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sven2911
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December 21, 2017
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How to fix muffled audio in Adobe Premiere?

  • December 21, 2017
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I know some people have had this problem before, but I can't seem to fix it.

When I Import an .avi Video with voice over, the Voice Over sounds muffled.

But the background music I add sounds fine.

When I delete the Voice Over track and add it as either .mp3 or .wav, the Voice Over is even more muffled.

What can I do?

Thanks for your help

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    dawsonp43292400
    Participant
    October 12, 2020

    FOUND THE SOLUTION:

    Premiere Pro>Preferences>Audio Hardware and make sure the sample rate is set to 48000 instead of 16000. This solved my problem with audio playing back distorted and muffled. 

      tomk15878240
      tomk15878240
      Participant
      June 22, 2020

      I figured it out - Under View > uncheck 'Use Optimized Clips'. 

       

       

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        JamesClark99
        Participant
        July 10, 2020

        i couldnt find the 'view' menu besides all my other menus such as windows and edit. is there other places where i can find the 'use optimized clips' box?

        Ann Bens
        Community Expert
        Ann BensCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        July 10, 2020

        Dont think that is an Adobe product.

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        Warren Heaton10841144Community Expert
        Community Expert
        December 25, 2017

        Can you include a screen shot of the audio levels In the Source panel?

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        excited_Genie16B8
        Legend
        December 21, 2017

        Honestly, the only suggestion I have is to record it properly.  I'm not sure "muffled" is something you can fix in post.

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        sven2911Author
        Participating Frequently
        December 21, 2017

        You don't understand. The audio file is fine. Its only a problem when its in premiere.

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        sven2911Author
        Participating Frequently
        December 22, 2017

        Well that's not normal.  There's nothing in PP that will change the sound on it's own.  You'd normally need an effect for that.

        AVI isn't in common usage much these days.  How was the video recorded?


        I created the Video with Videoscribe. The reason its AVI is because MOV didn't render properly.

        But the problem is also there with the separate .mp3 and .wav files of the audio, only in premiere.

        In VLC player everything sounds clear and crisp.

        Thanks for all the answers so far!

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