Comments on: Izzy Video 051 – Louder Audio http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/louder-audio/ Shoot better video. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:28:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Garrett Gibbons http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/louder-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-52834 Garrett Gibbons Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:53:35 +0000 http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/izzy-video-51-louder-audio/#comment-52834 Yeah, as the audio pro mentioned, there are easier ways to pump up the audio just in FCP, although real limiting or compression can be great to do in Soundtrack Pro. I recommend just opening the audio in the FCP Viewer, and raising the dB by however much you need it. It takes about 10 seconds and doesn't require exporting, importing, disk space, or even creating a modified file: it's all non-destructive and very simple. Even easier, just turn on clip overlays in the timeline and drag the bar in the audio track until you've modified the audio levels adequately. That's FCP 101-level material, though, so I'm sure you already are familiar with that process. Yeah, as the audio pro mentioned, there are easier ways to pump up the audio just in FCP, although real limiting or compression can be great to do in Soundtrack Pro. I recommend just opening the audio in the FCP Viewer, and raising the dB by however much you need it. It takes about 10 seconds and doesn’t require exporting, importing, disk space, or even creating a modified file: it’s all non-destructive and very simple. Even easier, just turn on clip overlays in the timeline and drag the bar in the audio track until you’ve modified the audio levels adequately. That’s FCP 101-level material, though, so I’m sure you already are familiar with that process.

]]> By: Sean http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/louder-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-52801 Sean Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/izzy-video-51-louder-audio/#comment-52801 Love the program! As an audio guy getting interested in video, I look forward to each episode. I noticed you didn't really do any limiting with the limiter. I live in ProTools, but I would guess that if you were to use the 'input scale' control, you could knock down the loudest peaks by 2 or 3 dB. What you showed here was pretty much just 'turn up the VO', which isn't hard to do from within FCP. One last thing. Just as hiring a video professional is the best way to get great-looking video, hiring an audio pro is the best way to get a great-sounding show. I think it's fantastic for video people to know as much as they can about audio. It's just worth mentioning that audio is its own complete field and audio experts can be great people to collaborate with. Keep up the fabulous work. I think it's great you include your family in the show. cheers s Love the program! As an audio guy getting interested in video, I look forward to each episode.

I noticed you didn’t really do any limiting with the limiter.
I live in ProTools, but I would guess that if you were to use the ‘input scale’ control, you could knock down the loudest peaks by 2 or 3 dB. What you showed here was pretty much just ‘turn up the VO’, which isn’t hard to do from within FCP.

One last thing. Just as hiring a video professional is the best way to get great-looking video, hiring an audio pro is the best way to get a great-sounding show. I think it’s fantastic for video people to know as much as they can about audio. It’s just worth mentioning that audio is its own complete field and audio experts can be great people to collaborate with.

Keep up the fabulous work. I think it’s great you include your family in the show.
cheers
s

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]]> By: serra http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/louder-audio/comment-page-1/#comment-9714 serra Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:52:24 +0000 http://www.izzyvideo.com/2007/01/14/izzy-video-51-louder-audio/#comment-9714 Thanks for this! You're right, I always struggle with audio, especially when I don't have control of the environment.. I'd love to see an episode on the EQ tools... Thanks for this! You’re right, I always struggle with audio, especially when I don’t have control of the environment.. I’d love to see an episode on the EQ tools…

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