In the early days: professional audio studios and film production companies felt out of reach. If you want to work in this industry, you must have professional equipment and high-end technology;

At the end of the 20th century: digital audio technology began to develop, and a number of digital recording and editing software appeared. The difficulty and entry-level cost of audio post-processing gradually became closer to the public, and audio processing at home became a reality;

Business opportunities: With the development of the Internet, it has not only changed the way audio content is disseminated, but also expanded the possibilities of audio content: audio books, audio dramas, radio dramas, podcasts, etc. This enables audio content to be monetized. Audio can also be selected and purchased like video. Moreover, sound is more scene-penetrating than video and is suitable for more application scenarios, such as commuting, sleeping, parent-child companionship, etc. , which can fill the audience’s fragmented time while freeing their hands and eyes;

Personal opportunities: Job opportunities include audio books, radio dramas, podcasts, commercials, film and television dramas, etc. After several years of development, listeners’ aesthetics have become higher and higher, and well-produced audio works are more likely to receive recognition and support from users on the platform.

Use professional audio software to perform post-production and sound design of audio content. The work includes recording, dialogue editing, sound effects production, music editing and mixing;

Establishing the crew-picture book-recording-track matching-listening-post-production-final review-finished product

The first step: Build a crew. Component the team according to the style of the book and ensure that there are professional people responsible for each link. This is usually done by the co-ordinator of the entire audiobook, that is, the audio producer;

Step 2: Drawing book. Organize the text and label each character to facilitate post-production. Mark the narration and character sounds with colors and other methods. This is usually done by a professional drawing book teacher;

Step 3: Recording according to the lines in the picture book. Large-scale projects will go to the recording studio to be recorded by professional sound engineers. Now many anchors complete this link by themselves;

Step 4: Tracking: Edit the multiple vocal audios recorded separately into one vocal audio according to the correct story line, which is completed by a dedicated tracking teacher;

Step 5: Audition: Check for errors, omissions, word swallowing, mouth-talking, on-track errors, dry sound problems, etc. Excellent listening teachers can also hear the anchors’ sense of drama problems and make corresponding modification suggestions;

Step 6: Post-production Audio post-production, such as adding music, sound effects, etc., is generally completed by professional audio post-production teachers;

Step 7: Final review: Confirm whether the quality of the post-production meets the requirements of the audiobook, list the areas that need to be modified, communicate with the post-production teacher, determine the modification plan, and complete the modifications before the final product is finished;

Step 8: The finished product completes the subsequent series of shelving, operation and other links, which are generally completed by professional operation teachers;

The three steps of tracking, listening, and post-production are highly interactive. Many production crews will also ask the post-production teacher to perform these three functions alone;

Recording: As a professional post-production staff, I provide help to novice anchors with dry sound recording;

Dialogue clip:

Scene construction: Artistic scene restoration based on text content requires combining audio elements such as voices, sound effects, and music to enrich the details of the story as much as possible, so that the pictures of the story can naturally emerge in the minds of the audience. inside;

Mixing and self-examination: Mix the vocals, music, and sound effects that were previously put together for unified adjustment, and create their respective proportions, layers, and primary and secondary relationships and then export them. Under normal circumstances, mixing and self-review will be completed at the same time. While mixing, the final effect will be confirmed, fine-tuned and repaired until you are satisfied;

Finished product review: Make sure there are no problems before subsequent launch.

(1) You must have a pair of keen ears (keen hearing perception);

(2) You must have excellent post-production thinking, including the ability to combine, creatively process and optimize various types of audio materials.

(3) Must have continuous learning ability (continuous practice and practice);

(4) Have a good working attitude.

Audiobook industry (starting point) → Audio drama → Radio drama → Movies, TV series, documentaries, variety shows → Advertisements, promotional videos → Cartoons → Web dramas

Recording engineer, foley artist, sound effects designer, mixer, audio editor and other professional audio positions, you can even do game CG audio design, or work as a sound effects designer in your favorite game company, or work with your favorite Film and television directors and dubbing actors cooperate in sound post-production, or more demanding audio coordinators, dubbing directors, etc.