{"id":30894,"date":"2013-11-14T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T20:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=30894"},"modified":"2018-05-07T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T18:26:23","slug":"power-tip-horizontal-audio-meters-in-premiere-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/power-tip-horizontal-audio-meters-in-premiere-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Tip: Horizontal Audio Meters in Premiere Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using horizontal audio meters in Premiere Pro can let you watch your video and monitor audio levels at the same time, without having to look all over the screen!<\/h2>\n

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A few years back I was interviewing for a video position and noticed something pretty cool on one of the editor\u2019s screens: they had their audio meters in Premiere laid out horizontally<\/strong> across the middle of the layout, instead of the typical vertical alignment on the bottom right go the screen. I didn\u2019t even know you could to that (I was new to Premiere at the time). Mind = blown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I tried it out in my daily workflow and was surprised to find a number of big advantages to this layout:<\/p>\n

First, since the meters had more room to stretch out, I could see more of the dB level markers for a finer gradation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Second, and this was the big one: I would keep my eyes on my program monitor and still have a good idea where my audio levels where at<\/strong> since the meters ran right under the window. Even better: \u201312 dB, which is the average volume I would mix my levels to, was almost in the middle of my program window. I didn\u2019t even have to hunt for it on the meters like I did with my vertical ones.<\/p>\n

To change your meters to a horizontal position<\/strong>, right-click the top handle (as marked by the arrow) and select “undock”.<\/p>\n

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Then grab the left or right edge of the meters and drag it out horizontally<\/strong>. When it is more wide than tall the meters will also change orientation. Now fit these horizontal meters into your layout. Simple as that.<\/p>\n

Watch the two video below. Make them<\/strong> fullscreen.\u00a0<\/strong>Then as they play, keep your eyes only<\/em> on the program window and see how hard or easy it is to keep an eye on your levels (the yellow arrows indicate where \u201312 dB is located). I bet you\u2019ll find the horizontal ones much easier to watch without splitting your attention!<\/p>\n

Default Vertical Audio Meters in Premiere Pro:<\/strong>
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