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Achieve Better Sound In Video Production By Training Your Ear

The human ear can be a fairly peculiar thing at times. When playing back video during editing, you might begin to notice sounds on your reel that you didn’t observe while shooting in the field. The problem is that some of the sounds that you didn’t notice before could make your video clips all but unusable. There is a better way and it comes down to training your ear and becoming a proactive listener to what is truly going on in your surroundings.

The human ear has the unique ability to hear sounds and then disregard them once the brain has identified them. Mostly this process happens subconsciously in the brain. Noises that are often not heard, but can be detrimental, are typically road noise, leaves rustling in trees, or heating/air-conditioning fans that go on and off in a building. These are all sounds that we hear daily, so our ear and brain are less likely to pick up on them when shooting video.

It is possible to train your ear and practice being an active listener. This can be accomplished by sitting quietly and trying to identify 10 individual and unique noises. The goal is to pick apart the ambient noise and discover its makeup. Once you can do this, you are well on your way to avoiding surprises during the editing process.

To find out how the Fairfax Video Studio can help you with creating a powerful, high quality video, contact us today at 877.477.STUDIO.