Premiere Pro Guru: Working with Audio
3h 27mIntermediate2017-07-26
Authors
Richard Harrington
Digital Video Expert, Educator, Speaker
Cheryl Ottenritter
Sound Designer, Creative Director at Ott House Audio
Course details
Modern video editors are often expected to know a little bit of everything. As a result, it's advantageous for editors to get a grasp on other creative skills that could enhance their value in the workplace. In this course, Rich Harrington and Cheryl Ottenritter help editors enhance one such skill—working with audio—by giving an overview of the audio workflow, and sharing practical advice, tips, and techniques for working with audio in Adobe Premiere Pro. They cover how to set up tracks in Premiere Pro, adjust audio levels on the Timeline, use the Clip Mixer and Track Mixer, compress audio, remove noise, do a quality control check of your audio mix with Audition, and more.
Learning objectives
Setting up your tracks in Premiere Pro
Organizing tracks on the Timeline
Adjusting audio levels on the Timeline
Switching between track and clip control
Using the Clip Mixer and Track Mixer
Using submixes for routing and stem mixing
Adding clip-level effects to audio clips
EQ for male and female voices
Removing background noise
Compressing the master track
Learning objectives
Setting up your tracks in Premiere Pro
Organizing tracks on the Timeline
Adjusting audio levels on the Timeline
Switching between track and clip control
Using the Clip Mixer and Track Mixer
Using submixes for routing and stem mixing
Adding clip-level effects to audio clips
EQ for male and female voices
Removing background noise
Compressing the master track
Skills covered
Shooting VideoPremiere ProVideo EditingVideoAdobe
Concepts
Introduction
- What you need to know before taking this course
Getting Off to a Good Start
- Setting up your tracks in Premiere Pro
- Using workspaces and configuring the Timeline
- Organizing tracks on the Timeline
- Understanding Master Output and the Track Mixer
Adjusting Audio Levels on the Timeline
- Switching between track and clip control
- Adjusting levels on clips and tracks
- Using the Gain command
- Using the Normalize command
Mastering the Mixers
- Using the Clip Mixer
- Using the Track Mixer
- Understanding automation modes
- Submixes for routing and stem mixing
Essential Effects
- Clip-level effects
- Using sends (auxs) for effects in the Track Mixer
- EQ essentials
- Compression essentials
EQ, Compression, and Noise Reduction in Action
- EQ for male and female voices
- Voice and music compression
- Removing background noise
- Removing clipping
Output
- Compressing the master track
- Checking the loudness meter
- Common output levels
- Mapping submixes for split creation and output
- Quality control (QC) your mix and splits with Audition
Conclusion
- Next steps