We were asked to edit the show CD for 'My First Cinderella' which opened last Wednesday at Peacock theatre in Holborn, London.
There were 29 tracks in total, and I only had a couple of hours to complete the task so I've decided to go with Logic.
I know some people might argue that off-line bounce isn't very professional, but I didn't have much time waiting for a real-time bounce in Pro Tools, also in Logic I can dither down to 16bit using Apogee's UV22HR algorithm.
The original audio weren't mastered so there were loads of level fluctuation between the tracks. I had to carefully bring the quiet section up without losing the dynamic range of Prokofiev's music.
Once the dynamic range of each track were controlled using Logic's volume automation, I set the overall level track by track using Gain plugin with an automation.
There were few door knock sound to be added on top of the music as well. I was informed that the door is wooden, and it's placed on upstage centre, so I have chosen a wooden knock, and panned at centre with a touch of reverb to make it sound more natural.
I have sat through a couple of stage rehearsals with the music director Gavin Sutherland to check the FoH sound. The show consists a live narration by Jane Wymart using a radio mic, we noted that the music CD needs a manual fader ride in order for Jane's voice to be heard at certain places. I wasn't sure if there were any possibility of using a compressor with a side-chain, or any kind of ducking system, but I guess it's OK to do manually for a single radio mic.
If you are interested to come and see the show, please visit: http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/English-National-Ballet-My-First-Cinderella for more information.
The students from English National Ballet school were looking very good too, and Jane's story telling was very magical!!
Thanks for looking!
YS Sound Production
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