>Also am trying to find a way to bring the audio level up, then down on the sound bites, but can seem to find a way to apply a fade in/fade out for audio.<

As Hunter has said, volume envelopes....get to know them.

You can also change the sound level of an audio track in relation to other audio events automatically with Excalibur's Voice-Over Wizard.

Gary

GAhicks,
We'll be demonstrating all sorts of mixing tips and tricks on the VASST tour, likely we're coming to a city near you.
http://www.vasst.com/tourstops/vegascities.htm
Mixing, including the Mackie Control, will be one of the taught sessions.

Yes, the volume envelope is exactly what you want to add to your audio track. It allows you to add volume adjustment points to your audio track. Kind of like the gain control, but with more "control".

Thanks to Hunter, Gary and VidKid, I've learned something new today...

1. As Hunter said, click on the audio track of your original sound track. Press "V". A line will show-up in the middle of your track.

2. You're probably gonna want four new edit points: one at the begining of where you want your affect to occur, two in the middle, and one at the end point of the effect. To get the edit points, double click on the line at each point. Don't worry, you can slide 'em back and forth to get 'em exactly where you want, later. You'll also note there's an edit point way back at the begining of the track which you didn't create!

3. On the original audio track, grab the one you didn't create at the begining of the track and slide it down. Then, ditto the second and fifth edit points. Adjust the middle two to the desired level.

4. Repeate the process for your background, adjusting the place where the two tracks can be heard to desirable levels. Our ears probably don't want the background to totally disappear, so reduce it to just-noticable levels, allowing the original audio to be prominate.

I used to create this same effect by splitting the tracks, an effectively creating new events on the timeline. (Press "S" at the desired points). This was cool, because it allowed me to repeat portions of a video to the beat of the music, "replaying" a "funny(?)" portion repeatedly. Using the splitting technique also allowed me to adjust volumes, giving the effect you (and I) were looking for... but Hunter's suggestion make a LOT more sense.

THANKS HUNTER!!!

Perfect Thanks!