ABSTRACT
Audio is captured in production by the sound recordist. A sound report is created for each memory sound card of audio, which must be formatted prior to use with either File Allocation Table 16 or 32, depending upon the storage capability of the card. Disks are formatted in Universal Disk Format. The files are recorded in a waveform audio file, which allows sound to be shared or read by multiple types of sound platform. The data is ingested into a RAID or hard drive. The data is given to editorial. The memory sound cards are backed up, data is verified, and the cards are reformatted and reused. Once the editing is complete and approved, the sound material and a visual reference is handed to the sound design team, who edit and add enhancements, looping, sound effects and various cleanup procedures, called audio sweetening. The composer records the score; the music editor edits it and adds needle drops. The sound masters are approved, it is mixed down, and foreign tracks are recorded. Delivery materials are made, and the sound is sent to the digital facility to lay back to your composite masters.
