Lesson 7. Editing Dialogue

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Lesson Files	Lesson Files > Lesson 07 > 07_EditingDialogue.stmp
Time	This lesson takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Goals	Work with Soundtrack Pro’s audio editing tools
	Utilize snapping modes
	Arrange clips in tracks
	Nudge clips in the Timeline
	Use the File Editor tab
	Time-stretch audio clips to match onscreen action
	Work with cycle regions
	Adjust track and clip volume
	Set and apply an ambient noise print to fill in room tone

In the preceding lesson you rerecorded dialogue to improve a scene. That audio now needs to be edited to fit seamlessly into the audio recorded on set. The new audio clips need to be trimmed to just their essential parts, placed, and time-stretched to precisely match the movement of the onscreen actor’s lips, as well as adjusted to match the volume of the other clips in the Timeline. Ambient sound must also be added to the rerecorded clips to match the setting of the scene.