Fine-tuning SFX

The only sound effects for this piece were birds, and I really just layered them in with the music and the voice, but I used them selectively.  And this time, instead of messing with the pen tool, I just made really long fades at both ends, to blend them in with the voice and the music. 

An easy way to do this is to start the fade a little before the subject stops talking, and then adjust as necessary.  Sort of the same idea with music...cut it at the end of a beat or transition and then start the fade out a little before that.

I started with -24db for the SFX but then went down to about -35db. 

Here are screenshots of the SFX layered in and the transitions.  (Add a transition with Command Shift D).  I put the same music at the end of the piece.  The piece is actually a little longer, but I thought 4 minutes was enough for you to listen to and get the idea....

Feel free to comment below if you have any questions

Track 1 = Interview
Track 2 = Room Tone
Track 3 = SFX
Track 4 = Music





Here's the 4 minute piece on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-723581022/160-demo-audio-portrait-with-sfx-and-music

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