Is there a way to control if Premiere moves the audio or video track during Synchronize?

You're not alone — Premiere Pro doesn’t provide a direct option to specify which track (audio or video) should move during synchronization.

Here are a couple of practical approaches:

1. Manual synchronization

   • Zoom in on the timeline to clearly see the waveforms.

   • Drag the audio or video clip to align it with the other track based on visual cues, like a clap or slate.

2. Merge clips

   • In the Project panel, select both the video and audio clips.

   • Right-click and choose “Merge Clips.”

   • Select “Audio” as the synchronization point. This creates a new merged clip with synchronized audio and video.

These methods give you more control and avoid unpredictable track movements when using the automatic sync feature.

Earlier clips will be moved to the right to align with the last clip that shares matching audio.

Which one is to the left to begin with? I think it matches to the farthest left one.

And out of curiosity, what are you using this for?