There's a lot you can do with audio in Premiere Pro, but there're a few steps you can take to make sure your audio clips sound clear and well-balanced.
For example, when recording audio, some parts of a clip are quieter than others.
If a person who is speaking is moving while talking, there will be variations in the loudness as it plays.
Let's zoom in on this audio track and look at the Waveform.
Understanding audio waveforms and loudness issues
Do you see the peaks and valleys?
This is a visual representation of an audio clip's loudness.
Now let's open the Essential Sound panel by going to Window,
Balancing audio with the Essential Sound panel
Essential Sound.
Here we can make audio adjustments to different clips.
To make the peaks and valleys more uniform, we'll just select the audio clip or clips we want to match, open the Loudness section and then select Auto-Match.
If we play it back, we can hear that the volume is more consistent now.
Auto-Match isn't just for dialog.
We can also apply it to music, effects or ambient noise.
The audio mix for this video now sounds so much better,
Fixing music length problems in a video
but there is a tiny, small issue with the music.
This song is much longer than the video.
Finding a perfect match is incredibly time consuming and often you'll see creators work around this challenge by repeating one song, using multiple songs, or cutting a song awkwardly in the middle.
Using the Remix tool to match music to your edit
Thankfully, we have the Remix Tool, which allows you to take any song you've added to the Timeline and make it the exact length you need for your project.
Premiere Pro analyzes the song and then automatically makes cuts, removes measures, and realigns the song into a brand-new version that sounds as seamless as the original.
The Remix Tool is found within the Toolbar under the Ripple Edit Tool.
Once selected, simply drag the music clip to where you want on the Timeline and let go.
Premiere Pro does the rest for you.
Audio workflow recap and next steps
Let's review.
You can correct audio loudness variations using the Auto-Match feature in the Essential Sound Panel.
And you can use the Remix Tool to effortlessly adjust the length of a song to match a video's length.
We've covered quite a bit throughout these videos, but all of this means nothing if we don't export.
So that's what we'll cover next.
I'll see you over there.
Note: Stock assets provided are for practice purposes only. See terms.
What you'll learn
Auto-Match clip loudness
Correct variations in audio clip loudness using the Auto-Match feature in the Essential Sound panel.
Adjust music length
Use the Remix tool to change the length of any song so it matches the duration of your video.
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