Radio and TV Edits

When a track is picked as a single but runs too long for broadcast, we’re often asked to create a radio or TV edit. Shortening a track while preserving the flow and feel of the original can be tricky – but with the creativity and experience of our engineers, we can usually find a solution that satisfies both the artist and the broadcaster.

Censored Edits

If the dreaded F-Bomb stands between your track and family-friendly broadcast opportunities, then we can help. There are three main options when it comes to censored or “clean” edits; the most popular involves cutting to the instrumental mix at the appropriate moment thus giving the effect of killing the vocal for an instant, then there’s bleeping which can be preferred if you want to make it clear that some cussing has been removed (again, if the instrumental or backing track is available this can be less intrusive) and finally reversing the audio, which can have the advantage of causing less disruption to the flow of the vocal.

Tip: One thing that can help to maximise your options when it comes to editing is the availability of instrumental and acapella mixes, so be sure to get those from your mix engineer if you can!

Speech Editing

In common with a great many audio post-production facilities we use SADiE which is the fastest and most flexible editor around – in the right hands of course! The addition of Cedar’s Re-Touch plug-in gives us a great deal of extra power when it comes to cleaning up speech recordings to reduce the effects of extraneous noises, mouth clicks, plosive pops and all sorts of distracting nasties.

Our engineers have experience of editing and cleaning up video soundtracks, corporate and forensic recordings, audio-books and podcasts.