Adobe 65021048 User Guide - Page 212

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 206 User Guide Recording audio mixes About recording audio changes Using the Audio Mixer, you can apply changes to audio tracks as a sequence plays back. You can instantly hear the results of any changes you make. You can control the volume, pan, and mute settings of a track or its sends. You can control all effect options for track effects, including the bypass setting. The Audio Mixer records the changes as track keyframes in the audio tracks. It doesn't make changes to the source clips. It's best to make adjustments to multitrack sequences one track at a time. Ride the controls on one track while playing a sequence. Then play it again from the beginning while riding the controls on another track. The changes you made to the first track are preserved if you set the track's automation setting to Off or Read. See also "Working with keyframes" on page 282 Record changes to sound tracks Each channel of the Audio Mixer corresponds to an audio track in the Timeline. You can use the controls in each Audio Mixer channel to record changes to its corresponding audio track. For example, to vary the volume level of clips in the Audio 1 track, use the Volume slider in the Audio 1 channel of the Audio Mixer. 1 In the Timeline panel or Audio Mixer panel, set the current time to the point where you want to start recording automation changes. Note: In the Audio Mixer, you can set the current time at the top left corner of the panel. 2 In the Audio Mixer, choose an automation mode from the Automation Mode menu at the top of each track you want to change. To record changes, choose a mode other than Off or Read. (See "Audio Mixer automation modes" on page 207) 3 (Optional) To protect the settings of a property during the Write automation mode, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an effect or send and then choose Safe During Write from the pop-up menu. 4 In the Audio Mixer, do one of the following: • To start automation, click the Play button in the Audio Mixer. • To play the sequence in a continuous loop, click the Loop button . • To play from the In point to the Out point, click the Play In To Out button . 5 As the audio plays back, adjust the options of any automatable property. 6 To stop automation, click the Stop button . 7 To preview changes, change the current time to the beginning of your changes, and click the Play button 8 To view the keyframes you created, do the following: a Click the Show Keyframes button at the head of the audio track you changed, and select Show Track Keyframes. b Click the clip header toward the top left of an audio clip you changed, and choose from the drop-down menu the type of change you recorded. For example, if you changed the volume, choose Track > Volume. April 1, 2008