Hey everyone!

I'm a music producer/composer with some experience working as a music assistant for film composers. I've just been hired as an assistant/apprentice music editor on a major studio feature film, working under an experienced music editor.

While I'm comfortable with DAWs and music production in general, I have very little experience with the actual workflow of music editing for film.

I'm currently brushing up on Pro Tools, but I'd love to hear from experienced music editors or assistants here.

What are the most important technical skills, workflows, or Pro Tools functions I should prioritize learning ASAP? Any common beginner mistakes I should avoid? I'm also curious about software like Matchbox and how it's used in day-to-day work.

Any advice would be massively appreciated. Thanks!

I’m streaming picture an audio, using PT audio bridge and Blackmagic Video interface to output picture. Sync is fine. But I wonder if I use a clock with a video interface capable of receiving video ref as well as sending word sync to the audio interface would yield better results?

I know the Avid Sync X allows the best sync in conjunction with an HDX card, but that costs a LOT.

Has anyone tested these scenarios?

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General employment sites filtered for audio post

• Indeed.com - http://www.indeed.com/q-Audio-Post-Production-jobs.html

• Simply Hired - http://www.simplyhired.com/k-audio-post-production-jobs.html

• Career Jet - http://www.careerjet.com/audio-post-production-jobs.html

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search?keywords=Audio%20Post%20Production&location=United%20States

• juju - https://www.juju.com/jobs?k=%22audio+post%22&l=&r=20

Media oriented job sites

• MediaMatch - http://www.media-match.com/

• odesk - https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/browse/skill/audio-post-production/

General freelancer sites

• Freelancer - https://www.freelancer.com/

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Anyone here used the beta and/or already up and running on this? I've heard (thirdhand) of some people having issues with loading databases, so thinking about waiting for 7.0.1, but I'm dying to play around with the Similarity Engine and mini Radium.

I'm working mainly on short films and just starting to get my first few paid projects. The ball is finally rolling in the right direction, and I've saved up a bit of money for some plug-ins.

I have about £800 total, have access to EDU discounts, and I have already purchased Dehumaniser 2 and have all the Pro Tools stock studio plug-ins (Not Pro).

I'm in between choosing iZotope RX 12 Advanced or Standard for the dialogue side of things. I've considered Accentize DxRevive, but with my budget, I feel that I'd get a lot more from RX12 than DxRevive at this moment in time.

My main issue now is, choosing wether to get Standard or Advanced and what the main beneifts would be. Any help on this or even any other recommendations for plug-ins would be very much appreciated. TIA

I have an audio post session in Logic Pro, and I have to export it as an AAF with embedded audio per client request. I'm trying to use Pro Tools as a middle ground (export AAF from Logic > open in Pro Tools > export as AAF with embedded audio through Pro Tools), and it gave me this exact error when I tried to import session data.

"Could not complete the Import Tracks command because Error reading AAF WAVE Data". This shows up halfway while importing.

Are there some common reasons for this error and ways to fix it? Or are there alternative workarounds for exporting an AAF with embedded audio when my audio post project is in Logic Pro?

I do a fair amount of work for a company- they make me work with another freelancer, they are young and way less experienced than me.

They are supposed to do the ambiences for the film , generally are taking the BG effects that the FIlm editor has supplied and giving them to me. They are supposed to do more but they mostly just reuse that stuff. TBH its not very good and its not on time an I already have the stuff they give me ( the film editor sent it to me too!)

So I checked on IMDB and this junior has decided to give themselves credit as sound designer. they are spending literally 2 days on this, whilst I am doing about 14 , and I barely use their stuff.

WWYD? say anything ? I get paid a fair amount , so dont want to rock the boat , but there's no way you can say they 'sound designed'.

I've just manually changed their credits back to something like assistant editor. But getting fed up of doing that.

Im giving stereo masters to the editor at broadcast spec, but where it will be broadcast lists providing it as 1: LT 2: RT 3: Unused (silence) 4: Unused (silence) 5: Unused (silence)

Should I be sending it broken up like that to the editor as an OMF? Is that standard practise?

I’m asking here so I don’t look quite as green…

Thanks

I love doing anything sound related and I also score films too. But I currently have a full time job as a corporate video editor/shooter, great benefits and insurance through it too. I feel like I’m wasting time at this job though because I’m not doing what I really love. I’ve been told that since I’m in my mid-late 20s, I am young and should just quit my job and move to one of the hubs for film and like wing it. Although I have a decent savings, it terrifies me quitting a stable job and going somewhere where I don’t know anybody and don’t have any job. Plus I know in those film hub places, it’s extremely hard to even get freelance jobs. Also the cost of living in those places, not to mention rising prices everywhere in this economy makes things difficult. I’ve just heard a lot of stories about people deciding to quit their dreams altogether because they can’t afford to live in the place that’ll give them work. I’m scared that if I risk it and fail, I might quit or lose interest in my dream like them too. I’m grateful and appreciative of any advice you may have!

Hi. I've recently joined a team, working with ppl who are much longer in sound design than me. Now I have a bit of a problem. In a 7 hour day, I finish 40 seconds of sound design. I'm doing a big fight scene, lots of stuff. But the colleague I'm working with, does an entire 50 minute episode in that time. How do I even match that speed? I spend like, 3/4 of the time making sure the sound fits the action on screen, with more or less reverb, eqing, transient shaping, and then I need to use a different sample for every similar action, because it will sound like a game from the 90s if every gunshot or knife swing is the same sample. How to I even approach this? If it was double speed, I would think ok, I waste too much time on crap, but how do I get 60 times faster?

I was brought on to do sound design, music, and mix a commercial that says “Broadcast Spec & Web Spec” under deliverables.

TBH I’m in a little over my head because I have generally only ever worked on commercials for web, and needed to deliver stereo mixes.

Is it expected that I deliver a 5.1 mix for broadcast spec? I read that it’s not always necessary and depends where it will be broadcast? All I know right now is that it will be playing in Canada.

Thanks in advance!

Hey there,

I need to upgrade my laptop because mine has to little storage by now (MacBook Air,M1, 8gb, 256gb).

Thinking about getting a MacBook Pro M3 with 16gb. Should that be enough for Sounddesign and editing work (mostly doing short films)?

Thanks upfront

When I import an AAF, and then separately import the video, the 2-pop and all my audio assets are slightly out of time from the audio in the video. It's the second session that is doing this, from completely different editors so it doesn't seem like it's on their end.

I can obviously just line them up, but curious if I'm doing something wrong.

Using PT 2025.12.1 and Sequoia 15.6.1

Looking to build a small rack of maybe 3 or 4 units but don’t really know where to start. I currently have a Scarlett solo 3rd gen and am I aware that I need to upgrade to run outboard gear. Wanted to start with pre amp or channel strip, multi fx and bus compressor. What gear do you recommend and what audio interface should I plan to get to make this setup possible? Was thinking of Scarlett’s 4i4 but don’t know if it is possible to use it with 3 separate units.

Audio Post Help Wanted

Welcome to the subreddit regular feature post for gig listing info and discussion regarding finding work in Audio Post. Please provide links to job/help listings or add a direct request for help from a fellow audio post production geek here.

• You MAY NOT include an email address, phone number, personal facebook page, or any other personal information. Please use PM's for passing that kind of info.

• You MAY respond to this thread with appeals for work in the comments. Do not use the subreddit front page to ask for work.

Sites that may list jobs/gigs for audio post (links confirmed as of Aug 2023);

• ProductionHUB - /http://www.productionhub.com

• Mandy - http://www.mandy.com/

• CreateCow Jobs - http://jobs.creativecow.net/

• Entertainment Careers.net - http://www.entertainmentcareers.net

General employment sites filtered for audio post

• Indeed.com - http://www.indeed.com/q-Audio-Post-Production-jobs.html

• Simply Hired - http://www.simplyhired.com/k-audio-post-production-jobs.html

• Career Jet - http://www.careerjet.com/audio-post-production-jobs.html

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search?keywords=Audio%20Post%20Production&location=United%20States

• juju - https://www.juju.com/jobs?k=%22audio+post%22&l=&r=20

Media oriented job sites

• MediaMatch - http://www.media-match.com/

• odesk - https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/browse/skill/audio-post-production/

General freelancer sites

• Freelancer - https://www.freelancer.com/

• elance - https://www.elance.com

You are invited to join us in the Reddit Pro Audio Network AudioPost Channel on Discord

Has anyone here upgraded their 1 year subscription from studio to ultimate? I've googled how to do so and it doesn't appear to be as simple on my end. Wondering what I need to do to make it happen I need to allow more videos in my session. Would appreciate any info you could share!

I haven’t done dialogue or VO in years but I thought I’d help out a friend.

He’s got a reasonably well recorded mono VO for a film but when I play it against the location DX, it sounds really narrow and thin.

I’ve created a stereo AUX that has pitch change and delay on it but it sounds wobbly even when I combine it with the original recording. It also isn’t as wide as I would like.

Anyone have any suggestions? I have the usual assortment of plugins and have no problem side buying something else if needed.

Title.

Hi everybody, I’m delivering a 30-second 5.1 cinema commercial in France and the cinema QC has specifically requested:

85 dB Leq(M)
-20 LUFS Integrated

My current master measures approximately 81.1 dB Leq(M), -20.27 LUFS Integrated and -1.31 dBTP using DCP-o-matic.

The cinema replied that my measurement is not representative of their Dolby Media Meter measurement and asked again for 85 dB Leq(M) / -20 LUFS Integrated.

For theatrical advertising QC, is 85 dB Leq(M) normally treated as a precise delivery target with a defined tolerance, or essentially as a maximum/reference level?

And is 85 Leq(M) together with -20 LUFS Integrated a normal achievable combination in professional cinema mastering?

I’m especially interested in how this would normally be interpreted by a professional post-production/QC facility.

I have my 5.1 and stereo mixes already created and I want to put them in an 8-channel interleaved file. If I create a 7.1 track then the interleaved file labels individual tracks 1 through 8 as L C R Lss Rss Lsr Rsr and LFE. Does it just not matter as long as I order the tracks in PT as the client is expecting?

I've tried copy/pasting the sound as well as playing with the time and pitch features in the Effects panel, but everything I've tried comes out sounding...jagged or skipping.

Thank you so much for your ideas!

Hello there, first poster and non-professional here.
I'm currently editing dialogue for a scene where the dialogue is really slow paced and kinda disconnected. Like 5-10 seconds between each phrase. There are also some body movements/pfx happening in between.

Now I'm wondering if it's best practise to fill all these gaps between the phrases already in the edit or if I should cut the clips between some phrases and make sure additional backgrounds glue everything together later on.

I'm just a bit worried that my dialogue tracks will end up with a lot of content which is per definition not really dialogue. But having lots of RT on pfx tracks or silence between phrases feels even more displaced.

Any tips/best practises to make mixing later on as easy as possible for slow dialogue like this is highly appreciated.

Apologies in advance but im new to post production. A few short films of just scoring and sound design but starting to take on full post sound gigs.

Whats a better choice? Pre-order the Mac Studio M5 MAX (18 CPU/40 GPU, 64gb, 2 TB) or MacBook with the same specs?

Will be working smaller projects now but as I scale upward, is there one that would be more future proof than the other.

Heavy plug-ins (BBCSO, Serum, RX) plus live synths and guitars, ADR and other vox too.

I appreciate y'alls opinions here bc people know this stuff here.

Looking to buy Monday.

Any assistance is appreciated. Thank you 🙏