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TheOriginalNoctaire
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December 4, 2018
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Dropouts on Voiceover

  • December 4, 2018
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Could REALLY use some help here.

I am running the latest version of Premiere Pro on the latest Mac OS.  My mic is a Scarlett Solo.

I complete my video editing - got it all lined up and ready for voiceover.  Run the voiceover and...PP just drops chunks of audio along the way for no apparent reason.  I just completed one that ran 8m26s but the audio PP added is only 8m4s.  And I listen back to it, thinking maybe there's some kind of speed issue but that's not the case - it's literally dropping pieces along the way; in this case, 22 seconds of audio is just not there.  No rhyme or reason - just a few seconds here, a few seconds there.

This did not start until I upgraded Premiere Pro to the latest and greatest (2019 version).  I'm getting desperate here - I can't use the software for voiceovers at all anymore because PP is mangling the audio track.

Any ideas?

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    excited_Genie16B8
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    December 5, 2018

    I recommend using a Digital Audio Recorder over software, something like the Zoom H4n or Roland R-05.

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      TheOriginalNoctaireAuthor
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      December 5, 2018

      Thanks for the replies, Jim.

      I don’t think a digital reorder is the right solution as the goal really is to add voiceover directly to the finished product.  In my case, I am assembling YouTube videos with various gaming footage in the foreground.  I’d rather avoid the extra steps (and intial cost) of an external solution.  Technology has reached the point where these things should be integrated.  Clearly, Adobe recognizes this as they have done so with the app...it’s just stopped working properly for some reason I cannot fathom.   

      I was thinking maybe some new feature that is interpreting the audio stream or such...?  Like I said - it worked fine up until v2019.

      That said, what I am doing is not far off from your suggestion - Audition is just a separate app for recording audio which I then import and try to match to the timetable.  It’s just an added hassle.

      Nothing can be simple....

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      excited_Genie16B8
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      December 5, 2018

      A digital audio recorder is designed to record audio.  It's unequivocally the better tool for the job.

      bucksommerkamp
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      bucksommerkampCommunity Expert
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      December 4, 2018

      I haven't experienced this exact problem, but I have seen a couple other forum users detailing problems with voiceover.

      It's not a solution, but a workaround: could you record the voiceover in Audition while "watching the playback" in Premiere? Then drop that audio file into the timeline? I realize that doesn't fix whatever's going on, but it might allow you to at least continue with your project. Alternatively, you could even export the video and exit Premiere entirely, then watch it using a lightweight media player and still record the voiceover (playback would require fewer resources that way).

      I'm pulling for you. This sounds maddening.     

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      TheOriginalNoctaireAuthor
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      December 5, 2018

      Thanks for the suggestion, and that is what I’m a doing (using Audition) but I should not have to do so.  The Adobe suite of tools isn’t cheap; the convenience of its functions and features are why we pay for it.  I can record audio on many tools just like I can do basic editing on them as well.  Something so simple as this should not be an issue, especially when they have a separate tool that works just fine (Audition).  It;s bad enough I have to take QuickTime recordings and convert them to MP4 before editing them because PP messes up the sound track’s timetable but now I have to run voiceovers separately too?  Getting to be a bit much.

      Thnx again, Buck.

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      excited_Genie16B8
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      December 5, 2018

      You can pay $1000 for an iPhone, but that doesn't make it the best tool for video.

      Just because a tool can do something doesn't mean it'll do it well, or is the best choice for the task.

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