Add Keyframe to an Audio Track in the Sequence

[scottc1255235]

I have a section in in an audio clip when the interview subject smacks her lips. I want to create keyframes in the track (within the sequence) to lower the Db for that moment, but I can't figure it out. Isn't there a quick way to add keyframes to the middle of an audio track in the sequence? Your help is always appreciated :0 

Scott

[gerikp]

Edit - I have not idea why I read your post and thought you were saying Markers. Now I look at it again and see you Keyframes. So disregard what I said....

If your video clip is selected in the timeline and you add a marker it will show up on both your video and audio track. But if your clip isn't selected the marker will just be added to the top of your timeline in the time units.

[salvo34]

hmmm... this will take a  while for me to capture the screenshots. I will try to recall what I did and explain and then add the screenshots one after another... it is easy once you know how to do it.

Basically you want to select the sound clip. You want to make sure you can see the volume line ( level ).

You want to make 4 keyframes... because you only want to adjust a small portion ( lip smack ) DOWN in volume ... and how far down you go depends on how it sounds to you on speakers and what the sound levels tell you.

For something that fast in time ( lip smack might last about what, less than 1/4 second ??

By making 4 keyframes you are bracketing just the lip smack and leaving everything else as is..

when you are done making the keyframes ( I use arrow keys to just advance one frame at a time to do this sort of stuff... ) you just drag down the two INSIDE keyframe defined LINE..  put mouse on the line, drag it down.

Afterward you can adjust ease in and ease out etc... if you want...

hope this helps...

[salvo34]

P.S.

I'm using CS6 but your version should have same options.

The new forum is useless for posting screenshots so it's hard to see but might give you the basic idea 

good luck

🙂

[scottc1255235]

"I'm using CS6 but your version should have same options." Unfortunately, it does not (CC 2019). There is no Add/Remove Keyfram option to the left of the Sequence. So I appreciate the suggstion, but the process is not the same.  

[scottc1255235]

I take it back, CC 2019 does have the add keyframe option. I just figured out how to use it. Thanks a lot for your help!  

[R Neil Haugen]

To ease doing what Salvo explains it's easiest to start by going into the keyboard shortcuts and set audio keyframe to a shortcut.

Move the CTI to a couple frames before, shortcut-keyframe; right arrow to move onto the smack, keyframe; tap right arrow to get a frame or two past the smack, keyframe.

Hit the + key to expand the timeline until you can easily select the center keyframe and drag it down.

Neil

[scottc1255235]

Thanks a lot for the suggstion. In fact, I created a custom shortcut  (see below), but when I do the command nothing happens. I've highlighted the track, placed the playhead where I want the keyframe held down the keys and clicked, but nada. Sorry if I'm sounding too remedial, but just want to make sure I'm not leaving anything out.  Any thoughts?  

[Richard M Knight]

As an alternative, I would cut the track each side of the lip smack and lower the level of the new section, or if it is not in shot replace with clean atmos.

[scottc1255235]

Very good idea, Richard. I may use this too. My preference is to not break up clips, but in a pinch this should definitely do the trick.  Thanks!! 

[Ann Bens]

That is what i would do: just replace the smack section with a clean section from an other part or the track.

[scottc1255235]

Thanks, Ann! 

[scottc1255235]

Ann, I stretched the row height enough so that now I see the Add Keyfram option.  Thanks a lot for your help.

One follow up. The section that has the lowered audio channel sounds odd. I now want to take a small bit of the audio track just before or right after this section to add some filler room tone. Any ideas how I can do that?  Thanks!! 

[salvo34]

Sometimes 'stacking' stuff helps... like leave what you got and add audio below it with room tone and adjust THAT volume level to match what sounds good to you ( you can make it a larger ( longer) section and use keyframes to adjust the volume till it sounds nice )

That way you can move the keyframes left and right ( basically like fade in and out ) to try and match the overall ambient noise ( room tone) until it sounds cool.

🙂

[salvo34]

In the terminator challenge thing I wanted to make a teaser for TV ( 30 seconds after adding stuff like " James Cameron Presents" cut to "A Jim Miller Film" cut to "Terminator, Dark Fate" ( at end the PG rating or whatever it is ) = 30 secs.

I crumpled up mylar in bathroom to make plasma noise ( layerd on some other stock thing I had) and was losing the voice ( " .....change our fate ..." ) so I had to sorta stack that and keep adjusting until it sorta was acceptable ... similar to trying to recapture room tone (ambience) if lowering lip smack 

So I used keyframes for that stuff.

https://vimeo.com/361731866

[scottc1255235]

Yes! That helps a lot. Great idea.

Very nice trailer! I'm interested :0 

[Ann Bens]

Of course there is an add/remove keyframe option in the timeline.

Expand the track.