Audio Post-Production in Pro Tools
A course by Nadine Voullième UteauSound Engineer
A course by Nadine Voullième Uteau, Sound Engineer
Learn to use sound as a narrative tool and create your own sound universe
Sound—and the absence of it—have a great degree of responsibility in the enjoyment of an audiovisual piece. Remember the first time you heard the T-Rex roar in Jurassic Park or the first time a ship jumped into hyperspace in Star Wars?
Nadine Voullième, a sound engineer with more than 30 years of experience, will teach you in this course how to use Avid Pro Tools to bring emotion, information, sensations, and perceptions to an image. Learn an accessible way to assemble soundtracks and develop the sound of your projects in a creatively and with technical knowledge.
What will you learn in this online course?
23 lessons & 21 downloads
What will we do in this course?
3 minutes, 51 seconds
Introduction to narrative sound
14 minutes, 16 seconds
Introduction to narrative sound (part 2)
11 minutes, 1 second
Introduction to narrative sound (part 3)
18 minutes, 46 seconds
Sound search
19 minutes, 47 seconds
Search for sounds (part 2)
15 minutes, 24 seconds
What's included in this course?
First, Nadine will introduce herself and tell you about her main references. Then, you will review various concepts and perspectives of sound so you can apply them when thinking about your projects. You will learn about sound families, the role of music in the audiovisual world, the position of sound sources within a scene, and how this helps create different sound dimensions.
To show you the sound process of a scene, Nadine will work on a scene from the movie Redentor, by the Chilean director Ernesto Díaz, from the creation of the work session in Pro Tools until the final mix. You will be able to do it with a scene of your choice.
You will learn to create dubbing with an actor or actress, and Nadine will give you her best tips for making foleys.
You will discover the steps and tools to achieve a good balance between all the sound elements, including the edition of dialogues, environments, and particular sounds.
You will go to the mixing, starting with the main characteristics, moving to equalization, working with sound planes, and spatial location. Then you will try different versions of music for the scene and analyze the effect of each one. Finally, you will learn to export a final sound file to incorporate it into your image master.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
You will edit and mix the soundtrack of an audiovisual scene. You will work, together with Nadine, in the construction of a sound atmosphere, particular noises, and dialogue editing, to finally achieve a professional 2.0 stereo mix.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Filmmakers, sound producers, animators, and all those who are passionate about the handling of audiovisual techniques.
Requirements and materials
You will need to have basic Pro Tools skills and basic knowledge of the audiovisual language.
You must have a computer with Pro Tools software installed—or some other sound editing program that works with images—a microphone, and sound monitors with good quality.
Reviews
- 7 months ago
Muy util!
- jasielquinteroPLUS9 months ago
Me encantó, valió la pena cada minuto. Soy una persona que aprende a partir de como funcionan las cosas, por lo que fue muy valioso entender el contexto formal del ambiente narrativo antes de contar la historia, ergo, al momento de tener que expresar algo desde escenas ya construidas, el sonido no solo acompaña, sino que complementa y enriquece.
- 1 year ago
muy bien explicado de manera precisa y concisa, actualmente estudio Técnico en Sonido en Santo Tomás (voy en segundo año) y justo estamos pasando postproducción de audio pro tools asi que este curso me ha servido de gran ayuda, muchísimas gracias
- 1 year ago
El curso es una perfecta iniciación a ProTools y a la edición del sonido en Postproducción, muy práctico.
- 1 year ago
exelente curso
She has participated in the sound and mixing of multiple Chilean and Latin American film projects such as La Telenovela Errante, a feature film by Raúl Ruiz; Caught in Japan, a documentary by Vivienne Barry, and Garage Olimpo by Marco Bequis, among others. Nadine specializes in recording, dubbing direction, and sound design. In 2017, she was named Featured Woman at the FEMCINE7 Women's Film Festival, for her career and contribution to the audiovisual medium.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in this course?
- U2
The narrative sound
- Introduction to narrative sound
- Introduction to narrative sound (part 2)
- Introduction to narrative sound (part 3)
- Sound search
- Search for sounds (part 2)
- Dubbing
- Foley recording
- U3
Putting together the sound
- Dialogue editing
- Dialogue editing (part 2)
- Assembling scene environments
- Setting up specific sound effects
- Setting up particular sound effects (part 2)
- U4
Mix
- Sound color
- Sound color (part 2)
- Sound planes
- Sound planes (part 2)
- Spacial location
- Spatial location (part 2)
- Incorporation of music and export of the mix
- Incorporation of music and export of the mix (part 2)
- FP
Final project
- Sound postproduction in Pro Tools
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FAQs
You’ll master professional techniques in editing, restoration, mixing, and sound design, including Pro Tools operation, foley, dubbing, ambient sound creation, and the narrative use of music and effects to build cinematic sound worlds.
This course is designed for intermediate learners—perfect if you already have basic audio or audiovisual production knowledge and want to deepen your skills in film postproduction and sound design.
You’ll need a computer capable of audio editing, access to Pro Tools (basic or trial version), headphones or reference monitors, and audio files for practice.
Topics include dialogue editing, sound restoration, dubbing direction, creating atmospheres, foley techniques, mixing, narrative use of music, synchronization, and professional session organization in Pro Tools.
The course teaches Pro Tools workflows focused on sound postproduction, but having basic prior knowledge of the software is recommended to get the most out of it.
Yes, the course offers practical exercises where you’ll apply editing, mixing, foley, soundscaping, and syncing audio with video, working on real cinematic sound projects.
You’ll learn when to use direct sound versus postproduced sound, how each affects clarity, expression, and storytelling, and techniques to blend both in the final mix.