Learning Target: I can organize, adjust and normalize dialogue recordings in Premiere Pro to create clear, consistent audio for my film.
In this lesson, you'll organize your audio tracks, adjust dialogue levels, use the Essential Sound Panel and practise normalizing audio.
Estimated Time: 30- 45 minutes
Work solo or with your project partner.
Watch the video Editing Audio 01 and follow along using your Blade Runner project.
Open your Premiere Pro project and organize your audio tracks.
Check your dialogue levels using the audio meters.
Use the Essential Sound Panel to balance and improve your dialogue.
3. Use the Editing & Balancing Dialogue Checklist in your booklet to practise each technique on your own project.
PRACTISE — NORMALIZING AUDIO
Review the three slides on Normalizing Audio.
Choose one dialogue or ADR clip in your timeline.
Open Audio Gain (right-click or press G).
Select Normalize All Peaks To and enter −3 dB.
Click OK, play the clip and check its levels.
Compare the normalized audio with the original.
SOUND DESIGN BOOKLET