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Inspiring
January 24, 2023
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Fix Audio Dynamics Bug

  • January 24, 2023
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Fix the audio Dynamics plugin bug that was recently introduced. If an Audio Mixer has a Dynamics plugin, but not audio is currently passing through that track, it's creates a nasty glitching/grinding digital feedback.
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Inspiring
January 24, 2023
In response to Trevor Asquerthian's comment: Unless I'm misunderstanding the description of your workaround, it does not tell the whole story. I will describe my workflow:

For most projects I cut, I create a stereo sequence. I then create however many mono dialogue tracks I need (often many as I generally work with sources that used multiple microphones). I then send all of those mono dialogue tracks to a stereo submix I call "DX Submix."

I add my dialogue effects to the DX Submix. When I add Dynamics (which I basically always do), if there is any point at which there isn't any signal on at least one of the dialogue tracks (i.e. there is a gap of silence for all dialogue tracks at the same time), I will hear the feedback loop described above.

What I've started doing is creating an additional track where I place just the audio from Bars & Tone (New Item > Bars & Tone) which I extend out to a bit longer than whatever I think the approximate length of the entire sequence will be. I use Bars & Tone because it has audio and it can be easily extended to any length (and because Premiere does not have an Audio Slug feature).

I then reduce the volume of the tone to negative infinity, lock the track (so it won't affect my trims as I work), and send that track to my DX Submix.

This works reliably to eliminate the feedback loop and I can pretty much forget about the extra locked track as I work. When I'm done, I trim the tone so that it's the same length as the finished sequence.

Obviously a bug fix would be preferable, but this does the trick every time (at least with my workflow).
Legend
January 24, 2023
I think this bug is related to any plug-ins on the master bus of a MULTICHANNEL sequence.

I created two sequences, one stereo and one multichannel. I put a master bus 'loudness radar' on both and put a small audio clip down at the end of the timeline (so that it would play silence).

The stereo sequence plays without glitches, the multichannel plays with glitches.

Additionally, plug-ins on the multichannel master bus ONLY affect track 1. This is indicated by the fact that there is no 'fill left with right' plug-in.

WORKAROUND is to create stereo submixes to feed the multichannel master bus and add plug-ins there. Fixes both problems.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Could someone from Adobe give us any update on this one? Dynamics is probably the most important audio plugin (along with Parametric EQ) available in Premiere Pro, so it would be nice to have it working as expected.
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2023
Same problem, added Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2iPYPa880
Made a new sequence and put dynamics on it and video.
For me this problem has been around for a couple of versions.
On windows 10 Pro 64 bit, latest updates. Latest Adobe Premiere.
Audio Focusrite Scarlett 2I4
My workaround is using the obselete Audio Dynamics. But then you get an annoying popup every time you start the project.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
I've been experiencing this issue for some time now, through several versions. It poses a literal danger to those mixing on headphones, as the digital noise can often be unexpected, and extremely loud & jarring. Would LOVE to see this one fixed!
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
I have this exact same problem. Always have to put a dead audio track in for this not to happen. This has been happening over a couple of versions and I would have thought it would be sorted out by now.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Forgot to mention we are on Mac Pro OSX El Capitan 10.11.6
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Same exact issue, have to fill any "dead air" with an audio track set to -100 dB.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
That's the same issue I have

My link to this problem https://vimeo.com/265586265