Editing Audio Practice
Set Up Finder
Go to your Finder in your dock.
Select the "Columns" icon or choose "as Columns" in the dropdown list.Â
Select "Kind" the next dropdown to the right.
Add Sample Media To Your Drive
Open Finder
On the left side, scroll down to "Location" and click "Google Drive" (NOT "My Drive")
Click "Shared drives" > "Video Production 1"
Right-click on "Audio Practice" and click "Copy"
Go to "My Drive" > "Video Production"
Right-click in the blank space and click "New Folder"Â
Name the new folder "5 - Audio"
In the new folder, right-click in the blank space and click "Paste Item"
Open Premiere Pro
Open Creative Cloud from your dock
Under the "Apps" tab, find Premiere Pro
Click "Open" to the rightÂ
Click "New Project"
Rename ProjecT & Import Media
On the Import screen:
Adjust the "Project name" to: "Audio Practice"
Adjust the Project location - "Choose Location" and select "My Drive" > "Video Production" > "5 - Audio" > "Audio Practice"
Click "Home" on the left menu
Double-click the "My Drive" > "Video Production" > "5 - Audio" > "Audio Practice" folder.
Select the 5 files
Click "Create"
Move Each Audio to a Track
You will need to add 1 track: to add a track, right-click near the tracks area in the blank space and click "Add Track"
You should have A1 - A4 once you're done.
Move each audio layer to it's own track so they are all stacked on top of each other.
Trim Audio
Trim each audio so that they don't go past the end of the video (purple rectangle).
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 5 audio tracks as well as your ducking keyframes on your music.
Take a screenshot (cmd + shift + 5, capture)
Move your screenshot to "My Drive" > "Video Production" > "5 - Audio" > "Audio Practice"
Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas
In Finder:
Right-click on "Video Production" and click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste the link in Canvas.
