Audio mixer automation modes – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Editing Audio
Last updated 11/6/2011
Note: In the Audio Mixer, you can set the current time at the top left corner of the panel.
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In the Audio Mixer, choose an automation mode from the Automation Mode menu at the top of each track you
want to change. To record changes, choose a mode other than Off or Read. (See “
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(Optional) To protect the settings of a property during the Write automation mode, right-click (Windows) or
Control-click (Mac OS) an effect or send and then choose Safe During Write from the menu.
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In the Audio Mixer, do one of the following:
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To start automation, click the Play button
in the Audio Mixer.
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To play the sequence in a continuous loop, click the Loop button
.
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To play from the In point to the Out point, click the Play In To Out button
.
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As the audio plays back, adjust the options of any automatable property.
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To stop automation, click the Stop button
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To preview changes, change the current time to the beginning of your changes, and click the Play button
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To view the keyframes you created, do the following:
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Click the Show Keyframes button
at the head of the audio track you changed, and select Show Track Keyframes.
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Click the clip header toward the top left of an audio clip you changed, and choose from the drop-down menu the
type of change you recorded. For example, if you changed the volume, choose Track > Volume.
This step will show the keyframes you recorded with the Audio Mixer along the yellow change line. You can edit these
keyframes like any others in the Timeline.
Preserve a track property while recording an audio mix
You can preserve the settings of a property while recording an audio mix, preventing a selected property from being
edited. It protects that property across all tracks in a sequence.
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In the Effects And Sends panel for a track, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an effect or send and
choose Safe During Write from the menu.
Note: Use the Audio Mixer to automate track properties only, not clip properties. You can edit clip keyframes by selecting
the clip and using the Effect Controls panel or Timeline panel.
Audio Mixer automation modes
Automation modes are set in the menu at the top of each track. For example, drag a track’s volume fader or pan control
during playback. When you replay the audio with the track’s automation menu set to Read, Touch, or Latch, Premiere
Pro plays back the track with the adjustments you made. As you make adjustments in channels of the Audio Mixer,
Premiere Pro applies the changes to their respective tracks by creating track keyframes in a Timeline panel. Conversely,
audio track keyframes you add or edit in a Timeline panel set values (such as fader positions) in the Audio Mixer.
For each audio track, the selection in the automation options menu determines the track’s automation state during the
mixing process:
Off
Ignores the track’s stored settings during playback. Off allows real-time use of Audio Mixer controls without
interference from existing keyframes. However, changes to the audio track aren’t recorded in Off mode.
Read
Reads the track’s keyframes and uses them to control the track during playback. If a track has no keyframes,
adjusting a track option (such as volume) affects the entire track uniformly. If you adjust an option for a track that’s