Premiere Audio Effects

Audio Effects

• Audio effects on audio clips work change the way audio sounds
• You can change the way an audio clip sounds by adding audio effects to all of it or to a selected part of the clip
• Keyframes work for some audio effects, just as they do for audio effects
• To vary how the audio effect appears on the clip,
  • you make a keyframe where you want the audio effect to change
  • Or, you cut the clip into two pieces and apply the effect to one of them.
• Audio effects are additive --
  • the one on top is applied first
  • the second on the list second, etc.
  • Changing the order of the audio effects will change the cumulative effect of the audio effects
• You can drag audio effects up and down the list to see what happens
• Adjust the volume of the audio clip at keyframes, using the Effects Control panel -- the volume effect is automatically available there.
• Adjust the volume of individual tracks or the entire mix of audio tracks in the audio mixer, which is available on a tab behind the source window.

types of Audio Effects in Premiere

Bandpass

• High Pass effect removes low frequencies from an audio clip
• Low Pass effect removes high frequencies
• Notch/Hum Filter - remove hum from an audio clip
  

Channel

• Auto Pan - pans an audio track cyclically between the left and right audio channels.
• Fill Left and Fill Right - plays the entire audio clip in the left or right stereo channel, respectively
• Pan - positions the playback of an audio track at any point between the left and right stereo channels
• Swap Left & Right - moves the left channel of a stereo audio clip into the right channel and vice versa
  

Direct-X

• Direct-X Audio Filter provides filters from outside Premiere
  

Dynamics

• Boost - amplifies weak sounds and leaves loud sounds intact
• Compressor/Expander - controls dynamic range, the difference between the loudest and softest sounds by decreasing or expanding them
• Noise Gate - removes background noise during quiet passages of an audio clip
  

EQ

• Bass & Treble - adjust audio tone by boosting or cutting bass and treble
• Equalize - refines the tonal quality of an audio clip
• Parametric Equalization - allows fine tuning of tone for an audio clip
  

Effect

• Chorus - applies a copy of the sound that is detuned, or played at a frequency slightly offset from the original
• Flanger - inverts the phase of the audio signal at its center frequency -- adds a wavy rushing sound to the audio
• Multi-Effect - creates a variety of echo and chorus effects by providing precise control over audio delay and modulation
  

Reverb and Delay

• Echo - repeats the sounds in the audio clip after a specified amount of time
• Multitap Delay - controls delay effects more precisely
• Reverb - simulates the effect of a spacious or acoustically live interior
  

TC Works includes Direct-X plugins from TC Works

• TC Dynamics
• TC EQ

To add audio effects to an entire audio clip

• Select the clip in the timeline
• Click the twistie on the left of the audio track in the timeline to open the track
• Click the keyframes icon to choose to see the volume level or the keyframes displayed on the audio clip in that track.

Select an audio effect and drag it onto a clip

• Open Audio Effects and Effect Controls palettes from Window dropdown menu
• Drag the Edit line (the vertical line extending from a downward tab at the top of the Timeline) to the beginning of the clip
• Select the effect and drag it onto the clip in the Timeline
• To set up the starting keyframe and ending keyframe (and any intermediate keyframes) of the effect you need to show the Keyframes
• The Effect name should appear in the Effects Control palette.
• Click the little box to the left of the Effect name in the Effects Control palette to show the keyframes
• A little checkbox should appear in the audio 1A track just to the left of the track.
  • Checking this checkbox will set up a keyframe in the audio clip at the Edit line point.
  • Keyframes show as little white diamond shapes.
• Click Setup to configure the audio effect as it will appear in the Keyframe
  • Different audio Effects have different configuration possibilities
  • Some will show you a preview of the audio Effect
  • Click OK to save the audio Effect configuration for the Keyframe
• You can move the Edit Line over a frame in the middle of the clip, click Setup in the Effects Control palette and add an intermediate keyframe.
• Save the Project and hit the Enter key to see a preview of the panning effect.

Preview the audio Effects

• If your movie is long, you can adjust the timeline to shorten it to create a preview to view the audio effect effects. Try these audio effects.
• Try multiple audio effects in a different order.

Be sure to take notes about what you do, and save different versions of your files!
Go for it!