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Martinsville STP 500 Multitrack Session Potential Effects

Over the weekend of March 24-26 of this year, I attended the STP 500 NASCAR race weekend at Martinsville Speedway. While I was in Martinsville, I took several photographs as well as recorded audio that I plan to use in my still image video assignment. 

Below are some potential effects I would add onto the audio of either my own narration or of race-winner Clint Bowyer's postrace press conference.

Fix Clint Bowyer's Audio-

First off, I would make the audio of my own narration and Clint Bowyer talking sound as if they were recorded at the same time, under the same conditions, since both audio pieces have very differing levels. To rectify this, I would use a Rack Effect to adjust the reverb on Bowyer speaking. This would in essence make it sound like both Bowyer and myself were talking in the same volume,  both directly into my phone's microphone. Since Bowyer's audio is much quieter than my narration, this would make him louder and clearer to the listener. 

Shrink the Room Size on Both Audio Pieces

One thing I had initially no control of for either audio recording was the area I recorded it in. Since it was in a very large room (the Martinsville Speedway Media Center) there is a lower audio quality, rather than a piece recorded in a studio setting. To fix this, I would adjust the Room Size tool under Rack Effect- Sound Reverb in Adobe Audition. 'Shrinking the room' would allow for more of an audio reverb affect and thus a higher quality sound. 

Adjust Edited Audio Wet and Dry Level

As with any edited piece of audio, my recording is bound to sound a little weird when I first apply the above mentioned changes. As a result, I will adjust the Wet/Dry level on the entire clip using the slider in the lower left corner of the Adobe Audition window. 'Dry' refers to the raw audio sound,. while 'wet' refers to edited sound. After some experimenting, there is sure to be a good balance between both wet and dry levels. 

These are just some of the changes I would make to my audio from Martinsville Speedway. I hope you enjoy the finished product when it comes out in a few days!!