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Kind of a weird question here guys,
On,for example,a 60sec edit does the 1 or 2 sec of silence before the intro count toward that?
Also on the ending, is it after the sound fades to 0 or the last down beat of sound that the clock stops?
Just wanting to know what’s included (or excluded) in that 60sec. Much appreciate it.
PatHey Pat, definitely no to the first part of your question, the clock starts at the first point of actual sound. The clock stops at the last point of sound, not the last downbeat. Hope that helps!
My pleasure, glad it helped!
I also recommend letting your audio file go a second or two past the 60sec, with a tiny bit of fadeout just crossing the 60sec line to make sure there is a little sound at the very end.
This is part of the instructions for deliverables I got last week from a new (for me) library
“ Cutdowns::60 and :30 cutdowns generally should have a button end at 1-2 seconds before the end or climax at 2-3 seconds for more sustained endings. Our distributors are now requiring that all 30 second cutdowns should be exactly 30 seconds (including the reverb tail).”
I have had a library say they wanted the files to be exactly 60 and 30 seconds. So in that case it did include the empty space.
It’s not a question of what the library wants, it’s what the client needs. These are mainly for picture editors who are not music editors, working on advertising. Advertisers buy time in blocks of :60, :30, :15 and :05 (in the US). No advertiser wants to pay for silence in a spot where music is supposed to fill it. Also, if the sound noticeably cuts off at :29 or :59 (in the middle of an audible fade or tone overhang), it doesn’t work.