How To Lower Music Volume In Adobe Premiere[Detailed Guide]

We’ve all been there.

You’re working on a project in Adobe Premiere, and the music is blasting so loudly that you can’t think straight.

Maybe you’ve tried to adjust the volume in the program itself, but it’s not quite doing what you want.

In this blog post, we’ll show you a few tricks for lowering the music volume in Premiere without sacrificing quality or experiencing any annoying sound glitches.

Stay tuned!

Timeline or Program Monitor can be used to check the volume level.

Audio levels for clips can be monitored while collecting footage, in the Timeline panel, and in the Program Monitor.

While recording, keep an eye on the volume level.

While collecting DV or HDV footage, you can monitor audio levels.

1. Select Window > Audio Meters to access the Audio Meters panel.

2. Record video from a digital video or high-definition video source.

The Audio Meters panel shows the audio level for the recorded footage. See Capturing and digitizing footage for further details.

Timeline or Program Monitor can be used to check the volume level.

In the Timeline panel, you can listen to audio levels for clips.

1. Select Window > Audio Meters to access the Audio Meters Panel.

2. In the Program Monitor or the Timeline window, choose the clip.

3. To play the video, select one of the following options:

Use the spacebar to navigate.

Click the Play/Stop Toggle button in the Program Monitor.

The Audio Meters panel shows the audio level for the recorded footage.

While scrubbing, remove the sounds.

By default, Premiere Pro plays audio while scrubbing any audio-containing clip or sequence in the Source Monitor, Program Monitor, or Timeline panel. To get rid of audio scrubbing, do the following:

1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio in Windows, or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Audio in Premiere Pro (Mac OS).

The Preferences > Audio command can be assigned a keyboard shortcut. See Find keyboard shortcuts for further details.

2. Uncheck the Play audio while scrubbing box.

3. Press the OK button.

Change the gain and volume.

In clips, gain refers to the input level or volume. The Audio Gain command is used to change the gain level of one or more chosen clips. The Audio Gain command is not affected by the output level settings in the Audio Track Mixer or Timeline panels. For the final mix, its value is blended with the track level. The Normalize Mix Track (formerly known as Normalize Master Track) function allows you to alter the gain for an entire sequence.

The output level or volume in sequence clips or tracks is referred to as volume. In the Effect Controls or Timeline panels, you can change the volume of a sequence clip. To adjust the volume in the Effect Controls panel, use the same procedures that you do to set other effect options. It is frequently easier to alter the Volume effect in the Timeline panel.

You can modify the loudness of a track or set gain or volume levels to make levels constant across songs. Increased gain or volume, on the other hand, increases noise if the level of an audio clip was set too low when it was digitized. For the greatest results, adhere to the conventional practice of capturing or digitizing source audio at the highest possible level. This drill allows you to focus on fine-tuning track levels.

One or more clips should be normalized.

Choose one of the following options:

1. In the Project panel, select the source clip (formerly known as the master clip). The gain of a source clip can be adjusted so that all instances of the clip added to the Timeline panel have the same gain level.

In the Timeline panel, select the clip. You can change the gain of a single instance of a source clip that is already in a sequence.

Shift-click the clips in a sequence to choose them. Select the clips in a Project panel or sequence to alter the gain of more than one source clip or clip instance. Shift-click to choose contiguous clips in a Project panel. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac) to pick non-contiguous clips (Mac OS).

2. Select Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain from the menu, or use the keyboard shortcut G.

The Audio Gain dialog box is displayed. Premiere Pro estimates the peak amplitude of the selected clips automatically. The Peak Amplitude value is presented in the Peak Amplitude field. This value is saved for the selection once it has been calculated. You can tweak gain using this value as a guide.

Choose one of the following and enter a value for it:

Set the Gain to

The default setting is 0.0 dB. This option allows the user to specify a gain value. Even when the option is not selected and the value looks muted, this value is always updated to the current gain.

Increase the Gain by

The default setting is 0.0 dB. The user can modify the gain by + or – dB with this option. When you enter a value other than zero in this field, the Set Gain To dB value is automatically updated to match the actual gain value applied to the clip.

Max Peak should be normalized to

The default setting is 0.0 dB. This value can be set to any value less than 0.0 dB by the user. It option sets the maximum peak amplitude in the selected clips to the value supplied by the user.

All Peaks Should Be Normalized to

The default setting is 0.0 dB. This value can be set to anything less than 0.0 dB by the user. This option normalizes the peak amplitude of the selected clips to the user-specified value.

1. Choose the sequence to be normalized.

2. Select Sequence > Normalize Mix Track from the menu.

3. In the Normalize Track dialog box, in the dB field, enter an amplitude value.

4. Click the OK button.

Using keyframes, you can change the volume of a track.

At the moment, you can add keyframes in the Timeline or the Effect Controls panel. You may change the volume of a clip using keyframes.

On the timeline panel, change the volume of the tracks.

Using the rubber band on an audio track of a Timeline panel, you can adjust the volume level of a track or have the volume fluctuate over time.

1. Double-click on the audio track to expand it.

2. Click the Show Keyframes button in the audio track header and select one of the options from the menu:

Clip Keyframes: You can animate audio effects such as Volume Level for a clip. These keyframes only apply to the clip you’ve chosen.

Keyframes for Audio Tracks: You may animate audio track effects such as Volume and Mute. These keyframes are global for the entire track.

Track Panner: You can adjust the loudness of a track. See Panning and balancing for additional details.

3. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac) to add keyframes (Mac OS). The Pen tool can also be used to generate keyframes.

4. Move the Volume level rubber band up (increase volume) or down (reduce volume) with the Selection tool or the Pen tool (decrease volume).

Apply a volume level to a number of clips.

To apply the same effect to numerous clips, follow these steps:

1. Adjust the volume of a single clip in the Timeline window to the desired level.

2. Select Edit > Copy.

3. Drag a marquee over the other clips that need to be changed. Shift-click can also be used to pick several clips.

4. Select Edit > Paste Attributes from the menu.

5. Select the fields and press the OK button.

Volume can be adjusted in Effect Controls.

In the Effects Controls panel, perform the following to change the volume of a single clip:

1. Choose an audio clip from a sequence.

To enlarge the effect, click the triangle next to Volume in the Effect Controls box.

Choose one of the following options:

Set the Level to a value. A negative value lowers the volume level, while a positive value raises it. The original clip’s volume level is represented by a value of 0.0.

To expand the effect options, click the triangle next to Level. To change the volume, use the slider.

In the Effect Controls panel, a keyframe is automatically created at the position of the current-time indication.

(Optional) In the Effect Controls panel, shift the current-time indicator and adjust the volume level graph to change the Volume effect over time.

A new keyframe is created every time you move the current-time indication and make a modification. By modifying the keyframe graph, you may also change the interpolation between keyframes. Repeat as necessary.

OUR FINAL THOUGHTS

The good news is that there are a few ways you can lower the volume of your audio without too much hassle. One way to do this would be by adjusting the level slider in Adobe Premiere Pro’s Audio panel, or another popular option is to use Audacity software for more precise control over your editing. These options should help with the overwhelming sound levels and give you greater creative control over how loud or soft each clip plays on screen. Have any questions about lowering music volume? We’re happy to answer them!

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Originally posted on February 28, 2022 @ 9:58 pm