StretchLearn Course

Replace dialogue so cleanly the audience never knows

The professional ADR pipeline, step by step: spotting, cueing, recording in sync, matching room tone, and blending into the mix.

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Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course teaches the complete ADR process used on real film and television, where production dialogue is replaced because of noise, performance, or content changes. You will spot scenes for ADR, build cue sheets, run a recording session with the classic three-beep-and-streamer cueing system, and capture in-sync takes from a performer. You will then match the original microphone perspective and room tone, sync the take to the frame, and blend it into the mix with EQ, reverb, and worldizing so the audience never hears the seam.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Spot a film for ADR and write clear, time-coded cue sheets

Set up an ADR session with three beeps, a visual streamer, and looped playback

Coach a performer to deliver an in-sync, in-character replacement take

Match microphone perspective and room tone to the original production sound

Sync replacement takes to the frame and edit them for natural timing

Blend ADR into the mix with EQ, reverb, and worldizing so it is undetectable

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: What ADR Is and When You Need It

Understand why dialogue gets replaced, learn the language and roles of an ADR session, and build the spotting and cue-sheet skills that everything else depends on.

3 lessons

Why Production Dialogue Gets ReplacedContent · 45 min

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The People, Rooms, and Gear of an ADR SessionContent · 45 min

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Spotting the Film and Writing Cue SheetsContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Cueing and Running the Recording Session

Build and operate the cueing system that lets a performer hit sync, set up the room and mic, and run a session that gets usable takes efficiently.

3 lessons

The Three-Beep and Streamer Cueing SystemContent · 45 min

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Setting Up the Room, Mic, and MonitoringContent · 45 min

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Directing the Performance and Getting Sync TakesContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Editing ADR Into Sync

Take the raw takes and edit them so they land frame-accurate against the picture, sound natural in rhythm, and carry the right room tone underneath.

3 lessons

Syncing the Take to the FrameContent · 45 min

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Room Tone and Filling the GapsContent · 45 min

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Editing Performances Across Multiple TakesContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Blending ADR Into the Final Mix

Make the synced, room-toned line acoustically belong by matching microphone tone, recreating the space with reverb and worldizing, and running a final invisibility check.

3 lessons

Matching Tone and Microphone Character with EQContent · 45 min

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Reverb, Worldizing, and Sitting It in the SpaceContent · 45 min

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The Final Pass: Making ADR DisappearContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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