FOLEY

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Foley is the sound of humans. Footsteps (human or animal), leather coats, pen strokes, flying debris, cup pick-ups/put-downs, fist fights etc. The recording of Foley is the most demanding, complex, and fun of all engineering.

The level or gain of the microphones used for Foley recording is often very high, and requires that a Foley engineer be precise, technical, creative, and versatile all at the same time.

 

Outpost Studios' Custom Foley Pits featuring dirt, gravel, hay, sand, marble,
brick, slate, linoleum, wood, and three different concrete surfaces

Why Foley?

At Outpost we have hosted the most creative and capable foley talent in the bay area. Ellen Heuer, Marnie Moore, Jennifer Myers, Jana Vance, Les Bloom, Dian Langlois, Ronni Brown, and Kathy Jacobson are among this creative fraternity. Dave Nelson has engineered these demanding sessions and is also a seasoned Foley editor. Dave pioneered the act of recording Foley directly into ProTools- which has since become the industry standard due to its speed and versatility.

Outpost was chosen by Focus Films as the Foley studio for Sofia Coppola's 'Lost in Translation'. Jim Lively regularly records Foley in Outpost as well for animated series such as Happy Tree Friends. Come by Outpost and see our custom-built Foley pits and recording areas.