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2 Click the track header or channel strip of a track with dialog to select that track,
and then double-click the Dynamics indicator on the channel strip to open the
Dynamics window.
3 Turn on the Send button to automatically send all levels from that track to the sidechain
of a Compressor on another track (it’s not necessary to turn on Compressor for this). If
you hover the pointer over the Send button, a tooltip will show you which tracks of the
current timeline are set to Send.
4 If you have multiple tracks with dialog, you can repeat steps 2-3 for each so that the
output levels of all dialog are sent to the sidechain.
Turning on Send in the
Compressor of a track with dialog
5 Next, click the track header or channel strip of a track with music to select that track. If
you haven’t closed the Dynamics window, the header will show you that the Dynamics
controls are now those of the newly selected track.
6 Turn on Compressor, and then turn on the Listen button to automatically feed all “sent
levels to the sidechain of the Compressor on this track. If you hover the pointer over
the Listen button, a tooltip will show you which tracks of the current timeline are set
to Listen.
7 At this point, you need to lower the Threshold and raise the Ratio controls to the
appropriate levels so that as dialog is heard, the music is compressed to be less loud.
You may also want to raise Hold so this gain reduction doesn’t fluctuate too wildly, and
raise Release so the volume adjustment doesn’t end too abruptly.
Turning on Listen in the
Compressor of a track with music
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