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Frequently asked questions
1. Foley (Recording + Production + Frame Sync)
2. ADR* (Vocal Engineering + Spatialization + Frame Sync)
*NukeSound has the ability to help the client find a reliable studio and engineer for the recording part of this process.
3. Tailor-made Background Music (Composition + Production + Mix/Master)
4. Custom Composed Sound Effects (Production + Frame Sync)
5. Re-Recording Mixing*
(Gain Staging + Individual Track Treatment + Spatialization)
*Optimized for streaming in (Stereo/5.1/7.1)
Step 1: Client reaches out to NukeSound using Contact Form.
Step 2: NukeSound sets-up a pre-project meeting with the client, to get a better understanding of what they’re looking for, and to set terms of pricing and payment.
Step 3: Once the above are agreed upon, NukeSound sets up a spotting session with the client and their team, in which we make detailed notes about where the nitty gritty of the sonic landscape for the film.
Step 4: After taking down our detailed notes, NukeSound initiates the organization’s internal workflow with NukeSound’s associates, and starts working on the Background Score, Sound Effects & Foley processes.
Step 5: Once NukeSound have our first draft of Background Score and Sound Effects, we set up another meeting with the filmmaker to get their thoughts and comments on the existing draft. This step continues until the filmmaker is satisfied with the background score and sound effects.
Step 6: After the finalization of the background score, sound effects and Foley, and after receiving the location sound and ADR files from the filmmaker, NukeSound initiates the Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixing process, where we mix all the sound components.
Step 7: Sound Design draft is sent to client for feedback and comments. Step repeats till client is satisfied with the final deliverable.
Yes! Users can add video from YouTube or Vimeo with ease:
1. Enter App Settings
2. Click the "Manage Questions" button
3. Click on the question you would like to attach a video to
4. When editing your answer, click on the video icon and then paste the YouTube or Vimeo video URL
5. That's it! A thumbnail of your video will appear in answer text box
Well, mixing is the first stage of our engineering process, where we basically individually tweak the amplitude (volume) and frequency spectrums, of each individual track (drums, bass, samples, vocals, etc.) within the session to achieve tonal and level balance. After which, we proceed to add effects, ambience and an overall punch to the mix. We look at “mixing” as the process where we take all the sounds you provide us with and organize it into a beautifully sculpted sonic landscape.
Mastering, on the other hand, is the process of maximization. This is the process that makes sure your track is loud enough to be streamed conveniently. It is the final touch to a mix, that allows us to emphasis and de-emphasis on frequencies that can make or break your track and lets us give final touches to your ready-to-go track.
第一步：客户使用https://zh.nukesound.com/contact上的联系表等途径联系 NukeSound核声 。
第二步：NukeSound与客户建立项目前会议，以便更好地了解客户正在寻求什么解决方案，并设定价格和付款条款。
第三步：一旦以上内容达成一致，NukeSound就会与客户及其团队进行一次项目考察，在这次考察中，我们会详细记录下电影声音场景的细节。
第四步：在记下我们的详细笔记后，NukeSound核声 与 NukeSound核声 的合作伙伴们会启动内部的工作流程，开始进行背景音乐、音效与Foley拟音的工作。
第五步：当 NukeSound核声 拿到背景音乐和音效等声音的初稿后，我们会安排与电影制作人再次会面，征求他们对现有初稿的意见。这一步一直持续到制作人对背景音乐和音效等声音满意为止。
第六步：在背景音乐、音效和Foley拟音定稿，并收到电影制作人提供的外景声音和ADR文件后，NukeSound核声 会启动声音设计/录音混音的工作。在此过程中，我们会对所有声音部分进行混音。
第七步：将声音制作稿发给客户，征求客户的反馈和意见。这一步重复进行，直到客户对最终交付的作品满意为止。
Sonic Branding is the process of adding on an additional layer of media into your brand identity and image. A great example of sonic branding is the 21st Century Fox introduction. The sonic identity/the musical score of that introduction is something that sticks with its audience and can be distinguished from other brands. Sonic branding adds an additional layer of depth and makes your branding more immersive.
There multiple factors that give NukeSound an edge over other individuals and organizations in the market.
Firstly, the fact that we have a team of engineers who work on multiple types of media (music, film, commercials, radio spots, etc), we understand the nitty-gritty of how to design sound in a manner that will allow it to translate in a similar way onto any device. Basically, we know how to engineer sound in a way which will allow it to sound similar on a phone, laptop, car speakers, television, etc.
Secondly, our team is able to create many types of commercial scores and sound effects, which gives us the ability to deliver exactly what our clients are looking for, in an efficient and time-effective manner.
Once the client has reached out to us, and we’ve agreed upon a price and payment terms and received the final cut of the video, we set up a spotting session with the client to understand their exact needs. Once we’ve understood what kind of voice over, background music and sound effects the project requires, we initiate our internal workflow which involves scouting and directing the voice over artist, and composing music and sound effects.
We have our clients fill out a pre-mix form, which gives them a chance to state exactly what they’re looking for in their mix and allows them to provide us with reference tracks. We look at mixing as a collaborative effort between the artist, and the team of engineers at NukeSound. Our clients’ input is a very crucial for us to deliver a finished track they’re pleased with.
This is a question we get a lot, usually with a skeptical tone due to the fact that a “rush” order comes with time constraints, which generally doesn’t give an individual engineer time to re-listen to their mix with fresh ears.
The answer to this question is, yes, NukeSound does provide rush mixing and mastering services for added cost. And the only reason we think that we’re able to deliver the same quality, even with a rush order, is because of our multi-engineer workflow.
Revisions are basically edits or changes requested by the client once their final tracks have been sent to them. We try our best to give our clients exactly what they’re looking for, so we do go the extra mile to provide these revisions, independent of what is mentioned on the pre-mix form. Whilst other service providers only make minor tweaks to what had already been mentioned, we have the bandwidth of making new additions to the mix. But this is capped off at 2 revisions.
NukeSound provides the client with uncompressed (CBR = 44.1kHz) .wav files, for each chapter of the audiobook, and also provides a single .wav file for the entire audiobook itself. The deliverables will be mixed and mastered according to the latest ACX guidelines. Which means, each file will be 1 chapter, under 120 minutes. Will have room tone at the head and tail of the file. Mastered between -23dB and -18dB RMS, have a -3dB peak value and won’t cross -60dB noise floor.
NukeSound voice-over package for audiobooks include a full voice-over for the audiobook that will have been engineered using dynamic EQ, compression and comprehensive de-noising and de-essing. Again, this too will be engineered according to ACX guidelines. NukeSound will not provide custom made sound effects and background music in this sub-service.
As an organization that provides online end-to-end services, an individual, using our services, can produce an audiobook whilst sitting at home and not worrying about the process. We’re able to provide our client with a variety of options for voice-overs and create sound effects & background music, from scratch, as per the client’s requirements. We also take care of any 3rd party negotiations and assign a client relationship manager who is an assigned point of contact for the client to give feedback and to raise any questions or concerns.
Once the pricing and payment terms have been agreed upon, we generally ask the client to provide us with the following
i. Completed Voice Over requirement sheet (provided by NukeSound)
ii. Close to final version of the commercial/advertisement video
iii. Finalized Script
iv. Script that’s time-synced to the video (document template provided by NukeSound)
Revisions are basically edits or changes requested by the client once their final tracks have been sent to them. We try our best to give our clients exactly what they’re looking for, so we do go the extra mile to provide these revisions, independent of what is mentioned on the pre-mix form. Whilst other service providers only make minor tweaks to what had already been mentioned, we have the bandwidth of making new additions to the mix. But this is capped off at 2 revisions.
At NukeSound, we look at audiobooks as a form of sonic art. It is something that consumers spend hours and hours listening to, thus, for the end user to be able to go through it comfortably, it is important to sculpt the sonic landscape of an audiobook with sheer smoothness. An unmixed & unmastered audiobook has the potential to ruin any great story, due to its sonically unbearable nature. Mixing and Mastering audiobooks is a lot about sustainability, we strive towards crafting a sonic landscape that is comfortable to listen to for long periods of time.
Well, at NukeSound, we realized that, in today’s world, there is an immense number of podcasts being created. Something that we noticed was that, not all of these podcasts necessarily use sound design services for their podcasts, which leads to un-even volumes, hisses, bumps, background noise and other unwanted frequency disruptions. All of this combined sub-consciously drives the viewer’s attention away from the actual content of the podcast.
The procedure to treat sound for podcasts isn’t very tedious. NukeSound has internal workflows that allow us to sonically design a podcast, that is optimized for web streaming, with great efficiency, that gives us the bandwidth to provide the same quality of work within a reasonable amount of time. The pre-optimized workflow also allows us to provide competitive rates for such projects.
We don’t have an answer as to why other organizations don’t offer this service, but we suspect it’s due to the fact that there isn’t much demand for the service, as it is indeed something that’s severely not paid attention to.
Our diverse team of associates allows us, as an organization, to offer a vast number of compositional styles. We have the capability to produce exactly what you’re looking for. Since we are an international, multi-cultural cohort of professionals, we are able to compose and produce music and sounds of all kind.
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