{"id":53974,"date":"2015-04-01T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=53974"},"modified":"2015-03-31T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T22:12:03","slug":"audio-editing-mixing-speech-and-music-in-premiere-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/audio-editing-mixing-speech-and-music-in-premiere-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Editing: Mixing Speech and Music in Premiere Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"hone-your-audio-editing-skills-and-learn-how-to-seamlessly-blend-speech-with-music-in-premiere-pro\">Hone your audio editing skills and learn how to seamlessly blend speech with music in Premiere Pro.<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s a big chance you&#8217;re going to have both music and vocal tracks in your next video, and mixing those elements correctly involves more than <strong>simply turning down the music volume.<\/strong> It takes a little work for sure, and the following video tutorial shows us how adding just a few quick effects can <strong>make your finished audio sound great.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tutorial covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Using the Audio Mixer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working with Multiband Compressors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scooping Midtones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic Music Mastering<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tutorial highlights a process known as <strong>the \u201cscoop\u201d method<\/strong>, where you drop the frequencies in the music that will be in conflict with your vocal track. It\u2019s a quick way to <strong>make your audio mesh better in Premiere Pro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/119788726<\/p>\n<p><em>This tutorial was created by <a title=\"Ben Saffer Vimeo Page\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/bensaffer\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ben Saffer<\/a>. <strong>Thanks for sharing, Ben!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about mixing audio in Premiere Pro? Check out a few of the following resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Stereo Tracks to Dual Mono\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/adobe-premiere-pro-converting-stereo-tracks-to-dual-mono\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Converting Stereo Tracks to Dual Mono<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Syncing Audio to Video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/premiere-pro-video-tutorial-automatically-syncing-audio-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Automatically Syncing Audio to Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Horizontal Audio Meters in Premiere Pro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/power-tip-horizontal-audio-meters-in-premiere-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Horizontal Audio Meters in Premiere Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even better, check out the<a title=\"Premiere Pro Page on PremiumBeat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/category\/premiere-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"> Premiere Pro section<\/a>\u00a0of the PremiumBeat blog. We have hundreds of articles dedicated to <strong>helping you become a better video and audio editor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have any other tips for mixing speech with music in Premiere Pro? Do you have the scoop on the scoop method?<\/strong>\u00a0Share in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hone your audio editing skills and learn how to seamlessly blend speech with music in Premiere 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