Operation Manual

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 guide
© 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated How to work with audio 5
4. Click the link that reads Click Here To Select Music.
The SmartSound Maestro dialog box opens (Figure 8).
5. Select a SmartSound soundtrack from the list on the
right and click Select.
The SmartSound dialog box opens with options for the
selected SmartSound soundtrack (Figure 9)
6. Enter a length for the soundtrack.
This should match the length of the clip to which you
want to apply the soundtrack.
7. Select a variation for the SmartSound.
Variations determine tempo, intensity, and other
characteristics of the sound. You can preview the sound
in the dialog box.
8. Select Loop to loop the segment.
9. Click OK.
The Exporting SmartSound Soundtrack dialog box
opens.
10. Brows to a location to export the file and click Save.
The sound file is exported, and added to project.
Figure 8 SmartSound Maestro dialog box
Figure 9 SmartSound dialog box
Creating narrations
Using your computer’s microphone, you can narrate clips while previewing them in the Monitor panel. Your
narration is then added to the Narration soundtrack visible in either the Timeline or Sceneline.
For best results, confirm that your microphone is working correctly with your computer and Adobe Premiere
Elements before narrating a clip.
To narrate a clip:
1. Plug a microphone into your computer’s microphone
port.
2. Choose Edit > Preferences > Audio Hardware
(Windows) or Adobe Premiere Elements 9 >
Preferences > Audio Hardware (Mac OS).
3. From the Default Device menu, select your computer’s
sound device, and click OK (Figure 10).
Figure 10 Audio Hardware Preferences dialog
box