud a signal has to be to trigger the automixing process, with a lower threshold meaning more tracks will be automixed. The ratio determines how much gain reduction or compression is applied to the automixed tracks, with a higher ratio resulting in more aggressive automixing. Attack and release determine how fast or slow the automix plugin responds to changes in the input signals, with a faster attack and release providing more responsive automixing. Lastly, makeup gain determines how much gain is added to the output signal after the automixing process, with a higher makeup gain leading to a louder output.
These parameters are more focused towards audio “compressors” and not so much Automixers. Automixers have some similar and some different and parameters than compressors. For example, Automixers will have a “weight” parameter which will allow the user to bias a particular channel a little more depending on if the source is too loud or too quiet. Automixers will also have a “floor” which is similar to an audio gate or expander, where the user can specify how much they would like the auto mixer to duck or cut out the non prominent source in any given moment.
This description has nothing to do with Automix. AI has written a description of how to kind of set a compressor. Look up Dugan automix if really want to learn something about Automix.
After adjusting the automix plugin settings, you may still need to fine-tune the individual dialogue tracks to get the best results. Automation can be used to manually adjust the volume or mute of certain dialogue tracks at specific moments. EQ and filters can be used to shape the tone and frequency of the dialogue tracks. De-essers and de-noisers can be used to reduce sibilance or noise of the dialogue tracks. For example, a de-esser can be used to tame harsh sounds of "s" or "t" and a de-noiser can be used to remove hum or hiss of a dialogue track.
The final step of automixing dialogue in Pro Tools is to monitor and evaluate the results. To do this, you can use meters and loudness standards to measure the level and dynamic range of your dialogue. Additionally, you can use headphones and speakers to listen to your automixed dialogue in different environments and devices. This will help you check for details, problems, balance, and clarity in your dialogue. With the right settings and plugins, automixing can be a powerful tool for audio post production that helps you achieve a professional sound.