r/AudioPost • u/kwmccrea • 17d ago

Broadcast Spec Question

Im giving stereo masters to the editor at broadcast spec, but where it will be broadcast lists providing it as 1: LT 2: RT 3: Unused (silence) 4: Unused (silence) 5: Unused (silence)

Should I be sending it broken up like that to the editor as an OMF? Is that standard practise?

I’m asking here so I don’t look quite as green…

Thanks

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u/drummwill professional 17d ago

if you mixed in stereo, you send the stereo master

it's up to the finisher to prep the finals

OMF won't help, they are likely expecting a multichannel WAV

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u/kwmccrea 17d ago

Ok cool thanks, so they’ll break it up into L and R on their end? I just need to provide a stereo wav hitting the correct loudness specs?

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u/platypusbelly professional 17d ago edited 17d ago

I would give them a folder with two subfolders. One of the subfolders contains an interleaved stereo file. The other includes two discreet mono files. All clearly labelled as to what they are. And when I say clearly labelled, make it so a child could read the file name and understand wtf it means.

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u/mattiasnyc 17d ago

I guess you're asking if you should send an interleaved file or separate left and right .wavs, right? Just ask the editor what they need. Sometimes they need them separate, sometimes interleaved.

I have some jobs where I'm required to send like a million individual files, and another where I send one 12-channel interleaved file (mix and stems inside).

It all depends. If you can't get an answer send stereo interleaved (is what I would do).

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u/drummwill professional 17d ago

i don't understand what you're saying

you mix in stereo, meet your loudness specs, you output your stereo master (could be interleaved, could be discrete L/R), depending on requirements also your M&Es and/or stems

the editor or finisher will put it together

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u/ParkStreetPostSoft 16d ago

Unfortunately you may need to indeed do that full level of hand-holding. I've had clients that literally need me to create every MOS channel for them with precise duration because they can't be bothered. As much as it should be patently obvious for them to handle it, never underestimate the need to do it ALL.

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u/shoddyshoddyshoddy 15d ago

I would just give them the LtRt. Sometimes specs require the onliner to put different mixes like an m&e on 3 and 4 then maybe different stems on the other channels but it looks like they're not needed