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ozan

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I have 10 audio track layers on my timeline. Ive export each layer separately as a WAV. file for my sound guy to edit. It seems that the WAV. files that ive exported are at a lower volume than wat is heard from my actual sequence in my timeline. Ive importing the 10 "exported" wav files and compared the audio levels from my oringal edit. The oringal is louder and the "exported" WAV tracks seem have a lower db or somthing?!? Shouldn't they be at same volume level? Am i doing somthing wrong in my export?

The audio mixer is zeroed out, so no manipulation there. Output settings are for Windows Waveform with the same settings as the original audio file; 48KHz, 16-bit stereo, uncompressed. and file type, there is a 6 to 10 db cut in the audio on EXPORT!
 
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Hi, Ozan_Biron.

I have been thinking and wondering the same thing. :huh: I would really like to know what is happening and why? I checked and got 3 dbs lower files after exporting...Does this maybe have something to do with the stereo pan law somehow...?

Ozan_Biron, if you have Audition also, you can click "edit in Adobe Audition" and open your audio tracks there and save them. By that way, I got the same volume what the original level was. Hope this helps you, I´m routing my audio from Premiere to Cubase by that way, before I solve that problem.
 
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YE its werid i think it is 3db... All i know its lower the original! I have audition... I rarely use it! DO i have to install prem then audtion in order prem to pick it up? and beable to "edit in Adobe Audition" ...
 
Hmm...I don´t really know about the installing...try it and see. I think Premiere will understand it...but not sure.

But, that´s how you get them working finally in right levels. You don´t need to know much about using the Audition, just save them after you have exported them from Premiere to Audition. And send them to your audio guy. :thumbup: I'm glad this works with Audition, I'm mixing my DVD also at the moment, I wouldn't know what to do otherwise.
 
I tested now exporting stereo track from Premiere (last one I tested was mono)...and now it has the right levels! I think, this must have something to do with the mono/stereo-conversion or something like that...
 
im usig prem1.0 and audition 1.5. Ive re-installed prem and audition. However when i open Prem i dont see any click "edit in Adobe Audition". IM guessing it will only work with prem 1.5?
 
Yeah, I think it is so. I'm using Premiere 2 and I get the "edit in Adobe Audition" when I click on audio track on the timeline...
 
Are u using audtion1.5? I have prem2.0... havent installed cause didnt liek the idea of switching programs halfway threw an edit. Hopeduly Prem2.0 likes prem1.0 timeline files!!!
 
Hmmm , ive jst installed prem2.0. In the middle of waiting for it to finish conforming 135 gigs of video. In the meantime.... I saw the "audition link" under edit. However, it only seem to work for single files in a track layer. I need export a hole track layer as a WAV. How would i do this?
 
Hey, I finally managed to solve this problem. :)

The reason why the exported audio is -3 dbs lower is because the master track of the sequence is stereo and you want to export mono tracks. So, to solve this problem when you are creating a new sequence, choose master track to mono. If you leave it to stereo, then it will export it with stereo settings and makes it -3 dbs lower. Hope you got it. :thumbup:

I'm glad, I understood this. It's very important to know this thing when you are editing audio in Premiere and exporting them to other apps.
 
Nice post guys with a happy ending. Ironically, when I started reading the thread about stereo/mono, it was more from my software and audio engineering days instead of a Premiere/Audition user. Since 3dB equates to half the signal strength, a programmer would be given specs to reduce the power by 3dB when the user converts the mono/stereo signal - thus ensuring the aggregate signal has the same strength.

As our saying goes: software is like sausage, enjoy the end product but never ask how it's made...

Regards, Michael
 
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