Editing Dubbing (section)

{{Short description|Post-production process used in filmmaking and video production}}
{{Other uses|Dub (disambiguation){{!}}Dub}}
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[[File:Cabin dubbing.jpg|thumb|Dubbing studio]]
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'''Dubbing''' (also known as '''re-recording''' and '''mixing''') is a [[post-production]] process used in [[filmmaking]] and the video production process where supplementary recordings (known as '''doubles''') are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production audio to create the final product.

Often this process is performed on films by replacing the original language to offer voiced-over translations. After sound editors edit and prepare all the necessary tracks—dialogue, [[automated dialogue replacement]] (ADR), effects, [[Foley (filmmaking)|foley]], and music—the dubbing mixers proceed to balance all of the elements and record the finished [[soundtrack]].

While dubbing and ADR are similar processes that focus on enhancing and replacing dialogue audio, ADR is a process in which the original actors re-record and synchronize audio segments. This allows filmmakers to replace unclear dialogue if there are issues with the script, background noise, or the original recording.

The term "dubbing" also commonly refers to the replacement of actors' voices with those of different performers, typically reciting their dialogue in a different language from the original for international audiences.<ref name="plexoft.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.plexoft.com/SBF/A03.html#AccidDR |title=SBF Glossary: AD to adzy |access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>{{explain|then why does ADR redirect here? Something is incorrect|date=June 2019}}

When a voice is created from scratch for animations, the term "original voice" is used, since these media are often partially finished before the voice is implemented. The voice work would still be part of the creation process, thus being considered the official voice.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}