Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 221)

215 USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Editing Audio
Last updated 11/6/2011
Note: The Track Input Channel menu appears after you click the Enable Track For Recording icon.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary if you’re recording to multiple tracks.
6 (Optional) Create a new sequence.
Note: It’s also possible to record to an existing sequence. Doing so is useful for recording voice-overs. You can record your
voice while watching the playback of the sequence. When you record voice-overs to an existing sequence, it’s good practice
to click the Solo Track icon
in the Audio Mixer for the track that you’re recording to. Clicking the icon mutes the other
audio tracks.
7 (Optional) Select the audio track that you want to record to.
8 (Optional) Adjust the levels on the input device to achieve the proper recording level.
9 Click the Record icon at the bottom of the Audio Mixer to enter Record mode.
10 Click the Play button to start recording.
11 If necessary, adjust the track volume slider up (louder) or down (quieter) as you record to maintain the monitor
level you want.
The red indicators at the top of the VU meters light up if the audio is clipped. Make sure that the audio level isn’t loud
enough to cause clipping. Generally, loud audio registers near 0 dB, and quiet audio registers around -18 dB.
12 Click the Stop icon to stop recording.
The recorded audio appears as a clip in the audio track and as a master clip in the Project panel. You can always select
the clip in the Project panel and rename or delete it.
Mute input during recording
Muting input can prevent feedback or echo when the computer is connected to speakers.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Audio (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Audio (Mac OS).
2 Select Mute Input During Timeline Recording.
Adjusting volume levels
Monitor volume level from Timeline, or Program Monitor
You can monitor audio levels for clips in a Timeline panel.
1 If the Audio Master Meters panel is not open, select Window > Audio Master Meters.
2 Select the Program Monitor or a Timeline panel.
3 Do one of the following:
• Select a Timeline panel, and press Space,
• In the Program Monitor, click the Play Stop Toggle (Space) button .
The Audio Master Meters panel displays the audio level for the Timeline.