{"id":167767,"date":"2022-05-09T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=167767"},"modified":"2022-10-25T03:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:07:04","slug":"improve-audio-premiere-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/improve-audio-premiere-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Quick Tips to Improve Your Audio in Premiere Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s learn some basic audio tips, tricks, and advice that will instantly improve your video edits in Premiere Pro.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s cover some audio tips<\/a> and tricks that I use on nearly every video I edit in Premiere Pro. These tips may not be the flashiest, but they’re tips that will make your editing experience better and improve your videos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. How to Remove “Pops” at the End of an Audio Clip<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever heard a weird “pop” sound at the end of an audio clip you’re working with? This happens in my edits all the time. I\u2019ll be editing some audio, and there will be an odd \u201cpop\u201d sound at the end of the clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apparent fix seems like it would be just to trim back the audio clip. But, weirdly enough, sometimes these “pops” are a result of how Premiere Pro is reading the end of the audio clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trimming back audio clips doesn’t permanently remove “pop” sounds at the end of the clip.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The simple fix is just to fade the audio out at the end quickly. Zoom-in<\/strong> on the end of your audio clip, hold Ctrl<\/strong> and click<\/strong> to create two keyframes on the Volume Level<\/strong> (hold CMD on Mac).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then drag the second keyframe to the bottom. That will eliminate any stubborn pops at the end of your audio clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quickly fade out audio using keyframes<\/strong> to remove annoying “pop” sounds.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2. How to Cut an Audio Clip More Precisely<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever tried to cut an audio clip or sound effect right on a beat, but Premiere Pro will only let you cut a little before or after the beat? This is because the Current Time Indicator (the Playhead) only lets you cut a clip on a video frame by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you ever run into a situation where Premiere Pro won’t let you cut an audio clip right on a beat?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, the solution to this problem is simple. Just right-click<\/strong> on the Time Ruler<\/strong> section of your Sequence<\/strong> and select Show Audio Time Units<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can zoom in<\/b> closer to your audio clips (using the +<\/strong> key at the top of the keyboard) and make more precise cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Right-click<\/strong> on the Time Ruler<\/strong> and select Show Audio Time Units<\/strong>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is because audio has a much higher sample rate<\/strong>, whereas video has a frame rate<\/strong>. After you make your audio edit, I recommend turning Show Audio Time Units back off<\/strong> since, in most cases, you’ll want to be editing by video frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, you’ll be able to make a precise cut anywhere on your audio clip.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3. Add Bass to Improve Low-Quality Mics<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Adding bass to audio in Premiere Pro is an excellent way to improve the sound of lower-quality microphones. Lavalier mics<\/a> typically don’t capture a lot of bass compared to other microphones, such as shotgun mics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use the Bass<\/strong> effect to improve mics that sound “shallow.”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’re working with recorded audio that sounds a bit shallow, add the Bass<\/strong> effect to your audio and increase the Boost<\/strong> setting. A Boost value between 3 and 8 works best in most cases. This is also a nice way you can match audio that’s been recorded from two different microphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our Blind Microphone Comparison video<\/a> if you want to hear the differences between five different microphone types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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