"Obviously, where art has it over life is in the matter of editing. Life can be seen to suffer from a drastic lack of editing. It stops too quick, or else it goes on too long. Worse, its pacing is erratic."*

Digital Editing Examples

Drill Team/Gymnastics/Pageant/Posing

Here are some recent examples of some "real life" editing (in Real Audio clips)... (requires free RealPlayer from Real Audio Web Site)

Body Building/Posing

1. I Sweat (Original)
This is the original 4:00 minute song by Nona Hendryx as featured in the movie "Perfect" starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis.

1b. I Sweat Edit
This is the edited version condensed down to 1:30 with a constructed ending (with added RealVerb) as opposed to the fade that is on the original.

Drill Team

2. Smokin' Edit
In this example the lyrics contained the word "tokin'" which (even though it's hard to hear!) was not acceptable for the drill team competition. The sample fades in with the original,fades out and then the short edited clip also fades in and out.

3. Fly Me To The Moon Edit
In this Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim duet, the original started with a bossa nova groove that was too "laid back". Also we wanted to delete the "Francis" but leave in the "Let's fly!"
We copied part of the intro into the swing section and crossfaded it over the part that contained the "Let's fly". This clip shows a piece of the original followed by the edited version.

4. Watch Me Shine/Perfect Day Edit
In this clip we needed a faster tempo and a shorter intro (amongst many other cuts!). We also crossfaded into the second tune about a minute in. This clip begins with the original version, fades out and then the edited version follows showing the seamless crossfade at 1:24.

Gymnastics

5. Floor Music Edits
This 1:27 minute clip had 17 edits. No vocals are allowed for their competitive pieces even though both of the pieces included in this edit originally had vocals. The track has an edgy non-melodic feel, exactly what the young gymnast wanted! We also applied extensive limiting on the final to keep the track volume up and pumping for the various arena sound systems.