{"id":2457,"date":"2011-07-28T23:21:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T03:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2011-07-28T23:21:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T03:21:50","slug":"audio-keyframing-tips-in-avid-media-composer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/audio-keyframing-tips-in-avid-media-composer\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Keyframing Tips in Avid Media Composer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use these quick tips to rubber band your audio in Avid Media Composer!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When editing audio in Avid Media Composer, you adjust the audio gain within segments in the Timeline by adding and adjusting keyframes\u2014a process called rubber banding.\u00a0 This process is often a meticulous task, so it’s useful to be able to use as many streamlined techniques as possible, since accurate audio editing is such an essential part of the post production process.<\/p>\n

Adding and Adjusting Audio Keyframes<\/h2>\n

First, let’s just review how to enable audio keyframing in the Timeline.<\/p>\n

To add keyframes to audio tracks in the Timeline:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. To make audio editing tools more accessible (and to prevent you from needing to continually access the commands inside the Timeline Fast menu), open the Track Control Panel, available from the Timeline Fast menu.
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    \nOpening the Track Control Panel will display several important tools to the Timeline, to the right of the audio track selectors.
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    1. Also from the Timeline Fast Menu, enable Per Track Selection (available from within Audio Data).\u00a0 This will allow you to better use the Track Control Panel on a track-by-track basis.
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    2. Now you’re all set up to select the appropriate options for audio keyframing.
      \nFrom the Track Control Panel, do the following:
      \n\u2022 \u00a0Turn on the Waveform <\/strong>on the tracks whose audio gain you want to adjust. \u00a0To turn on the Waveform for all tracks at once, just Option+click (Mac) or Alt+click (PC) the Waveform button on one of the tracks.
      \n\u2022 \u00a0From the Clip Gain\/Pan controls, select Auto Gain<\/strong> on the tracks whose audio you want to adjust.
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      \nOnce you enable Auto Gain, the audio waveform in your sequence changes from black to gray. \u00a0This means that you are ready to begin keyframing your audio.<\/li>\n
    3. Select the tracks that you want to adjust first. \u00a0Then, press the Add Keyframe button (the apostrophe key on the keyboard) at the areas that you want to make an audio level change.
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    4. To be able to raise or lower the keyframe(s), select the Audio Keyframe button on the left side of the Timeline.
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    5. Hover the mouse over the keyframe you want to adjust. \u00a0The cursor will turn into a hand. \u00a0Drag the keyframe(s) up or down as desired.
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      Audio Keyframe Tips and Tricks<\/h2>\n

      With that review, let’s talk about all of the various ways that you can move keyframes once you’ve applied them.<\/p>\n

      To move keyframes from left to right (in time):<\/h3>\n