Dialogue Separator — PRACTICE RECORD
2026-10-08

Complete this after listening in Resolve. This is a blank working record,
not a preset or a certificate. The browser exercise does not analyze audio.

Date: __________  Resolve build / edition: __________________
Project / test copy: ________________________________________
Microphone / source file / channel: _________________________
Test range / timecode: ______________________________________
Audible problem and intended result: ________________________

CONTROLS AND SCOPE
Mono track and source channel: ______________________
For dual-mono: second track and channel: _____________
Pan / stereo reconstruction: ________________________
Voice: objective ______ level __________ Mute _______
Background: objective _ level __________ Mute _______
Ambience: objective ___ level __________ Mute _______
Automation transition auditioned: ___________________
Mute states restored before evaluating the mix: _____

The Resolve 21 manual describes Separator as mono-only.
Three components are not three original microphones.
Neutral 0.0 fields do not replace a bypass comparison.

WORKFLOW

1. Write three objectives
What to preserve in Voice, reduce in Background and retain as space through Ambience.
Observed: ________________________________________

2. Check the mono scope
Record the track and source channel. For dual-mono, describe both sides and pan.
Observed: ________________________________________

3. Compare one component
Record before/after level, Mute state and observations during words and pauses. Repeat for other useful components.
Observed: ________________________________________

4. Audition transitions
Check a quiet ending, room decay, adjacent edit and character movement with picture.
Observed: ________________________________________

5. Restore the mix and save
Check Mutes, automation, overall output and export. Retain unresolved observations.
Observed: ________________________________________

LISTENING REVIEW — NO PRESELECTED PASSES
[ ] Word attacks and quiet endings checked
[ ] Breaths and background during speech checked
[ ] Pause and adjacent edit checked
[ ] Full mix and picture checked
[ ] Saved project reopened and short export auditioned

Improvement: _______________________________________________
Regression / remaining issue: ______________________________
Next action: _______________________________________________

SOURCES / SCOPE
https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf#page=4091
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/studio

Reviewed on 8 October 2026 against the official DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual: Track FX, clip controls and the relevant module descriptions. The manual illustrations were inspected. The workflow and browser exercise are authored teaching material; native processing, audio quality and project recall were not tested in an installed Resolve session. Existing site image paths are preserved; their filenames do not establish a particular build.