Incease Audio

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Add the Audio Filters > Apple > AUPeakLimiter and adjust the “Pre-gain” to any level you want.

[Dennis Cummins]

cheers thax. cant seem to find it though. are you sure FCP 3 has it?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[dc] “cheers thax. cant seem to find it though. are you sure FCP 3 has it? “

Nope, sorry, its only in FCP 4x.

But never fear, here’s how to do something similar in FCP 3:

Add the Audio Filters > Compressor/Limiter Filter to a clip, then click that clip back into the viewer “Filters” window.

As a starting point, adjust the Settings to an “all 2’s” formula:

Threshold (db) -20
Ratio 2
Attack Time 20
Release Time 200
Preserve Volume CHECKED (very important!)

Now click the viewer to display the actual audio track and set the Level to “2” or “3” (or even HIGHER it the track level is very low.

Now, when you play the track it should be at “more consistent”, and much louder level.

You can play with this “all 2’s” formula if you want, but its a good starting point for compressing the levels without a lot of compressor “pumping.”
The “Threshold” setting will affect the clip the most… as you slide left, it brings more of the low levels UP.
The actual volume adjustment now comes from the “Level” slider on the actual audio track (and you can key-frame that if you want.)

[Matt Murray]

Another way to “boost” your audio is to copy the audio track and then paste it onto the tracks below.
You can repeat this process more than once, and you will not encounter as much hiss as normally occurs when “bumping” up the volume.
This has worked well for me on several occasions.
Matt Murray
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[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[Matt Murray] “and you will not encounter as much hiss as normally occurs when “bumping” up the volume. “

In digital, the noise-floor should not be affected whether you do this via increasing the gain or by “doubling” the tracks… as the noise ON the actual track will “double” along with the “wanted” audio, regardless.

And I really dislike doing he “double-up” (or more) as it makes fading and level-riding more complex (as well as making a more a more cumbersome timeline.)

With FCP4+ the “instant” PRE-GAIN makes for a very fast adjustment without the “match-frame” and multi-track hassles.

But, thanks for mentioning this method, as it has been popular in the past.
To each his own!

[Chris Poisson]

DC,

Peak DV which you should have has a gain adjust feature.