Having been greatly helped by kind, knowledgeable people able to solve my worst problem, I am back again seeking answers to compensate for being so non-technical.
It appears that the Audio Mixer, with Master on the right side, may allow me to set a reasonable maximum sound level for my entire project. Unfortunately the instructions provided are so convoluted that I cannot understand them.
My objective is, for the first time, to eliminate all audio (voice and music) which is too loud, by setting a limit. Previously I tinkered manually with each audio segment that sounded overly loud and needed to be softer, a very long, cumbersome process adjusting multiple audio points.
If given the proper commands, my guess is that Master will set a desired limit. And the limit I choose has no effect upon all audio already below that limit. Please confirm, if possible, that I am right about this general concept.
Unfortunately Master is presented on a scale with "-Inf" atop two columns of mysterious numbers decreasing as they reach towards -Inf. What's clear is that audio gets louder as volume hits lower numbers. A short test revealed that some audio on my timeline even goes up high enough towards -Inf so that it hits a red zone, obviously way too loud. (The two columns have to be stereo, with both needing to be controlled. I don't care what -Inf is.)
I lack knowledge about how to set a proper limit, both the commands and the sound level as expressed at -6, -9, -12, etc. But one of these numbers should be chosen to crush unpleasant loudness over the entirety of my 27 minute travel video. Which number is it?
Once I have that number, and the commands needed to enforce it, I hope that sliding Master into proper position means that my new video is finished.
The video, unlike my Vegas Movie Studio 9.0 technical skill level, is fine.
So I ask for help once again, believing this will be the last time for my current travel video effort.
Dave
It appears that the Audio Mixer, with Master on the right side, may allow me to set a reasonable maximum sound level for my entire project. Unfortunately the instructions provided are so convoluted that I cannot understand them.
My objective is, for the first time, to eliminate all audio (voice and music) which is too loud, by setting a limit. Previously I tinkered manually with each audio segment that sounded overly loud and needed to be softer, a very long, cumbersome process adjusting multiple audio points.
If given the proper commands, my guess is that Master will set a desired limit. And the limit I choose has no effect upon all audio already below that limit. Please confirm, if possible, that I am right about this general concept.
Unfortunately Master is presented on a scale with "-Inf" atop two columns of mysterious numbers decreasing as they reach towards -Inf. What's clear is that audio gets louder as volume hits lower numbers. A short test revealed that some audio on my timeline even goes up high enough towards -Inf so that it hits a red zone, obviously way too loud. (The two columns have to be stereo, with both needing to be controlled. I don't care what -Inf is.)
I lack knowledge about how to set a proper limit, both the commands and the sound level as expressed at -6, -9, -12, etc. But one of these numbers should be chosen to crush unpleasant loudness over the entirety of my 27 minute travel video. Which number is it?
Once I have that number, and the commands needed to enforce it, I hope that sliding Master into proper position means that my new video is finished.
The video, unlike my Vegas Movie Studio 9.0 technical skill level, is fine.
So I ask for help once again, believing this will be the last time for my current travel video effort.
Dave