Audio Levels Are Different within program

For some reason when I am editing a multi-track project I seem to get three different levels as I go along. When I am editing a single file the levels come out as one thing. When I get the levels good, usually around -4 or so I play them back on the multi-track editor and I'm well up and over 0 into the red. On top of that when I import back into the Final Cut all the levels are completely different wiht some being low and some behing higher than in Soundtrack Pro. All level adjustments made in Final Cut were cleared out so any project I bring in doesn't have any level variations.
Thanks!!

Also, in the sequence the Edit in Audition option is greyed out? I can't round trip and work through the clips individually? Is there something I need to switch on or something?

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Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I've adjusted the audio gain and volume levels on an interview I'm editing and it sounds pretty darn good in Premiere Pro. I exported the sequence to Audacity to do some hiss removal but quickly realized everything is different. The volume levels are way to high on lots of my clips? Why is this? I cannot really work with it in this current state because it would mean re-doing lots of work I've already done in Premiere. Any one got any ideas?
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Just to make sure I'm understanding, when you're recording something that's at an approximately non-fluctuating audio level, the recording drops substantially. The audio level of the recording is dropping even though the audio level of the source is not, correct?
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I've never heard of this kind of issue before. If that doesn't solve it, I'd suggest contacting technical support at (800) 457-7777.
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I'm just trying to get comforatable with a much faster Windows workstation on PPro and AE.
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Thanks for the feedback. I exported to aif as I was going to burn the Blu-ray on our Mac Pro in Encore, since we don't yet have a Blu-ray burner installed in our new Windows workstation.
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It seems the aif should be the same too... but I assume wav is likely the preferred format on Windows so will be using that as the new workflow.
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I'm recording my voice, and using an external mic.
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Check the Audio settings in Captivate. You may need to increase the gain value.
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Posted in Adition Forum as well
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/854150?tstart=0
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression
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I didn't know you could export to WMV in Final Cut. Must be a new feature since the Apple/Microsoft merge....
As far as the audio, how are you monitoring it in FCP? You might have your speakers (or headphones) turned up really loud, so you think the levels are fine until you export. Also, look at the audio meter. You should judge the overall volume by that, not by your speakers. It's kind of like a waveform scope for audio.
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jesse.
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I'm working on material where the footage has been filmed by different people and (lucky me), the audio levels are not consistent. On a particular one, the sound level on the camera was turned down so low (I presume) that after capturing, it is barely audible. (and no, there is no chance of refilming the footage!)
I have whacked up the level within FCP but this is obviously causing me problems because you can hear that buzzing noise (dont know the correct term!) that you get when you turn the volume up of something.
I have sort of tried to apply the audio filters here and there to see if it makes any difference but because I'm unfamiliar with terms like frequency, band width, gain etc, I don't know exactly what should be adjusted.
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Mixer: Alesis MultiMix8 FireWire
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