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dant71360250
dant71360250
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July 2, 2019
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Audio rendering out louder

  • July 2, 2019
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Hey,

I have set some audio to -10db in AE which is pretty quiet, but it sounds far louder when rendered out with ME. I've left my volume the same, so it's something to do with AE or ME.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan

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    Correct answer dant71360250

    I was playing the mp4s through Finder preview, but they still do the same thing with VLC and QT.


    Figured it out.

    I was a total d**k and duplicated the comp without even knowing. When rendering it out from within that comp, I found that it was the right volume. What a tool I am!

    Thanks both for helping anyway.

    2 replies

    gupta shivangi
    gupta shivangi
    Legend
    July 3, 2019

    Hi dant,

    Thanks for reaching out. I checked the issue description and it appears that there could be an issue with the audio hardware settings as @justintaylor suggested or it could be an issue with the media player that you are using. We need to check that.

    • Did you try rendering using After Effects? Does it give you the correct audio?
    • Where are you playing the exporting file? Did you try a different media player?

    Let me know.

    Thanks,

    Shivangi

    dant71360250
    dant71360250Author
    Participant
    July 4, 2019

    Thanks for your replies guys.

    Unfortunately, I don't have another audio interface/output—there's only one.

    Loudness Normalization is not active.

    I tried with AE and a mov file which still has the same results. A bit blown out which is strange at -5db and -10db.

    Playback is through Finder (space bar preview) and mov through Quicktime.

    Any other ideas? This is how I've always done it and never had this problem before.

    gupta shivangi
    gupta shivangi
    Legend
    July 4, 2019

    Playback is through Finder (space bar preview) and mov through Quicktime.

    Do you have any other media player to test? Like VLC media player.

    Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew
    Community Expert
    Justin Taylor-Hyper BrewCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2019

    Are you on Mac or Windows? Do you have the volume for the app turned down? Also, check to make sure your audio settings in AE are correct.

    dant71360250
    dant71360250Author
    Participant
    July 3, 2019

    I'm on Mac.

    What do you mean volume for the app?

    Apart from the db, what should I be checking in AE?

    Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew
    Community Expert
    Justin Taylor-Hyper BrewCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 3, 2019

    I don't think you can adjust app volume on a Mac without 3rd party volume mixers. In AE, open the Audio panel (Window > Audio) and make sure it's set to 0.

    Also, go to Preferences > Audio Hardware and make sure those settings are using the right hardware. You might try a different audio interface/output to see if it's having the same volume issue or not.

    Also, are you using a custom Media Encoder preset or built-in one? If you have Loudness Normalization (in the Effects tab) turned on, that can change your levels after the render.

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