Adjusting volume or balance
With Sound Editor, you can quickly and easily adjust the volume and balance of your audio clip, and apply fading effects.
To adjust volume:
1 Select the region on the audio clip whose volume you want to adjust. For information on how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit.
2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Fading & Volume, and choose Adjust Volume.
The Volume Fading dialog box appears.
3 In the Volume Fading dialog box, drag the sliders to adjust the volume of the selection:
n Fade from: To increase the volume at the beginning of the selection, drag the slider up.
To decrease the volume at the beginning of the selection, drag the slider down.
n Fade to: To increase the volume at the end of the selection, drag the slider up.
To decrease the volume at the beginning of the selection, drag the slider down.
4 Click OK to apply your changes.
5 To preview your changes, use the playback controls (Play, Stop, Previous marker/track, Next marker/track).
Tip: If you are not satisfied with the effect, click Fading & Volume, and choose Reset Volume Envelope to undo your changes.
To adjust balance:
1 Select the region on the audio clip for which you want to adjust the balance. For information on how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit.
2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Fading & Volume, and choose Adjust Balance.
The Balance Fading dialog box appears.
3 In the Balance Fading dialog box, drag the sliders to adjust the balance of the selection:
n Fade from: To move the balance at the beginning of the selection to the left speaker, drag the slider up.
To move the balance at the beginning of the selection to the right speaker, drag the slider down
n Fade to: To move the balance at the end of the selection to the left speaker, drag the slider up.
To move the balance at the end of the selection to the right speaker, drag the slider down.
4 Click OK to apply your changes.
5 To preview your changes, use the playback controls (Play, Stop, Previous marker/track, Next marker/track).
Tip: If you are not satisfied with the effect, click Fading & Volume, and choose Reset Balance Envelope to undo your changes.
To apply fading effects to the beginning and end of a waveform:
1 Select the waveform region to which you want to apply the fade in and fade out effect. For information on how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit.
2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Fading & Volume and choose Fade In and Out.
3 In the Fade In and Out dialog box, specify the length of the fading effect in seconds.
For example, if you set the fade in/fade out time to five seconds, the volume fades from zero to full volume in the first five seconds of the waveform selection, and fades from full volume to zero in the last five seconds of the selection.
To apply a fade in to a waveform:
1 Select the waveform region over which you want the volume to fade from zero to full volume. For information on how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit.
2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Fading & Volume, and choose Fade In.
To apply a fade out to a waveform:
1 Select the waveform region over which you want the volume to fade from full volume to zero. For information on how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit.
2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Fading & Volume, and choose Fade Out.
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