Lowering Audio Level at Specific Points

I want to lower the volume for a selected portion of a clip. I zoom in on the clip, and turn on the waveform for the audio, though I am trying create keyframes by clicking near the top of the audio clip to place a keyframe, however, nothing happens?

First make sure that clip overlays are turned on. There's a button near the lower left of the Timeline window that toggles that function off and on. It must be on to keyframe in the Timeline. Alternatively, you can load the clip into the Viewer window for adjustments or use the Audio Mixer (Tools menu) to record keyframes in RT during playback.
-DH

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Select a range and lower the level, or hold the Option key to click on the level line to add a keyframe.

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Encore lowering Audio levels in DVD

I have used Encore several times and never run into this problem. But I'm making a short DVD using footage from two cameras that I edited in Premiere. Audio sounds fine in the timeline--actually, it's a little too loud.
But when I convert it to DVD using Encore, the audio is significantly lowered. I'm puzzled. There's no audio settings for Encore, so what could I have possibly caused?

dotrat wrote:
I have used Encore several times and never run into this problem. But I'm making a short DVD using footage from two cameras that I edited in Premiere. Audio sounds fine in the timeline--actually, it's a little too loud.
But when I convert it to DVD using Encore, the audio is significantly lowered. I'm puzzled. There's no audio settings for Encore, so what could I have possibly caused?
Did you use Dolby Digital encoding for the audio?
Also, what are your audio levels in Premiere, please?
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Raising or lowering audio levels minimizes certain programs

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Audio Levels and Bins

I recently got a copy of FCE and am still getting used to it. I was wondering if you could change the audio levels in certain points. I've been using premiere for a number of years and on that you can click on the level line which inserts a point at which you can either peak and troughs.
My project is basically an interview with the a band and at certain intervals im inserting live footage. i have a track playing in the background during the interview and would like it to suddenly get louder in the places where theres footage of the subject in action. How do i go about this?
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Turn on the clip overlays in the Timeline (Opt-W). Hold the option key and click on the pink audio level line to add a keyframe. Add another keyframe, grab it and pull it down. Not unlike Premiere.
Make a new bin (Cmd-B) and name it. Right-click on it and select Make Capture Bin. Anything you capture will go into that bin. For the next day's material make another bin and set that as the capture bin. You could also just capture the material and move it into appropriate bins.

Audio levels won't export when doing a "share."

Audio levels set with the bar at the bottom, won't work when "shared."
Also audio volume levels set by clicking on the clip volume line and making dots to drag won't work either. They sound fine in the project but when shared, they all go to regular volume.
It has nothing to do with "extracting audio." Because I've tried setting the levels in the video track. I've also tried unchecking the audio on the far right toggle for the video track, after extracting the audio and setting volumes in the audio track: it works in the project but not in the production of a Quicktime video via a "share."
It has nothing to do with transitions or titles as there aren't any.
I'm working with mpeg 4 clips.

Hi,
You don't say how you got the MPEG-4 clips into iMovie - though it was great that you mentioned that they started life as MPEG-4 - nor which version of QuickTime you're using (..sorry to be so pedantic!..)
iMovie expects to be working with the embedded audio within DV clips, or with .AIFF audio clips, though it can handle other audio formats ..but not so reliably.
The problem is probably with the type of audio file you've ended up with in iMovie. iMovie writes audio volume levels as a set of 'instructions' within a text file, to tell itself, and other programs, where and how to set those levels for clips. If the audio format can't be properly regulated by iMovie (..e.g; it's in the form of embedded MPEG-1 level 2 audio or MP3 audio, rather than .AIFF..) then iMovie may try to tell QuickTime - while 'Sharing' - "set the audio level at this point to 25%", but QT may be unable to adjust that type of audio file correctly, even though it's correctly reading the instructions.
See if you can export ('Share') the whole thing as DV, then re-import it - in which case the audio will be in the correct format - and then you should be able to satisfactorily set the audio levels again for a successful 'Share' to QuickTime.
Others may suggest a simpler or faster way to handle the problem, but that's the first thing which comes to my mind..

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Setting audio level points?

I am trying to change the level of an audio in a sequence. I double clicked the audio clip to open the waveform in the Viewer. I know there is a way to select various spots on the audio waveform and mark them. Then you can drag the audio level line to a new setting to adjust that part of the waveform. But I don't know how to create the spots on the waveform. I can't find the answer in the Help manual.
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You need to select the Pen Tool which is to the right of the timeline.
You can also do it by pressing p
Then click the pink "level" line of the audio and a keyframe will be created. Click further along and you can drag the sound up or down etc.
Ian.

How do you know the audio level of a keyframes

I'm varying the audio levels of clips on the timeline by creating keyframes using the pen tool. I create four points:
1) -inf = beginning of fade-in
2) -5dB = end of fade-in
3) -5db = beginning of fade-out
4) -inf = end of fade-out
But when I'm going back to adjust points, how do I know what level they're at already without having to drag them away from their home position and then back?
Scrolling over them with the mouse (and not clicking) just gives me a crosshair and no info.
I want to make sure that points 2&3 are at the same level, so I can just move the envelope region between them up and down to change the volume. Any quick way to do this to speed up my process?

T-Bob wrote:
I want to make sure that points 2&3 are at the same level, so I can just move the envelope region between them up and down to change the volume. Any quick way to do this to speed up my process?
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As usual, much easier to DO it, rather than describe it!

Help correcting audio levels

I have a recording where the microphone level was set slightly too low and the speaker wore the lavalier microphone a little off center. I tried to raise the overall gain by 4db which brought the higher levels of the recording up correctly, but throughout the entire recording the speaker turns his head away from the microphone and in those spots the levels are still way to low. I tried bringing the gain back down to its original level and then brought it into soundbooth and equalized the audio, but that amplified everthing including the speakers breathing and room airflow to unacceptble levels. Is there an easier way to fix the levels other than manually adjusting the audio throughout the entire video. Is there a way to raise the entire recording 10db to fix the lowest levels and set a peak point so the louder parts of the recording don't clip?
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Honestly when a speaker turns their head in my personal experince you probably won't ever get it totally perfect tone and sound wise. However I normally just use a highpass filter to remove the room's AC noise and a denioser to remove the hissing that gets added by all the gain. I usally set the highpass to around 130-170 in Premiere. The denioser usually gets set to around -12 to -20 depending on how much is required.
You could also use the dynamics effect and then use a compressor so that it adds gain to clips but also keeps the audio levels of the louder clips lower/reduces them (do this by enabling the limiter and also adjusting the compression ratio/threshold etc.)
Another option would be to use adobe audition or soundboth to remove specific frequencies, although for the most part you could just use the highpass filter I mentioned and achieve the same goal since your problem seems to be a lot of AC noise.
If you wanted to simply raise the audio by 10 you could use the compressor/dynamics effect and turn the gain to 10 and then set the limiter on the effect to w/e you want the limit to be and then the levels won't clip. Unless you push them really hard into the limit which almost never happens unless you just crank something way up.

CUBE Automatic Audio Level Adjustment

I am looking for some assistance on the following scenario.
SIP Provider ---- Cisco CUBE (3925) ---- CUCM 9.1 ------ 7945G.
The 7945G places outbound call to a remote device. The remote device says the audio level is low. Is there a way on the CUBE to ensure an automatic gain control?
We are looking to do this at the CUBE level as to normalize the audio level as we have a hundred people making 10,000 to 12,000 calls per day.
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No, this is a pretty common technique, though I don't seem to see it too often at the end of a soundbite. It's used frequently in news magazine types of shows, most often when introducing a person or interview subject to the viewer for the first time. For example:
You're watching a story about competitive potato chip eating. You've just seen a few moments of location b-roll and action footage of potato chip eating competitions, whilst the reporter uses a voiceover to begin telling the story, probably about the rigors of training for such an event. As the reporter begins to talk about the world-ranking potato chip eater, the video cuts to this individual in an interview setting, and it's clear from the video that he's blathering away. However, there is no audio from the interview, just the reporter's VO setting up the soundbite. You might hear something like, "Joe Schmo, world-ranking potato chip eater, trains over sixty hours each week". At that point, the interview audio cuts in quickly, almost as if it's completing the thought in the VO, eg. "Training is hard work. It's almost like a job". And so on and so forth...
You could do the same to exit from a soundbite, but I personally think that means you've selected the wrong soundbite to use. The interviewee isn't completing the thought, hence the need to dip out of the audio quickly. That said, you can achieve this pretty easily with a very short audio dissolve or (my preference) by keyframing the volume rubberband for a particular clip. It's easier to ramp the audio for a slight ease in/ease out effect that can soften the cut. Something in the neighborhood of 3-4 frames should be all you need. If it's still too abrupt, you may have to lay in some room tone/ambient sound in order to bridge the cut. You can then put a slightly longer fade on this clip to more transparently transition out of the interview.

Any way to increase audio level of your movie?

I've uploaded a taped video into iMovie and when I play it back, the volume level is too low (I can hear it but it's not loud). I've increased the system pref vol, the vol level, and the volume level in iMovie so everything has been turned all the way up.
I saw where you can extract the audio. What can you do with it when you extract it? Incresase it? And if you can increase it, how would you add the audio back to the movie?
What I want to know is, is there another way to increase the volume if you've turned up all the computer volume controls and it's too low?
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The best place to increase / adjust audio levels assuming the source video footage has something to work with is in the video editing app. Have you tried posting this question to the iMovie forum?
If your iMovie has low audio levels to start with then this will also be reflected w/in iDVD if no adjustments are made beforehand. Hope this makes sense.
Also check in the iMovie Help Menu if you haven't already:
I can't hear the audio in my movie
If you can't hear some or all of the audio in your movie, here are some things you can check:
Make sure your computer's volume is turned up. Use the speaker controls on your keyboard or the volume slider in the menu bar.
Use the volume slider below the iMovie monitor to increase the movie volume.
Make sure the audio checkbox is selected for the track you want to hear. The audio checkbox is to the right of each track in the timeline viewer.
If the audio checkbox is selected, then choose View > Show Clip Volume Levels and see if the audio levels for the tracks are set to a level that can be heard.
Making your movie louder or softer
If you find that all or part of your movie is too loud or too soft, you can adjust the volume of your movie in the timeline viewer. You can increase or decrease the volume of the entire movie or just specific audio clips. For example, at a certain point in a video you might dramatically increase or decrease the volume of accompanying music.
IMPORTANT: These instructions are for setting the volume of video that people will hear as they play your movie. If you only want to adjust the volume of your computer's speakers, see "Adjusting the volume of your computer in iMovie HD" below.
To make your movie louder or softer:
Click the Timeline Viewer button (shown above).
Select the clip or clips whose volume you want to change in the timeline viewer.
Tip: To learn how to select multiple clips, see "Selecting clips" below.
Click the clip volume button (shown below), and then drag the slider to adjust the volume.
Tip: You can also type a new percentage in the field next to the clip volume button to adjust volume.
You can also make finer audio adjustments within a clip. For more information, see "Fading audio up or down."
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Audio levels help

Hey ho.
In preparation of my sisters premiere screening and temporary installation of my Barking project, The Lintons: a room with a view. I need some help............
well it's been a long time in the making, but a year to the day since the lintons council estate came down, i shall be holding the screening of my film in the empty building site.
I have been lucky enough to secure some extra funding to turn the screening into quite a temporary site specific work, bless the arts council the local authority and the demolition company for believing in my puritanical whim. Up to my eyes in scaffolding towers, projectors, high vis strip and domestic interiors but it should all be worth it.
I have a problem with the audio that a some points the levels are really high,Is there a limiter or compressor i can put the audio through that will normalize the audio,or does this have to be done bit by bit. I want all the audio to be the same level but after the process of exporting the the entire film i have seen the problems with the levels.I have the audio track seperate now and have the tools to either use final cut or logic to render the problem...
many many many thankyou's in advance alex

You can do this in Soundtrack Pro. The key concepts are using Effects located in the DYNAMC folder - particularly Compressor or Multipressor (which reduces the dynamic range between loudest and softest). the compression effect can be added to an individual track or to the whole project. It's better to deal with specific tracks than the whole mix if possible.
Once you have a solid soundtrack (avg levels peaking around -12 to -6 db with the softest sounds still clearly audible, you may need to apply the Limiter to the occasional spike (eg explosion) that drives levels towards 0 db and clipping. The Limiter will reduce just those elements that go above your threashold in a gradual way to keep them from clipping.
The Soundtrack manual is pretty well written. Pay particular attention to the Soundtrack Pro Effects Reference volume.
If you have questions, the Soundtrack Pro forum would be a good place for posting them.
Good luck,
x

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IMovie is Video clip oriented - meaning that Audio can not be put in first and video/photos added later.
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