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48 W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y While Pro Tools is an obvious DAW choice, we wanted to add flexibility, so the Stickman Sound systems also come loaded with Logic and Luna. We have a wide variety of mics, but the standards included for ADR are the Sennheiser MKH50 and Sanken COS 11. For interfaces, we use Universal Audio's Apollo interfaces and the UA console— which is great in helping route audio to and from Pro Tools. Plus, it gives us the ability to control mic pre gain remotely. We use Audiomovers and a program called Lockstep to sync sessions with timecode. Lockstep is similar to Source-LTC in that it converts LTC to MTC to sync sessions. Most clients are monitoring and cueing on Zoom since that has become the go-to video chat service and folks are familiar with it, though we have also used WebEx. We simply route the Zoom audio to the talent cue mix. This can change easily depending on what the client prefers using. If clients only want to listen and not cue, Audiomovers is a great option since you can have up to 40 people participating in an Audiomovers session. While not sync ADR, we did a VO session for a sports video game a few months back where the talent were basically calling the "game." We had one talent in Las Vegas, one in Orlando, with clients in Canada. I ran one session from my home studio and Mike Orlowski ran the other from his office. We were able to record both talent on both remote systems, as well as on the client Pro Tools systems in Canada. We did this with Audiomovers and Zoom. SECURITY Not mentioned here are the varying levels of data security clients are comfortable with. Some are fine with transmitting audio over IP, recording a backup locally, and streaming picture over Zoom. Others, understandably, want the highest security level available and assets to only be stored on their local systems. The hardware systems mentioned take this into account and accommodate client requests using resources such as Deluxe One. CONCLUSION In audio, there seem to be a million ways to do things and, as you can see, there are several options for remote ADR with more on the way. While maybe not ideal, remote recording without an engineer physically present may be here for a while. The good news is that, as natural problem solvers, if production throws hurdles in front of us, we will respond with solutions that keep our work flowing. Stickman Sound's "Stickman Remote Record" system.