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The perception of natural speech is a combination of pacing and inflection. In some cases, pacing can be accomplished by tight editing of the dialog. But if you study the flow of the talent’s speech patterns, you’ll find some words are slurred together, and sometimes certain vowels and consonants are glossed over. Simulating these patterns requires some work. In a multitrack audio environment, you can put each word on its own track, shifting them until they flow properly. Inflection is tougher. To create the proper rise and fall of a person’s voice, you can apply some pitch shifting to words. Audition offers both static and progressive pitch shifting, allowing you to set start and end pitches. Another alternative is a pitch correction plugin. These beauties let you draw the desired pitch changes over time. In any case, it’s a challenge and the results may not be perfect, but it’s cheaper and easier than a reshoot.
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After a little time and practice, these techniques will become standard tools in your box. Just keep telling yourself, “this was impossible ten years ago,” and now you can easily do it in your living room
