On 14 Jul 2002 13:46:16 -0700, video@erak.net (Ron E.) wrote:

>I've looked through hundreds of messages in the rec.video.desktop
>and as a sound designer, soundtrack composer and producer I
>have seen very little, if anything about audio, or sound for video.

Look harder - at rec.video and rec.video.production...
There is often quite a bit on sound, and often with
Jay Rose's excellent comments...

>I'm just wondering if the general consensus among video producers is that sound,
>ie: audio sweetening, cleaning up noisy tracks, design of special
>audio effects, audio processing, narration etc is even important??

Depends on the type of productions, and style...

>I'm curious as to whether you (if you are a video producer) do it yourself?
>Subcontract it to others? Or if you just don't need it because it's "in house"?

Do it myself...

>I have been fortunate enough to produce soundtracks for Emmy award winning
>television and national TV documentaries etc...
>
>So I have three short questions to my video producer friends who might see this:
>
>1) Is your AUDIO important to you?

Of course...

>2) Do you NOT sub out your audio for sweetening or sound design for
>a) Budget limitations?
>b) You don't care that much about the audio track?

c) 'Cuz I can do it myself...

>3) Do you wish there was a one stop source on the web for inexpensive
>audio sweetening, sound design, vo's etc?

No...
But it appears you would like the answer to
be "yes", so you can offer your services,
right...? ;-)

>I'd appreciate your input very much and thank you for your taking
>the time to respond. I've always wondered what my counterparts
>across the globe think from the visual side of things and thought it
>would be interesting and fun to do a little 'research' here...

Some may find such services useful, even if
the purpose of this post appears to be not
exactly as it was described...;-)