I’ve never been involved in post-production sound work before, so I went along to a classmate’s foley studio session to observe the process of recording foley in the LCC recording studio. We had some minor difficulties connecting the monitor to the external speakers, and I found myself slightly overwhelmed by the setup controls.
After spending some time working adjusting settings and getting the hand of the controls we were able to connect the internal and external monitor, speakers and microphones and were ready to start recording Foley.
My classmate was recording the sound of prancing footsteps and the clanging of a metal can on a surface imitating concrete floor. The experience in the foley studio gave me some more confidence in not only setting up for foley recording, but in the crucial little processes that are involved, such as microphone proximity and the development of timing and precision.