04: Sound
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Balance of Clean Voice Tracks with Music Tracks
When you begin to plan the sound for your video, there are two main categories to consider: voice and music.
Perhaps most importantly, is how to record a "clean" voice track and to balance that track with a music track, so that the vocal track is clear and easy to understand.
Voice
For your Hope on the Rize film, you will have to decide whether you want to film yourself reading your script, or use an audio recording of your voice to accompany other visuals. Make sure you choose a quiet location to record your audio! If you have access to a microphone, that is one helpful tool that can quickly elevate the quality of the sound in your film. You will also want to pay attention to the pace and tone of your voice, as these factors contribute to the overall feeling of the film and how well your message can be understood.
The voice memo app on a phone or ipad.
Altenatively, vocaroo is a useful webbased recording site. If using vocaroo, be sure to complete all the steps, so that the voice recording is "downloaded" to the computer.
Music
If you are a musician, consider adding in music you created yourself! You can also ask a musician you know to provide you with music for your film.
Other options for obtaining music include searching online for royalty-free tracks (scroll down to see our website recommendations)! Music is a key component of creating the theme, tone, and/or feeling of your film, so we suggest choosing your music very intentionally.
Additionally, pay attention to the volume of the music versus the recording of your voice (the balance) to ensure that your voice can still be heard clearly.
Sites like pixabay and bensound provide access to royalty-free music catalogs.
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Voice
This video by Voice Acting 101 gives a rundown of nine key tips for recording your voice at home.
If you are recording on an Apple phone or tablet, we recommend these apps: Voice Memos, AudioShare, and Voice Record Pro.
If you are recording on a computer, we recommend these websites: Vocaroo, Rev, and Online-Voice-Recorder.
Music
Bensound and Pixabay both offer royalty-free music that you can use in your short film. You can search by genre (jazz, rock, folk, etc.) or by feeling (happy, hopeful, ominous, etc.).
You may also choose to include sounds other than music behind your voice recording. Some ideas include birds chirping, waves crashing, or a clock ticking.
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