Home

Lesson 10

Lesson 10
Up to 99 Audio tracks in a single Sequence
Change volume in Master Clip and it will be edit into timeline at that volume

Animate Volume – raise and lower it in a Sequence

Audio Levels Overlay – Option W                
Waveforms – Option Command W

Link/UnLink Stereo pair – Option L   --   Note double green arrows

If mono only, pan to center to play out of both speakers
      Modify > Audio > Pan Center  -or-  Control .
      In Viewer,  -1 is Left   0 is Center   1 is Right

Very bottom left of Timeline – Audio Controls button, opens Mute and Solo

Digital audio 0 dB is maximum – clipping
     Dialogue: -12dB to -6dB    
     Music: -15db to -18dB    
     Peak should be -6dB to -3db total - all tracks

Solo/Mute while playing adds/removes track from playback     
Audible button (green) stops playback
Select multiple tracks to change audio level:  Modify > Audio > Apply Normalization Gain
     dBFS – decibels full scale – shighest volume will be raised to set level

Copy clip – CTRL-click and choose Paste Attributes

Select Multiple clips – Modify > Levels  to adjust gain

Animate Audio –
       Divide music into separate clips with Blade tools – apply 3dB crossfade
       Set Keyframes to change volume
              Audio Overlay on (Option W)
              P for Pen tool   PP for Delete Point
              Mark pink keyframe on overlay
              Option with Selection Tool (A) changes to Pen tool (or Delete Point)
              Crosshair lets you drag keyframe up/down to raise/lower volume

Audio Mixer to mix in Real Time: 
     Audio Mixing Window Layout -or- Tools>Audio Mixer  -or- Opt 6
            Upper Right – Record Audio Keyframes to mix on the fly
            Mute/Solo buttons are linked to those in Timeline
            Play clip with animated audio and watch the faders move
            Faders work with both tracks of linked pair so hide second track for simpler interface
            Master Level shows over all mix – keep below -3dB
            Turn Record Audio Keyframes on; Start playing track; Move faders to set keyframes on the fly
 
Recording Narration Track
            Set I/O points to define are for Voiceover
            Tools > Voice Over   -or-   Option 0
                        4 areas – Status, Audio File, Input, Headphones
                        Voice Over always sets target track to the one directly below the last patched track
                        Set rate to 48kHz in Input area – talk to test/set gain
                        Deselect Sound Cues to turn off audible beep countdown
                        Playhead will jump back to pre-roll and Ready to Reacord will start count down
                        All recordings are put on new tracks unless Discard Last Recording button is clicked
 
Importing CD Tracks
            CDs are 44.1 Khz      DV is 48.0 kHz          Best to convert first
            Create Processing Bin:  File > Batch Export   Export Que window opens
            Insert CD and drag tracks from Finder to Export Cue
            Highlight CD bin, Click Settings button,
                        Batch window appears
                                  Set Destination -  path for converted files
                                  Format – AIFF (Audio Interchagne File Format)
                                  Options – 48 kHz
                        Once set, click Export button to process files
 
Terms:
            Animate Volume
            Pan Audio, left, center, right
            Audio Controls Button
            Solo/Mute buttons
            Audible button
            Clipping
            Normalize Gain
            Paste Attributes
            Keyframes
            Audio Mixer
            Faders
            Mix on the fly
            Scratch Track
            Sampling Rate
            CDs 44.1 kHz   /  DV 48.0 kHz