| Sounds a bit strange but add warmth by rolling off some high end. That only works though if the production sound is done in a very good way.
Since you want to hear your dia though the rest of the Mix some mixers tend to boost frequencies that increase dialogue audibility. This often makes it sound harsh although its done for a good reason. Its nececerry if the production sound is noisy / dialogue not well isolated.
When you have a clean Dialogue track you can bring it up with the fader without also bringing up the "dirt". This allowes for smoother EQing with less need to bring up high end in order to make the dialogue more audible.
When I listen to the big productions I hear way less top end, which IMO contributes a lot to a "warmer" / smoother more natural dialogue integration in the Mix. When you want to do that though the production sound is not too clean, try to isolate the dialogue more with a cedar e.g.
Just my personal experience though |