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Adjustandenhanceaudio
Adjust volume
You can adjust the volume levels of audio clips from the Event Browser, the Timeline,
the Audio inspector, or the Modify menu. Volume adjustments you make in the Audio
inspector or from the Modify menu are applied to the entire selection. To make more
precise adjustments, you can create keyframes in the clip, and then make adjustments
to points between keyframes. See Adjust audio eects using keyframes on page 181.
You can make sure the volume doesn’t exceed peak levels, which may result in audible
distortion, by using the Audio meters.
Adjust volume in the Timeline
Drag the volume control (the horizontal line across the audio waveform) up or down. m
As you drag, the level reading in dB appears, and the waveform changes shape to
reect your adjustments.
Volume control
If you adjust the volume between two keyframes, the volume line slopes to show the
change in volume between the keyframes.
Adjust volume from the Modify menu or the keyboard
1 Select one or more audio clips or video clips with audio in the Timeline.
2 Choose Modify > Volume, and choose Up or Down, or press Control-Equal Sign (=) or
Control-Hyphen (-).
The volume is adjusted in +1 or –1 dB increments. If multiple clips are selected, the
volume is adjusted for all clips.
Adjust volume in the Audio inspector
1 Select one or more audio clips or video clips with audio in the Event Browser or
the Timeline.
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