ADR

ADR is one of the parts of film-making that few enjoy. It’s a grim necessity. Everyone prefers to use sync sound if at all possible, however on some occasions that simply isn’t an option.

At Sound Disposition we are experts at ADR. We can be brought on board to supervise your ADR recording, or we can do the recording at our fully-specced studio.

Our aim when recording ADR is to make it sound as natural as possible. We have been known to take a portable monitor outside the studio when inside doesn’t get ‘quite the right sound’. We encourage movement, perspective, natural micing, anything that can blend the sound better.

The first stage is to chart out what is necessary. For this we use Protools, Edicue, and custom software to generate lists and manage the cues in a database format. We spot in conjunction with the director and dialogue editor.

Then, once the sessions have been booked, we can either supervise the recording at another studio (we’ve worked at Goldcrest, De Lane Lea, Lipsync, Videosonics (now defunct) and many more besides) bringing with us all the charts, scripts and cues, or we can record at our studio in leafy North London.

If you choose to record at our studio, we can offer:

  • Prices at a fraction of those in Soho (our rates start at £60 plus VAT per hour)
  • Video Projection
  • Protools HD
  • Video streamers
  • A choice of industry-standard microphones (Sennheiser 416, Neumann 191, Schoeps CMC641, Sanken Cos 11, Tram TR50)
  • Fantastic coffee