Super quick audio editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Super quick audio editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC
You don't have to be an audio engineer to get professional results. The Essential Sound panel in Premiere Pro will apply intelligent audio effects and settings to your dialog, music SFX and ambient tracks. Watch this tutorial and learn how.
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[@ozzmanzz]

Colin, you've done it again! Just when I think I'm getting to know my way around my Premiere house you show me a whole new room that I didn't even know existed. I had no idea the essential sound panel was there. A big thanks for opening the door and letting me peek in.

[@VideoRevealed]

Awesome. Now you know more! 😀

[@straub-stranz]

You are one of the few YT PP CC tutorials that actually zooms in to the screen showing the work on that specific part of the Premiere panel!!! Thanks so much! That little touch makes it so much easier to learn.

[@VideoRevealed]

I appreciate your kind words Robert.

[@Arttective]

It's a crime that you are giving so much knowledge for free. Will definitely donate.

[@VideoRevealed]

Oh wow, thanks so much for your support!

[@txnygotw]

Excellent tutorial! I spent an afternoon trying to tweak my audio properly: turns out all I needed was your explanation.

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm glad you found it useful.

[@nickharbaugh]

Thanks! Your videos are super helpful. Really appreciate the work you put into them.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks so much for your kind words and support.

[@abhishekmaity7340]

You r the god of premiere pro. I'm never seen like you who explain every single think like butter LOVE FROM INDIA😁😁🙋🙋

[@VideoRevealed]

Wow, that's so wonderful to hear. Thanks so much and hello from Canada!

[@Squeezesify]

Dear Colin. I don't know where to put this question, and hopefully you will give your opinion on it. I really enjoy your youtube videos. They are informative, easy to follow, and contrary to many others, they are really practical hand-ons. I am more a photographer than movie guy, but often I edit music/live recordings in Premiere Pro, and I have tried your audio advices, I have tried the parametric EQ, etc., but in the end whatever I do, the sound is different, when played on an other player (eg. VLC). I can understand that, BUT: Why does the audio on a different player depend on if I have turned Premiere Pro ON or OFF? This is an ols thread, I know, but I would love to be lead in the right direction. Merry Christmas and thanks for your time! Jan from DK

[@jonathanwilliams5304]

As usual, do provide very useful information in just the right way in a short time. Excellent

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks, I really appreciate your support.

[@RickTurnsWoodturning]

Useful information, Colin, thanks!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@mehmetfatihbicakci]

Thank you Colin, This was very helpful.

[@VideoRevealed]

Great.

[@sehrbearxox]

such a good tutorial - thank you. plz keep them coming

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks, will do!

[@CTSCAPER]

I haven't used the audio panel because it seemed gimmicky and I thought I'd have to edit each clip individually. It's good to know I can reset the settings if I select all the clips. That's a crazy powerful feature and I can learn what I should be messing with by looking at the effects placed in the clips.

[@VideoRevealed]

I know, I just used it again for a project and it absolutely rocked!

[@ppcops]

Wauw thanks. Makes everything much easier when it cones to sound.

[@VideoRevealed]

Absolutely, and it's only going to get better in the future!

[@kanepesfilms]

Colin! As always very helpful! Thanks a lot, mate!

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad you liked it Aldis.

[@gimmegoosebumps]

This is great and so are YOU! Thanks Colin.

[@VideoRevealed]

You're very welcome Nancy.

[@gonuljohnston3015]

wow just tried the first tip and it made a huge difference!

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great!

[@jayprayag]

You're simply superb. For me a Guru par excellence. I am lucky that I found you on youtube.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks and welcome

[@SimiTravels]

amazing as always! this would have been handy 1 week ago before I'd end my latest project but I'm sure it'll be good for the next one! thank you

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks.

[@TomSykesMedia]

Fantastic tutorial thank you.

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@nicolettevajtay9423]

So grateful! I learned so much and you saved me!! The audio was so bad and now it's so good. Peace!!

[@VideoRevealed]

Oh that's wonderful to hear!

[@GrahamMcHugh]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@jollyzalighting]

You are the best! You help me with lots of my projects. Your channel in awesome! Will subscribe.

[@VideoRevealed]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@thalamos_3328]

Great tutorial! But why there is no Audio presets (dialogue, music, ambience) in Premiere Pro cc 2020 and how I will obtain and install?

[@VideoRevealed]

You're looking for the Essential Sound panel. Look at the top of Premiere Pro for Workspaces and select the one called Audio. This will open the Essential Sound panel. If it doesn't, double-click on the Audio Workspace to reset it. Once the Essential Sound panel opens, select the Edit tab in that panel.

[@thalamos_3328]

Thanks Dear Colin. I mean that I made all those you reference, but PRESETS NOT APPEAR e.g. Balanced Male Voice, Balanced Female Voice, From Distanse, From Telefone etc. I work on Premiere ver. 2020/14.4.0 (build 38). The sequence I am working on is a 2160p on a "very low budget" independend feature documentary. How I can obtain and/or install? (In the opposite, in my cheaper laptop with version 14.0.2 (BUILD 104) where I attended the lesson of Adobe "Working with Audio" these presets appear normally.)

[@pjgodier]

Thanks Colin Can't wait for next episode! I constantly need another value than 23 LUFS (in fact 16) and it's a pain int he ass to go to audition only for that!

[@VideoRevealed]

Yep, it's a great little customization.

[@jamescapdevila-slater7379]

always love your tutorials! some of the best content out there.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks so much James.

[@hamerovv]

So helpful. I would have never guessed this panel creates several effects. Could you spend one day few minutes to define and show to the non-English native speakers what are the terms reverb, deEss, deHum etc. actually mean? Me, when I hear noise I never know which kind of noise is it :)

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks Hadas. I just added your request to the list of future tutorials.

[@bovinicide]

Thanks fro the video, Colin. At about 2.53 you do a before and after comparison of the audio, with and without the essential sound panel changes - my question is, what short cut did you use to toggle between the two, essentially previewing the before and after. I used the undo/redo way, but found this a bit clunky. Cheers again for your great videos!

[@VideoRevealed]

I am not turning the effects off at that point, I'm just playing back the Timeline. What you may be hearing is the Adaptive Noise effect kicking in after the first clip.

[@MakingMemories1DayataTime]

Thank you. I plan to use this information going forward. Can't wait to put it to use!

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great!

[@schwomps]

thank you so much! this tutorial is foolproof for premiere pro noobs like myself!

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad to hear that!

[@melonagraphy9328]

Awesome-straight to the point. Thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@felipehenaovideo]

You are Fantastic, Thanks!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome Felipe.

[@mynameiswill]

Quick and easy. Wish I had watched this before releasing my first video. I could have cleaned up that vocal.

[@VideoRevealed]

Now you know how.

[@MiisGleek2013]

Just what I needed, thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

Happy to help!

[@GBatB]

Thanks Colin. Shame this feature wasn’t included years ago. I’ve spent days in and out of Audition cleaning up client interviews, when I can have the same results now in minutes with this panel...

[@VideoRevealed]

Sometimes it takes time for certain features to be developed and this one counted on some innovative design by the Audition engineers before it finally made its way into Premiere Pro.

[@GBatB]

VideoRevealed Don’t get me wrong. I was just comparing then and now. It’s amazing really!

[@EdmondM3]

Hi Colin, another dumb question, is there any way to export (pro res 422 ) from premiere PC. Or there is equivalent?

[@VideoRevealed]

If you're using macOS, it should be available. If you're on Windows, then you don't have that option (Apple refuses to license ProRes encode to Adobe!). A good substitute is GoPro Cineform or DNxHD. But, if you are creating media to share with others, then those formats are not universally playable. For a more universal format, H.264 is best.

[@EdmondM3]

Thank you Colin.

[@MyJeanf]

Great video thank you so much , this was a great help.

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@MikeTheDopeToast]

Thank you for this tutorial and explanation, that's what I needed now.

[@VideoRevealed]

Great!

[@phillipdillow8782]

great tutorial, thanks!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@victoriadiazart2364]

Thank you! I’m new at this and your video was so easy and helpful!

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great to hear.

[@Krisboul]

Thank you for this (and all!) your tutorials. Your channel is a real gold mine. Regarding audio editing, I am curious whether there might be an "audio ducking" (or sidechain compression) option in Premiere Pro? Say dialogue is on Track 1, background music on Track 2, is there a way to automatically (and proportionally) reduce the volume of Track 2 whenever audio is present on Track 1? Hope my question is clearly formulated... Thanks!

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes your question is clear and the request for this feature is something a lot of people are asking for. There is no way to do this *today*, but the good thing is, Adobe is listening.

[@Krisboul]

Thank you for the quick reply! Hope Adobe will implement this at some point in the near future.

[@VideoRevealed]

Stay tuned...wink, wink.

[@CaptMaxADV]

Great job man! As always.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks Jeremy!

[@ideasproduction2521]

Love your videos man, you helped me so much!

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad to hear it!

[@LItalianoTheItalian]

Thanks Colin 🙂

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@HoundDogMech]

Because this may not be the newest when U refer to the latest version of PPCC please start what version it is i.e. 2017 or 2018 Thanks. It helps me keep track of things. Now off topic I under stand that Adobe has eliminated Dolby 5.1 editing in 2018 True or False?Also am I allowed to have an older version say 2017 and a newer version 2018 at the same time?

[@VideoRevealed]

I put together a message as to why I don't show versions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5uodad-j6mamMk Adobe does not ship with a Dolby license anymore. As a result, all previous CC versions are no longer available as they still had a Dolby license as part of the installer. You can install CS6 and CC 2018 or newer. Here's the announcement: helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/dolby-end-of-support.html

[@josephbermudez-wo3rj]

I recently purchased the Premiere Pro software, and I’m trying to educate myself on how to edit the audio on my video I recorded on my cell during a birthday party. I’m trying to figure out how to lower the loud music in the background and increase the vocals of my party guests. I can’t seem to find a tutorial on this subject matter. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@Hansca]

Thank you. Really helpful information!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@mwReflection]

you are a legend man

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks!

[@rosecoloredhealing9179]

This was so so helpful!!!

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great to hear.

[@AdventuresinFabrication]

I have noticed that your typical edits don't have back to back clips on the same track like in the first part. However in the second video section they were all on the same track. When and why are moving clips to different tracks? This seems to be an editing "strategy" or technique or best practice that I don't understand.

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm sure more experienced editors than me would have a lot to say about that but it's more about convenience for me. If I think I might need to easily select certain clips, then I'll put them on their own track. But, the downside is, you now have to manager two tracks when trimming and any general moving of clips on the Timeline.

[@AdventuresinFabrication]

Thanks, the general work flow stuff is really an interesting subject and I'm sure there different ways.

[@VIXREX]

Felt like a class...except I actually learned something

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great. Welcome to my "class". 😜

[@warringalice3980]

Question. Can you do this to all the audio clips at the same time, like the adjustment layer with color corrections????

[@VideoRevealed]

When I open the Essential Sound panel, I show you how to select multiple clips. Anything I'm doing is changing all those selected clips. And no, this does not work with an Adjustment layer.

[@markevans9222]

This is amazing. It auto adjust the clips lufs to ebur128 standards :O I'm forever grateful for you sharing this! Saved me hours of time on my project thank you thank you!!

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm very happy to hear that.

[@TheZenguitarguy]

its great that editors have access to these kinds of tools, but it should be noted that, unless the final mix is being mixed in Premiere, that setting complicated plugin presets across Dialog or FX or music is not a great idea as you can get unexpected results when you pass the session to audio post for mixing and or those efforts can be both problematic or redundant unnecessary labor. E.g. Mixing on near field monitors does not translate to a mix stage or to a theatrical deliverable. So for example; someone making a film for a festival submission would actually be causing mix issues. It is similar to color correcting on inaccurate monitors and expecting the correction to be consistent. Now if an editor is mixing, sound designing, dialog editing, music editing in the box, then approaching the process from a mixers point of view, rather than relying on automated setups, is really important. Especially dealing with final audio level delivery requirements for different platforms. Working with end stage compression and limiting as well as Global mix eq, etc...I think you make informative videos and appreciate the work and efforts but also think it is important for editors to understand audio signal flow and real mixing concepts? Just my 2 cents...

[@VideoRevealed]

I agree completely and figured any editor sending their audio out would not watch this or only use it for temp work. You can globally remove all the effects before sending out to post.

[@patrickhagot]

Hello, I know my question is not same subject as your video but i was just editing and i just remembered to ask you this question : there is a button in the program monitor called "snap graphics" but i did not find its purpose ? Thank you

[@VideoRevealed]

That's for snapping the edges of graphics together in the new Essential Graphics Panel. Look for the Graphics Workspace.

[@sirgabie8001]

Massive, thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome!

[@cyrusdavis8366]

Thanks, nice job.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks Cyrus.

[@user-lf8dy9pc3p]

Colin -- where can I obtain the footage you are working with in this audio tutorial? I know it was part of the Adobe tutorials on their site. I used to have it, but can't track it down. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@VideoRevealed]

I send an email.

[@gregorydavis7419]

@@VideoRevealed Can I get the link to the project files as well? Thanks!

[@BrajKishoredas]

thanks a lot sir

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@chiedozieoffiah8022]

Great video!

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks!

[@xemikasiax]

very helpful video!

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks.

[@VedaDom]

Thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@MUMBAIMAX]

Thank you 🙏

[@VideoRevealed]

You’re welcome 😊

[@JamesAmos]

I had no idea!

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad you know now.

[@CristianAlexandruRadu]

Big Like, keep up!!!

[@VideoRevealed]

Awesome, I sure will!

[@ScubaVisionFilms]

great video , thanks, but why don't I see non of the options? I can select the time of audio but non of the presets?

[@VideoRevealed]

Update to the latest version of Premiere Pro CC 2018.

[@ScubaVisionFilms]

that is what I don't understand, I have the latest just uploaded, I only get the 4 selection to select audio type, no presets or notting?

[@VideoRevealed]

You can try to reset your profile: Look in your Documents folder for an Adobe folder. In there should be Premiere Pro and a number like 12.0. In that folder you should see Profile-[username]. If you quit Premiere Pro and move this folder somewhere else, Premiere Pro will rebuild the contents including the presets. If you've saved custom settings of any kind, then you'll have to reimport them or move them over from any of the sub-folders.

[@KingStreetimages]

Thank you.

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@shimronnetia]

wow.. thanks

[@VideoRevealed]

I think it's cool too.

[@whyim]

thanks for this video,it's a very useful knowledge.if not u introduce i never know this audio editing,exspecially the meaning of LUFS

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

[@somnathchakraborty9640]

Sir How to create a Wedding Titel in premiere pro.Like profasonal and animated this.plz help..Thanku Sir ..

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm going to have some new Premiere Pro CC 2018 title tutorials coming soon, so you can use it as inspiration. (but nothing specific to weddings) If you're getting paid to shoot weddings (I hope you are) then my suggestion is to buy motion graphics packages from Envato Market and build that cost into what you charge for the wedding. Envato has absolutely incredible designs that I would never be able to create myself. Most are After Effects but you can still use them in Premiere Pro. videohive.net/category/motion-graphics?as=1&referrer=homepage&term=wedding&type=c&utf8=%E2%9C%93

[@asfilmproduction1433]

Sir Thanks, nice job.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks.

[@abhishekmaity7340]

Sir can u make a video on how to use markers in AE like ohter pro motion graphic designers

[@VideoRevealed]

I have no experience using markers in After Effects. Other than using them to add notes to a layer, I'm not sure how else you'd use them. Sorry.

[@postproduccion9519]

Wow! thats a cliffhanger :D

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad you liked it.

[@zeeshanali5091]

Thanks

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@tim3854]

This is my first time using this software. I have no sound despite the track playing and sound bars bouncing up and down. Any suggestions other than resetting plugins?

[@VideoRevealed]

Check the Audio Hardware settings in your Preferences. Pick the correct hardware your system has.

[@deemeetrey]

You might need to install ASIO driver onto your computer.

[@pjgodier]

Help! I don't find any preset in the essential sound panel in Pr since the last update. I tried to copy them from the previous version (11.0) in the most recent folder (12.0) but it doesn't work. They work in audition. Thkx for an advice!

[@VideoRevealed]

There's an Essential Sound folder in the Documents> Adobe> Premierepro folder. Try quitting Premiere Pro, move that folder to the Desktop, the restart Premiere Pro. The Essential Sound folder should be recreated automatically.

[@pjgodier]

thkx Colin, but the folder was not in the Documents> Adobe> Premierepro folder. I tried to copy the one from previous version (in user_appdata...aso) without success. Moving it to the desktop doesn't work either... When I look in the effects generated by Essential sound options, I recover the presets. What else can I do? Restart Pr with the ALT+SHIFT option or reinstall it?

[@VideoRevealed]

Sorry, I was in the kitchen making dinner and didn't know the exact folder name. Here it is copied from my computer: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro\12.0\Profile-[username\Settings Look in the Settings folder for EssentialSound

[@pjgodier]

Sorry for the inconvenience! I got it. It looks perfect... I got a link in adobe's users discussion from people having the same problem but without solution. We will see that tomorrow: I don't want to bother you any longer. And here, it is about 11pm - have a good day

[@pjgodier]

Hi Colin, Today it works well! Can't understand that but who can understand what computers are doing? Many thanks for your help. BTW, could you make a tutorial on the feature consisting of dragging and dropping an item from a bin of a project panel or from the source monitor directly in the program monitor. I've never saw anything about that feature. Thkx in advance.

[@martinmcglone8456]

audio with a male and female talking to each other; what setting male or female

[@VideoRevealed]

If you can separate each speaking part on the Timeline and apply male to male and female to female, that's the best way. If both male and female are in the same clip, then use male.

[@hardrod6989]

@@VideoRevealed just curious to know, why use the male voice

[@aqilraza785]

could not synchronize one or more clips in the current selection because a match could not be found, premier cc2018 (updated) how its solve I try almost every options suggestion which I read on KZbin or google plz help for solve this problem, thanks.

[@walternesto8066]

Try this one: My problem was similar as yours... my preset list was empty and no match could not be found... it was related to a corrupt settings folder... so what I did is that I followed the instructions in the link at the end of my comment and that is, close Adobe Premiere then I moved (not copy) the "EssentialSound" folder under "documents>Adobe>Premiere pro>12.0>Profile-'user'>Settings [windows version]" to a different folder in my C drive.. then relaunch Adobe Premiere and this folder will be recreated (note, if you have custom presets make sure you copy them from the backup copy you did into the new EssentialSound folder that Adobe Premiere just recreated).. now I can see the Presets list with multiple options... the solution in detail is here: forums.adobe.com/thread/2307529

[@VideoRevealed]

If Premiere Pro fails when trying to sync audio, there is nothing you can do. Sorry.

[@VideoRevealed]

Great tip.

[@bondry77fullgames85]

Hello. How can i bounce Two audio clips in one ?

[@VideoRevealed]

There are no bounce options in Premiere Pro. You'd have to put them in a Timeline, export them, then import that file.

[@lenink9788]

anything similar to this is available in audition CC 2020?

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes, I mention that in the tutorial and I give you link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6uvh5KOiMx7fKc

[@edgardelacroix]

Is there a way to put a limiter on the master?

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes, you can either add the effect to the Master channel or apply Loudness Normalization in the Effects tab of the Export dialog box. See this screenshot: imgur.com/a/NdGcQ

[@edgardelacroix]

VideoRevealed thank you very much! I just subscribed to patreon, for all the times you helped me over the last year with your videos. You are a very good and passionate teacher! Thank you!

[@VideoRevealed]

THANK YOU SO MUCH EDGAR! I really do appreciate you supporting us on Patreon.

[@tulevikupro2011]

+VideoRevealed #offtopic, but i have an issue, i want import psd coloring file to premiere pro, but how do i apply coloring to mp4 video? any advice?

[@VideoRevealed]

If you have the latest version of Premiere Pro CC 2018, then you can use the Lumetri Color Panel for color grading but there's not way to transfer swatch colors from Photoshop. If you are looking to do actual painting on the video, then you'd need After Effects for that.

[@camipantoja]

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome! 😍

[@pietriczenko6266]

Eddit the film, so I will only watch how to do it

[@VideoRevealed]

Ok, not sure I understand though.

[@pietriczenko6266]

Only knowledge

[@VideoRevealed]

That's what I try to give people.

[@redmedicine109]

Okay boomer.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks! ❤

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[@xxtetsukuroxx4879]

THANK YOU FOR THIS TUTORIAL, IT REALLY HELPED ME!!!

[@VideoRevealed]

Glad it helped!

[@johnkaufi]

Great video!

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks!