Making Use of Alternative Mix-outs
Whether you’re using a CSS Music track that’s structured
like a song or the ever-growing cue music style, having a secondary--or
alternative mix--may be just what the doctor ordered for your next show!
We’ll leave the best way to use these sparser mixes up to
your own particular workflow preferences. But one method we might suggest is to
line both tracks up in your workstation. This allows you to make the music stand
out when you have action without dialog and then cross fading to the alternate
mix (which might even be just a solo instrument or a drums and bass mix) with clips
that have a lot of dialog.
While this is particularly effective when working with a
busy music track, it also has its place with cue music tracks. But wait, you
say! Aren’t those cue music tracks already composed to work well with dialog?
Absolutely. But
what if your scene has someone whispering? Or there’s a voice off camera that’s
low in level? Maybe there’s ambient noise or wind? You can either pot up the
voice track OR keep the audio levels consistent and drop the music down using a sparse alternative
mix.
Not to say that an alternative mix from a CSS Music track
isn’t the perfect first choice for music! Sometimes just a catchy rhythm from
one of these mix-outs is all you need to set a scene.
Either way, we want you to know that we’re listening to you
and will endeavor to keep evolving the CSS Music library!
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