Sync & Edit Double Audio
Headphones
Connect headphones (either your own or borrow a classroom pair)
Download Music
Go to: https://pixabay.com/music/
Choose a music clip to download
Upload Videos & Audio
Upload your videos and audio files to your iMac: "My Drive" > "Video Production 2" > "3 - Audio" > "Double"
Move your downloaded music to the same folder.
Rename Files
In Finder, listen to and rename your files so you can easily edit them. Example:
"Dialogue1.mp4" (from the camera) & "Dialogue1.mp3" (from the recorder)
Open Premiere Pro
Open Creative Cloud from your dock
Under the "Apps" tab, find Premiere Pro
Click "Open" to the right
Click "New Project"
Rename ProjecT & Import Media
On the Import screen:
Adjust the "Project name" to: "Double Audio"
Adjust the Project location - "Choose Location" and select "My Drive" > "Video Production 2" > "3 - Audio" > "Double"
Click "Home" on the left menu
Click the "My Drive" > "Video Production 2" > "3 - Audio" > "Double"
Click "Create"
Add Tracks
Right-click on the empty space next to your audio tracks and click "Add Tracks..."
In the "Add Tracks" pop-up adjust the # to 4 next to "Add"
Click "OK"
Move Audio Files to Individual Tracks
Move your green audio files to their own tracks.
Sync Double Audio in Premiere Pro
Find a video with scratch audio and an individual audio that go together and select both.
Right-click and click "Synchronize"
In the "Synchronize Clips" pop-up, select "Audio" and click "OK"
Your clips should now be aligned.
You can now trim the edges, if needed
Repeat for all videos that have scratch (from the camera) audio and audio from the recorder.
Mute Scratch Audio
Make sure your scratch (blue) audio is on the same track
Click the "M" on the audio track that has all your scratch audio (the audio from the camera on videos)
Edit Audio
Tag Audio
In the right side panel, open "Essential Sound"
When you select an audio clip and open Essential Sound for the first time, you should see an option to tag your audio clip.
Tag each audio clip based on the category:
Dialogue (use for on-screen dialogue or off-screen narration)
Music
SFX (sound effects)
Ambience
You can view the name to double-check the tag if Premiere Pro auto-tagged. If it is tagged incorrectly click "Clear Audio Type"
To listen to only one audio track at a time, you can mute other tracks by clicking the "M" on the left side of the track.
Edit Dialogue
Select your dialogue. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as dialoge, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)
Click "Loudness" to open
Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness
Editing Music
Select your music. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as music, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)
Click "Loudness" to open
Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness
Click "Ducking" to open.
Check the box to turn it on, make sure it has the dialogue icon in blue, then click "Generate Keyframes" to duck your music against your dialogue
Edit the Sound Effect
Select your sound effect. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as a sound effect, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)
Click "Loudness" to open
Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness
Edit the Ambience
Select your ambience. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as ambience, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)
Click "Loudness" to open
Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness
Save Your Project
In the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
Screenshot Your Editing Timeline
Adjust your workspace and zoom in so that you can see all audio tracks as well as your ducking keyframes on your music.
Take a screenshot (cmd + shift + 5, capture)
Export Your Video
In the top tabs, click "Export"
Rename the "File Name" to "Double Audio"
Make sure the blue hyperlink next to "Location" is saving to "My Drive" > "Video Production 2" > "3 - Audio" > "Double"
Click Export in the bottom right corner.
Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas
In Finder:
Right-click on "Video Production 2" and click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste the link in Canvas.
