The Soundtrack in Nontheatrical Motion Pictures

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: Soundtracks in nontheatrical films range in complexity from a simple narration with, possibly, introductory title music and concluding music, to an intricate combination of narration, dialogue, music and sound effects. All soundtracks have in common the fact that their component elements must be edited separately, mounted on reels running synchronously with an edited work print made from the film's negative or original, and finally are re-recorded (mixed) to be combined into a single track. Before the introduction of magnetic tape and the adoption of magnetic film, all sound tracks consisted of positive film, and the final mixing was done direct to negative. Compared with today's tape techniques the process was more time consuming, frequently less satisfactory technically and certainly more expensive.
Publication Date: 1959-06-01
DOI: 10.5594/J13834
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J13834
Author(s): Frank Lewin

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