Creative Digital Media Production Unit 12: Audio Editing

- Lesson 1

Which sectors require audio to be edited?

Radio Websites
Film
Games Animation
Video Music
TV
Apps

What are the reasons for audio editing?

Background, music to match the scene.

For a game characters interaction the duration of music in an area and
interactions with things.
To control the place.
For effect and transition.
To add extra sounds.
To shorten or extend an audio clip to fit with images appropriately.
To remove unwanted material.
To maintain continuity.
To fit audio to an agreed running time.
To change the meaning by deliberately editing out sounds or dialogues.
To convey a different view to one intended.
To prioritise news stories, prior to radio broadcast, where a fixed
programme time is available.