Sync & Edit Double Audio

Download Music

1. Go to: https://pixabay.com/music/ 

2. Choose a music clip to download

Add Tracks

1. Right-click on the empty space next to your audio tracks and click "Add Tracks..."

2.  In the "Add Tracks" pop-up adjust the # to 4 next to "Add" 

3. Click "OK"

Move Audio Files to Individual Tracks

1. Move your green audio files to their own tracks.

Tag Audio

1. In the right side panel, open "Essential Sound"

2. When you select an audio clip and open Essential Sound for the first time, you should see an option to tag your audio clip.

3. Tag each audio clip based on the category:

   • Dialogue (use for on-screen dialogue or off-screen narration)

   • Music

   • SFX (sound effects)

   • Ambience

4. You can view the name to double-check the tag if Premiere Pro auto-tagged. If it is tagged incorrectly click "Clear Audio Type"

5. 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

1. Select your dialogue. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as dialoge, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)

2. Click "Loudness" to open

3. Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness

Editing Music

1. Select your music. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as music, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)

2. Click "Loudness" to open

3. Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness

4. Click "Ducking" to open.

5. 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

1. 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.)

2. Click "Loudness" to open

3. Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness

Edit the Ambience

1. Select your ambience. (Once you have tagged an audio clip as ambience, you should now see new editing options in Essential Sound.)

2. Click "Loudness" to open

3. Click "Auto-Match" - this will adjust the dialogue to the target loudness

Export Your Video

1. In the top tabs, click "Export"

2. Rename the "File Name" to "Double Audio"

3. Make sure the blue hyperlink next to "Location" is saving to "My Drive" > "Video Production 2" > "3 - Audio" > "Double"

4. Click Export in the bottom right corner.

Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas

In Finder:

1. Right-click on "Video Production 2" and click "Copy link to clipboard"

2. Paste the link in Canvas.