TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Intermediate

2 min

Balance audio easily with Adobe Sensei

Learn how to use Auto-Ducking in Adobe Premiere Pro, powered by Adobe Sensei, to simplify audio mixing so that your audience hears what matters most.

1

Assign Audio Type

In the Essential Sound panel, assign the appropriate audio type for the clips you’re working with – Dialogue, Music, SFX, or Ambience.

2

Add compression and enhance the Dialogue track (if you want to standardize the loudness of all your clips, select Auto-Match in the Loudness section)

Use the Essential Sound tools to enhance and optimize your voiceover track.

3

Assign Audio Type

Assign the audio type again, this time to your music track.

4

Use the Essential Sound tools to enhance and optimize your music track

Apply the Ducking settings. Choose what to Duck against and the degree of Sensitivity, Duck Amount, and Fades. Then click Generate Keyframes.

Adobe Sensei goes to work, automatically adjusting the volume levels on all your selected clips.

5

Adjust the keyframes as needed to fine-tune the mix

You retain complete control. If you want to make further adjustments you can manually adjust the keyframes for the perfect mix you desire.

6

The final result

The final mix means your audience hears what matters most!


June 24, 2020

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