Adobe Audition: Mixing Music and Dialog
2h 36mIntermediate2018-03-13
Authors

Paul Murphy
Film Editor, Motion Graphics Designer
Course details
Do you find mixing music and dialog a frustrating process? Have you ever found yourself constantly turning up your dialog to compete with an overpowering music track? Have you ever struggled to find a music track that perfectly matches the duration of your edit? Adobe Audition: Mixing Music and Dialog is for video professionals who want to take their audio mixes to the next level. Video editor and teacher Paul Murphy demonstrates how to create a music and dialog mix that sounds clear, professional, and sonically pleasing. While demonstrated in Premiere Pro and Audition CC, the techniques shown can be applied to any video- or sound-editing application.
Learning objectives
Fixing recording issues such as clipped audio and background noise
Enhancing dialog with compression and EQ
Automating music levels
Setting the right levels for venue
Exporting your mix back to your editing project
Learning objectives
Fixing recording issues such as clipped audio and background noise
Enhancing dialog with compression and EQ
Automating music levels
Setting the right levels for venue
Exporting your mix back to your editing project
Skills covered
AuditionAudio EngineeringDigital Audio WorkstationsAudio and MusicAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. Editing Audio in Premiere
- 03 - Configuring your clip audio channels
- 04 - Matching loudness between clips
- 05 - Editing with Audio Time Units
2. Sending Your Sequence to Audition
- 06 - Advanced music editing with Remix
- 07 - Sending your sequence to Audition
- 08 - Organizing your session
3. Removing Background Noise
- 09 - Basic noise reduction
- 10 - Advanced noise reduction
4. Mixing Dialog
- 11 - Enhancing dialog with EQ
- 12 - Leveling dialog with compression
- 13 - Reduce sibilance with the de-esser
5. Mixing Music
- 14 - Automatically ducking the music
- 15 - Tips for mixing music with dialog
6. Mastering and Exporting
- 16 - Mastering - Dynamics
- 17 - Mastering - Loudness
- 18 - Sending your mix back to Premiere
- 19 - Archiving your mix with stems
Conclusion
- 20 - Next steps