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Equvialent for Option+CMD+L in FCP?
In Final Cut Pro hitting Option+CMD+L brings up an Audio Level dialog that allows me to adjust a single or a grouping of clips by a set level. Very useful when I raise all the voice overs by the same amount for example.
Any equivalent in Premiere Pro for this? I know about Copy and Paste Attributes, but that’s not what I’m looking for here. Thanks!
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
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Hey Walter, Yes there is, but you will have to assign your own shortcut key to it.
It is under Audio Gain (I have assigned Shift+G) for me and select all the audio clips I want to lift and hit my shortcut. Alternatively you can right click on the selected clips and choose audio gain… from the options listed.
There are quite a lot of options in the Audio Gain Dialog Box, check them out.
The Gain level affects the scale of the waveform seen in the timeline too. It’s actually very good and IMHO better than that of FCPs use of the limited lift of the levels band which would cap at 12dB from memory.
This function doesn’t affect the levels band, that still reads as 0 and you can manipulate it asthough the gain added/removed is a level of 0 on the levels band. 🙂
Another great thing about it is that when you open the Audio Gain,,, box at the bottom of the window the loudest peak level of the selected clip/s is shown so you can see the amount of gain you have before that peak may become distorted. Adding the Dynamics Effect to limit the levels will keep anything from distorting.
PPro has always had great audio control and effects are easy to understand and manipulate.
Hope this helps.
JB
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Perfect, thanks so much.
yes I discovered the awesome audio gain controls as part of my “Gotcha 1” video I posted. I was looking for the Audio Gain filter and there wasn’t one, but found the controls you mentioned.
I do love the way the gain affects the waveforms as they are drawn. You can almost literally mix your show based on the visual cues, very nice.
thanks for the help!
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author, Chef.
HD Post and Production
Biscardi Creative Media -
Another very useful technique when trying to volume balance a number of different interview clips is to Render and Replace, and then in the Project Panel select the replacement clips and Edit in Audition. Once in Audition select the clips and then drag them into Effects/Volume Matching (I think it’s called). This batch effect will level either the RMS or Perceived Loudness of all the clips. Save them in Audition and they’ll have the new levels in the Premiere timeline.
This has saved me many hours.
David
AllinOneFilms.com
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