In order to hear the full effect you'll need to listen through good speakers with strong low end. This is real footage where I remixed the sound in post production. Many people are doing this right now and not sharing how. I'll explain what I did. First you'll need the best natural audio possible. What you're seeing here is two separate reels captured by the Canon 5D Mark II with the plain onboard mic. Nothing special. Avoid recording in wind or in places with poor acoustics. It will ruin the only thing you have to work with in post. Good natural sound is key. Second is taking that sound and mixing it in post production. With good speakers or headphones, listen carefully to the characteristics of the natural captured sound. Decide what parts of the sound you want to use and what you don't. I will actually open the audio file in Logic Pro and view each frequency to see what each note spikes. I will do the most I can to enhance the natural captured tone before doing any sound ! additives or sound replacement. In this footage it is a mix of natural sound and sound enhancement through a few other gun tones added and mixed to make one full gun tone that has a solid low end and a high coherent punch. Getting the best of both worlds is a challenge. You will need to check your ranges on a equalizer/analyzer. If you are using a standard camera without a microphone, don't expect to hear much low end when you are first viewing your footage. The frequencies can be tampered later if you ...
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