Sound Editing

PC Audio Editing is an essential guide for anyone wishing to make audio production for issue as recordings, or for broadcast, using a Windows PC and material acquired both in the studio and via portable equipment.
By Roger Derry

You'll learn important information about digital video editing software. You’ll learn the tools you need to get started in digital video editing including valuable tips and techniques for creating titles, editing sequences and editing audio.

Learn about the many types of microphones and how to use them wisely. Key insights for recording indoor and outdoor audio. Editing techniques to sweeten your audio by adding sound effects at the edit bay.

The editors and experts at Videomaker have created this DVD to introduce you to the video editing software, and techniques you need to know to edit like a professional including tips for creating video titles, and how to adjust color when editing.

It's time to learn the advanced techniques in Composition!

Confused by the alphabet soup of video production terminology? Videomaker’s extensive Glossary of Terms provides definitions for hundreds of commonly and not so commonly used terms in the field of videography.

Punch up your video with an outstanding soundtrack, and get the information you need to find the perfect music for your productions.

If you are listening to your edited masterpiece on the speakers that came with your computer, you are in need of an upgrade.

MP3 is now a distribution standard. iTunes has sold over a billion compressed audio tracks in AAC format. DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and digital TV all use audio compression.

If a director, cinematographer, producer or uncle of the movie studio mogul tells you, "no worries... we'll fix it in post," tell them, "well, sure, we can... but it'll cost you."

Some audio recorded may be sounds you want, others might not. There are magical visual maps of the sounds you hear that allow you to remove and control all that noise.

Editing is an art, offering you hundreds of choices of cuts in every 30-frame second. The subtle J- and L-cuts are two of the most powerful, yet simple, transitions of all.

How to Give Your Audio That Pro Sound

With the ever increasing demand for quality and quick turn-around time, stock footage is fast becoming not just a simple convenience but rather a downright necessity.

Unless you're sitting in the middle of a soundproof room, the sounds of distant traffic noise, construction and aircraft are everywhere.

From rough cut to finished product, you want to deliver the goods as cleanly as possible. Here are the Seven Steps to Creating an Excellent Polished Work.

Compression makes vocals easier to hear and volumes more consistent and brings out sounds that might get lost in a complicated mix.

We treasure our memories, but we can be easily overwhelmed. Fearlessly dive into your archives and uncap your camera lens for the holidays to create a video that will stand the test of time.

Your video is nearly perfect. The lighting is moody, the camera work is stellar and the framing is fantastic. Even your sound is crisp, clear and hiss-free

Cookin' with Keyframes

Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer.

Readers' tips

Your video is nearly perfect. The lighting is moody, the camera work is stellar and the framing is fantastic. Even your sound is crisp, clear and hiss-free.

Don't just edit it, improve it - with slick sound editing tricks to make your audio come alive.

A Comprihensive guide to making a music Video.

Learning to Listen

Tips for to improve conversation audio in your video

When it comes to audio in our videos, most of us just plug in a microphone and hit the record button.

Commercials, movie trailers, product and training videos all have one thing in common -- they often need a voiceover.