Adobe Express: Fix audio levels in Adobe Audition

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Demo summary

The narrator demonstrates a workflow in Adobe Audition including selecting audio, applying the Amplify effect, normalizing to -3dB, and applying Dynamics compression settings.

Step-by-step

Open Adobe Audition and add your audio file
Press Ctrl + A to select the entire audio track
Go to the Effects menu and select Amplitude and Compression
Click on the Amplify effect and choose the +1 dB boost preset
Click Apply
Go to the Favorites menu and select Normalize to -3dB
Return to the Effects menu, select Amplitude and Compression, and click Dynamics
Apply the dynamics settings and click OK

Highlights

“Your audio is now perfectly balanced.”

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