Audio Editing Q&A

WHY DO I NEED EDITING? I PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

Audio editing gives the song tightness and makes things feel right for the listener. A song with timing issues will be difficult to listen to and will make people ask questions about the performance. Audio editing is here to correct that.

IM AFRAID MY TRACKS WILL SOUND LIFELESS, HOW CAN EDITED TRACKS HELP ME?

Instruments can be hyper edited or loosely edited. It depends on the style of music. For more feel on the music we can edit more broadly while something more rhythmic and fast will need more attention to detail.

IS AUDIO EDITING GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK MY SONG?

Audi editing will add a level of professionalism to your song that we often want. It’s what makes a big variable between a demo and a great record.

WHAT CAN AUDIO EDITING TO DO MY TRACKS THAT I CAN’T DO MYSELF?

I can take your takes and compile a great track from all the takes you’ve done. Usually that means 3-6 takes and taking the best parts of all of them and creating one.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR AUDIO EDITING?

I do basic noise removal and cleaning of tracks including trimming breaths and rustle sounds, comping of takes, timing correction, fixing mistakes in the performance, and more.

WHAT IS AUDIO EDITING?

Audio editing is what happens in a production between the recording process and mixing. It’s what bring everything together to have a great sounding track before any effects are applied. To learn more CLICK HERE

WHAT DO I REQUIRE TO START WORKING ON YOUR SONG?

• Create files for all individual tracks in your project: This is sometimes referred to as ‘creating stems’. You should create these tracks to all have the same start time and ending. When importing these tracks into the DAW, they should all line up correctly so to not have to hunt down an arrangement.

• Render a rough mix: Level out the song to the best of your ability so I can have a rough idea of what the song is supposed to sound like. Attach this along with your tracks.

• Organize: Organize and name the tracks accordingly. Make sure you name the tracks correctly. I.E. ‘Kick In, Kick Out, Snare Top, Snare Bottom, Guitar Lead Left, Main Vocal, Backup Vocal Left, Effect Riser Mono’

• Project or Tracks: You can choose to send me the entire project or a folder with the tracks and takes you want edited. Be sure to take in consideration to send all aspects of the session (cache files, audio folders, settings, etc.).

• Tempo: Send over a tempo map, or a detailed description of any tempo changes and signatures.

• Compress or Zip: Zip the files for Windows, and compress the tracks for mac and place them in a folder with the name of the song and the name of your project.

• Notes: Please send any notes of ideas you’d like in the song. i.e. Do you want the song to start at 1:24 or do you want a quiet ending? Songs without notes will be edited as my ears hear it and any changes will count as a revision.

When you’re ready to take your production to the next level, contact me here and let’s start working.