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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
PAOAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Science, Technology and Engineering
ICT II
Information and
Communications
Technology
QUARTER IV
Module 1
Module 1
WORKING WITH AUDIO
Learning Competencies:
• Insert audio file and apply effects in video presentation as follows:
Working with audio Applying effects to audio
Recording audio Editing audio
Adjusting volume levels
In Adobe Premiere Pro, you can edit audio, add effects to it, and mix as
many tracks of audio in a sequence as your computer system can handle.
Tracks can contain mono or 5.1 surround channels. In addition, there are
standard tracks and adaptive tracks.
The Standard audio track can cope with both mono and stereo in the
same track. That is, if you set your audio track to Standard, you can use
footage with different types of audio tracks on the same audio track.
You can choose different kinds of tracks for different kinds of media.
For example, you could choose for mono clips to be edited only onto mono
tracks. You can choose for multichannel mono audio be directed to an
Adaptive track by default.
FIND YOUR AUDIO
Start out in the Audio workspace by selecting Audio at the top of the
screen or choosing Window > Workspaces > Audio. Choose Window >
Media Browser to reveal the Media Browser panel.
Within the Media Browser, navigate to your audio file, right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (macOS) it, and select Import to add it to the
Project panel. Make sure the Ingest box is selected if you want to
simultaneously copy the audio file to your project folder.
AUDIO TRACKS IN A SEQUENCE
A sequence can contain any combination of the following audio
tracks:
1. Standard - The standard track replaces the previous stereo track type.
It can accommodate both mono and stereo audio clips.
2. Mono - A mono track contains one audio channel. A mono track will
either reproduce the channel so that the left and right channels are
playing the same, homogenized recording, or will play through only one of
the left or right channels. If a stereo clip is added to a mono track, the
stereo clip channels are summed to mono by the mono track.
3. Stereo track - A stereo track is dual channel audio. A stereo track is
audio that is recorded in two channels, one left, one right.
4. Adaptive track - The adaptive track can contain mono, stereo, and
adaptive clips. With adaptive tracks, you can map source audio to output
audio channels in the way that works best for your workflow. This track
type is useful for working with audio from cameras that record multiple
audio tracks. Adaptive tracks can also be used when working with merged
clips, or Multicam sequences.
5.1 - Contains the following:
Three front audio channels (left, center, and right)
Two rear or surround audio channels (left and right)
A low-frequency effects (LFE) audio channel routed to a subwoofer
speaker.
5.1 tracks can only contain 5.1 clips.
Note: For advanced editing using Adobe Audition, select Edit > Edit in Audition.
To see more volume detail when viewing an audio waveform in a Timeline panel,
increase the track height. To see more time detail, view time in audio units.
RECORDING AUDIO
You can record to an audio track in a new sequence or record to a
new audio track in an existing sequence. Premiere Pro saves the recording
as an audio clip and adds it to your project.
Before recording audio, make sure that your computer has sound
inputs. Premiere Pro supports ASIO (Audio Stream Input Output) devices
(Windows) and Core Audio devices (Mac OS). Many devices have
connectors for connecting speaker, microphone cables, and breakout
boxes.
If your computer has an ASIO or Core Audio device for connecting
sound input devices, make sure that the sound device settings and input
volume level options are properly set. Refer to your operating system’s
Help for details.
In Premiere Pro, set the default device options in the Audio
Hardware Preferences for specifying the input channel used when
recording.
After you connect input devices and make all preliminary settings,
you can use the Audio Track Mixer in Premiere Pro to record audio. Use
controls in the Audio Track Mixer to adjust the monitoring levels.
You can also record voiceovers on audio tracks directly from the
Timeline without using the Audio Track Mixer workflow.
An audio clip is created from the recording and is added to both the
Timeline and Project panels.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to learn how you can record audio
in Premiere Pro using the Track Mixer, or directly record a voice-over in
the Timeline. https://youtu.be/3wJNLgxUc04
CAPTURE ANALOG AUDIO
If you want to use audio that isn’t yet in digital form (for example,
from an analog cassette or a live microphone), you need to digitize it
through an audio or audio/video digitizer/capture card.
Important points
1. The quality of digitized audio and the size of the audio file depend
on the sample rate (the number of samples per second) and bit
depth (the number of bits per sample) of the digitized audio. Also,
stereo audio requires twice as much disk space as mono audio.
2. These parameters, controlled in the Capture section of the Project
Settings dialog box, determine how precisely the analog audio
signal is represented in digital form. Higher sample rates and bit
depths reproduce sound at higher levels of quality, but with
correspondingly larger file sizes.
3. Capture audio at the highest quality settings your computer can
handle, even if those settings are higher than the settings you’ll
specify for final export or playback. This provides headroom, or
extra data, that helps preserve quality when you adjust audio gain
or apply audio effects such as equalization or dynamic range
compression/expansion.
4. Although the DV format can record two independent stereo audio
pairs, Premiere Pro can capture only one stereo pair. It may be
possible to select either stereo pair 1, stereo pair 2, or a mix of
both, depending on the DV hardware you use. For details, see the
documentation for the DV hardware.
SET THE LOCATION FOR CAPTURED AUDIO
1. Choose Project > Project Settings> Scratch Disks.
2. For Captured Audio, select a location and click OK.
2. In the Audio Track Mixer, click the Enable Track For Recording icon
(“R” icon) for the track you added for your audio device.
3. Choose the recording input channel from the Track Input Channel
menu.
Note: The Track Input Channel menu appears after you click the Enable Track For
Recording icon.
5. (Optional) Select the audio track that you want to record to.
6. (Optional) Adjust the levels on the input device to achieve the
proper recording level.
7. Select Meter Input(s) Only in the Audio Track Mixer panel menu to
meter only the sound card’s inputs.
8. Click the Record button at the bottom of the Audio Track Mixer to
enter Record mode.
9. Test the input levels by playing a selection from the analog source,
or by having the narrator speak into the microphone. Watch the
Audio Track Mixer level meters to ensure that the input levels for
record-enabled tracks are high but not clipping.
10. (Optional) When you finish testing, deselect Meter Input(s)
Only in the Audio Track Mixer panel menu to meter the project’s
audio tracks also.
11. Click the Play-Stop toggle button to start recording.
12. If necessary, adjust the track volume slider up (louder) or
down (quieter) as you record to maintain the monitor level you
want.
The red indicators at the top of the VU meters light up if the
audio is clipped. Make sure that the audio level isn’t loud enough to
cause clipping. Generally, loud audio registers near 0 dB, and quiet
audio registers around -18 dB.
13. Click the Stop icon to stop recording.
The recorded audio appears as a clip in the audio track and as a
master clip in the Project panel. You can always select the clip in the
Project panel and rename or delete it.
1. Select the track in the Timeline to which you want to add the voice-
over.
2. Click the Settings button in the Timeline and select Customize Audio
Header.
3. From the Button Editor dialog box that appears, drag-and-drop the
Microphone button to the required audio track, and click OK.
2. Start the voice-over recording workflow
Start a voice-over recording workflow by doing one of the following:
Mark a specific In/Out range to insert the audio recording.
Position the playhead at the starting point of inserting the voice-
over.
3. Display pre-roll countdown
As soon as you mark the In/Out range or position the playhead, the
voice-over recording workflow starts. A pre-roll countdown appears as an
overlay on the Program Monitor.
The pre-roll countdown is a visual cue to give you time to prepare
and begin the recording. Recording begins after the countdown reaches
zero. You can specify the duration of the pre-roll countdown in the Voice-
Over Record Settings dialog box.
You can access voice-over record settings directly from the Timeline
by selecting Voice-Over Record Settings from the context menu.
You can specify the duration of the pre-roll and post-roll countdown.
Select the Countdown Sound Cues check box to play an audible beep to
indicate the status of recording. These beeps are not recorded in the
voice-over.
4. Begin recording
Click the Voice-over Record button in the audio track's header to
begin recording. A status message "Recording..." appears in the Program
Monitor to indicate that recording is on.
When using a predefined In/Out range, you don't have to click the
Voice-over Record button. Recording automatically starts when the
playhead reaches the In point in the Timeline.
5. Finish Recording
When using a predefined In/Out range, recording ends when the
playhead reaches the Out point in the Timeline. The status message on
the Program Monitor then changes to "Finishing...". If you're not using a
predefined In/Out range, stop the recording manually by clicking the
Voice-over Record button; again, or by pressing the Spacebar key.
Once recording is complete, an audio file of the recording is created.
The audio file is imported as a new project item into the Project panel.
MUTE INPUT DURING RECORDING
Muting input can prevent feedback or echo when the computer is
connected to speakers.
1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Audio (Windows) or Premiere Pro >
Preferences > Audio (Mac OS).
2. Select Mute Input During Timeline Recording.
Monitor volume level from Timeline, or Program Monitor
You can monitor audio levels for clips while capturing footage, in the
Timeline panel and in the Program Monitor.
The Audio Meters panel displays the audio level for the captured
footage. For more information, see Capturing and digitizing footage.
Monitor volume level from Timeline or Program Monitor
You can monitor audio levels for clips in the Timeline panel.
1. To open the Audio Meters Panel, select Window > Audio Meters.
2. Select the clip in the Program Monitor or the Timeline panel.
3. Do one of the following to play the clip:
Press the spacebar
In the Program Monitor, click the Play Stop Toggle button
The Audio Meters panel displays the audio level for the captured
footage.
ADJUST GAIN AND VOLUME
Gain refers to the input level or volume in clips. You use the Audio
Gain command to adjust the gain level for one or more selected clips. The
Audio Gain command is independent of the output level settings in the
Audio Track Mixer and Timeline panels. Its value is combined with the
track level for the final mix. You can adjust the gain for an entire
sequence with the Normalize Mix Track (previously known as Normalize
Master Track) command.
Volume refers to the output level or the volume in sequence clips or
tracks. You can adjust the volume for a sequence clip in the Effect
Controls or Timeline panels. In the Effect Controls panel, you use the same
methods to adjust the volume that you use to set other effect options. It’s
often simpler to adjust the Volume effect in the Timeline panel.
You can set gain or volume levels to make levels consistent among
tracks, or to change the volume of a track. However, if the level of an
audio clip was set too low when it was digitized, increasing the gain or
volume amplifies noise. For best results, follow the standard practice of
recording or digitizing source audio at the optimum level. This practice
allows you to concentrate on adjusting track levels.
NORMALIZE ONE OR MORE CLIPS
1. Do one of the following:
Select the source clip (previously known as master clip) in the
Project panel. You can adjust the gain of a source clip so that
all instances of the clip added to the Timeline panel have the
same gain level.
Select the clip in the Timeline panel. You can adjust the gain
of just one instance of a source clip already in a sequence.
In a sequence, Shift-click the clips to select them. To adjust
the gain of more than one source clip or clip instance, select
the clips in a Project panel or sequence. In a Project panel,
Shift-click to select contiguous clips. To select non-contiguous
clips, click Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS).
2. Choose Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain or keyboard shortcut G.
The Audio Gain dialog box opens. Premiere Pro automatically
calculates the peak amplitude of the selected clips. This value is displayed
in the Peak Amplitude field. Once calculated, this value is stored for the
selection. You can use this value as a guide to adjust gain.
Keyframes on Timeline:
Clip Keyframes: You can animate audio effects for a clip, including
Volume Level. These keyframes only apply to the selected clip.
Track Keyframes: You can animate audio track effects like Volume
and Mute. These keyframes apply to the entire track.
Track Panner: You can change a track’s volume level. For more
information, see Panning and balancing.
3. Create keyframes by using Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac
OS). You can also create keyframes using the Pen tool.
4. Use either the Selection tool or the Pen tool to move the Volume level
rubber band up (increase volume) or down (decrease volume).
Note:
If you want the Volume effect to change over time, place the current-time indicator at
the location for each change, click the Add/Remove Keyframe button in the audio track
header, and drag the keyframe up (louder) or down (quieter).
Note: This procedure pastes all effects and attributes of the first clip selected, not just its
volume settings.
References:
1. https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/applying-effects-audio.html
2. https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/recording-audio.html
3. https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/adjusting-volume-
levels.html
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE
PAOAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1. In Adobe Premiere Pro, you can edit audio, add effects to it, and mix as
many tracks of audio in a sequence as your computer system can handle.
2. To navigate your audio file, you need to access the media browser.
3. With adaptive tracks, you can map source audio to output audio
channels in the way that works best for your workflow.
4. Mono track contains one audio channel.
5. Stereo track is dual-channel audio that is recorded in two channels, one
left, and one right.
6. Clips can contain mono track and stereo track with a high-frequency
effect audio channel.
7. To play the sequence in the program panel you need to press Ctrl-Tab.
8. To increase volume up and down as your sequence plays or loops, you
can press the spacebar.
9. Audio track mixer is used for editing clips in a sequence.
10. You can view the audio clip’s volume, mute or pan time graphs in the
media browser.
II. ASSESSMENT: Using the Adobe Premiere Pro software (if not
available, you may use ANY video editor app) do the ff. tasks.