Operation Manual

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Applying transitions and special effects
Last updated 10/4/2016
Fill Left, Fill Right
The Fill Left effect duplicates the left channel information of the audio clip and places it in the right channel, discarding
the original clip’s right channel information. The Fill Right effect duplicates the right channel information and places
it in the left channel, discarding the existing left channel information. For example, you might use this effect on footage
shot with a monaural microphone plugged into only one channel of a camcorder, extending the voice of a speaker from
one channel to both.
Highpass, Lowpass
The Highpass effect removes frequencies below the specified Cutoff frequency. Use it to reduce low-pitched noises and
rumbles.
The Lowpass effect eliminates frequencies above the specified Cutoff frequency. Use it to eliminate high-pitched noises,
squeals, and whistles.
Invert
The Invert effect inverts the phase of all channels. Use it, for example, to bring the sound of one shot of an event into
phase with another shot of the same event taken from another camcorder.
NewBlue Audio Polish
Audio Polish that cleans and enhances audio. It includes features for noise reduction, compression, brightening the high
end and even adding reverberation.
Noise Reduction Sets the amount of noise reduction to apply to the audio. Rotate the knob to the right to decrease
background noise.
Compression Boosts lower-level signals, flattening the sound to be more consistent. Compression is especially useful
for dialog because it brings voices up to a constant level. Rotate the knob to the right to increase compression.
Brightness Adds a little high end to the signal. Rotate the knob to the right to “brighten” the sound. Brightening help
polish muddy recordings.
Ambience Adds a little reverberation to the mix. Rotate the knob to the right to increase the amount of reverberation.
NewBlue Auto Mute
Auto Mute reduces background noise by turning off all sound when the signal goes below a specified threshold.
Minimum Level Sets the minimum acceptable signal level. Auto Mute only allows sounds above the minimum level to
play. Auto Mute erases the sound whenever it dips below the minimum level. Turn the knob to the far left and almost
every sound level makes it through. Turn it to the right and sensitivity increases to the point that only the loudest
sounds make it through.
Decay Controls the speed at which a sound is removed after its level drops below the minimum threshold. Most sounds
have a natural decay to them. A quick cut immediately after the decay drops below the minimum Level sounds
unnatural. On the other hand, the longer the decay, the more background noise can be heard. Turn the Decay knob to
the left for a quick fadeout. Turn the knob to the right for a longer decay.
NewBlue Cleaner
Removes many undesirable sounds from the mix. The effect includes noise-reduction circuitry and tone elimination,
useful for removing isolated tones such as hum.
Noise Reduction Sets the amount of noise reduction to apply to the audio. Turn the knob to the right to decrease
background noise.