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INDEXLooking for 5.1 studio in Yorkshire/Leeds
1 year, 7 months ago - Robert Drane
Hi everyone,
Hope you're doing well!
Do you know of any post-production sound studios available to hire in Yorkshire/Leeds that are capable of 5.1 surround?
In my role as composer and sound editor, I've just finished the music and sound mix for a client's documentary. They're happy with the result and asking to extend the project to include a 5.1 surround mix.
My current studio is setup for stereo, so I'm looking to hire a studio somewhere in the Leeds/Yorkshire area that supports 5.1 - however so far my Google searches have had little success.
If you know of anywhere, please let me know!
Thanks!
Robert
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1 year, 7 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy
There is a way of doing it without visiting a studio or having a 5.1 setup of your own. Some years back, I had less than 24 hours to produce a 5.1 surround mix for a 28 minute film. I'd never mixed in 5.1 before and did not have the facilities. I did a bit of googling and discovered a plug-in called Halo Upmix - https://nugenaudio.com/haloupmix Back then (and probably still now) it was available free for a trial period with no restrictions. I downloaded it and a few hours later I had produced a 5.1 mix. I used one of its presets and only had to tweak the levels in a couple of places where the signals went a bit high on some channels. I used it in Premiere. You have to create a 5.1 audio track first, which is easy if you know how (YouTube will help). The mix sounded fine at the cinema where the film was shown. Better than fine – I was amazed at how good a job it did. And it didn't cost me a penny thanks to the unrestricted trial period, which hopefully is still a thing.
1 year, 7 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy
I should point out that HALO takes a stereo mix and turns into a 5.1 mix. In my case, it quite brilliantly separated voices from music and other sounds.
1 year, 7 months ago - Robert Drane
Hey Alwyne,
Thanks for your reply! That's really helpful. I'm not sure it will be appropriate for this particularly project (looking to do a full mix) but I'll keep this one in mind in case it's helpful for the future!
Best wishes,
Robert