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Clip FX Editor keeps opening when I click on timeline clips

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August 31, 2017
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Every two or three times that I click on an audio clip in the timeline, the Clip FX Editor - Multiband Compressor window opens right in front of what I'm doing. All the clips have the multi band compressor applied. I have to close the window every time so that I can make the edits I want. It's driving me mad. Anyone have a solution?

Correct answer paulb14961193

I FIGURED IT OUT!

When you make your audio FX in the selected audio clip that you will then copy + paste to others, make sure to click EDIT on the audio FX that is open BEFORE copying the FX. THEN paste onto your next desired clip. When you put the playhead over you will notice the stupid FX window will not show up anymore.

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caleb.kzh

Participant

Well well well, it's almost 3 years after the original post and I am still getting this bug on v14.0.1

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Jason DoPro

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Best thing I've found is to deselect the targeting button of the offending audio track.

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DaveFinn-Pierce

Participant

This is a great workaround!

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jhnphnf

Participating Frequently

yes this makes me nuts. Adobe needs to do something about this. I guess in the meantime we can save the audio effects work until the VERY end of the edit.

Svendeweb

Participating Frequently

I agree, starting to consider Final Cut does it have as many bugs?

I'm using version latest updated version 15.2 in 2021 and still happening.

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PeteWilson44

Participating Frequently

After 20+ years with Premiere I switched to FCPX for client. Strange at first but got used to it. Now I hate Premiere. You don't realise how bad something is until you use something else that works. No crash in FCPX all of last season editing weddings. Had to go back to PP this year for 2 new clients and non-stop crashes, bugs & problems. Such a shame because I loved Premiere growing up.

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Nismo_P5F8B

Participant

This Bullsh!t is still happening in 2020 v14 smh. Every time I stop start the playhead. Premiere sucks sometimes.

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Lane J. Wyrick

Participating Frequently

I don't think they see it as a bug that needs to be fixed, just a standard method of editing. The developer's viewpoint is probably if you want to work on a bunch of audio clips in a row, it is better to have the audio fx pop up automatically so you don't have to do a lot of fishing to adjust this on each clip.

While I find it annoying, once you get used to just applying an effect like for instance Voice Leveler which I use a lot to even out the peaks of the audio, then just close the FX dialog box before you copy and paste the effect on other clips it will make it so these don't pop up automatically.

Once you've done this a few times, it will become second nature. But whenever I'm going to make a lot of changes to a sequence, like doing a color correction pass, or fixing the audio, or cutting out a bunch of material, I first make a duplicate of the sequence so if I want to go back to the last step in case something gets screwed up I can just reopen the last copy of the sequence. That would help in this situation in case you mess it up and have continuous pop ups of the audio fx.

Hope this helps.

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Spectre_

Participant

If you disable the track targeting for the audio; so for example if this multiband compressor is on an audio clip on track 'A1', disable A1 and it will stop doing this.

Not the most ideal method in case you need track targeting but it does the job!

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Lane J. Wyrick

Participating Frequently

When scrolling through the timeline with "Selection Follows Playhead", the Clip Fx Editor pops up constantly, but I noticed that if you move this window to a different area for a clip, it will remember that area for that individual clip. So if you move the Clip Fx Editor to another screen, and then copy that and paste the audio effect on other clips, it will pop up on the other screen always.

In combination with what david_bicho posted earlier, the best method would be:

1) Add the audio effect and make the adjustments for one clip

2) Move the Clip Fx Editor to a part of the screen (or another screen) where you are okay for it to pop up

3) Click the red button to close the Clip Fx Editor

4) Then copy the clip

5) Choose "Paste Attributes" and paste your effect on successive clips where you want the audio effect to be applied.

This way, by default the Clip Fx Editor won't pop up, but when it does it is in a part of the screen that won't cover up your timeline or other critical parts of the editing interface.

dagg66136449

Participating Frequently

So there's NO way to turn it off? B/C this last suggestion is not working. It pops up right where I'm working EVERY TIME.

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david_bicho

Participant

Driving me crazy too.... But after reading the earlier comments in this thread, I found the solution event though people still seems to have this problem? Make sure you have the effect-window CLOSED before copying it. The open/closed seems also to be a parameter that will be copied/pasted.

If you paste closed FX-windows, you will have closed FX-windows. And the opposite way around.

Mixitol

Participant

I have the same issue with 12.1.2. I know this thread is a year old, but is there any solution for this? There is nothing in the sequence wrench settings that fixed the issue.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Mixitol

Participant

That turns off the fx badge on the audio clips next to the clip name.

When you select an audio clip with f/x on it, the f/x GUI pops up in the middle of the monitor. Convenient sometimes but it gets in the way other times!

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marcosberghahn

Participant

This is still going on here, no idea what to do. This is terrible! HEY Mr. Adobe? where are you to fix this?

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gil754

Participating Frequently

Why can't Adobe design it so you can dock the clip FX window or at least have it pop up somewhere other than right in front of what you are doing?

Ann Bens

Community Expert

You can turn the FX off: wrench timeline.

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mowgli0210

Participant

Has anyone found a solution to this yet?

I am working on a sound mix with a hard deadline and this is driving me insane! Went to reach out to Adobe but customer service is all shut down.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Since the initial post we have moved on several versions.

Have not seen this lately.

sharchik

Participant

Honestly the best way if you're applying the same effects to multiple clips and going about your edit with this pop up issue (like I am frustratingly so... ugh) then

- I'd select one of the many clips with the same effect

- close the clip fx window

- select the click and copy it

- paste attributes to all clips you want to have that same effect.

This will paste the same audio processing you had from before but with a "closed" clip fx. I have no idea why we can't just turn off the clip fx editor except for when we need it, or why it doesn't have its own window that is not in front of your dang time line when you're trying to work.

It's all about workflow and apple does the same stuff, with all the floating windows all over the place. When editing it's important to SEE the action and SEE the sounds in your visuals, so why y'all making it so hard to SEE our work!? <3 you Adobe! Been with you for years.

gil754

Participating Frequently

This still p**ses me off. Whenever 'Selection follows playhead' is selected this happens. Seems like clunky design to me.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Seen this too, quite annoying.

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