Audio Rubberband:volume:bypass

[johnf83075185]

I am using PRE 2019 on a Windows 10 computer.

When I highlight a particular audio clip it says "Rubberband:volume:bypass" and the yellow line representing the volume level is much lower than in adjacent clips which say "Rubberband:volume:level".  All the other clips are like this - only one has "bypass".  I have tried changing the setting to "level" but when I close the project and re-open it it reverts to "bypass".  Could you please explain what this means and why it is happening?  How can I permanently change it to level?

[Bill Sprague]

What is the source of the audio track?  When you change it to "level", what level is set?

[johnf83075185]

Hi Bill,

The source of the audio track is (originally) a VHS video tape.  It has been professionally converted to MP4 (H.264 codec) for importing to Premiere Elements.  I am in "audio view" and I am obtaining the audio level by hovering the mouse pointer over the highlighted clip.  With bypass set, the audio level of this clip is +15.5, roughly the same as the clips either side  (I think I normalised each clip independently) but the yellow line is much further down. When I change the setting from bypass to level the yellow line moves up to be level with the adjacent clips but the actual audio level remains unchanged.  I don't understand what these terms "bypass" and "level" mean - please help.  Thank you.

[Bill Sprague]

I don't understand what the terms "bypass" and "level" mean either because I've never used bypass. Even after a google search and finding an explaination, I still didn't understand "bypass". I've only used "level". I hope another user can help you better than I can!

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

F1: Each audio effect includes a bypass option that lets you turn the effect on or off as specified by the keyframes that you set.

[johnf83075185]

I have managed to fix this by clicking on "remove audio effects" (even though I hadn't set any!) and then changing the setting from bypass to level. Also I re-normalised the audio for that clip (although it made no difference to the gain).  Then, when I exited, PRE recognised that something had changed and prompted me to save it.  Now when I re-open the project the line is "level" and in the right place. 

[Bill Sprague]

Thanks Ann.