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Vissa
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August 22, 2023
Question

Is there a way to change volume only for the souce monitor?

  • August 22, 2023
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I need help with this

 

I need a way to change the volume of the source monitor, but not change anything with the audio. For example, right now I'm working adding soundtrack to a video, but everytime I want to listen to the musics I have available, I need to turn down my PC volume because the musics are so loud in the source monitor. Once I drag them in the timeline, they are fine since I'm changing the track volume.

 

It's been a problem for so long working like this. I found a tutorial, but in changing the volume of the source monitor, it was changing the volume of the clip after adding in the timeline. I just need to change the volume so the music don't blast in my headset while I'm choosing the best part.

 

Thanks

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    mark@headTrixCommunity Expert
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    August 22, 2023

    sounds like this is just a matter of lowering your computer volume. There is no volume control in the source monitor. If the audio is loud.... lower your volume.... then just make sure the correct levels you are seeking are good in the timeline.

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      VissaAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 22, 2023

      But then when listening to my timeline, the audio is too low. That's the whole point of the question, I need to constant change my computer volume because the sources are way louder than the timeline

      And when I'm adding multiple songs to my timeline, that slow down the process a lot

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      August 22, 2023

      Which leads me to wonder where the audio sources are coming from, if they're that "hot". Or ... whether you run really quiet audio on the sequence.

       

      Typical audio is set to normalize or have peaks somewhere between -17dB and -3dB, with the latter being a pretty unusually 'hot' setting. Broadcasters, YouTube, all have their required limits.

      Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      August 22, 2023

      None that I know of. Personally, I'd select a bunch of clips in the bin, and 'normalize' them to say -12dB or something like that, which would be about the 'base' place I'd want them on a timeline anyways.

       

      And then it's easy to nuke the effects on anything used on the timeline.

       

      Although it would be nice to have audio 'loudness' controls I suppose ...

       

       

      Neil

      Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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        VissaAuthor
        Inspiring
        August 22, 2023

        Thank you, Neil.

         

        Normalize them all before working on them is probably a good solution since there is no apparent way to control the volume

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