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morphinapg
morphinapg
Inspiring
August 13, 2023
Question

Is there any way to change the way 5.1 audio sounds when playing back in stereo?

  • August 13, 2023
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Specifically, the surround left and right channels appear to have significantly lower volume than the front channels, which makes it difficult to hear some dialogue happening in surround channels. I'm not editing the audio, so I want to preserve it on output, so I don't want to modify it in the edit, but I'd just like to be able to hear the surround channels clearer when playing the video back while editing.

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    Richard M KnightCommunity Expert
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    August 13, 2023

    Make sure this option is set correctly:

     

      morphinapg
      morphinapgAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 14, 2023

      It is, but I'm still having this issue.

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      Richard M KnightCommunity Expert
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      August 14, 2023

      If you want to change the levels you couod add the amplify effect to the track mixer:

       

      Mike Dziennik
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      Mike DziennikCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 13, 2023

      I'm assuming you actually have a 5.1 speaker kit? How do you have the audio set-up in your project?
      Is the clip audio channels format set to 5.1, and you have it on a 5.1 sequence? Or is you sequence Stereo?
      Dialogue on surround channels is often quieter as it is "off-screen" - are you sure it is not deliberately quieter?

        morphinapg
        morphinapgAuthor
        Inspiring
        August 13, 2023

        I record gameplay with 5.1 sound, so yes I can hear the sound while playing the game, and the dialogue is just as loud and clear in the surround channels during those moments. If I export and play back in Windows default media player or MPC-HC while using my stereo speakers, the surround channel dialogue is once again as loud and clear as I heard it on my 5.1 setup. It's only in premiere when playing back on my stereo speakers that the surround channels are very clearly reduced in volume when downmixed to stereo. 

         

        My footage is 4K ProRes with 5.1 LPCM audio and the sequence is set to 5.1, but the computer I edit on only has stereo speakers, so Premiere is outputting stereo. 

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