CMB 2.124B - Foley & ADR Audio Performance Studio

CMB 2.124B - Foley & ADR Audio Performance Studio

Audio performance studio CMB 2.124B is located in the in the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center - Building B (CMB). The room is a large-sized private audio recording studio outfitted with walking pits and sound effects performance materials for recording Foley audio performances for film.

Foley is a unique sound effect technique that involves creating and “performing” everyday sounds for movies and television shows. Foley artists create these sounds in a recording studio during post-production, in sync with the picture, to enhance the quality of the audio. Foley sound got its name from Jack Foley, the sound effects artists who developed and shaped the technique.

Foley effects work both with and to replace the film sound recorded on set, which is known as the field recording. Most scenes use a combination of field recordings and foley effects.

Foley artists reproduce everyday sounds like footsteps, doors opening and closing, wind blowing, glass breaking, and other ambient noise. Those sound effects get added to the edit in post-production to enhance the auditory experience of a film or television show.

Foley studios carry many different types of shoes and several different types of floors to create footstep sounds. These floors, known as Foley Pits, vary from marble squares to gravel and rock pits. Creating just the right sound of footsteps can greatly enhance the feel of a scene. Foley Artists are often referred to as "Foley Walkers" or "Steppers" when working in the "feet" subset of Foley.