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Mixing audio tracks and clips, Processing order for audio – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual

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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4

Editing Audio

Last updated 11/6/2011

Mixing audio tracks and clips

Mixing is blending and adjusting the audio tracks in a sequence. Sequence audio tracks can contain many audio clips,
and the audio tracks of video clips. Actions you perform when mixing audio can be applied at various levels within a
sequence. For example, you can apply one audio level value to a clip and another value to the track that contains the
clip. In addition, a track that contains the audio for a nested sequence may already contain volume changes and effects
applied to the tracks in the source sequence. Values applied at all of these levels are combined for the final mix.

You can modify an audio clip by applying an effect to the clip or to the track that contains the clip. Consider applying
effects in a planned, systematic way to avoid redundant or conflicting settings on the same clip.

Chris and Trish Meyer provide an overview on the

Artbeats website

of how to mix and time multiple audio tracks for

maximum clarity and story-telling impact.

More Help topics

Record an analog source

” on page 214

Applying audio effects to clips

” on page 222

Processing order for audio

As you edit sequences, Premiere Pro processes audio in the following order, from first to last:

Gain adjustments applied to clips by using the Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain command.

Effects applied to clips.

Track settings, which are processed in the following order: Pre-fader effects, pre-fader sends, mute, fader, meter,
post-fader effects, post-fader sends, and then pan/balance position.

Track output volume from left to right in the Audio Mixer, from audio tracks to submix tracks, ending at the master
track.

Note: The default signal path can be modified by sends or by changing a track’s output setting.

More Help topics

Route tracks with sends

” on page 232