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Playback volume in Premiere Pro

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June 28, 2017
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Is there any way to change the playback volume levels independently in Premiere Pro--I don't mean changing levels in clips or mixing--I mean simply a basic volume control contained within the application. as for example you would have on VLC media player?

Right now, I am listening to Lynda.com tutorials, and if I get the volume comfortable on Lynda, I find the playback in PP very loud. If I lower my system volume to a comfortable level for Premiere Pro, I will have to have the independent Lynda volume to max, and it is still very soft. No amount of jjigging around seems to make both comfortable.

Is there a feature I don't know about?

Thank you for your thoughts.

Correct answer lflegg

Either this Correct answer is wrong, or I'm misunderstanding. At least in Windows, you can just right click on the volume icon in the system tray (bottom right corner) and hit Volume Mixer. There you have independent master volume on a per-app basis. Take Premiere down a notch if you like. Just as people have mentioned, make sure you have a good sense of your actual output levels in Premiere! Keep your eye on the audio meters; I always have mine visible while cutting. Of course the wave forms of the clips are a clue as well.

AngeloLunch

Participating Frequently

This is another absolutely basic function that I'm stunned is not available in Adobe Premiere Pro for the price we pay, when it is in the free version of Da Vinci Resolve.

benr93655383

Participant

Still having this issue, really insane to me. Is there a better program to do all of my audio in? Really hate getting blasted with music in the preview window because I forgot to turn it down, then up, then down, then up.

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Ryan5EAB

Participant

Theses forums are absolutley trash when it comes to finding the specific answers you're looking for.

What you can do in Windows is right-click your volume icon wuthin the system tray, and then click on: Open Audio Mixer. Using that, you can adjust Windows output volumes for each open program separately.

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Ryan5EAB

Participant

Can't even edit on these forums... Anyway, I would also suggest doing a text export that includes a small amount of audio -- it could have been your camera or microphone recording levels that were through the roof when you created that audio. If it happens with stock stuff too, then maybe try the audio mixer.

Pearl T

Participant

Hi there, I followed this tutorial from Reddit for a different issue but it also fixed my audio on Premiere Pro! This was specific to my Airpods so I am not sure if it would be applicable for other earphones. Basically, go Edit\Preferences\Audio Hardware, then remove ”xxxx Airpods Hands-Free” from the output devices. https://www.reddit.com/r/airpods/comments/at82dz/solution_to_windows_10_airpods_audio_cutting_out/

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Andy 1968

Inspiring

Turning down the master volme in the track mixer doesn't work?

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Nathan,

Have a lot better understanding of what's happening in your setup. Still ... at my workstation ... I don't get the huge difference in output over the system from the stuff on the project at say -6dB average and any other file I plop on the system. Including multi-engine prop aircraft like B-17, B-24 bombers, and P-51 and other non-muffled planes. It was so loud as it was being recorded you could barely be heard by someone next to you who was shouting.

And I can plop those on a sequence without blowing my ears out. Wondering what the differences are?

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Richard M Knight

Community Expert

I have had a similar issue. Some of the classical music videos I edit often have levels ranging from -1dbfs to -40 or 45dbfs. I have a separate monitoring amplifier both for speakers and headphones with manual volume controls and am often turing it up and down to get the audio audiable to edit. It gets exciting when you have worked on a quiet bit and forget to change the level when pressing play on a loud section.

With the trend now for self shooters without a recordist and the advent of 32 bit float recording, often the levels are not optimal even though the quality, after post production, is fine. An easy and quick monitoring control on the Premiere UI would be a good idea for those listening straight from the PC.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

I can't imagine this workflow is so unique for Adobe to have overlooked how to preview very loud files more quietly.

It's not a workflow I've ever seen anyone mention here or Creative Cow or LGG ... over what, 6 years or so? So it's not particularly common perhaps.

There's always applying a limiter/compression effect to the clips. But realistically, if one is recording the VO at 'typical' levels, that would be recorded at what, peaking between -12dB and -4dB? So what is the "live" recorded at?

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

George Skub

Participating Frequently

Interesting. Then if my workflow is unique there's probably not a realistic solution. And I'm fine with that. My main concern was I felt like I was missing something or doing something wrong (I'm largely self taught). I just checked a clip and it was constantly clipping like crazy (imagine recording a running machine that runs probably 100db constantly [ear plugs required, of course]). My voiceovers I set to -1db in Audition before I bring it into Premiere. And I try to get it plus the music as close to -1db as possible for my final product, which is just shown in a training room with a standard windows computer and speakers.

It's probably not worth spending any more time trying to "fix" but I do appreciate the comments. I assumed this "problem" was more common than what it is. What I'm doing is very similar to the old popular "how stuff is made" type videos.

chrisw44157881

Inspiring

in Premiere, use Window-Audio clip mixer, and Audio track mixer under Master Volume slider. The per application sound mixer control in windows should remember your settings as well.

George Skub

Participating Frequently

I work exclusively on a Mac at my job but I use something called Sound Control which is essentially a mixer for any app that's open and it works beautifully while I'm arranging my clips so I can just listen to music and turn the sound on as I need to listen to a clip. The problem I'm encountering isn't the tracks in the timeline panel but the clips in the source monitor that are way louder than my project (they're in an industrial setting and are very loud).

I realize my workflow could possibly be wrong but my final projects (BG music and voiceover) seem to be a proper loudness. I could also remove the audio of the tracks but there are times where I need to listen to the audio even if I'm not using it. So it really may just be that I'm not using the program how it's commonly used (training videos vs short films, etc.)

chrisw44157881

Inspiring

you can run a batch process in audition or rx with a bunch of preset effects to tame wild sounds with various levelers, EQ, compressors, limiters. that won't "color" the sound and still maintain high fidelity. this way, random sounds won't blow your speakers in premiere or a media player. Opening unknown unprocessed sounds seems kinda dangerous, who knows if its 0db and clipped, lol.

George Skub

Participating Frequently

I'm sad this was never resolved. I work with videos in an industrial setting and my actual video is soft with voiceover and background music. My clips (I usually have about 100 per project) are always clipping and when I have to scrub through one it's blaring if I don't remember to lower the volume and turn it back up when I'm listening to the timeline. Sound is part of the editing process but how does that solve the problem of source clips being way louder than our timeline?

R Neil Haugen

Legend

This could depend on the sequence audio track types and settings. Though I've never had any clips that were dramatically louder in say the Source monitor prior to adding to a sequence and compared to playback after being dropped on a sequence.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

George Skub

Participating Frequently

If I am interpreting correctly, my workflow is significantly different than yours. I create training videos on how to work on machines and 99% of my final audio is created in post. Sometimes I will use the sound of a machine running or some horns from lift trucks but generally the audio in my source clips are terribly loud and clipping (it's factory ambient noise). So I usually use the video clip without the audio and create a voice over with some music. I also like to listen to the source clips to what we were talking about because it's kind of like "notes" to where I am at in the filming and helps me understand the task I am filming. I can't imagine this workflow is so unique for Adobe to have overlooked how to preview very loud files more quietly.

lfleggCorrect answer

Inspiring

Either this Correct answer is wrong, or I'm misunderstanding. At least in Windows, you can just right click on the volume icon in the system tray (bottom right corner) and hit Volume Mixer. There you have independent master volume on a per-app basis. Take Premiere down a notch if you like. Just as people have mentioned, make sure you have a good sense of your actual output levels in Premiere! Keep your eye on the audio meters; I always have mine visible while cutting. Of course the wave forms of the clips are a clue as well.

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TScottM

Participant

I think this is the answer to what the OP is asking. Without making this adjustment, I was having to reduce my overall system volume to about 10% just to playback a video in Premiere Pro without blowing out my eardrums. Meanwhile, I could barely hear audio in any other applications, even with the application audio setting at max. When editing master volume on a per-app basis, Premiere Pro was not any higher than any other application. It just seems to be set up to play back at a much higher volume than anything else "by default."

I reduced the volume on Premiere Pro to about a third of everything else on my system. Now everything sounds level...

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