Adobe Audition: Audio effects and dynamics in Adobe Premiere Pro

Demo summary
Mike imports a clip into Premiere Pro and demonstrates how to apply the Dynamics effect to a speech track to access compressor settings.
Step-by-step
- Drag and drop your video file into Adobe Premiere Pro
- Drag the clip into a sequence
- Open the Effects library and navigate to Audio Effects
- Select Amplitude and Compression
- Drag and drop the Dynamics effect onto the speech track
- Go to Effect Controls and click Edit to open the compressor settings
Options
- Right-click and select Edit Clip in Adobe Audition for spectral frequency view
Watch out for
- Technical knowledge is required for importing media and creating sequences
- Spectral frequency view (to isolate specific sounds like birds) requires exporting to Adobe Audition
Tips
- Use the Dynamics effect to access familiar compressor ratios and thresholds directly within Premiere
Highlights
“that's a lot of hassle. There's got to be a simpler way.”
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