Page-turn noise

[Phil Oliver]

I have a ³book on CD² project coming up in which I will be recording the
author reading his book.
Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
noise.
Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
be aware of?

Thanks

[Richard Kuschel]

>
>I have a ³book on CD² project coming up in which I will be recording the
>author reading his book.
>Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
>noise.
>Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
>be aware of?
>
>Thanks
>

This is why you edit. Replace the page turn noise with room tone.


Richard H. Kuschel
"I canna change the law of physics."-----Scotty

[Thomas Bishop]

"Richard Kuschel" > wrote in message
> This is why you edit. Replace the page turn noise with room tone.

Unless he's reading while turning the page.

[Steve King]

"Steve King" > wrote in message
news:tIm6b.373635$o%2.168575@sccrnsc02...
> "Phil Oliver" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a ³book on CD² project coming up in which I will be recording the
> > author reading his book.
> > Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
> > noise.
> > Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
> > be aware of?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> 1. Print the script on 24 lb paper
> 2. Provide a "platform" on the table, music stand, whatever to place the
> script on so that the author can get his or her fingers UNDER the left or
> right edge of the script. A piece of 1/2 inch thick foam or an old
> typewriter pad will do.
> 3. Provide a "wetting station" for the authors thumb. Office supplie
> stores have a small container for water with a sponge to fit.
> 4. Teach the author how to slide the script page with the thumb so that
it
> can be picked gently, while continuing to read the last few lines on the
> page, then laid face up to the side of the working stack of script.
> 5. Tell the author that this is the way Stephen King does it and anybody
> can learn to do this.
>
> Stephen King
>


Of course, if he or she is reading from "a book", take it to Kinkos to have
the binding removed so that the pages can actually be "turned" without
making noise.

Sure the page turns can be edited out. Sure that is profitable for the
studio. But, if one is doing this for a publisher and can show them how it
can be done better, faster, cheaper, they'll be back. A studio I once
worked at did talking book recordings of educational texts. They were a
steady client for almost a decade. That's a client who helps pay the rent
and provides a gig for the least experienced engineer on staff.

Steve King

[Richard Crowley]

> "Richard Kuschel" wrote ...
> > This is why you edit. Replace the page turn noise with room tone.

"Thomas Bishop" wrote ...
> Unless he's reading while turning the page.

Exactly. Which is why he shouldn't be TURNING pages in the first place.
See "Steve King"s excellent recommendations.

[Hassan]

Phil Oliver > wrote in message >...
> I have a ³book on CD² project coming up in which I will be recording the
> author reading his book.
> Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
> noise.
> Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
> be aware of?
>
> Thanks

Hi Phil,

Do what we all have the vocalists do, i.e. memorize their lines :-)

No, seriously, if the book project is relatively new, the publisher
'should' be able to provide you with the book in a common computer
document format. Using a quiet computer with a scroll-wheel mouse,
noise should be at a minimum.

Alternatively, I have had a separate 'book-holder' / 'page-turner'
situated just outside of the glass window of our vocal booth. The
reader provided a que when she had read ahead enough to provide
seemless reading from one page to the next. Once they got in sync,
worked out well.

Hope one of these is viable.

Hassan Davis
"Left Eye" Lopes UNI Studio 9

[Phil Oliver]

Thanks to all (as always) for some great feedback.

Phil Oliver
Aardvark Graphics & Sound

[Phil Oliver]

In article >,
(Ty Ford) wrote:

> In Article >, Phil
> Oliver > wrote:
> >I have a >book on CD< project coming up in which I will be recording the
> >author reading his book.
> >Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
> >noise.
> >Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
> >be aware of?
> >
> >Thanks
>
> Nope.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ty Ford
>
> For Ty Ford V/O demos, audio services and equipment reviews,
> click on http://www.jagunet.com/~tford
>

I think I get your point. Thanks.
Phil

[Dale Farmer]

Phil Oliver wrote:

> I have a ³book on CD² project coming up in which I will be recording the
> author reading his book.
> Sounds simple enough, but the one potential problem I see is page-turn
> noise.
> Has anyone dealt with this? Any tricks (other than the obvious) I should
> be aware of?
>
> Thanks

Choose a microphone with good off axis rejection.
Position a largish sheet of Plexiglas that the reader can see through, but
reflects the noise away between the microphone and the material.
Cut the pages out of the book and have them handle just the loose pages.
( Make sure you have them numbered, and have a spare set ready to
go in case someone drops the stack of pages. )
Get a large print edition of the book to read from.
Cover the table and the floor around the table with a nice thick rug or
pad to absorb noise.

--Dale