My sound in after effects during editing sounds like a robot, is this normal?

[wartaalw17449574]

Hello,

TOday i just started with after effects. After installation tried to edit a file. First thing noticed there was no sound. Then the sound

was a bit off, i guess it sounds like a robot. I have enclosed a video of the sound and my settings. Could you guys

please help me by telling if this is normal or I need to fix something? after effects question - YouTube

Many thanks in advance

[Mo Moolla · Accepted solution]

This is normal. The "stuttering" you heard was the audio being rendered on the RAM preview. Once the render area goes green the sound and vid are rendered and play normally as I hear in the latter part of your vid

[wartaalw17449574]

thank you very much and sory for the stupid questoin. but I used to work on sony vegas but after effects is the best so very new.

[Mo Moolla]

Hi. There is no such thing as a stupid question... Glad to be of assistance and enjoy the edit

[Rick Gerard]

The first thing I noticed was that the comp is more than 5 minutes long. This tells me you are trying to edit in After Effects. AE is the wrong tool for editing. You use it to create shots and short sequences that you cannot create in a Non-Linear Editor like Premiere Pro. More than 90% of my comps are seven seconds or less and one shot. Almost all of the motion graphics or animated sequences that I create are no longer than a single phrase of music or a single sentence. Very few of them are longer than 10 or 12 seconds. You create those shots or sequences in AE, render them and then do the editing in Premiere Pro. You can also pull individual shots out of Premiere Pro and modify them in AE using Dynamic Link.

After Effects will be completely frustrating and impossible to use effectively if you don't start with the basics. I would suggest that you start here: Basic AE. Two or three hours going over the material on that site will save you days of fiddling around. You also have to be very careful about the tutorials you watch. Most of the ones I have seen in the last several years on YouTube are presented by amateurs that do not know what they are doing. They present inefficient workflows with poor explanations and many of them propose techniques that should not ever be used. Make sure you figure out who your trainers are so you don't waste time and develop bad habbits.

[wartaalw17449574]

really really really thanks for the info rick. I wasnt aware AE is for only small sequences. You saved a lot with that just alone.

I was going to youtube tutorials but will definitely go with the links you gave.

One other question, I used sony vegas always, if I want to become better in AE, should I also learn adobe premiere instead of sony vegas?

[Peru Bob]

wartaalw17449574  wrote

really really really t should I also learn adobe premiere instead of sony vegas?

Not instead of, but along with AE.  Premiere Pro is for editing.  AE is for special effects.

[wartaalw17449574]

thanks for the fast reply. I think I phrased it wrong. If I stay with sony vegas and learn AE. Will that be compatible or is it better to learn premiere pro and AE?

[Rick Gerard]

Premiere is more compatible with AE because of Dynamic Link and Essential Graphics. and it's a lot better at handling larger and more complex projects. A lot of feature films are being cut on Premiere Pro. You won't find that much professional high-level work that is produced using Vegas.

On the other hand, basically editing is editing and the hard part is learning when to cut and how to manipulate sound. Those basics, the things that make a good editor, are the same no matter what app you use. It's all about the timing. The additional features used to polish a production are different and the UI is different. If your goal is to work as efficiently as possible and you plan complex projects then I would suggest that you spend a fair amount of time learning Premiere Pro.

[wartaalw17449574]

sorry for my late reply. But my sister was giving birth to her second child so I was bit occupied.

But so it seems I need to learn adobe premiere as well. Thank you all for taking the time to advice.

[Mo Moolla]

Its a pleasure and congratulations on the new arrival.

Any questions you are welcome to message me directly if needed

Mo