How should I make 15 and 30 second edits?
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:48 am
Hey guys, I got my first deal with a library on an instrumental and in addition to the master recording, they want 15 and 30 second edits. I'm getting ready to work on the edits.
My question is... I haven't specifically measured the musical phrases with a stopwatch, but I'm guessing that the length of musical phrases within the piece are not necessarily going to lend themselves to well defined "edit points"- there will be likely be something chopped off, or maybe it would sound better with a sharp fade. The 30 second edit might be OK, but the 15 second one might be harder to express the basic musical idea of the theme which is 8 bars..
Are 15 and 30 second edits generally intended for an end use which will be broadcast or are the 15 and 30 second edits more for the ears of music supervisors who don't have a lot of time to listen to complete songs? Does anyone have any sound examples they could post of typical 15 and 30 second edits that work for a music library's request?
I'd really appreciate some help.
Thanks
Ted
My question is... I haven't specifically measured the musical phrases with a stopwatch, but I'm guessing that the length of musical phrases within the piece are not necessarily going to lend themselves to well defined "edit points"- there will be likely be something chopped off, or maybe it would sound better with a sharp fade. The 30 second edit might be OK, but the 15 second one might be harder to express the basic musical idea of the theme which is 8 bars..
Are 15 and 30 second edits generally intended for an end use which will be broadcast or are the 15 and 30 second edits more for the ears of music supervisors who don't have a lot of time to listen to complete songs? Does anyone have any sound examples they could post of typical 15 and 30 second edits that work for a music library's request?
I'd really appreciate some help.
Thanks
Ted