Sound Editors Learn This Right Away! | Pro Tools Editing Tip

Technological concepts / product features discussed (Pro Tools editing tip)

The video demonstrates a Pro Tools editing workflow for sound editors, specifically how to handle background fades on audio tracks. The focus is on fade consistency and how fades affect transitions between audio sections.

Key advice: “don’t do this” vs “do this”

Do: Always add fades to background edits

• The speaker warns that sessions they’ve seen/mixed without fades can cause audio to “pop” when a section begins.
• This issue is especially noticeable with low-end content (e.g., heavy WAVs), where abrupt jumps can be more evident.

Don’t: Make fades inconsistent

• Avoid setups where all fades are different.
• The speaker says this approach “doesn’t work.”

Goal look/behavior

• The recommended approach is fades that are uniform and nice-looking, described as having a one-frame fade that matches across instances.

Context / source material

• The example session comes from an effects editor’s workflow on a film titled “What Remains.”
• The speaker encourages viewers to watch/rent/stream the film (mentioning platforms like Stars/Apple TV) as a reference point for the audio editing example.

Main speakers / sources

• Primary speaker: An experienced sound editor / effects editor who presents the Pro Tools tutorial.
• Source session contributor: An effects editor who provided the Pro Tools session shown in the video.