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Luisa Winters

Instructor and consultant for Adobe products

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Adding and modifying audio

Learn how to change your background when using a greenscreen. Learn how to create a key, a compositing effect that removes a solid background, and replacing it with a video clip.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Import and organize audio clips in Premiere Pro.
  • Adjust audio levels for optimal sound quality.
  • Normalize audio clips for consistent volume.

Level: Intermediate

Skills you'll gain:

Premiere Pro, Audio Editing, Normalization, Sound Design

Key Insights

  • Switch to the audio workspace for better organization.
  • Use the wrench icon to show audio names in the timeline.
  • Target audio tracks to navigate between edit points effectively.
  • Monitor audio levels using the audio meters panel.
  • Aim for a target level of -6 dB for audio clips.
  • Use audio gain to adjust individual clip levels.
  • Normalize audio clips to maintain consistent volume across tracks.
  • Select multiple clips to normalize audio levels simultaneously.
  • Normalize audio before placing clips in the timeline for efficiency.