There is a way to record multi-track audio, but it is used to record mostly SFX type work. In fact, each voice recorded on set has it’s own individual track. The human voice is actually a mono instrument, and because of this, we are able to place a mono microphone near someone’s voice to pick that recording up. “Believe it or not, the human voice does not speak in 5.1, nor stereo either.” Surround sound, specifically 5.1 audio is NOT actually recorded in the field. If you are looking on how to record surround sound – Specifically, the actors voices for a film, movie, or show of some sort, I have good news. He is a production sound mixer based in Los Angeles and he really knows his stuff. Here to help us answer these audio questions is Richard Ragon. Two frequent questions we receive revolve around how to record surround sound and how to edit in surround sound.
This means that even if your image isn’t perfect – If the sound is off even a little bit, it will pull your audience out of the movie. In filmmaking, it is often said that the eye forgives and the ear does not.
