The power of Match Volume in Adobe Audition

If you have several audio/video clips that need to be the same volume, then Adobe Audition's Match Volume feature will do the trick automatically.
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[@NakedVaultDweller]

Well done. I was in the process of preparing to upload a video to KZbin when I saw this video was on the KZbin home page. I almost didn't click on it but I struggle so much with sound that I couldn't resist at least giving it a shot. I do most of my sound editing through PP using the Audio Gain function and while this might be OK to do when you have a few clips, it can become very time consuming when you have a lot of audio clips. I've not used Audition before but the next video I make, I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm glad you found it useful.

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[@VideoRevealed]

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[@johnwhitelam]

BRILLIANT! This was a big help to me. Thank you so much.

[@NewDayTalkRadio]

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[@VideoRevealed]

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[@xquatroxx]

thanks colin, i've done as you said (stupid of me i didn't think of this) i've found a few fx sounds to my liking and is now works like a charm... happy and satisfied. no to render al the stuff. cheers.

[@VideoRevealed]

Great.

[@radharcanna]

A very useful explanation, clearly presented. Thank you.

[@VideoRevealed]

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[@VideoRevealed]

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[@katharineparsons2171]

Colin has bailed me out MULTIPLE times ❤️

[@NationalEdOnlineorg]

Excellent explanation of the match volume feature in Adobe Audition.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks.

[@AnotherNewYorker]

Colin - another great video. Thanks for all of these --- you've helped me every time. Great work.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks.

[@katharineparsons2171]

Thanks again, Colin. Could you think about doing a tutorial on matching volume AND “match EQ” in Adobe Audition? I think it would be handy when we are recording a voice in different environments and want to make them some (optimally) like they are the same.

[@VideoRevealed]

There is no way to match EQ in any program I've used. Sorry.

[@ferpan182]

Thank you man for sharing this stuff

[@erlendvageskar3356]

This helped a lot. Thank you

[@colibrireader]

Does this work for levelling the volume of mp3 music tracks? I'm talking about bass, volume and treble being consistent.

[@RavenMustang]

Thank you! When I made the correction, the files have now an underlying humm/buzz. Perhaps add how to fix this problem after the correction or how to compensate for issues that come up as a result of the correction.

[@VideoRevealed]

My guess is that the noise was there previously but amplified after the gain increase. This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6LCZ3t4mNSamMU

[@Wukomi]

Thank you. It is now called ¨Match Loudness¨ ?

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes.

[@faustnestor2790]

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[@VideoRevealed]

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[@annasantiago8434]

Thank you so much!!!!..You are a LIFE SAVOR!!!!! I am a new subscriber!

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm happy you found this useful and thanks for subscribing!

[@t3lum]

It is now called Match Loudness

[@VideoRevealed]

Correct.

[@whatfoodsmenu]

Many thanks

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@derhandgepack-guru876]

what about if I have some clips where the EQ settings are really different. I recordd one file in quicktime and one file in premiere pro and the problem there is that the clip that I recorded within premiere pro has much more low frequency in it. How could I match these two clips? Would greatly appreciate any input on this. Kind regards, Marcel.

[@VideoRevealed]

You have to manually make EQ changes to match the clips.

[@ryangreen3267]

Doesn't seem to really work on a multitrack session.

[@VideoRevealed]

That's correct.

[@atbattson]

Does this still work? I cannot find the Match to: File option in 2022.

[@VideoRevealed]

It's now called Match Loudness. Look for the panel in the Window menu.

[@himalayanlagoon]

Thank you for this video.

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@VXDRG]

I also have another question. So I did the match volume and now I want to save all of the clips to apply it to my premiere sound clips how do I save audition without closing the software? Also How do I apply a preset favorite sound recording to all my clips at once so they have the same effect on them without doing each one individually?

[@VideoRevealed]

+vince d - Once you output your files from Audition, there is no longer a "connection" to those files, they are new files that you then load into Premiere Pro. Here is a tutorial I did on AdobeTV on recording and applying favorites: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYikmWqErZ5se68

[@youtubewatcher2006]

Great video! I was wondering if "Match Loudness" acts like a compressor and adjusts all parts of the audio file to the set loudness value or if it measures the average loudness and adjusts the average only (all peaks still have the same relative distance as before)?

[@VideoRevealed]

There are 9 different "Match To" settings for things like television broadcast or radio. The final result adjusts the gain of each clip but no compression is added.

[@youtubewatcher2006]

Thank you but I was acutally asking if the Match Loudness feature adjusts parts of the waveform individually to get to the setting value or if it adjusts the entire audio clip as a whole (i.e. it only adjusts the average loudness).

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm not sure, all I know is the volume matches the other clips.

[@cj60wilson]

Hi Colin, do Audition separate the audio from the video when bringing it into Audition match volume, example, multiple video with different audio levels

[@VideoRevealed]

+Cliff Wilson - Yes, Audition will make all the audio files available and you can edit them as individual files or put them into a Multitrack. Thanks for you support.

[@jcisbell]

Hey :^) Is the workflow the same for .mov files? That is; do you import the .mov or just the aiff? And do they save back to the existing file or does Audition offer to create another set of audio only files?

[@VideoRevealed]

It's just the audio that is changing so any format works. You can't replace the audio in a video file, so Audition will have to export out new audio files. If you're using Premiere Pro CC, then the new Essential Sound panel will automatically balance the volume and allow you to make changes; all without rendering any extra audio files. Here's a tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4u9hmCtj82LndE

[@RaviShekharFilms]

Thank you ! You helped me at the right time! :)

[@VideoRevealed]

Awesome.

[@axtonheath8170]

I know Im kinda off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch newly released series online?

[@mathiasjayson676]

@Axton Heath i use Flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

[@alfredoadam1703]

@Mathias Jayson Definitely, I have been watching on FlixZone for months myself =)

[@axtonheath8170]

@Mathias Jayson Thank you, I went there and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it!!

[@orencioperez9120]

Quick question after doing match volume , it seems they're are close in volume BUT when looking at the actual wav ( in logic ) the files don't look like they're the same visually

[@VideoRevealed]

The Match "Volume" (now "Match Loudness" in the newest update) have several choices and the results are directly affected by that. The visual size of the waveform is not the complete picture of how loud a sound is because humans do not hear every frequency the same as a computer. The best choices for matching loudness have to do with "perceived" levels, or levels that the human ear is sensitive to. So the final result may not visually look matched, but the scientific values (based on human hearing) are correct. (Example 1 in the screenshot) You can use Peak Amplitude to simply set a level and have everything be pushed to that exact value. The waveforms should look the same but many not be perceived that way by human hearing. Just a note that this feature is more for balancing dialog for video broadcast productions and not for music. I would balance musical tracks using compressors and limiters. Here's a screenshot of the settings: i.imgur.com/XRXjBCG.png

[@waynegomillion4976]

Appreciate it. Can This be done if the audio clips are added to the multitrack and are edited?

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes. Any clip in the Multitrack is linked to the clips in the bin so changing the volume will affect anything in the Timeline.

[@waynegomillion4976]

@@VideoRevealed Makes sense . Appreciate your help.

[@f2lab490]

thank you for sharing

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@carlostrejo8010]

thank you I learned a lot

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great.

[@lucyf2967]

re-titled as "Match Loudness" in the Audition 2018 version for some pointless reason.

[@VideoRevealed]

"Loudness" is a specific and important term as it takes human hearing into account. "Volume" is a scientific measurement that can actually sound different if the gain is within a frequency that is very low or high; which is where human hearing isn't the best.

[@abhisheksubhash47]

Can you please tell the ideal volume for lossless music files?

[@VideoRevealed]

There is no ideal volume. It depends on where you're delivering your file. Spotify would be different from KZbin and different from music mastering.

[@abhisheksubhash47]

@@VideoRevealed I have some wav files ripped from different audio cd's. Iam trying to adjust them all to an optimum volume for listening via digital devices since the cd's contain latest releases to releases from 80's.

[@cj60wilson]

hi Colin thank you for the help i really appreciated it, however i have another question, for example I have a number of files in adobe premiere cs6 most of which has a different volume how do i then take all of those files into Audition match the volume and bring them back into premiere, thank you in advance

[@VideoRevealed]

Select all the audio files in the Project Bin in Premiere Pro and go to Edit menu> Edit in Audition. All the audio will be extracted and Audition will launch. Do your edits and Save and because you're editing files in Audition that are already in the Premiere Pro Project Bin, any saving you do will instantly update. Note: It's not like Dynamic Link, the editing you do is destructive so don't send back and for too much.

[@cj60wilson]

+VideoRevealed thanks Colin you're the best

[@VXDRG]

I have a question I have a bunch of clips and I want to reduce noise on all of them by the same amount. I already did noise capture and I want to apply it to all of them at once. Is their anyway to do that?

[@VideoRevealed]

+vince d - The only way is to record a favorite and then apply it as a batch operation.

[@RSParthiban]

Thank you so much sir :)

[@VideoRevealed]

You're welcome.

[@zineeddinebendjaballah8710]

Very informative

[@VideoRevealed]

Thank you.

[@StandAloneState]

I used three files that I was going to use in the same mixdown, adjusted it to -16 LUFS, then after exporting I noticed a volume difference in one of the files that was supposed to be adjusted. I don't understand why.

[@VideoRevealed]

I'm not sure either. Were there any effects on the clip that were not applied before exporting?

[@StandAloneState]

If I took one file that was adjusted to -16 LUFS, and put it into a multitrack with another file that had an unadjusted LUFS rating, saved it as an mp3, then went back into Match Volume to adjust the newly exported file to -16 LUFS, what would happen? Would the overall volume change, especially the file that was pre-adjusted to -16 LUFS?

[@VideoRevealed]

All clips get processed when using Match Volume so yes, it would get processed each time.

[@StandAloneState]

Thank you for the response. Your videos have been very helpful to a newcomer like myself!

[@dhruvhargun]

what is the name of this Soft-wear and how i get this

[@VideoRevealed]

The name is in the title, it's Adobe Audition and you can subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud on www.adobe.com.

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

Very nice.

[@VideoRevealed]

Thanks. If you have the latest version of Premiere Pro CC, it also has a new Match Volume command in the Essential Audio panel.

[@timothymorton2757]

wow! like magic!

[@VideoRevealed]

Yes it is!

[@ivoryproductionsllc]

Is there a way to reduce the volume of someone speaking into a mic? Scenario: I placed a lav mic on someone speaking to a group of people. He was told that he would have a mic on him so everyone could hear him speak. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. However, I placed a lav mic on him for video. The issue is that he spoke extremely loud so everyone could hear him speak & I didn't think to change the settings on my lav mic. His audio is extremely loud (scratchy, aggressive). Is it possible to adjust this in Audition? Thanks.

[@VideoRevealed]

Jeff, you *may* be able to fix it with the DeClipper in Audition. I am working on a tutorial for it. Here are some basic steps: imgur.com/a/216LH

[@ivoryproductionsllc]

Awesome. And I literally just watched a video on DeClipper, really ironic. I will definitely try this out. Thanks for the swift response! Love your channel by the way sir!

[@jcisbell]

De-clipping really is sort of a miracle. For the longest time it simply wasn't possible. If the distortion was there, that was it. But because digital distortion can be defined, new curves can be created for the sound waves to follow that are more natural and just lack the flat peaks of distortion. What a life saver. You should report back how it goes for you.

[@MorrisLiveProductions]

thanks for the help my shows has mismatch volume

[@VideoRevealed]

That's great. Just so you know, the newest version of Premiere Pro now has balanced audio in the Essential Sound panel.

[@MorrisLiveProductions]

@@VideoRevealed so nice to know keep up the great work

[@marcel106]

And how do I save those Audios?

[@VideoRevealed]

File menu> Export> File.

[@keyboyrecords]

You should pin the comment up and let people know this is for broadcast so people won't be mucking up entire albums worth of musical material.

[@VideoRevealed]

Sorry you didn't like the tutorial.

[@DeanLeatherman]

You just like Al off ToolTime!

[@VideoRevealed]

Ha, ha. Thanks.

[@henryfarnamiv]

Hysterical you said that considering that I’m sound editing a project I directed with that actor in it and came here to get some tips for sound mixing (before I send it to the real engineer).

[@JohnathanHollyFilms]

It didn't work at all, the levels are still a bit high and low at most times

[@VideoRevealed]

+super12058 - You will have to tweak the settings and lower the target volume. If the differences are too great (+-20dB) you most likely will have to process the files with extremely low gain. Or, run a limiter on them before you use Match Volume.

[@stumu1242]

Colin, your descriptions are fabulous, thank you. Could I ask a quick qn? I run the multitrack backing tracks on stage to a large production pro rock tribute band.. I use Audition CS6. I run the multitrack view, so I can flick recorded instruments on or off if we need to on the night (based on which players can make it/which can't etc). Anyway - I have 10 different recorded backing instruments used, across our 30-song repertoire (it's a 2-hour stage show). The trouble is - while each one of the 30 songs is mixed and mastered beautifully in its own right, each of the 30 individual songs have a different total level output to each other. So how do I mix the 30 songs (i.e. each song is still preserved with its own seperated 10 individual tracks in the multitrack view) so that all of the songs end up closely level-balanced, and outputting at around -6db each, as we go through the show? I've tried perceived loudness, setting it at -6dB, but it buries some parts and raises others way too loud. Same thing with the Total File RMS setting. What do you suggest.. is it not a Match Volume thing in the first place?

[@VideoRevealed]

I'd use something like a Maximizer from Waves. Think of it as a live mastering plug-in. Be careful, it's easy to push it too much but have a look at all the version of Maximizers and put them on the stereo out. It will slam everything to a perfect and constant level. www.waves.com/search?searchmode=anyword&smartsearchfilter=0;&searchtext=maximizer

[@stumu1242]

@@VideoRevealed Thanks Colin. I was hoping to keep it all in Audition, and just volume match the 270-ish tracks somehow, but meh.. what's another plugin?! 😀