<p>To answer only the first part, film sound is often split into three parts: music, effects, and dialog. This allows dialog to be replaced for dubbing. This isn't a hard-and-fast rule but it's the general way it's been done for a long time. </p>

<p>This is not how the sound is released, though. For release these are combined into a theatrical mix of two or more (for surround) channels, so the original three-track mix is no longer in play.</p>

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2015-09-16T14:29:31.267Z
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Jim Mack
<p>When we watch a movie we can hear background music and voices of actors. We also hear sound effects. When we watch a DVD movie the voice and background music merged inside a language track such as <em>English language audio track</em>. Audacity is program used to mix voice-overs and music. It is hard to create an audio track in another language if there is not a separate <em>sound track</em>. It is easy to dub a movie when there is a <em>sound track</em>.  </p>

<ol>
<li>When creating Hollywood movies, are there separate vocal track and a music track?</li>
<li>Is there a separate track for sound effects?</li>
<li>How do you mix voice and music tracks and convert it into a language track?</li>
<li>What is the software used to mix the tracks in question 3?</li>
<li>What is an <em>original sound track (OST)</em>?</li>
<li>Is the <em>original sound track (OST)</em> used when dubbing a movie?</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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2015-09-16T14:32:00.603Z
We encourage one focused question per post. It would be better if you asked three or more separate questions, maybe 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6, which seem to be related topics
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Are the voice and background tracks merged together when filming hollwood movies?
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# Are the voice and background tracks merged together when filming hollwood movies?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-16)

When we watch a movie we can hear background music and voices of actors. We also hear sound effects. When we watch a DVD movie the voice and background music merged inside a language track such as *English language audio track*. Audacity is program used to mix voice-overs and music. It is hard to create an audio track in another language if there is not a separate *sound track*. It is easy to dub a movie when there is a *sound track*.

1. When creating Hollywood movies, are there separate vocal track and a music track?
2. Is there a separate track for sound effects?
3. How do you mix voice and music tracks and convert it into a language track?
4. What is the software used to mix the tracks in question 3?
5. What is an *original sound track (OST)*?
6. Is the *original sound track (OST)* used when dubbing a movie?

Thanks in advance.

**Tags:** audio-recording, dvd, mixing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: We encourage one focused question per post. It would be better if you asked three or more separate questions, maybe 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6, which seem to be related topics  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-16. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

To answer only the first part, film sound is often split into three parts: music, effects, and dialog. This allows dialog to be replaced for dubbing. This isn't a hard-and-fast rule but it's the general way it's been done for a long time.

This is not how the sound is released, though. For release these are combined into a theatrical mix of two or more (for surround) channels, so the original three-track mix is no longer in play.


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