Guide to Pro Tools Digital Audio
Recording and Editing
The Final Mix: Getting the Sound You Want
Volume Adjustments in the Mix
When you have all of your regions named, edited and in the location
you want them, AND you have saved your session(!), you are ready
to begin your mix.
The mix simply evens out sounds that don't match in volume or strength,
and can be used to increase your ambient sound and sculpt it just
where you need it.
To the left of the track you're using, switch the view button from
"Waveform" graph to the "Volume"
graph: click-hold and scroll down. When the track displays
the volume graph, most of the edit tools function differently.
- The black line below represents your volume for the given track;
its default setting is “zero.” The higher the line
is on the track (+ dB), the louder its volume. If you were to
set the line all the way to the bottom of the track (- dB), the
volume would be off.
- To change the volume of the entire track, use the Grabber tool,
which displays itself here as a Hand. Move the round "post"
at the far left of the track window up or down. Here, it is moved
down:
- To change the volume of specific regions, you can place "posts"
on the volume line with the Hand Tool, and then
move them up or down. The volume line will act like a rubber-band
between these anchoring posts. Note: It is
a good idea to begin by placing two posts – one on each
end of a region -- to limit your changes to that particular region.
Then place additional posts as needed between these two outer
anchoring posts.
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- To delete individual posts, hold down the Option key on the
keyboard while clicking on the post with the Hand Tool
- To delete many posts, use the Selector Tool to highlight several
posts, then press the Delete key. (Be sure your track is set for
the volume graph or you may delete parts of your sound instead.)
- As a shortcut: use the Smart tool while the track is set to
display the volume graph to evenly lower all sound within one
particular region. In Selector mode, double-click to highlight
the desired region. Then move the tool to reveal the Trimmer;
click-hold above the black volume line and drag it up for more
volume, down for less.
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